Should Kids Go To Fright Fest At Six Flags?

My daughter loves frightening things. It takes a lot to scare her. I mean, she was a marionette last year for Halloween:

And the year before that she was Lydia from Beetlejuice. She absolutely loves that movie. (My son was Beetlejuice!)

She even had a Five Nights At Freddy's birthday party. It's a game where things can pop out at you. You'd think Natalie would freak out, but nope, she found the whole game hilarious. (Meanwhile, I keep leaping out of my seat whenever a jump scare would occur on the screen to the point where Natalie would be all, "Could you chill?")

So I knew she'd be fine at Fright Fest. Fright Fest, for those who don't know, is the scary events that occur at Six Flags after 6. I know some might be curious if it's appropriate for kids. My answer?

It depends on your kid.

Do they scare easily? Do they LIKE scary things? I would not force a wary kid to go. I saw several of those. One little girl in front of us at a haunted house location was flipping out to the point where her parents eventually took her someplace else.

But if your kid is like MY kid and LOVES things that go bump in the night? Take them! On the official Six Flags page it states that the scares might be too intense for kids younger than 12. My daughter is 10 and as I've stated, she's fine. She's been doing scary things like this since she was 8. I saw kids as young as ONE being led through haunted houses. Some did okay. Others freaked out.

Your kid can dress in their costume too! And yes, there are kid friendly things to do during the day. Tweety Bird and friends are in their costumes and pass out candy in a section of the park.


The rides are open during the day AND night. My daughter did them during the day. I did not. The good thing about Six Flags is if your kid is tall enough, they can ride alone.

Later in the evening, the haunted houses open up. If you don't like waiting, I do recommend the express pass. They start off at $25. We didn't get one only because we knew we'd only pick two houses. We did the Carn-Evil 3D house and the Blood Bayou path. We went to the Carn-Evil 3D one about 20 minutes before it opened and the line wasn't long.

There are also Scare Zones around the park. Natalie obviously loved the clown one.

Many of the characters WILL stop for photos if you ask politely. Be sure to tell them thank you afterwards.


There was also an Aftermath area:

And a zombie area:

The characters LOVE to follow you when you aren't aware. This zombie did it to Natalie and she realized it and was like, "Hey, what's your problem, zombie?"

(There are other scare zones too.)

Bottom line? Take your children to Fright Fest if they'll enjoy it.

So would YOU go to Fright Fest? If you have kids, do they like this sort of thing?