Six Flags Over Georgia is the place to be during the summer. There’s a water park, coasters, and all kinds of family fun. But when the leaves fall from the trees and the temperatures start dropping, you don’t have to kiss your theme park fun behind. We were invited to experience Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Georgia. Although we received free tickets, all experiences were our own. We headed to Atlanta one Tuesday afternoon, aiming to reach Six Flags Over Georgia when the park opened at 4 p. m. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about theme parks during our rollercoaster-filled adventures, it’s that you should always arrive as early as possible to avoid long lines! Atlanta traffic is unpredictable, especially during rush hour, so you should always factor that into your travel time. That said, any traffic you do run into is worth the wait. Six Flags Over Georgia has been transformed into a magical Christmas wonderland that’s perfect for a family outing, a girl’s night out, a date, or any other excuse you can think of to head that way. When you walk in, you’re immediately greeted by holiday lights and faux snow. Although my husband and I were pleasantly surprised by the ambiance, my toddler was absolutely enamored. She couldn’t stop staring at the lights!
We made it in time to see the Christmas tree lighting at 6 p.m. There’s an interactive show before the tree lighting, which happens as it’s getting dark. The Christmas tree lighting draws a big crowd, so you’ll want to get there a few minutes early to claim your spot to watch it. You don’t want to wind up in the back, unable to see! After the Christmas tree lighting, the crowd disperses pretty quickly. This is a good time to seek out some of the DIY s’mores stations and purchase some marshmallows to toast over the fire pit. The s’mores stations got more popular as the night got darker (and colder), so you’ll want to hit these up first!
There are Christmas light displays throughout the park with different themes, like the Nativity and retro Christmas. These displays are enough to take up an hour or two, especially if you’re trying to take pictures! But if lights aren’t your thing, don’t worry. Most of the rides are still going, with the obvious exception of Hurricane Harbor and a few others.
For younger kids, Toon Town is still open, and the carousel area is lit up for Christmas. The rides in Toon Town weren’t attracting much of a line on the night we arrived, but the carousel and Hansen cars had drawn a crowd. The line for the carousel was worth the wait, and there is plenty of stroller parking! For older kids and adults, there’s several coasters running during Holiday in the Park. Although I didn’t brave the Goliath on this visit, I did walk right onto the Mindbender! Batman was a popular ride on the night we visited, drawing plenty of thrill-seekers into Gotham City.
For the whole family, the train is running its usual course, with the addition of Christmas lights alongside the tracks! There’s also a special holiday-themed show at the Crystal Pistol, which starts on the hour. We managed to attend part of it with our toddler. By the time we arrived, it was standing room only! You’ll want to arrive at the Crystal Pistol a few minutes early. Afterwards, you can pop on over to one of the best rides in the park, Monster Mansion.
There’s plenty of food options in the park as well. We ate at Mrs. Claus’s Kitchen, which offers nachos and burritos as well as soups and bread bowls. We couldn’t resist stopping in the candy store to pick up some Jelly Belly beans as a treat for the toddler! There were so many flavors to choose from! She picked out Strawberry Jam jellybeans, while I opted for the Chili Mango flavor. By the time we left, we were exhausted and full of the holiday spirit. Although we managed to leave without a Santa hat or refillable hot beverage mug, they were extremely tempting to buy. Thankfully my husband didn’t notice the Christmas inspired funnel cakes— but if he had, you can bet he’d have had a few!
The park is open until 10 p.m. most nights during Christmas in the Park, but you should always check the schedule before planning your visit. Some days it opens as early as 2 p.m., while other days it opens at 4! No matter what time it opens, Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Georgia is a holiday must. If you’re looking for a new holiday tradition, this is it!
Have you ever been to Holiday in the Park?
I went to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags St. Louis last year and it was absolutely amazing. The lights and wonderment was great to see. I have a Season Pass and would love to go again this year but not sure if I’m going to be able to, with my schedule being packed.
