{"id":3116,"date":"2017-10-30T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.sweeppea.com\/blog\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T13:36:04","slug":"six-flags-amusement-park-text-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.sweeppea.com\/blog\/six-flags-amusement-park-text-sweepstakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flag\u2019s Fright Fest Uses Text Sweepstakes for Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When Six Flags amusement park wanted to build excitement and increase ticket sales for their yearly Frightfest, they used Sweeppea\u2019s text sweepstakes platform for the campaign. With the help of their media partner, WUSA-9 TV Station, Six Flags offered a chance to win tickets by simply texting the word FRIGHTFEST to the number 65047 to enter. 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