Six Flags: Take A Bite Fright!

This note came from a close friend. Stunts like this, and those utilized by shock-TV shows ala NBC's Fear Factor, are inhumane, degrating, and pathetic.

From SixFlags.com:

"Put a "bite" in Fright Fest this year! Eating a live cockroach will be your Ticket to Terror -- and the front of the line! Courageous volunteers who opt to chow down on one of these creepy critters will be granted a place at the front of the line for some of Six Flags' most popular rides. Daring guests willing to eat their way to the front of the line will have to be quick! Cockroaches can run at a speed of three miles per hour. The nutritional benefit? Cockroaches are extremely low in fat and high in protein. Complete details available inside the park. Limited quantity. Hours and restrictions apply."


Words cannot express the disgust and anger I feel about this. Cockroaches or otherwise, no living creature deserves to be used, suffer and die in a cruel and senseless promotional stunt. I will never again visit a Six Flag park, and I will spread this word among every friend and family member I have.

I hope your parks can find a more suitable and less inhumane way to dare people during the Halloweeen season.

Ryan