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Unprecedented Partnership Announced Between Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Brookfield Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium

Six Flags Great America to Offer New Premium Season Pass That Is Valid at Four
                         Different Family Attractions

    GURNEE, Ill., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a revolutionary concept
designed to provide families with thrilling entertainment, educational
opportunities, togetherness and lasting memories 365 days a year.  For the
first time in its history, Six Flags Great America is offering a whole new
level of season pass fun with the Six Flags Great America Premium Season Pass.
    Premium Season Pass holders will not only receive unlimited admission to
Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, but also to Brookfield
Zoo and Shedd Aquarium.  Premium Season Passes will be available exclusively
at Six Flags Great America during its 15th annual Fright Fest, weekends
October 8-30.
    "This is an exciting, new opportunity for our season pass holders," said
Ron Sevart, vice president and general manager for Six Flags Great America and
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor.  "Premium Season Pass holders will get a combined
365 days of family playtime at four world-class family attractions!"
    The introduction of the new Six Flags Great America Premium Season Pass
establishes an unprecedented partnership between Chicagoland's most popular
family destinations giving guests the opportunity to play, explore and learn
all year long for one low price of just $99.99 each (minimum purchase of four
Premium Season Passes).
    The Six Flags Great America Premium Season Pass includes:

    --  Unlimited visits to Six Flags Great America including the rest of
        Fright Fest 2005 and then the entire 2006 season from April 29-October
        29, 2006.
    --  Unlimited visits to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor from opening day,
        May 27, 2006 to closing day, September 4, 2006.
    --  Unlimited visits to Brookfield Zoo November 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006.
    --  Unlimited visits to Shedd Aquarium November 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006.
    --  Unlimited visits during the 2006 season to other Six Flags theme parks
        across the country.
    --  Additional special offers including a coupon book worth over $500 in
        savings for Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor,
        discounts on purchases at restaurants and on educational sessions at
        the Brookfield Zoo and Shedd Aquarium, and more!


    It's two great parks, in one great place!  Six Flags Great America has
50 thrilling rides, including 13 world-class coasters, two interactive
children's areas and exciting shows for the whole family.  Guests can also
enjoy Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, which features 25 exhilarating water slides,
a gigantic family water playground, a massive wave pool, and half mile long
adventure river.  Six Flags Great America and Six Flags Hurricane Harbor are
located midway between Chicago and Milwaukee off I-94 in Gurnee, IL.
    Brookfield Zoo is known throughout the world for its innovative,
naturalistic, multi-species exhibits.  Discover and learn about the zoo's
nearly 2,500 animal inhabitants.  Brookfield Zoo is located at First Avenue
between Ogden Avenue and 31st Street in Brookfield Illinois, just 14 miles
west of downtown Chicago.
    Strap a mask and flippers onto your imagination and explore an underwater
world unlike anything you've ever seen.  At Shedd, explore the world's largest
indoor aquarium featuring nearly 22,000 aquatic animals representing some
1,500 species including sharks, dolphins, whales and more.  John G. Shedd
Aquarium can be found on the beautiful Museum Campus area of Grant Park in
downtown Chicago at 1200 S. Lake Shore Drive.

    Images and logos from Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor,
Brookfield Zoo, and Shedd Aquarium are available by calling the Six Flags
Public Relations office at 847-249-2133 ext. 6070.
    The 2006 Six Flags Great America Premium Season Pass is not available on
the Six Flags website or at any food partner locations.  You must visit Six
Flags Great America in person during Fright Fest to purchase.  Visit
http://sixflags.com for Fright Fest dates and hours.  The 2006 Six Flags Great
America Premium Season Pass is a 4-pack offer.  Minimum purchase of four
Season Passes required.  Prices subject to Village of Gurnee tax.
    Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company.
Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 30 parks in North
America.  Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the
United States.  Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate
offices in New York City and Oklahoma City.  The Company's stock trades on the
NYSE under the symbol: PKS.

    Shedd Aquarium is an accredited member of The American Zoo and Aquarium
Association (AZA) and the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums.


SOURCE Six Flags Great America




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    CONTACT:
    Michelle Hoffman of Six Flags Great America,
    +1-847-249-2133, ext. 6100; or Sondra Katzen of Brookfield Zoo,
    +1-708-485-0263, ext. 351, or Melissa Holland of Shedd Aquarium,
    +1-312-692-3330