Six Flags seeks 400 scary actors for Fright Fest

ATLANTA — Calling all scare-actor hopefuls, or lovers of all things Halloween.

Six Flags Over Georgia is preparing to hire hundreds of "scare actors" for the largest Fright Fest event in the park’s history.

The park is looking to hire approximately 400 Fright Team members, more than double the number they hired in 2013, Six Flags Over Georgia Communications Manager Gene Petriello said.

Six Flags plans to introduce a new Apocalypse maze, where campers are seeking refuse from the zombie apocalypse, but find themselves trapped by the undead, he said.

In addition, two new scare zones, Cemetery of the Undead and Hidden Horrors will debut in 2014. Each night at 6 p.m., throngs of monsters, zombies and other scare actors will be released into the terror and fog-filled night of fright at the “The Awakening” show on the Dare Devil Dive stage.

In all, Fright Fest at Six Flags Over Georgia will feature seven mazes, five scare zones, five shows, hundreds of monsters and more park décor than ever before, Petriello said.

The park will host four upcoming Fright Fest Casting Calls in a search for for scare actors, dancers and more.

• Jeannie T. Anderson Theatre at Cobb Civic Center, located at 548 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta, Ga.
• Six Flags Over Georgia's Employment Center, located at 275 Riverside Parkway SW, Austell, Ga.

Anyone looking to attend the casting calls must be at least 16 years of age or older and apply online at sixflagsjobs.com for consideration.

Candidates unable to attend any of the casting calls can also submit an audition tape to SFOGcasting@sixflags.com.

Fright Fest presented by Snickers at Six Flags Over Georgia opens for the 2014 season on September 27 and runs through November 2 on select nights.

The park will offer more family-friendly, tamer thrills during the day, including a new corn maze for kids, pumpkin painting, trick or treating, spooky stories, costume parties and other activities

For more information, visit the Events page on www.sixflags.com/overgeorgia.

WSBTV