The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom

Pros: family oriented, clean, manageable crowds, free parking
Cons: parking across a busy highway

Deciding to go away on the 4th of July weekend is a double-edged sword. On one hand, I have the extra holiday on Monday meaning I only have to take two days off from work to get a nice vacation out of it. On the other hand, everyone else has the same ...

Pros: excellent area for small children, Desperado Plunge water ride
Cons: some rides can be unexpectedly physically wearing

I am about to break one of the great patterns of my life. Every five years I've made a visit to Lake George, New York. I went when I was 3, when I was 8, when I was 13, when I was 18, and when I was 23. In four months I will turn 29 without having paid...

Pros: great thrill and family rides
Cons: some things were not quite perfect

I first went to The Great Escape amusement park just outside Lake George, New York when I was nine years old. I've always been a huge ride p*ssy, and the fact that the dude who was running the spider ride (god knows I can't remember what it was ...

Pros: See...Let's get WET!! (1)
Cons: See...Lets get WET!! (1)

In part one of my review of the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, titled "Let's get WET!! (1), I painted you a picture of a great amusement park, loaded with rides and pure family entertainment. If you have not yet read it, I do invite you to...

Pros: Fun for all, everything covered by one price
Cons: long wait lines for rides at times

Countdown! One more month, July 14th, before our union picnic. I have decided not to tell my 4 year old until 5 days ahead so that he can keep track of the days on one hand. The picnic will be held at the Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom in Lake...

Pros: Great place to take the kids.
Cons: Expensive, lost some of it's charm, crowded.

The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom is an amusement park in Upstate New York, just south of Lake George. For many people like me who grew up and live in the capital district, the Great Escape was a yearly ritual. I recently attended the park for my ...

Pros: lots to do, very attractive area, pay one price
Cons: expensive refreshments, can have long lines

We decided that my family should buy season passes for The Great Escape to have something to do this summer. The season passes allow unlimited admission to the park, and also includes the fall events such as Oktoberfest and Fright Fest. So, for $59 per...

Pros: Beauty, good coasters, REALLY great shows, best skycoaster ever!
Cons: Slow line for Nightmare, some closed rides.

This review has been updated August 2003, so here is my first experience. My second experience is further below and headlined "THE ESCAPE IN THE SUMMER". Details from my MOST recent visit August 2004 are also integrated in. One September I went up ...

Pros: Only one pro....the Comet.
Cons: Everything except the Comet.

If you're looking for an OLD kiddie park trying to convert itself into a hip, modern, "fun for all" family park filled with an extra large kiddie selection of attractions & rides but a mediocre adult one, older-than-dirt and tame adult rides which are ...

Pros: lots of things to do, something for everyone!
Cons: long lines

When I was really little (4 or 5 years old), my parents used to take me and my little brother to Story Town. It was a cute little theme park with lots of nursery rhyme related attractions. You could feed the three little pigs. You could explore the shoe...

Pros: Fun rides, clean, good employees
Cons: Expensive tickets, expensive food, expensive fees, too many kiddie rides, dated scenery

Our day at Six Flags Great Escape was probably not ideal, but we managed to have fun anyway. Our trip started out pretty badly with just the drive alone. We took off in pouring rain and thunderstorms. In Lake Placid, we wound up stuck in traffic for ...

Pros: Entertaining, Fun
Cons: cost may seem steep, refreshments overpriced

I live about 20 minutes away from The Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom, and a summer in which I do not visit at least once is a summer that is not good. This is a theme park in which I have grown up with. I'm now 31 and when I first went to this...

Pros: It's The Best Amusement Park In New York
Cons: Lack Of Restaurants, Works Are A Bit Rude

Theme Park Review: The Great Escape [and Splashwater Kingdom]


Overall Grade: B


What Is It: The Great Escape was original called Storytown during the 1950's, in which it never got a large amount of people to pay the...

Pros: Some much to do
Cons: none

This past July, my family and I went on vacation at Lake George in New York. My children are 2, 3, and 7. Keeping them busy and happy is always difficult, however I did not have this problem when I took them to The Great Escapes.

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Pros: Safe, Free Parking, Small Crowds, Fairly Inexpensive, A Few Truly Great Rides
Cons: Limited Shows, Expensive Food, Unclean Bathrooms, Limited Rides, Inadequate Water Park

I have lived in the area for years, and every year we visit the Great Escape at least once. It is one of the only major attractions in the area but the rides and attractions are limited. The Great Escape is located in the Lake George/Queensbury area of ...