Other additions include the world-renowned Spirit of the Dance from Ireland
and master puppeteer Kathy Burk's World of Puppets.2 billion in Texas.99 each at sixflags .com. Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a
total of 30 parks in North America.

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Summer Schedule for Major Texas Theme Parks and Playlands

* Moody Gardens, Galveston: Open daily

* SeaWorld San Antonio: Currently open weekends, open daily
May 20 -Aug."
In addition, the park is adding four new shows featuring quality
entertainment for the whole family -- a children's program, a Broadway-style
musical revue, an outdoor street act and a country music bonanza. The park is located on the edge of downtown
Denver off I-25 and Speer Boulevard South.

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* Six Flags SplashTown, Houston: Currently open weekends, open daily
May 25-Aug.

About Tourism in Texas
Tourism is one of the largest industries in Texas, employing
477,000 Texans. And, with the park adding four new shows
and more non-stop excitement for 2005, the park is really on the edge of
family entertainment.

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Another mystery awaits at Space Center Houston's "That's SO Weird"
exhibit, where visitors will wind through greenhouses and caves to encounter
oddities including jackalopes, killer frogs and the dreaded "Monkey Man of
Dehli .

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* Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Arlington: Open daily May 27-Aug. "By offering two parks for one price, Six Flags Elitch Gardens is
an excellent value for the family.

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Theme parks and amusement parks can close down, leaving behind souvenirs, photographs, and memories.

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, the world's largest
regional theme park company.

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Those preferring a more laid-back ride will find it at SeaWorld San
Antonio 's new Castaway Cruisin' attraction that will allow visitors to kick
back for a smooth float along a 1,200-foot-long water route enhanced by tunnel
jets, foam shooters, misters and rapids. Six Flags Fiesta Texas in
San Antonio has added new shows to its award-winning lineup as well, with
country musicals, classic rock revivals and Motown celebrations.S.

Six Flags Elitch Gardens Pushes Playtime to the EDGE With New Extreme Water Ride and Four Live Shows

The live
entertainment seeks to provide guests of all ages with continuous fun during
their visit to Six Flags Elitch Gardens.

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* Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston: Currently open weekends, open daily
May 26-Aug. No two "EDGEperiences" are the same -- riders go forward,
backward and even sideways. For more information on dates,
prices and hours of operation, guests may visit sixflags.

Six Flags Elitch Gardens is owned by Six Flags, Inc.

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For more information on Texas travel events and vacation
destinations , visit http://www. New for 2005 - More Entertainment and Thrilling 'EDGE' Water Adventure!

DENVER, Guests can live life on the
EDGE with the newest extreme water ride coming to Island Kingdom Water Park in
Six Flags Elitch Gardens.

(And sometimes, the park's infrastructure).

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com or for a free Texas State Travel
Guide call 1-800-8888-TEX.

This category is for sites about defunct , closed-down, or no-longer-in-operation theme parks.

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* Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort , South Padre Island: Currently open
weekends, open daily May 13-Aug.

EDGE is the first new water ride to open since the Island Kingdom Water
Park was added to Six Flags Elitch Gardens in 1997.

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AUSTIN, Texas, It's a good thing Texas is such a
big place -- the shrieks of delight emanating from new attractions at the
state's theme parks are sure to carry for miles this summer. The park's hilarious sea lion stars
Clyde and Seamore will also attempt to unravel the mystery of disappearing
fish in "The Cannery Row Caper," a new show styled like a 1930s detective
film .
Six Flags Elitch Gardens starts its 2005 season on April 23, and Island
Kingdom Water Park opens May 21.

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Daring riders are set in motion in
groups of four down a 132-foot, open-ended tunnel , splashing back and forth on
5,000 gallons of swirling water.
Other can't-miss attractions for a summer Texas vacation include
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resorts in New Braunfels and South Padre Island, voted
#1 Waterpark in the U. Amarillo holds a hot spot
with the Wonderland Amusement Park, one of Texas' largest privately owned
theme parks full of log rides, water rides and carnival games.prnewswire.com or call
303-595-4386.

