Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1961, was named for the “Six Flags of Texas” – a display of flags representing the six countries whose flag has flown over the state.
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Welcome to Six Flags Over Texas: DFW's largest, most thrilling theme park! Six Flags Over Texas extends a Big Texas welcome to our amusement park guests from all around Dallas/Fort Worth, including our surrounding neighbors like Houston, Austin and Lubbock.
Six flags over Texas is the slogan used to describe the six sovereign countries that have had control over some or all of the current territory of the U.S. state of Texas: Spain (1519–1685; 1690–1821), France (1685–1690), Mexico (1821–1836), the Republic of Texas (1836–1845), the United States (1845–1861; 1865– ...
Six Flags Over Texas, which opened in 1961, was named for the “Six Flags of Texas” – a display of flags representing the six countries whose flag has flown over the state.
In 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre (65 ha) Great Adventure with its 350-acre (140 ha) Wild Safari animal park to form Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari park. At 510 acres (210 ha), it is the second-largest theme park in the world following Disney's Animal Kingdom.
In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added Six Flags to the park's name. With 20 roller coasters, Six Flags Magic Mountain holds the world record for most roller coasters in an amusement park.
Spanning 200 acres (81 ha), the park was originally built to become a destination musical show park with its focus on the musical culture of the state of Texas. The park was purchased by Time Warner in 1995, and branded as a Six Flags park for the 1996 season.
Come on in, the water's fine! Check out the Texas-shaped wave pool at Hurricane Harbor San Antonio, or stay cool in one of our exclusive cabanas. Bring your bathing suit and take the plunge!
Following declining revenue, rising property value, and other issues facing Six Flags, the company closed AstroWorld permanently after its final day of operations on October 30, 2005, the final night of Fright Fest.
Park Hours & ScheduleIf there are no operating hours listed for a particular date, the park is closed. Times are given local to the park. Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme park is open year-round.
In 2000, Premier Parks assumed the Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. name and continued re-branding its parks, including Geauga Lake park into Six Flags Ohio and Riverside Park to Six Flags New England.