Even if you’re a Six Flags over Texas frequenter, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve never seen Harley Quinn Spinsanity open. That’s because the ride has been an operational nightmare since its opening.
Originally planned to open in Spring 2018, Spinsanity didn’t end up opening until mid-July. Then later that year the ride closed yet again for months extending into 2019 for repairs. Since then it has been a rare sight to actually see Spinsanity running due to countless other periods of it closing.
Fast forward to 2022, where the ride’s prospects are looking even worse. Six Flags over Texas’ official site no longer lists Spinsanity as a ride, and the park map has it “greened-out”:
Harley Quinn Spinsanity Removed from the 2022 Park Map
In an apparent humanitarian move, the park has also completely barricaded off the area instead of letting guests make the treacherous journey across miles of unshaded asphalt to reach the non-operational ride.
Barricades prevent guests from approaching Harley Quinn Spinsanity
While it’s possible the park removed references to the ride as it awaits lengthy repairs, it seems just as likely the park has reached its limit with the attraction and is ready to cut its losses.
What Could Have Been
The idea of removing Spinsanity likely reminds many hardcore park fans of what could have been. After Six Flags acquired the land formerly used by a strip mall at the corner of Copeland and Six Flags Dr, rumors swirled with could go in the new highly-visible, northeast corner of the park. Expanding the boundaries of a park landlocked by other development is no minor feat.
Of course Six Flags ultimately ended up filling the new land with The Joker (1 of the 7 clones at other Six Flags parks, the closest being in San Antonio), and Spinsanity, the latter of which has been criticized for its bizarre placement. Google Maps listing the area leading up to Spinsanity as a parking lot is an appropriate trolling whether intentional or not.
Google Maps claiming the area around Spinsanity is a parking lot
We’re not saying Spinsanity is a necessarily bad ride — it’s not. But removing Spinsanity could potentially give the park another chance at better utilizing the area, beyond sticking a flat ride in the middle of a featureless, unshaded, scorching-hot plot of blacktop.
Only time will tell of Harley Quinn Spinsanity’s future at Six Flags over Texas, but we can at least confirm no tears will be shed here if it’s on its way out.
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