--- title: This "Coffin Challenge" Is Not for the Claustrophobic description: Six Flags in St. Louis is challenging guests to spend 30 hours in a coffin — for a cash prize and free tickets to the park. canonical: https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-09-25T17:23:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:55:04.865Z og:title: Theme Park Announces Fun-Sounding 30-Hour "Coffin Challenge" og:description: This Six Flags is looking for participants who want to get in the spooky spirit og:url: https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Theme Park Announces Fun-Sounding 30-Hour "Coffin Challenge" twitter:description: This Six Flags is looking for participants who want to get in the spooky spirit twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Theme Park Announces Fun-Sounding 30-Hour 'Coffin Challenge'  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 25, 2018 5:23 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 25, 2018 5:23 PM UTC [Six Flags](http://time.com/4907852/six-flags-only-fly-american-flags/) is fun. Is it fun enough to entice you to spend 30 consecutive hours in a coffin, for the questionable reward of two season passes, a $300 cash prize and the “slightly used” coffin itself, though? That’s the question that the Six Flags in St. Louis is posing to theme park enthusiasts this [Halloween](http://time.com/5077498/the-skull-shaped-halloween-asteroid-is-coming-back-in-2018/) season, presenting a [“30-Hour Coffin Challenge”](https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/special-events/other-events/fright-fest-30-hour-coffin-challenge) that will test the limits of anyone’s sedentary lifestyle. This is way beyond “couch potato” status. On one hand, they’re making sure to avoid the solitary confinement experience and keep things interesting by allowing participants to bring a friend during operating hours, but the overnight time must be spent alone — with potential visits from “Fright Fest Freaks” who “will be lurking about in the darkness.” They’re offering a six-minute bathroom break every hour to maintain civil conditions, too. And meals. Generous! One thing remains unclear: if the lid of the coffin will be closed or remain open. Just a small detail. Eager coffin dwellers can apply online for the challenge, which will take place Oct. 13 to Oct. 14\. While they’re providing coffins and food, you have to bring your own pillow and sleeping bag — and fit into the standard coffin size. But here’s the catch: only one person will win the $300 after completing the full 30 hours. (All who complete the time get the season passes.) If you don’t make it through the 30, then you don’t get anything at all. If that still sounds like your cup of tea, and you have just the right spot to display your winning coffin, then you can apply [at their website](https://www.sixflags.com/content/take-fright-fest-30-hour-coffin-challenge). There are pros and cons, to be sure. > [](https://twitter.com/miragonz/status/1044439235963437056) > [](https://twitter.com/mollymarie03/status/1044367638896541696) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/"},"headline":"Theme Park Announces Fun-Sounding 30-Hour 'Coffin Challenge'","datePublished":"2018-09-25T17:23:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:55:04.865Z","description":"Could you spend 30 hours in a coffin for a prize?","url":"https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","halloween"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5405971/coffin-challenge/","name":"Theme Park Announces Fun-Sounding 30-Hour 'Coffin Challenge'"}}]}] ```