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Six Flags SplashTown's new extreme tubing experience , Tornado, offers a
perfect place to hop on for a summer rush. by the Travel Channel. In 2003, travelers spent more than $41. Then, riders plunge back and forth on
more than a thousand gallons of swirling water before splashing into the
relaxing Castaway Creek.

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" And in neighboring Galveston, Moody Gardens offers more glimpses at
creatures on Dino Island -- The Ride, which allows visitors to join the Earth
Science Team on a thrill-packed exploration of Alpha Island, a formerly
uncharted land mass formed by an undersea volcano.2 billion in state taxes and $661 million in
local taxes.

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* Space Center Houston: Open daily

* Wonderland Amusement Park, Amarillo: Currently open weekends
April-May, open daily Memorial Day-Labor Day

* Western Playland, El Paso: Currently open weekends March-May, open
daily June-Aug.
Travel expenditures generated $2. This year, Season Passes are pushed back to the lowest price in years
-- only $49.

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When riders arrive at the vortex of the
Tornado, they swirl through the eye of the storm into the cool water below. 28

* Six Flags Over Texas Arlington: Currently open weekends, open daily
May 13-Aug.

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And no trip to
El Paso is complete without a day at Western Playland, with its El Bandito
roller coaster and 37-acre Wet n' Wild Water World. Six Flags parks serve 34 of the
50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS.

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The excitement at the Houston
theme park begins atop a 75-foot platform. The massive slide gives fearless
fun-seekers the thrill of "free falling" before they race up at breath-taking
speeds to the edge of the other side. Six Flags, Inc. is a
publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma
City.

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"Visitors to any of Texas' 45 theme parks will be treated to our biggest
adventure yet, with wild new rides and shows greeting thrill-seekers in every
corner of our state," said Julie Chase, Director of Tourism, Office of the
Governor, Economic Development and Tourism.
Parks in Texas encompass multi-acre facilities full of towering, twisting
coasters and family shows, the country's best waterparks and an array of
smaller getaways.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:
http://www.com/mnr/sixflags/21341
Opening in May 2005 , EDGE sends water adventurers blasting down more than
four stories at a nearly vertical angle.
"After enjoying the EDGE and all the water park attractions, guests can
dry off by zooming down on one of the many coasters or taking a spin on one of
20 family rides like the Big Wheel," said Tracy Durham, park marketing
director.

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"This exhilarating attraction and zero-gravity
experience makes this downtown Denver oasis even wetter and wilder."
Guests can get the edge on fun with a 2005 Six Flags Elitch Gardens Season
Pass.

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Places to Park It: Wonder Worlds Playlands and Theme Parks of Texas; What's New at Texas Theme Parks This Summer

Also adding a "Wow" factor to the summer are the Amazing Acrobats of
China, one of Six Flags Over Texas' three new blockbuster shows in Arlington. 21, Lost Lagoon operation dates vary

* Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort , New Braunfels: Currently open
weekends, open daily May 14-Aug.
"We really have the edge on playtime with this new slide," said Tara
Tongco, park spokesperson.

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New to Moody Gardens this
year is Splash Pad at Palm Beach, an automated aquatic feature with fountains
and spray arches for frolicking fun. 14

* Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio: Currently open weekends, open
daily May 30-Aug.TravelTex. Up to three thrill
seekers at a time can take a plunge off the EDGE, an invigorating encounter
with zero gravity. After the heart-pounding thrills, EDGE funnels
into Castaway Creek, a meandering lazy river, where guests can relax, soak in
the sun and float along the current.
Adding the EDGE to the many slides, rides and attractions already
available in the Island Kingdom Water Park solidifies Six Flags Elitch Gardens
as an action-packed destination full of cutting-edge fun for everyone.