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Park News - (4/4/12) The Arlington area around the park was struck by two tornados on Tuesday afternoon, which caused some heavy damage. The park itself has announced that they have suffered no major damage and will open this week as scheduled. Speaking of openings... scroll down to find out when Mr. Freeze will reopen.
    (3/22/12) Heavy rain has flooded sections of Six Flags over Texas, submerging parts of the park’s Runaway Mine Train coaster. You can watch video of the flood waters posted by one of the local news stations below.

    (9/22/11) Want to see a video with some really amazing shots of the New Texas Giant? Then check out the video embedded below, as shot by a mini remote control helicopter with a mounted HD camera. Slick aerial photography in nice and close to the action.

Roller Coaster ! from Heli Video Productions LLC on Vimeo.

 

2012 - Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast - (5/13/12) Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast at Six Flags over Texas is now open. Check out a POV and Reverse POV video of all the action below, thanks to our friends at Theme Park Review.

    (5/4/12) One of our readers managed to get a seat on Mr Freeze for the video shoot and enjoyed 24 rides on the Reverse B last coast. According to their report, “The ride ran fantastic and the launch is much much faster. Surprisingly very smooth as well compared to what it was. There are no new major effects apart from new graphics on the trains and the entrance back into the ride coming in forwards is totally smoked up giving the illusion of going back into the cold factory.”  Thanks for the report and the photos!
    (4/26/12) If you want to catch a peek of Mr. Freeze – Reverse Blast in action at SFOT, then keep your eye on the skyline on Wednesday, May 2nd. From what I’m told the park will be shooting a new TV ad for the ride on that day.
    (4/4/12) It’s official… Six Flags over Texas will have a grand opening celebration for Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast on May 12th at Noon, following a special concert performance by Vanilla Ice. (Confirmed on his own website as well).
    (3/22/12) Looks like it’s official… check out a leaked preview animation that announces what I’ve been telling you about. Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast. On a quick side note, a local source tells us that the Texas version of Reverse Blast is a bit behind the St. Louis one, and has not started testing just yet. Look for the SFOT version to be ready to open in May, which was also confirmed at the end of the teaser video.

    (3/20/12) Screamscape sources tell us that things are going well to make way for Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast. While it has not yet been officially announced, sources have confirmed not only seeing a train on the track backwards, but that they have begun testing the ride at night. So if you happen to be near SFOT or SFSL after dark… keep your ears open.
    (3/13/12) There has been some good traction on the Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast rumors this week. Guests to visited SFOT over the weekend for the start of that market’s Spring Break, confirmed that not only was Mr. Freeze closed, but there was a sign at the entrance of the closed ride stating that there would be an exciting announcement coming soon. On the rumor mill side of things, the good news is that when the trains are reversed, they will still keep the same lap-bar restraint system and not add over the shoulder restraints as they did on Superman: Escape from Krypton at SFMM.
    (3/9/12) Strange rumor coming from Six Flags St. Louis this week… and I’ve got to wonder if the same thing is planned for SFOT as well. If the rumors are true, Mr. Freeze will get a little change this season and possibly see the trains turned around backwards for the 2012 season. Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast? Can anyone confirm this?
    (2/27/12) According to one of our readers, Mr. Freeze at Six Flags over Texas may not be ready to open with the rest of the park at the start of the season. Look for it to be ready sometime in May.

2012 - New Shows - (2/21/12) Six Flags has confirmed two big new shows for the 2012 season: Aga-Boom, a physical comedy, and as previously rumored, iLuminate.
    (1/30/12) A short updates has been sent in regarding the park’s entertainment lineup for 2012. The Looney Tunes Dance off will be at the Lone Star Theater, and a new show called Heart of Texas will premier in the Crazy Horse Saloon. The Majestic Theater will get a show by the name of Aga-Boom, which seems to be some kind of slapstick comedy clown show.
    I’ve also been told that iLluminate may also come to the Southern Palace, similar to the show coming to Six Flags over Georgia, by the designed by the performance group that was seen on America’s Got Talent. The show is said to run from June 9th through Aug. 12th. You can see a video of one of the group’s performances below.

    (1/23/12) The official SFOT website now reports that the park will add two new shows for the 2012 season. Unfortunately they do not go into detail about either one of them.
    (1/9/12) It sounds like the Entertainment lineup at Six Flags over Texas may be in flux, as many plans are apparently not entirely set in stone. The latest word is that the Looney Tunes Dance Off show will likely go into the Lonestar Theater. Crazy Horse Saloon may add a new unknown show and Illuminate may go into the Southern Palace Theater. The Majestic Theater may become home to some kind of show involving Cirque du Soleil style clown characters, but this is not certain either apparently. More when we find out.
    (11/15/11) I’ve been sent a few rumors about changes to the entertainment lineup expected for the 2012 season. From what I’ve been told the Looney Tunes Dance Off show will move to the Lonestar Theater, and the Majestic Theater will add some kind of new show with performing dogs. The Southern Palace will retire the Chart Toppers show and replace it with a Cirque du Soleil style performance show.
    (9/2/11) Jim Reid-Anderson confirmed that some new shows were in the works for Six Flags over Texas that will include “an exciting new live production” as well as the return of many popular shows from the past.

2012 - Dive Bomber at Hurricane Harbor - (1/16/12) Six Flags has confirmed that Hurricane Harbor Texas will open Dive Bomber in 2012, a new 5-story freefall experience. I believe Dive Bomber was the name used for one pair of drop capsule slides added to Hurricane Harbor at SFGAm. If you look at this picture, I believe the Dive Bomber slides were the enclosed tube slides with the helix spiral just before the splash-down. (The other pair was Mega-Wedgie I think…)

2013/2014/2015 - DC Universe - Rumor - (2/27/12) While we shouldn’t expect to see this right away, I’ve heard that there are long term plans in the works for Six Flags over Texas to expand DC Gotham City themed area between Mr. Freeze and Batman into an entire DC Universe themed area, much like what was done at Six Flags Magic Mountain last year when they added the Green Lantern coaster. Given that the park owns the land used by the closed mini-mall behind Batman, this site has long been rumored to be used for a possible DC Universe themed expansions over the years, including once being considered as a home for another Dark Knight indoor mouse coaster project by Shapiro’s crew back in the day.
    No word on if Flashback will remain or be removed in the process as that coaster has certainly been showing it’s age as of late.