Glow in the Park Parade
{{Short description|Former parade at Six Flags parks}}
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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
Six Flags teamed up with The Goddard Group to create a nighttime parade{{Cite web|title=10 Years of The Goddard Group|url=https://www.parkworld-online.com/10-years-of-the-goddard-group/|access-date=2021-12-13|website=Park World Online - Theme Park, Amusement Park and Attractions Industry News|date=9 February 2012 |language=en-GB}} at several of their parks. The Glow in the Park Parade started at three parks in 2008: Six Flags Great Adventure,{{cite news| url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=24&view=findpost&p=24 | title=Glow In The Park Nighttime Parade| access-date=July 16, 2012}} Six Flags México, and Six Flags New England.{{cite news| url=http://www.thrillnetwork.com/content.php?r=2144-New-England-Dark-Knight-will-not-open-in-2008| title=New England Dark Knight will not open in 2008| access-date=July 16, 2012| date=April 15, 2008| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204063645/http://www.thrillnetwork.com/content.php?r=2144-New-England-Dark-Knight-will-not-open-in-2008| archive-date=February 4, 2013| url-status=dead}} 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. 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{{cite news|last=Mosier|first=Jeff|title='Glow in the Park' parade coming to Six Flags Over Texas in 2009|url=http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64501577.html|access-date=16 July 2010|date=15 August 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209103731/http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/64501577.html|archive-date=9 February 2013|url-status=dead}} and Six Flags St. Louis.{{cite news|title=Its Time To Ooo Ahh And Wahoo At Six Flags St Louis|url=http://www.4-traders.com/SIX-FLAGS-5240870/news/SIX-FLAGS-It-s-Time-to-OOO-AHH-and-WAHOO-at-Six-Flags-St-Louis-13183949/|access-date=16 July 2010|date=20 May 2009}} In 2010, Six Flags Great America added the parade.{{cite news|title=Six Flags Great America adding night time parade in 2010|url=http://coasterbuzz.com/Forums/Topic/six-flags-great-america-adding-night-time-parade-in-2010|access-date=16 July 2010|date=24 September 2009}}
In late 2010, Six Flags began to remove licensed theming from its parks' attractions.{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Six Flags amusement parks prepare for thematic makeovers|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-six-flags-retheme-20101122,0,3267615.story|access-date=16 July 2010|newspaper=LA Times|date=25 November 2010}}{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|title=Six Flags Magic Mountain renaming Terminator wooden coaster|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-terminator-apocalypse-magic-mountain-20101203,1,1983895.story|access-date=16 July 2012|newspaper=LA Times|date=3 December 2010}} 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
Image:Six Flags México - Wonder Woman and Batmobile.jpg
Image:Glow in the Park Parade at Six Flags St. Louis.jpg
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Location
!First Season !Last Season !class="unsortable"|Notes |
|---|
| Six Flags Great America
|align=center|2010 |align=center|2012 | |
| Six Flags Great Adventure
|align=center|2008 |align=center|2010 | |
| Six Flags New England
|align=center|2008 |align=center|2010 |The parade did not run during the 2009 season. |
| Six Flags México
|align=center|2008 |align=center|2021 |Known as Magic Light Parade, operates seasonally |
| Six Flags Over Texas
|align=center|2009 |align=center|2010 | |
| Six Flags St. Louis
|align=center|2009 |align=center|2010 | |
Floats
The parade featured 5 main floats, alongside 2 smaller floats.
Music
The song "Let it Shine" that serves as a soundtrack for the parade was composed by Benoît Jutras, with lyrics by Marcy Heisler.{{cite news| url=http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/Forums/index.php?showtopic=24&view=findpost&p=16530 | title=Glow In The Park Nighttime Parade Song| access-date=July 16, 2012}} A Spanish-language version of the song is used for the Six Flags Mexico version.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120626143629/http://www.garygoddard.com/entertainment-design/glow-in-the-park-parade/ Glow in the Park Parade on Gary Goddard's Official Website]
{{Six Flags}}
{{Six Flags Great Adventure}}
{{Six Flags Great America}}
{{Six Flags México}}
{{Six Flags New England}}
{{Six Flags Over Texas}}
{{Six Flags St. Louis}}
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