Six Flags Over Texas
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| amusement park | |
| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | August 5, 1961 |
| Area | 212 acres (85.8 hectares) |
| Website | http://sixflags.com/overTexas/ |
Six Flags Over Texas is an amusement park located in Arlington, Texas, USA. It is the first park built by the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following only one year of construction and an initial investment of $10 million by real estate developer Angus G. Wynne, Jr. Since its opening, Six Flags Over Texas has consistently performed well in terms of attendance and revenue, despite its history of ever-changing owners and expansions. Starting in 1991, the park was managed by Time Warner Entertainment. In 1998, Time Warner sold its interests in the Six Flags parks to Premier Parks, which later changed its name to Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.
History[edit | edit source]
The park was built in under a year at a cost of $10 million. Six Flags Over Texas opened to the general public on August 1, 1961 following a week of previews for local workers and disadvantaged children.[1]
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (14)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquaman: Power Wave | Mack Rides | Water Launched |
2022 | Under construction |
| Batman The Ride | Bolliger & Mabillard | Inverted | May 26, 1999 | Operating |
| Joker | S&S Worldwide | 4th Dimension | May 20, 2017 | Operating |
| Judge Roy Scream | Don Rosser | Wooden | March 1, 1980 | Operating |
| La Víbora | Intamin | Bobsled | 1987 | Operating |
| Mini Mine Train | Arrow Dynamics | Mine Train | 1969 | Operating |
| Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast | Premier Rides | Launched | 1998 | Operating |
| New Texas Giant | Rocky Mountain Construction | Sit-Down | April 22, 2011 | Operating |
| Pandemonium | Gerstlauer | Spinning | May 17, 2008 | Operating |
| Runaway Mine Train | Arrow Dynamics | Mine Train | August 1966 | Operating |
| Runaway Mountain | Premier Rides | Indoor | 1996 | Operating |
| Shock Wave | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | April 22, 1978 | Operating |
| Titan | Giovanola | Hyper | April 27, 2001 | Operating |
| Wile E. Coyote's Grand Canyon Blaster | Chance Rides | Kiddie | March 10, 2001 | Operating |
Former[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1971 | 1978 | Relocated to Six Flags St. Louis |
| Cucaracha | Allan Herschell Company | Wild Mouse | 1961 | 1964 | Unknown |
| Flashback | Vekoma | Shuttle | 1989 | 2012 | Relocated to Six Flags St. Louis |
| Texas Giant | Dinn Corporation | Wooden | 1990 | 2009 | Scrapped |
Attractions[edit | edit source]
Operating[edit | edit source]
Closed[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Six Flags Gates Open Saturday At Ceremonies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52574780/six-flags-over-texas-open/.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Six Flags Over Texas on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Amusement parks operated by Six Flags | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | America • Darien Lake • Discovery Kingdom • Fiesta Texas • Frontier City • Great Adventure • Great America • Great Escape • La Ronde • Magic Mountain • Mexico • New England • Over Georgia • Over Texas • St. Louis | ||||||||
| Future | Zhejiang | ||||||||
| Former | AstroWorld • Belgium • Bellewaerde • Elitch Gardens • Holland • Kentucky Kingdom • New Orleans • Walibi Aquitaine • Warner Bros. Movie World Germany • Warner Bros. Park Madrid • Wild Waves and Enchanted Village • Worlds of Adventure | ||||||||
| Cancelled | Dubailand | ||||||||
