SLC Students at "Fright Fest"
On Saturday, October 25, 2008, SLC Campus Ministry and SLC Residence Life helped sponsor a trip for students to “Fright Fest” at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. The students arrived at Six Flags at about 10:30 a.m. that morning and they were ready for some fun!
The trip was a good opportunity for people who don’t regularly hang out with each other to get to know one another better and bring a better sense of unity to the student body. It was raining at first, but when we arrived at Six Flags it began to clear up. It was about 50 degrees and there wasn’t a ghoul in sight. Students bundled up and were ready to go on the roller coaster terror ride of their choice.
Because Six Flags is so big, students went off into their own separate groups and didn’t even see other groups until supper time. In the beginning, there weren’t a lot of people at the park so the wait for rides was short and sweet. We went on almost every ride that was there including the ‘little kid’ rides. The lines began growing longer and longer as the day went on.
We had a blast during the day, but the real fun began after we took our group photo (seen above) and the darkness began to take over. The sun faded and the ghouls and goblins began to linger throughout the park scaring innocent bystanders waiting in line to go on already scary rides. In the darkness the fun continued as the haunted house doors began to open. The haunted houses were a good attraction to go to! It may have cost us a little extra, but it was well worth the money.
The night wasn’t a cold night. It actually stayed pretty warm…at least warm enough so that we could stand to be out on rides! When the ghouls and goblins came out, we saw everything from a troll to a vampire, to a dead bride. They were scary characters and having a lot of fun!
All in all we had a blast and we are going to go again next year at some time in October. We invite you to join the fun and come to Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America next year!!! You’ll be glad you did!!
Submitted by Brent Anderson – SLC Student Organizer for Fright Fest
