Eat A Cockroach And Be The First In Line

Would you eat a live cockroach to jump to the front of the line? That's the question amusement park 'Six Flags' will be asking thrill seekers during its Halloween-themed FrightFest.

The amusement park's location in Illinois is daring customers to eat a live Madagascar hissing cockroach in exchange for unlimited line-jumping privileges.

The promotion, which has Health Department officials shaking their heads, starts Oct. 7. Anyone who chows down the entire 2- to 3-inch horned cockroach gets a pass for four people to cut to the front of ride lines through Oct. 29.

Park officials insist it's safe to eat the crunchy critters, but health officials are cautioning participants.

Cockroach eaters will have to sign waivers and still pay admission fees.

Spokesman James Taylor says he's hoping someone can beat the 2001 Guinness Book of World Records feat in which a British man downed 36 cockroaches.

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