Great escape

Summer is almost here and that means we can soon head back to Six Flags Great Escape!

Remember this classic attraction at the Great Escape? Jungle Land opened in 1960 and was shut down in the mid 2000's, but thankfully, its nostalgia lives on YouTube!

First responders don't want this to happen.

Surfing in Cohoes?

Growing up in the Capital Region in the 1980s, it was fun to travel up the Northway and spend the day at The Great Escape Amusement Park (formerly Storytown). We couldn't wait to get there and travel through Ghost Town and become a deputy with Marshal Wild Windy Bill McKay. But one of the highlights of the day was the death-defying high dive act.

From old school classics to modern thrills, there's something for everyone at the Great Escape, and these are some of our all-time favorites! Which is yours?

It looks as if we are going to finally have a summer like we are used to in the Capital Region. With that comes a lot of opportunities. There are two iconic places in the Capital Region that are hiring a ton of positions for the summer of 2022.

These are some of the earliest pictures of Storytown USA in Lake George. Nearly 70-years-old, they date all the way back to 1954, the year it opened!

If I say 'Storytown U.S.A.' what comes to mind? Lake George? Ghost Town? Jungle Land? Maybe these pictures will help take you back to Storytown.

I am getting a severe case of cabin fever and I know I'm not alone. But we got some good news about amusement parks and summer camps reopening soon in New York state. Finally, we heard from Governor Cuomo who is slowly allowing more things to open.

Take a ride on Greezed Lighting… The newest ride at the GREAT ESCAPE in Queensbury, which opens May 14, is GREEZED LIGHTING; a fast roller coaster-type ride as described on the Great Escape's website: In 2016, The Great Escape will debut a brand new looping coaster, Greezed Lightnin'...