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Six Flags Over Texas Kicks off Ambitious 65th Season

by BrandonR | March 1, 2026 | Park News | 0 Comments

Six Flags Over Texas began its 65th season with a bang Saturday. Park officials held an opening ceremony detailing some of the improvements—both complete and ongoing—and emphasizing that it would be a monumental year for the original Six Flags park. Despite the...

Six Flags Adds Regional Parks to Passes, Memberships

by BrandonR | February 2, 2026 | Park News | 0 Comments

Six Flags is expanding park access to the popular Gold tier season pass/membership by introducing the concept of regions. To explain the somewhat convoluted path of how we got here, first we must go back... Starting in 2025, season passes and memberships did not...

Tormenta Reaches Record-Breaking Milestone

by BrandonR | January 22, 2026 | Park News | 0 Comments

Tormenta Rampaging Run, Six Flags over Texas' new-for-2026 roller coaster, has reached another construction milestone. Crews just completed its first inversion, a towering 218-ft Immelmann loop, the tallest of its kind anywhere. This milestone comes a few weeks after...

Six Flags Declines SFoT Buyout: What it Means for the Park’s Future

by BrandonR | January 10, 2026 | Editorials, Park News | 0 Comments

Earlier this week, Six Flags released a statement confirming that the company will not exercise its call option to acquire full ownership of Six Flags Over Texas, passing on the opportunity to buy out the remaining shares of the park's ownership. The announcement...

Tormenta Tops Out: New Coaster Achieves Record-Breaking Height

by BrandonR | December 20, 2025 | Park News | 0 Comments

Guests attending this year's Holiday in the Park can now see the full, record-breaking 309 ft height achieved by Tormenta Rampaging Run with the ride recently being topped out. Crews installed the final track piece of the ride's peak early the morning of December 19,...

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What to Expect at Six Flags over Texas in 2026

by BrandonR | January 3, 2026 | Featured Content, Park Articles | 5 Comments

Six Flags over Texas wraps up its 2025 season on January 4, 2026, at which point the park will close throughout January and February to prepare for the 2026 season—the park's 65th anniversary. That short offseason, a departure from year-round operation, will help the...

Full Holiday in the Park 2025 Trip Report

by BrandonR | December 19, 2025 | Park Articles | 0 Comments

In 1985 Six Flags over Texas began the Holiday in the Park tradition as a festive way to celebrate Christmas and bring in guests during an otherwise slow part of the year. 40 years later, the event thrives at being a winter-time tradition for Texas families and...

What to Expect at Holiday in the Park 2025

by BrandonR | November 22, 2025 | Park Articles | 0 Comments

Six Flags Over Texas launched its Holiday in the Park tradition way back in 1985, making 2025 the event’s 40th anniversary. And while we continue witnessing unprecedented levels of investment for the original Six Flags park—in the form of Tormenta and countless other...

Tormenta Rampaging Run Construction Achieves Key Milestone

by BrandonR | October 13, 2025 | Park Articles | 0 Comments

Six Flags over Texas' New for 2026 coaster Tormenta Rampaging Run just achieved a key milestone by installing the first pieces of track. The park broke the news on social media on October 7, 2025: One of the first two pieces installed was the track piece previously on...

Fall Daytime Activities at Six Flags over Texas

by BrandonR | October 11, 2025 | Park Articles | 0 Comments

Our exclusive video guide to Six Flags over Texas’ Fall family-friendly daytime events: Oktoberfest and Tricks and Treats.