NEW YORK, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Six Flags, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: SIXF) has welcomed back an old friend and reintroduced the recognizable face of its brand, Mr. Six, into its 2009 "More Flags...More Fun" advertising campaign. The iconic character first danced his way into Six Flags advertising in 2004, but has never engaged in conversation, until now. Guests can check out "tweets" from Six Flags' Mr. Six on Twitter under the profile name "TheRealMrSix." Recognized in the past as "the dancing old guy," Mr. Six's role has evolved and he is now the foremost authority on fun. His joyful and energetic personality, previously expressed solely through his exuberant dancing, is now engaging Twitter followers through tweets, revealing his passion for entertainment and fashion and displaying his unique talent as a rater of fun. "Mr. Six has quite the imagination and is definitely hip to pop culture," said Angie Vieira Barocas, Six Flags Senior VP of Marketing and Entertainment. "Joining Twitter was a big step for Mr. Six, but we've learned that he is quite techno-savvy and is now even updating his tweets from his mobile phone. Twitter has given him the opportunity to further engage fans with his contagious charisma through creative tweets." His tweet subjects have varied from popular recording artists like Britney Spears and John Mayer; to fashion trend commentary in response to media articles like the Wall Street Journal's "Bow Ties Turning Up On The Cool Crowd"; and in-park event updates. Additionally, Mr. Six has also built an impressive list of followers. In a recent Tweet posted by Diablo Cody, Academy Award winner for the best original screenplay Juno, in regards to the new coaster Terminator(R) Salvation(TM) :The Ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Cody stated: "The Ride is gonna be sick. Onboard audio? Please let me get invited to Media Day!" Mr. Six responded with a personal invitation to the well-known writer. Six Flags hosts national Facebook and MySpace pages as well as local Facebook accounts for all Six Flags parks across the country, as well as La Ronde in Montreal and Six Flags Mexico. With more than 82,000 participants nationwide, fans are receiving continuous up-to-date Six Flags information on concerts, shows and daily park promotions and offerings. Six Flags also employs a full-time social network agent who engages fans through all social media avenues including Twitter and serves as a social media guest service liaison. "Social networking avenues allow us to expand our outreach and engage our guests in a deeper and more interactive way," added Vieira Barocas. "We're also providing pertinent information to our key audience in a timely manner, while sharing the excitement and thrill of the Six Flags brand and extending our customer service outreach through online conversations." Twitter is a free social networking/micro-blogging community that allows users to send and read other users' 140-character blog posts known as "tweets." Mr. Six can be found under the profile name "TheRealMrSix" (http://twitter.com/TheRealMrSix) and his followers continue to increase since his first "tweet" on April 13. Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with 20 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada, and soon will be expanding beyond North America with destinations in Dubai and Qatar. Since 1961, hundreds of millions of families have trusted Six Flags to combine friendly-clean-fast-safe service with affordable, value-packed thrills, record-shattering roller coasters and special events like the Summer Concert Series, Fright Fest and Holiday in the Park. Six Flags' wide array of entertainment options reaches all demographics -- families, teens, tweens and thrill seekers alike -- featuring themed attractions based on skateboarding legend Tony Hawk, the ultimate daredevil Evel Knievel, movie franchises The Dark Knight and The Mummy; as well as world-renowned, kid-friendly brands including Looney Tunes, the Justice League of America, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine. Six Flags continues to develop new avenues for growth, acquiring ownership and management of Dick Clark Productions, producer of such perennial television hits as the American Music Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve and So You Think You Can Dance. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly-traded corporation headquartered in New York City. DATASOURCE: Six Flags, Inc. CONTACT: Sandra Daniels, +1-212-652-9393, ftp://ftp.com, for Six Flags, Inc. Web Site: http://www.sixflags.com/

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