New Texas Giant

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New Texas Giant

Six Flags Over Texas
Location	Arlington, Texas, USA
Coordinates	32°45′23″N 97°04′23″W / 32.756359°N 97.07306°W / 32.756359; -97.07306
Status	Operating since April 22, 2011
Cost	$10,000,000
Rider height	48 inch minimum
Replaced	Texas Giant

Statistics

Manufacturer

Rocky Mountain Construction

Product

I-Box Track

Designer / calculations

Alan Schilke

Type

Steel - Hybrid

Hourly capacity

1,600

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

153 feet

Drop

147 feet

Top speed

65 mph

Length

4920 feet

Inversions

0

Drop angle

79°

Bank angle

115°

Duration

2:00

G-Force

4.2

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

Gerstlauer

Riders per train

24

New Texas Giant is a steel hybrid roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, USA.^[1] It was built by Rocky Mountain Construction and opened in 2011.

History

In March 2009, Six Flags Over Texas announced that Texas Giant, a wooden roller coaster would be closing down on November 1, 2009 for a $10 million remodel. No details were revealed at the time, only that the refurbished ride would be "faster and smoother".^[2] After its closure, it was rebuilt with I-Box Track under the name New Texas Giant. The ride then opened on April 22, 2011.^[3] It is one of two roller coasters built by Rocky Mountain Construction to not have inversions, the other being Lightning Rod at Dollywood.

On July 19, 2013, a 52-year-old woman fell to her death while riding the Texas Giant.^[4] Her family filed lawsuits against Six Flags and Gerstlauer two months after the incident. The ride closed for investigations and reopened on September 14, 2013. Six Flags and Gerstlauer blamed each other, but after the case was settled, neither companies were found guilty of charges. Redesigned lap bars, seat belts, and pads were all added to the ride's trains.^[5] The lawsuit was settled in November 2014.^[6] However, this marked the end of Six Flags' partnership with Gerstlauer.^[7]

The attraction received a single rider line for the 2022 season.^[8]

Design

Elements
153 foot tall chain lift hill with a 147 foot drop at 79° Wave turn 95° over-banked curve 115° over-banked curve Block brake Tunnel Tunnel Tunnel

Trains

3 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The trains were built by Gerstlauer.