Great Escape
Great Escape by Enchanted Parks, also known as Great Escape Resort, is an amusement and water park located in Queensbury, New York.
A theme park inside Queensbury
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 11°. When to go ↓
You can stay in Queensbury
Great Escape is inside Queensbury, which has 1,982 hotel and restaurant jobs, 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 ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Census job and town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Queensbury. Green months are the mild ones.
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
- Run by
- Enchanted Parks
- Wikipedia readers
- 45K a year
Stay in Queensbury, or close by
Towns within 30 miles, closest first. Hotel and restaurant jobs show how many places there are to stay and eat.
| Town | From Great Escape | Hotel & restaurant jobs | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | in town | 1,982 | 29,201 | $311K | — |
| Glens Falls | 4 mi southeast | 893 | 14,609 | $212K | B+ |
| South Glens Falls | 5 mi southeast | 174 | 3,737 | $213K | B |
| Lake George | 5 mi north | 588 | 1,038 | $302K | — |
| Lake George 30% vacation homes | 6 mi north | 1,047 | 3,496 | $355K | — |
| Lake Luzerne 29% vacation homes | 6 mi southwest | 67 | 3,080 | $223K | — |
| Hudson Falls | 6 mi southeast | 28 | 7,395 | $165K | B+ |
| Kingsbury | 7 mi east | 77 | 12,896 | $179K | — |
| Moreau | 7 mi south | 711 | 16,631 | $250K | — |
| Fort Edward | 8 mi southeast | 19 | 3,152 | $176K | — |
| Corinth | 10 mi southwest | 61 | 2,592 | $188K | — |
| Fort Edward | 11 mi southeast | 140 | 5,964 | $181K | — |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Great Escape
Other well-known places within 56 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
15 mi📍 LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw37 mi📍 LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
211 mi🌲 State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
54 mi⛰ MountainMount Marcy
55 mi🌲 State parkAdirondack Park
56 mi⛰ MountainMount Greylock
329 mi🛶 LakeGreat Sacandaga Lake
48 mi⛷ Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft verticalPhoto credits
Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, 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 · Great Sacandaga Lake: Paul Wieland (Pwieland at English Wikipedia), Public domain · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0
Visiting Great Escape
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°.
How far is Great Escape from Boston?
About 153 miles southeast of Boston, as the crow flies.
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.
Where should I stay near Great Escape?
Queensbury (in town, 1,982 hotel and restaurant jobs), Glens Falls (4 mi, 893 hotel and restaurant jobs) and South Glens Falls (5 mi, 174 hotel and restaurant jobs).
Tips from people in Queensbury
No tips yet. Ask, or answer, in Queensbury’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.