JACKSON – Six Flags Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure kicked off the 2021 season March 20. Guests will see the babies of 2020, including four giraffe calves and two Siberian tiger cubs.
The park will introduce the rare bongo species including an adorable calf in mid-April. The bongo is the world’s third largest antelope, native to Africa. They are most active at dusk and dawn.
New babies making their debut include eland, dama gazelle, and ankoli cattle calves in the Wilde Plains; wildebeest calves in the Serengeti Grasslands; kangaroo joeys in Didgeridoo Pass; bison calves in The Americas; zebra foals and Asian water buffalo calf in Afrikka; nilgai calves in Tigris Asiana, and baboons in Baboon Village.
Six Flags Great Adventure’s safari operated as a self-drive-through experience from 1974 through 2012. Since 2013, Great Adventure has offered guided truck tours of the safari. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wild Safari Drive-Thru Adventure reopened in late May, 2020 and will continue to operate until the theme park is able to reopen its guided Safari truck tours.
The attraction will take guests on a self-guided journey through 1,200 exotic animals from six continents. For the safety and privacy of their own vehicles, guests will slowly wind through 11 simulated natural habitats seeing animals such as giraffes, elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers, bears and baboons.
While most animals roam freely in the safari, predators are safely kept behind fences. All animals are clearly visible from car windows.
The safari journey will offer a contact-free experience. All safari tickets must be purchased online and in advance. Ticket sales will not be available at the gate. To prevent overcrowding and provide proper social distancing, the safari will require all guests to make advance reservations using Six Flags’ online reservation system.
Active Members, Season Pass Holders, and single-day ticket holders can make reservations at sixflags.com/reserve. Those without advance reservations will not be permitted to enter.
A list of safety requirements is available on the park’s website and include keeping all windows, doors, and convertible tops closed; not feeding or touching the animals; no smoking, littering, or stopping; cars, SUVs and consumer pickup trucks with empty beds only – no campers, RVs, commercial vehicles or trucks larger than a consumer pickup truck; maximum speed of 5 mph and maintaining safe distance between other cars and animals.
Pets are not permitted inside vehicles. All vehicles will be inspected prior to entering the safari, rules will be enforced throughout the journey by park staff, and anyone who violates the rules will be ejected from the park without a refund and possibly prosecuted.
Restrooms are located at the entrance/exit only, and light snacks are available for purchase. Six Flags encourages guests to plan accordingly for restroom breaks, gasoline, and food.
All Six Flags employees will be temperature and health screened each day and will wear masks and gloves where appropriate. Guests are required to wear cloth face coverings when speaking with a Six Flags team member.
