This Ride Spotlight will focus on Titan, the towering steel hypercoaster at Six Flags over Texas.
Six Flags over Texas introduced Titan to thrillseekers for the 2001 season — the park’s 40th anniversary. Titan has a sister ride of a near-identical layout with Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, but Titan boasts an extra helix before the mid-course brakes.
Titan’s extra helix before the mid-course brake run is what sets it apart from its counterpart at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Goliath
The tallest coaster in the park, Titan towers over the Texas section at 245 feet above the ground. Despite that, the first drop is actually 255 feet thanks to a tunnel that appears dangerously undersized when cresting the top of the lift hill.
Titan’s towering first drop
Titan is known not only for its high speed but for its intensity. The second helix near the end of the ride is known to cause some people to “gray out” from the constant G-forces. Due to its intensity, the park doesn’t allow re-rides on Titan even when there’s no line. Guests have to exit and re-queue.
But Titan doesn’t just feature positive G’s — it’s also known for its ample airtime. Sit in the back row and look behind you on the first drop for the most intense experience possible. After the first drop and turnaround, Titan’s massive airtime hill provides several seconds of pure weightlessness.
The airtime hill gives several seconds of “floater” airtime
Technical Details
With a track length of over a mile and duration of 3.5 minutes, Titan delivers an ample, intense experience.
Titan’s scaffold-like supports alone used up nearly 3 million pounds of steel. Capable of 3-train operation (with yellow, red, and orange trains), Titan can also be one of the highest-capacity rides at the park at 1600 people/hour.
An overview of Titan’s layout, along with the Texas Rangers Ballpark and the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in the background
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