What to expect during Six Flags Discovery Kingdom WinterFest

ITS BIGGEST, BRIGHTEST HOLIDAY CELEBRATION YET, INVITING YOU TO JOIN IN ON THE FUN. AND THEY BROUGHT ALL THE FUN TO OUR STUDIO THIS MORNING. SO JOINING US TO TALK MORE ABOUT IT WITH SIX FLAGS PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGER MARK MARINO. DISCOVERY KINGDOM ANIMAL CARE SPECIALIST SARAH SKINNER. THIS IS PONG THE PENGUIN. AND THEN DOWN THERE’S THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY AND JACK FROST. BECAUSE WHY NOT? MARK? YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE ONE GOOD THING ABOUT THE WEATHER WE’VE HAD LATELY IS THAT YOU’VE YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS, LIKE, GREAT WINTER LAND EVENT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, IT REALLY FITS THE TIME OF THE SEASON. AND IT’S A GREAT TIME TO VISIT THE PARK BECAUSE IT’S WINTERFEST TIME AND THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO. SO MANY NEW DECORATIONS, NEW THEMED AREAS LIKE GINGERBREAD FORESTS, ARCTIC ALLEY. CANDY CANE LANE, AND OF COURSE, SEASONAL TREATS AS WELL. SURE. ALL THAT. SPEAKING OF TREATS. YEAH. ANY FAVORITES YOU’D RECOMMEND? SUGAR PLUM FAIRY? WELL, I LOVE ALL OF THE S’MORES AND HOT COCOA. THERE’S CINNAMON PULL APART BREAD AND THE COOKIES. I LOVE ALL OF IT. ALL GOOD. YEAH. ALL GOOD STUFF. YOU KNOW, LIKE, IT’S FUNNY. LIKE, CHRISTMAS IS LIKE, WE GO BACK TO TRADITION. UNLIKE MOST OTHER THINGS WHERE WE’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR THE LATEST AND GREATEST. SOMETIMES IT’S THOSE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY JUST KIND OF LOVE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD AT THE HOLIDAYS. YEAH, THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A WARM HOT COCOA, FOR EXAMPLE. AND WE HAVE THESE HOT COCOA SUGAR PLUM SNODGRASS SLOUGH THAT ARE AT THE PARK AND YOU JUST YOU GET ONE AND YOU GET FREE REFILLS FOR THE WHOLE EVENING. THAT’S AMAZING. OKAY. I’VE NEVER BEEN SO CLOSE TO A PENGUIN BEFORE. THIS IS SO COOL. WHAT IS IT ABOUT PENGUINS THAT THAT WE ALL JUST, LIKE, ARE SO FASCINATED BY? DO YOU THINK THAT’S A GREAT QUESTION? I MEAN, THEY’RE CUTE. THEY JUST KIND OF WADDLE AROUND. THEY’RE KIND OF ICONIC WINTER ANIMALS. EVEN THOUGH SHE’S AN AFRICAN PENGUIN. SO THEY ARE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. IN MORE TEMPERATE WEATHER. PENGUINS. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PENGUIN FACTS LIKE? LIKE ABOUT HER? YEAH. SO PONG IS A 23 YEAR OLD AFRICAN PENGUIN. SHE’S 23. YEAH. AND LIKE I SAID, THEY ARE FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND SO THEY DON’T LIVE IN THE ICE AND SNOW, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD IMAGINE. THEY’RE ACTUALLY MORE TEMPERATE WEATHER PENGUINS. AND SO THAT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO TELL PEOPLE. WHAT WHAT ARE KIDS MOST FASCINATED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEM? OH, PENGUINS ARE KIND OF LIKE KIDS. THEY’RE VERY CURIOUS. THEY LIKE TO CHASE, YOU KNOW, ANY LITTLE SPARKLY THING THAT THEY CAN FIND. SO THEY PROBABLY RELATE TO THE KIDS A LOT. THEY MIGHT RELATE TO OUR STUDIO A LOT. I’M JUST WONDERING, LIKE, IS SHE, LIKE, CREEPING OVER? LIKE SHE’S GOING TO JUMP OFF OF THIS THING OR SHE’S JUST CHECKING THINGS OUT? THERE’S A LOT GOING ON HERE AND SHE’S JUST CHECKING THINGS OUT. I MEAN, SHE’S KIND OF THE STAR. WHAT DOES SHE DO DURING THE SHOW? IS SHE OUT? WE DO HAVE A PENGUIN EXHIBIT AT SIX FLAGS, AND SO YOU CAN COME SEE PONG AND 12 OF OUR OTHER AFRICAN PENGUINS ON EXHIBIT WHEN THE PARK IS OPEN. WHAT’S THE BEST THING OF BEING PONG’S HANDLER? OH, JUST BEING ABLE TO COME OUT LIKE THIS AND LET HER SEE NEW THINGS AND LET HER WALK AROUND AND MEET NEW PEOPLE. DOES SHE SIT ON YOUR LAP IN THE CAR? LIKE, HOW DO YOU GUYS CARPOOL? NO, SHE WAS NOT IN MY LAP. INTERSTATE 80 IS BLOWING MY MIND. I MEAN, DOES SHE JUST KIND OF TRAVEL AROUND AND, LIKE, LITTLE CRATE? HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE DO HAVE A LITTLE CRATE FOR HER, AND SHE JUST KIND OF LAYS DOWN AND RESTS THE WHOLE DRIVE. JUST LIKE YOUR DOG. JUST THE SAME KIND OF THING. ALL RIGHT, WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN. THANK YOU FOR THIS FIRST. WE WERE CHECKING. WE DON’T THINK WE’VE EVER HAD A PENGUIN IN STUDIO BEFORE. AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED HERE AT KCRA OVER THE YEARS. THIS, HOWEVER, I THINK IS A FIRST. SO THANKS FOR COMING ON IN. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND WINTERFEST, A REMINDER HAPPENING THROUGH JANUARY THE 4TH IN VALLEJO. WE’VE GOT THE DAZZLING LIGHTS, FESTIVE LIGHT SHOWS, SANTA’S SOME SPECIAL HOLIDAY FOODS AND DRINK ALL THE SUGAR THAT SUGAR PLUM WANTS. JACK FROST IS HAPPY IN THIS COLD WEATHER. I MEAN, WHAT ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT BEYOND THAT? THE ANSWER IS NOTHING. THAT’S WH