Great Escape
Great Escape by Enchanted Parks, also known as Great Escape Resort, is an amusement and water park located in Queensbury, New York. Management falls to Enchanted Parks. Add Fort William Henry, 4.9 mi away, to a visit.
A theme park inside Queensbury
Open May through October
Great Escape is a seasonal theme park: open May through October. Check its calendar for the days and hours. When to go ↓
You can stay in Queensbury
Great Escape is inside Queensbury, which has 34 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 69–82°. When to go ↓
Open since 1954
Great Escape opened in 1954, 72 years ago. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Open May through October
Typical highs and lows in Queensbury. Gray months it’s closed. Green months are open and mild.
Great Escape
Great Escape by Enchanted Parks, also known as Great Escape Resort, is an amusement and water park located in Queensbury, New York. Operated by Enchanted Parks, the park features 34 attractions, a water park named Hurricane Harbor, and a hotel named Great Escape Lodge.
The park originally opened in 1954 as Storytown USA. It was acquired by Premier Parks (later Six Flags) in 1996 and adopted the Six Flags brand in 2019 when it was renamed Six Flags Great Escape and Hurricane Harbor. Six Flags sold the park to EPR Properties in April 2026, and rebranded itself to simply Great Escape soon after.
- Type
- Theme park
- Season
- May through October
- Opened
- 1954
- Area
- 351 acres
- Run by
- Enchanted Parks
- Wikipedia readers
- 37K a year
Staying near Great Escape
Rooms are nearest in Queensbury (34) and Lake George (128).
- 1Fort William Henry
- 2Lake George
- 3Grant Cottage State Historic Site
- 4National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Great Escape | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | in town | — | 34 21 hotels · 5 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 3 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 29,049 | $311K | — |
| Lake George 30% vacation homes | 6 mi north | 10 min | 128 58 hotels · 34 motels · 5 inns & B&Bs · 19 lodges & cabins · 10 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 3,464 | $355K | — |
| Lake George | 5 mi north | 10 min | 40 19 hotels · 16 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins | 975 | $302K | — |
| Lake Luzerne 29% vacation homes | 6 mi southwest | 10 min | 23 2 hotels · 5 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 7 lodges & cabins · 7 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 3,067 | $223K | — |
| Bolton 55% vacation homes | 16 mi north | 25 min | 41 16 hotels · 5 motels · 3 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 6 campgrounds | 1,994 | $327K | — |
| Moreau | 7 mi south | 10 min | 13 6 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 16,818 | $250K | — |
| Warrensburg | 12 mi northwest | 20 min | 14 2 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 6 campgrounds · 2 RV parks | 3,937 | $167K | — |
| Saratoga Springs | 20 mi south | 30 min | 41 22 hotels · 7 motels · 12 inns & B&Bs | 28,768 | $478K | C+ |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Pair Great Escape with these
These well-known places are within 56 miles.
15 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw37 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
220 mi LakeLake George
54 mi MountainMount Marcy
311 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
55 mi State parkAdirondack Park
56 mi MountainMount Greylock
419 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FamePhoto credits
Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Adirondack Park: Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia Later version(s) were uploaded by, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0
Visiting Great Escape: the answers
When is Great Escape open?
May through October. Check its calendar for the days and hours, which change through the season.
Is Great Escape in Queensbury?
Yes. It’s inside Queensbury, NY.
When is the best time to visit Great Escape?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 69–82°.
What is the closest airport to Great Escape?
Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional (RUT), about 39 miles away. The nearest big hub is Albany (ALB), about 42 miles.
How many roller coasters does Great Escape have?
6 (including 13 water rides).
Where should I stay near Great Escape?
Lake George (6 mi, 128 places to stay), Queensbury (in town, 34 places to stay) and Lake George (5 mi, 40 places to stay).
Locals’ advice in Queensbury
No one has shared advice yet; Queensbury’s Town Square takes questions.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.