Glow in the Park Parade

Former parade at Six Flags parks

Glow in the Park Parade

Six Flags México
Status| Operating
Opening date| March 14, 2008
Six Flags Great America
Status| Closed
Opening date| 2010
Closing date| 2012
Replaced| Bugs Bunny Starlight Spectacular
Replaced by| igNIGHT - Grand Finale
Six Flags Great Adventure
Status| Closed
Opening date| May 26, 2008
Closing date| 2010
Six Flags New England
Status| Closed
Opening date| 2008
Closing date| 2010
Six Flags Over Texas
Status| Closed
Opening date| 2009
Closing date| 2010
Six Flags St. Louis
Status| Closed
Opening date| 2009
Closing date| 2010
Ride statistics
Attraction type| Parade
Music| Let it Shine

The Glow in the Park Parade is a parade that takes place every night during the summer months at Six Flags Mexico, and formerly at other Six Flags parks.

## History[edit]

Six Flags teamed up with The Goddard Group to create a nighttime parade[1] at several of their parks. The Glow in the Park Parade started at three parks in 2008: Six Flags Great Adventure,[2] Six Flags México, and Six Flags New England.[3] The parade at each park ran from late May to early September each year. During the parade, the theme park lights would dim to increase the visibility of the illuminated floats. The parade featured drummers, puppeteers, dancers, and kinetic stilt walkers.[2] Various Looney Tunes characters, DC Comics characters, Scooby-Doo, and Mr. Six were among the characters that appeared in the parade.

In 2009, the parade was added in two more parks, Six Flags Over Texas[4] and Six Flags St. Louis.[5] In 2010, Six Flags Great America added the parade.[6]

In late 2010, Six Flags began to remove licensed theming from its parks' attractions.[7][8] While terminating the licenses from attractions, they also terminated the parade at four of their parks. Great America removed the parade in 2012, leaving Six Flags Mexico the only park where the parade still performs, mainly for seasonal events.

Since 2015, the parade is shown at Six Flags Mexico's Christmas in the Park event, and so the parade's name changed to Christmas Light Parade, with a christmassy soundtrack replacing Let it Shine. A temporary float sponsored by Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles also appeared at the end of the parade in 2018.

## Locations[edit]

Magic Light Parade at Six Flags México Glow in the Park Parade at Six Flags St. Louis Location  | First Season  | Last Season  | Notes

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Six Flags Great America | 2010  | 2012  |
Six Flags Great Adventure | 2008  | 2010  |
Six Flags New England | 2008  | 2010  | The parade did not run during the 2009 season.
Six Flags México | 2008  | 2021  | Known as Magic Light Parade, operates seasonally
Six Flags Over Texas | 2009  | 2010  |
Six Flags St. Louis | 2009  | 2010  |

## Floats[edit]

The parade featured 5 main floats, alongside 2 smaller floats.

## Music[edit]

The song "Let it Shine" that serves as a soundtrack for the parade was composed by Benoît Jutras, with lyrics by Marcy Heisler.[9] A Spanish-language version of the song is used for the Six Flags Mexico version.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "10 Years of The Goddard Group". Park World Online - Theme Park, Amusement Park and Attractions Industry News. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
2. ^ a b "Glow In The Park Nighttime Parade". Retrieved July 16, 2012.
3. ^ "New England Dark Knight will not open in 2008". April 15, 2008. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
4. ^ Mosier, Jeff (15 August 2009). "'Glow in the Park' parade coming to Six Flags Over Texas in 2009". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
5. ^ "Its Time To Ooo Ahh And Wahoo At Six Flags St Louis". 20 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
6. ^ "Six Flags Great America adding night time parade in 2010". 24 September 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
7. ^ MacDonald, Brady (25 November 2010). "Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers". LA Times. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
8. ^ MacDonald, Brady (3 December 2010). "Six Flags Magic Mountain renaming Terminator wooden coaster". LA Times. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
9. ^ "Glow In The Park Nighttime Parade Song". Retrieved July 16, 2012.

