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 Welcome to the official "unofficial" website of The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in Lake George, NY. We hope you enjoy our site. Are you a Myspace user?.. we are also on Myspace too!

Also be sure to join our forums to talk to local people in the Lake George area to discuss The Great Escape, and surrounding areas.

Confirmed, The Great Escape is getting a 200' tall freefall tower!- Check out our EXCLUSIVE construction photos now!.. Part 1, 2, 3 & 4 of our StoryTown USA 1981 Photo Update are NOW ONLINE... News Archive Updated... Myspace Page Updated...

 

    Sasquatch Construction Begins!
November 28, 2008

Construction of Sasquatch has begun on the site of the old Rainbow! Check out or forums now to see the exclusive photos.


Once more happens in that spot, we will take more photos from INSIDE the park. They also moved most of the Sasquatch ride pieces away from public view. They will be re-painting the pieces starting on Monday, December 1st.

More photos to come! But in the meantime, check the link below to see the photos.
 

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Tower Ride - Confirmed!
September 15h, 2008

In a story GECentral.com broke first before any other site even got wind of it, is that we are indeed getting a tower ride. Six Flags finally confirmed what we've confirmed since July. Read about this exciting new ride, including it's specs here. Check back for more EXCLUSIVE information about this story.

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    Tower Type Ride for 2009?
July 13th, 2008

Recently, one of our forum members attended a party with a Great Escape maintenance worker. What the worker told our forum member is quite interesting regarding the new ride for 2009. This is a forum exclusive late breaking story. Click here to read this Great Escape Central exclusive, and read what's most likely going to be in Rainbow's old spot at The Great Escape.

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Park Photo Update
April 27th, 2008

Great Escape Central just came back from snapping some photos of The Great Escape. The update can be viewed here.

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    New StoryTown Photo's Now Online!
April 22nd, 2008

In our newest photo update, we have photo's dating back from 1962 to 1967, in our "Storytown USA - Step Back in time" subforum. This is a GECentral.com member only update, so you must be registered. It's quick and easy to join. Click here to join!

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Great Escape Central Got Granted an EXCLUSIVE Q&A with The Great Escape
March 4th, 2008

Great Escape Central recently conducted an interview with Jen Mance, Director of Marketing, and Diane O'Connor, PR Manager. In the interview, we asked questions about the past, present, and future of The Great Escape. To read it, click here.

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    The History of The Great Escape
March 1st, 2008

PHOTO UPDATE NOW ONLINE!!

Great Escape Central is pleased to announce a series of exclusive Story Town USA photos that you will see no where else. Part 1, 2 & 3 are now online and include photos taken at the park in June of 1981. In the next few weeks, we will also be showing photos that range from 1962 to 1970. All these photos are located in our "Storytown - Step Back in time" sub forum located here. In addition, we also posted photos of the old Gaslight Village Amusement Park, located in Lake George, NY.

Remember, this is an EXCLUSIVE update, and photos, therefore if we see these photos hosted or posted elsewhere without prior permission, we will report your hosting account promptly.

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Wiggles World Attractions Fly in to Lake George
February 1st, 2008

Great Escape Central has received word that the park has received the 2 rides that will showcase the new "Wiggles World" themed area for 2008 operating season. All the information is available exclusively to our forum members here. If you aren't a member of our forums, it takes only a few seconds to join, the registration page is here.

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    Off-Season Photo Update
December 4th, 2007

Now online, a new photo update. In this update, we show The Boomerang being painted, and various other rides that are disassembled for the season. Click here to view the update.

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New for 2008
September 27th. 2007

Today, Six Flags announced 2008 additions for The Great Escape. The additions include a new waterslide, and an entire "Wiggles World" themed area. Check out the press release here.

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Behind-The-Scenes Photo Update
August 18th, 2007

Great Escape Central just shot exclusive "boneyard" photos, that the general public has no access to. In this update, you'll see many abandoned rides that perhaps you remember riding as a child. Check out the photos here.

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