Save 50% on Six Flags Great Adventure tickets and passes for Memorial Day

Spring is giving way to summer — and around Philadelphia, Memorial Day weekend is the kickoff to hotter weather, longer days and cooling off the fun way.

What you need to know: Six Flags Great Adventure is leaning into the season with expanded offerings and fresh ways to cool off, starting Memorial Day weekend, May 21 through May 25, and open daily beginning May 26.

• Plus, the park's Memorial Day Sale is live, offering up to 50% off tickets and passes that unlock one of the region's biggest mixes of coasters, family rides and water park fun.

Why it's important: As Memorial Day weekend demand spikes, travel and multi-destination trips get pricier and harder to coordinate — especially if you're trying to satisfy kids of different ages or friends with different interests.

The solution: Make Hurricane Harbor New Jersey your first stop when it opens May 23.

• The 45-acre water park is built for a full Memorial Day weekend cooldown, with dozens of slides, a wave pool, a lazy river, cabanas and multiple kids' play areas right next to Great Adventure.

First things first: Head straight to Hurricane Harbor New Jersey and make the water park your built-in Memorial Day weekend cooldown with all-ages attractions, towering water slides and private waterfront cabanas.

• 🛝Start with Big Wave Racer, a six-lane mat slide that sends riders head-first down a four-story complex with steep drops before the finish.
• 🌊Reset at Blue Lagoon, the park's giant wave pool, where beach-style waves roll in under the shadow of a pirate shipwreck.
• 🍔Refuel at Blue Lagoon Café or the Poolside Bar & Grill, where you can grab wings, burgers, salads, snacks and cold drinks without trekking far from the water.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Save time for the family zones, especially Splash Island, which packs in 50-plus interactive play features, a tipping water bucket and six gentler slides designed for younger riders.

Even better: If the water park isn't enough, make time for Wild Safari next door, where you can take a 30-minute open-air safari ride through a 350-acre preserve with nearly 1,200 animals from six continents.

🎢Here's what else: Save time to dry off on Six Flags Great Adventure's flagship coasters, including:

• Nitro, a hypercoaster that gives you a glimpse of Philadelphia before a 215-foot drop, 80 mph speeds and big airtime over the hills.
• Jersey Devil Coaster, one of the fastest single-rail coasters in the world, with a 130-foot climb, an 87-degree drop and three inversions.
• El Toro, an intense wooden coaster nearly 19 stories tall with nine airtime moments.

The takeaway: Memorial Day plans can spiral fast. Six Flags Great Adventure works because it bundles the thrill, the cooldown and the all-day entertainment into one easier, more affordable option between New York City and Philadelphia.

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