Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor is an amusement and water park owned and operated by Six Flags. It is located in Queensbury, New York, United States. In March 2026, it was announced the park would be sold to EPR Properties and operated by Enchanted Parks.
The park opened in 1954 as Storytown USA, a Mother Goose-themed amusement park owned by businessman Charles Wood, who bought the land with his wife for $75,000. In 1957, after realizing that the park was lacking in attractions appealing to older children, the Ghost Town area was added, the first of many themed areas opened in the park's history. In 1960, another themed area would be added in the form of Jungleland. In 1971, the park opened its first roller coaster.
In 1983, the park changed its name from Storytown USA to The Great Escape Fun Park.
In 1984, the park introduced Steamin' Demon. In 1994, the park would open another roller coaster, The Comet. The Comet already had a 41-year history of operation at Crystal Beach Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. After the park's closure, Charles Wood, the owner of The Great Escape Fun Park and Fantasy Island in Grand Island, New York, successfully bid for The Comet. It sat in storage for a few years at Fantasy Island before making its way to The Great Escape Fun Park.
In 1995, the park's water park, then known as Splashwater Kingdom, was introduced. In 1996, Charles Wood sold the park to Premier Parks, who would later go on to purchase the Six Flags company. Unlike most of the other parks owned by the company, Great Escape was not rebranded as a Six Flags park immediately following this purchase, and would not take on the Six Flags name until 2019.
In 2005 and 2006, Looney Tunes and DC branding would be brought into the park, respectively. In February 2006, The Six Flags Great Escape Lodge & Indoor Waterpark opened. The lodge includes a water park exclusively for lodge guests. In 2009, the park hosted Holiday in the Park for a single season. In 2010, the park would reintroduce some of the Mother Goose themes that existed when the park was first created.
On September 11, 2020, the park announced that it would remain closed for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All season passes and tickets were carried over to the 2021 season. In 2024, the park introduced The Bobcat, a family wooden roller coaster. In 2026, it was announced that the park, alongside several other Six Flags parks, would be sold to EPR Properties.
In addition to amusement rides, the park offers a variety of live shows.