Six Flags Over Texas News
Stay up to date on everything happening at Six Flags Over Texas. For over 16 years, Guide to SFOT has been a source of independent news and info for the Arlington, TX theme park, from breaking updates and trip reports to in-depth articles and editorials.
La Vibora & El Diablo Removal Updates
2025 is underway and so is the removal of La Vibora and El Diablo. We visited the park on the first day of the New Year to see how both rides' removals were going. As was previously announced, both rides are being removed to make way for a record-breaking dive coaster...
Holiday in the Park 2024 Opening Day Trip Report
Holiday in the Park 2024 is upon us and we visited Six Flags over Texas for the holiday spectacular's opening day to see if the promise of the expanded, reimagined event was true. While this trip report will only cover this initial daytime visit, be sure to visit our...
Record-Breaking Dive Coaster Coming to Six Flags over Texas
Six Flags over Texas will be getting a record-breaking dive coaster for 2026. This was just confirmed in a rather nonchalant chain-wide press release highlighting $1 billion of investments being put into the parks over the next 2 years. As we recently reported, the...
Silver Season Pass Tier Returns
Six Flags continues to tweak admission offerings, reintroducing the Silver Pass tier that had initially disappeared following the chain's merge with Cedar Fair. The base-level tier pass features admission to SFoT only with blackout dates, which currently appear to be...
La Vibora, El Diablo Being Removed for 2026 Attraction
Multiple sources are now reporting that La Vibora and El Diablo are both being removed to make way for a new attraction set to debut at Six Flags over Texas in 2026. Though the park is currently closed for private events through November 24th, at which point it will...
Final Fright Fest Weekend
Fright Fest wraps up this weekend, concluding on November 3. Visitors should also know this is the last park operating weekend for a while, with the park being closed to the public (for private events) until November 24 when the park will reopen for Holiday in the Park.
Ample Patience Required for Fright Fest
Fright Fest 2024 attendees will need to practice extreme patience during their visit to the popular event. Visitors are reporting extreme crowds and lines, including 2-3 hour traffic jams between exiting highways and getting into the parking lot. Park entry lines have...
Chaperone Policy Announced for Fright Fest
Following the lead of several other parks in the chain, Six Flags over Texas announced a new chaperone policy new chaperone policy for Fright Fest.
A Very Hot Late-August Update: Fright Fest Construction and More
Augusts in Texas are known for their brutal heat, so we expected nothing less during our visit to Six Flags over Texas on Sunday, August 18, 2024. After all, a National Weather Service heat warning was in effect for an expected high of 104°F. We have long suggested...
Parking Prices Reduced
Positive changes under the combined Six Flags/Cedar Fair regime continue, with Six Flags over Texas unexpectedly dropping its parking prices. General parking has dropped from $45 to $30, and Preferred Parking has dropped from $55 to $45.
How the Six Flags/Cedar Fair Merger Impacts Admission Options
Ever since the announcement dropped for Six Flags and Cedar Fair theme park chains merging late last year, one of the main questions passholders have had was how it would impact season passes and memberships. Wonder no more, as this article will dive into all the...
Six Flags over Texas Unveils Fright Fest 2024 Plans
Six Flags over Texas unveiled some of their plans today for Fright Fest 2024. Last month we posted the announcement from Six Flags corporate outlining a slew of new haunted attractions with familiar IP, but it was unclear at that time what (if anything) would be...