{"id":8949,"date":"2019-05-04T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2019-05-04T12:02:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T16:02:30","slug":"genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-opens-for-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/04\/genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-opens-for-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Six Flags Darien Lake opens for the season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRIXI0Xm57o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A line of vehicles spilled out onto RT. 77 in Darien as parkgoers patiently waited for the gates of Six Flags Darien Lake to officially open the 2019 season .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Chris Thorpe opened the park at the turnstiles and welcomed the crowd at about 10:30am Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park was purchased by Six Flags in June of last year and the company has rebranded the park for 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"8950\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/04\/genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-opens-for-the-season\/sky-screamer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sky screamer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?fit=900%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?fit=900%2C506\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?resize=150%2C84&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Sky-screamer.jpg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New this year is the Sky Screamer, which will take you from the ground in a chained seat, up 242 feet and then run you around in a circle, complete with a view of the whole area. The Sky Screamer will officially open May 18, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also there is a new membership program that allows you to visit not only Six Flags Darien Lake but all Six Flags parks around the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A line of vehicles spilled out onto RT. 77 in Darien as parkgoers patiently waited for the gates of Six Flags Darien Lake to officially open the 2019 season . President Chris Thorpe opened the park at the turnstiles and welcomed the crowd at about 10:30am Saturday. The park was \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2019\/05\/04\/genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-opens-for-the-season\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[226,23],"tags":[1609],"class_list":["post-8949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-darien","category-genesee-county","tag-darien-lake-opens-2019"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-2kl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42273,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/05\/11\/genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-opens-may-20-for-the-2023-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":8949,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Six Flags Darien Lake Opens May 20 for the 2023 Season","author":"aka","date":"May 11, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"New Premium Offerings Including a VIP Lounge Press release Darien Center, N.Y. \u2500 May 11, 2023 \u2500\u00a0Six Flags Darien Lake, the Thrill Capital of New York, will kick off the 2023 season\u00a0with new events and park enhancements to provide a memorable and premium park experience. \u201cOpening day is the beginning\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Genesee County&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image_50204724121683810138264_1683810139535.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":40376,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/genesee-county-six-flags-darien-lake-is-looking-to-hire-over-1000-seasonal-employees-for-the-2023-season\/","url_meta":{"origin":8949,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Six Flags Darien Lake is looking to hire over 1,000 seasonal employees for the 2023 season\u00a0","author":"aka","date":"February 28, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release\/provided photos Applicants may apply online anytime and are encouraged to visit sixflags.com\/darienlake\/jobs to apply from the comfort of their home (or mobile device). 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