Six Flags Great Escape to unveil latest tourist attraction

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QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (WCAX) – To get a taste of summer, many Vermonters travel west to New York state. Lake George is only an hour from Rutland and other southern Vermont towns, making it a popular destination to shop and recreate.

Lake George sees hundreds of Vermont visitors every year, and the Chamber of Commerce says summer events will be in full swing in just a few weeks.

“Memorial Day, it kicks off people coming to put their boats in the water and open up their camps and those kinds of things. So and, I mean, it is the beginning of the summer season, but this really kicks off major events right. Now we’ll go all the way we’ll see through the through the fall,” said Gina Mintzer of Lake George Chamber of Commerce.

The chamber says Fort Ticonderoga always draws people from our region where there’s an appreciation for Vermont and New York’s mutual history.

They add that Six Flags Great Escape plays a huge role in traffic. On Friday, Six Flags will unveil the Bobcat – a new wooden rollercoaster that goes 55 feet into the air with speeds up to 40 mph.

The Lake George Chamber of Commerce says the whole region benefits from Six Flags in summer through fall, especially when new attractions like this join in on the fun. In fact, the LGCC says this is the first wooden rollercoaster built in the state since 1999.

Mintzer says a new coaster like the Bobcat is already envigorating Six Flags regulars and first-timers.

“Then there’s just people who love roller coasters – there are people that will go to parks all across the country specifically for a roller coaster. And we’ve had some of those questions already. People calling about that,” she said.

Mintzer says the entire Lake George region is ready for summer visitors too, with more investments in universal infrastructure and lots of events planned for the next few months.