## External links[edit]

* Glow in the Park Parade on Gary Goddard's Official Website

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officials|

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* Founder
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Board of
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* Enrique Ramirez Mena
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Current locations|

* America
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Former locations|

* American Adventures
* Atlantis
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* Dubai
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* Entertainment Village
* Holland
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* Kentucky Kingdom
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* Wild Waves and Enchanted Village
* Worlds of Adventure
* Wyandot Lake

Upcoming locations|

* Six Flags Qiddiya

Other|

* Incidents
* Mr. Six

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Glow in the Park Parade
* Holiday in the Park

Themed Areas|

* DC Universe
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Roller coasters|

* Batman: The Ride
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* El Toro
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* Jersey Devil Coaster
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* Kingda Ka
* Lil' Devil Coaster
* Medusa
* Nitro
* Runaway Mine Train
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Other rides|

* Adventure Alley
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* Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
* Skyride
* SkyScreamer
* Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure
* Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Holiday in the Park

Former rides|

* Alpen Blitz
* Batman & Robin: The Chiller
* Big Fury
* Evolution
* Glow in the Park Parade
* Great American Scream Machine
* Haunted Castle
* Jumbo Jet
* King Cobra
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* Rolling Thunder
* Sarajevo Bobsled
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* Hurricane Harbor Chicago
* Former attractions

Carousel Plaza|

* Columbia Carousel
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* Maxx Force

Orleans Place|

* Condor
* Rue Le Dodge
* Superman: Ultimate Flight
* The Dark Knight Coaster

Mardi Gras|

* Big Easy Balloons
* Roaring Rapids

DC Universe|

* Aquaman Splashdown
* Batman: The Ride
* DC Super-Villains Swing
* The Flash: Vertical Velocity
* The Joker

Yukon Territory|

* Little Dipper
* Logger's Run
* Winner's Circle Go Karts

Camp Cartoon|

* Crazy Bus
* Sprocket Rockets
* Yahoo River

County Fair|

* American Eagle
* Demon
* Fiddler's Fling
* Goliath
* Great America Scenic Railway
* Sky Striker
* X-Flight

Metropolis Plaza|

* Justice League: Battle for Metropolis

Kidzopolis|

* Bouncer
* Krazy Kars
* Krazy Kups
* Pirate's Playship
* Splish Splash Zone
* Up, Up and Away
* ZoomJets

Hometown Square|

* Great America Scenic Railway
* Hometown Fun Machine
* The Lobster
* Triple Play
* Whizzer

Hometown Park|

* Lady Bugs
* Red Baron
* Tot's Livery

Southwest Territory|

* Chubasco
* Giant Drop
* Raging Bull
* River Rocker
* Viper

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Holiday in the Park (former)

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Six Flags México

Roller coasters|

* Batman: The Ride
* Boomerang
* The Dark Knight Coaster
* Medusa Steel Coaster
* Superman El Último Escape
* Superman: Krypton Coaster
* The Joker
* Tsunami

Other rides|

* CraZanity
* DC Universe
* Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
* Supergirl Sky Flight

Events|

* Christmas in the Park
* Festival del Terror

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Six Flags New England

Roller coasters|

* Batman: The Dark Knight
* Flashback
* Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum
* The Joker
* Pandemonium
* Superman The Ride
* The Riddler Revenge
* Thunderbolt
* Wicked Cyclone

Other rides|

* DC Universe
* Houdini's Great Escape
* Hurricane Harbor
* Kidzopolis
* New England SkyScreamer
* Scream

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Holiday in the Park

Former rides|

* Catapult
* The Dark Knight Coaster (cancelled)
* Glow in the Park Parade
* Goliath
* Whistlestop Park

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Six Flags Over Texas

Attractions

Roller coasters|

* Aquaman: Power Wave
* Batman: The Ride
* The Joker
* Judge Roy Scream
* La Vibora
* Mini Mine Train
* Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast
* New Texas Giant
* Pandemonium
* Runaway Mine Train
* Runaway Mountain
* Shock Wave
* Titan
* Wile E. Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster

Other rides|

* El Aserradero
* Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
* Oil Derrick
* Riddler Revenge
* Roaring Rapids
* Silver Star Carousel
* Six Flags & Texas Railroad
* Superman: Tower of Power
* Texas SkyScreamer

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Holiday in the Park

Former rides|

* Flashback
* Glow in the Park Parade
* Texas Chute Out
* Texas Giant

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Six Flags St. Louis

Roller coasters|

* American Thunder
* Batman: The Ride
* Boomerang
* The Boss
* Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast
* Ninja
* Pandemonium
* River King Mine Train
* Screamin' Eagle

Other rides|

* Colossus
* Grand Ole Carousel
* Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
* Hurricane Harbor
* SkyScreamer
* Thunder River
* Tsunami Soaker

Events|

* Fright Fest
* Holiday in the Park

Former rides|

* Glow in the Park Parade
* Jet Scream
* Scooby-Doo! Ghostblasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp
* Superman: Tower of Power
* Xcalibur

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