I’m gonna have to take the kids to this. They would love it and they could use a special thing for the holidays.
This is so on my bucket list this year! Six flags is so much fun!
I love the fact that theme parks are also making the Holidays extra special! I think this is such a great place to go to with the family! Love everything!
I always knew that the Six Flags by us went all out for Halloween with “Fright Fest” but I never knew how cutely decorated it was for the holidays. Will definitely have to check it out.
Wow, they did a great job of turning it into a winter wonderland! I love when theme parks do a holiday theme. Six Flags is only about two hours from me!
I love Six Flags but I haven’t been in a few years! This sounds like the perfect time of year to go!!
This is the second time I have heard about six flags and it looks so amazing! I love all the lights they are just beautiful, one of my favourite things about xmas is the lights. Unfortnately it is not in my neck of the woods but if I am ever that way at christmas time I will be making a stop.
Wow. That Christmas tree is so majestic with all those decorations and lights! Your daughter must have loved looking at all those beautiful light displays.
This is really amazing! Love that Six Flags has something in store for us during the Holidays! It’s definitely something that I’d be looking forward to.
They do have a lot of Christmas and fireworks display. It would really be fun and nice to watch the fireworks.
My absolute favorite part of this season is all of the lights. Well, I can’t forget about the music, but the lights just give me all the feels.
I’ve never been there during the holidays. I bet it’s a super fun experience.
What a gorgeous thing to experience for the holidays. I bet the kids would love it.
Funny I just saw a commercial for this and I thought it would be fun to go to but wondering if it was too cold here in the northeast. I think after reading this I really want to go. Christmas is supposed to be cold, right? LOL
6 Flags at the holidays sounds amazing! Our 6 Flags is located in Illinois so it shuts down right after Halloween due to the snow and cold, but I’d love to see it open at the holidays just to see it all decorated in festive lights!
What an awesome display of lights! I am sure your little daughter enjoyed it. I wish we had a Six Flags nearby, but sadly, we don’t. We might get a chance though, but it would be after the holidays.
This makes me so homesick for Atlanta! I have been to Six Flags so many times, but never during the holidays. This is beautiful!
Our family loves Six Flags but I had no idea they offered a holiday experience. It looks like you all had a fantastic time!
What a great idea for a family night out! I had no idea they did the holiday in the park. We will have to keep this in mind. Looks like fun!
The lights are so pretty! What a fun place to visit during the holidays!
The Six Flags here in New England is doing this. My kids heard about it and want to check it out.
Looks like Six Flags really knows how to throw a holiday party in the park. I love the lights, this is my favorite time of year!
This looks like it was a lot of fun! I can’t believe I never visited Six Flags during the holidays! I think I might try to take the family there over the next few weeks!
I love how festive the amusement park looks! So many lights and a humongous tree – totally my jam!
I love looking at Christmas lights. All photos are so pretty. We have a Six Flags near us that we plan to go to.
I’ve been to Six Flags when I was growing up, but it wasn’t during the holidays. In fact, I had no idea that Six Flags had anything holiday themed. Looks like fun!
This brings back so many memories. When I was a child we will go to Six Flags over Georgia at least once a year. It looks like it has done a lot of improvement since I’ve been there in this holiday celebration looks really pretty.
Do you know I still haven’t been to Six Flags during the holidays?! This needs to change because it looks amazing!
I love Six Flags during the holidays! We live on the outskirts of Atlanta, so we go every year. So much fun!
I love this time of year! Theme parks decorating for the holidays. It really brings me such joy. I’m thinking a trip to Six Flags during the holidays is needed.
I would love to visit Six Flags during the holidays! It looks like such a magical place that kids and adults will enjoy! I grew up going to Six Flags and it holds such fond memories.
Our Six Flags here in New England is fairly new. Well the park was there, but it wasn’t a Six Flags.
So fun! Our Six Flags is doing this for the first time this year and we are going on Saturday to see it. I am so excited to see all the lights there.