Credit to Madalyn Bridgewater

During the Halloween season Six Flags host their annual Fright Fest from Sept. 13 to Nov. 3.

Six Flags is a well known place that many people in the St. Louis area know about and go to. Every year, the park hosts a special event in the fall called Fright Feast. This year the event started on Sept. 13 and the last day to go will be Nov. 3.

“I have been going to Six Flags roughly since I was nine,” sophomore Shreya Patel said. “I started going because my parents had taken me to my first Fright Fest with my family friends and it was terrifying but I loved it.”

The event celebrates Halloween and its spookiness. Many people specifically go to Six Flags during these eight weeks due to the excitement and fun atmosphere created.

“I go [to Six Flags] often because of Fright Fest because it’s so much fun and scary,” junior Tyler Armsby said. “And I like taking my friends to go with me. It’s cool.” Fright Fest occurs after dark, adding an extra spooky feel to the park. This means that when riding the roller coasters, they are often completely dark.

“My favorite part of Six Flags is definitely the rides,” Patel said. “Especially Mr. Freeze because I just love how I can hang up my arms and feel the breeze.”

What really makes the event special is the costume actors. Dressed from clowns and zombies to people carrying chain saws, these actors’ main job is to scare people. They often do this in the form of chasing.

“Me and Kaylee [Priest] were getting chased by zombies,” Armsby said. “Then we got chased by some guy with a chainsaw. It was just really memorable.”

The amusement park also has four haunted houses throughout it. These are even scarier than the costumed actors. Not only are there actors within them, but there is a scary story told along the way as people make their way through the haunted house.

“I like the haunted houses because they are more terrifying than the characters,” Patel said.