The giant oil derrick observation tower is adorned by lights that make it look somewhat like a Christmas tree. Entrance Plaza Fountain Covered in Christmas The event sees 100,000’s of lights added to the park, around trees, buildings even the rides. The popular park overlay runs from November 23rd until January 5th 2020. It spread to other Six Flags parks due to its success here. Holiday in the Park started back in 1985 at the park and was the first iteration of the Christmas Event. We visited the park on Saturday 23rd the first day of the festive event Holiday in the Park. Right now on to our first visit to the park. We covered a little of the opening of Six Flags Over Texas and the history of the New Texas Giant in one of our expeditions you can check out below. One of the records that Six Flags Over Texas does hold though is that it boasts the world first RMC I-Box track hybrid coaster. This is of course something we will look at in our new expeditions focusing on the Six Flags parks.
Though Six Flags Over Texas was the first Six Flags park it is not the oldest due to Six Flags acquisition of Riverside Amusement Park in Massachusetts, which later had its name changed to Six Flags New England.
#Log flume ride at great adventure in 1963 full#
Six Flags over Texas would go on to add more themed rides and hold world records throughout the end of the 20th century but we will cover that in a full expedition another time. Both of these epic rides are still operating and still loved today.Īngus G Wynne would sell his stake in Six Flags over Texas in 1969 to Dallas based investor Jack Knoxx. El Aserradero the first ever log flume how we know it as today created by Arrow Development in 1963 and the first ever Mine Train Rollercoaster – The Runaway Mine Train in 1966. The 1960’s saw the addition of two famous rides that still operate today. Original Six Flags Over Texas logo 1960’s In that time between opening and closing for the season over 555,000 visitors had entered the park and it was deemed a success. The park opened with 46 attractions with an operating season that lasted just 45 days. On opening day in 1961 guests could visit 6 themed areas based around the flags of Texas as well as a “modern” themed area. Wynne would go on to create two other original Six Flags park in Georgia in 1967 – Six Flags Over Georgia and in 1971 Six Flags Mid-America (now Six Flags St Louis). A little history on Texas at the entrance to the park
Originally Wynne wanted to name the park “ Texas Under Six Flags” legend says though his wife or his entertainment director Charles Meeker stated that Texas isn’t under anything and the name was changed to what it is today. Planning for the park began in 1959 with construction beginning the following year. The parks creation came from Angus Gilchrist Wynne Jr who had visited Disneyland in California just after the parks opening in 1955 and thought that Texas should have its own entertainment park. The park was named after the the six flags that had governed Texas – Spain, Mexico, France, The Republic of Texas, The United States and the Confederate States of America. Located in Arlington just outside of Dallas and Fort Worth, Six Flags Over Texas opened in August 1961 after just one year of construction.
Before we get started with our trip report about Six Flags over Texas how about a little history.
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