UPDATE: Six Flags has officially announced that Six Flags Over Texas will indeed be getting a Mack Power Splash in 2020. Although it is a solid addition, they are advertising it as the parks newest coaster (which it really only is via technicality; it more so resembles a glorified log flume with a launch). This greatly concerns me as they may use this as an excuse to not give the park anything significant for the next 5-10 years. If this happens, it could result in the park falling into even deeper despair. I sincerely hope this is not the case...

@zacharygambler9306

Жыл бұрын

Update six flags ceo ruins everything even quicker

If they were smart they would invest in parking garages or purchase nearby vacant buildings and utilize the old parking lot for new rides that goes for both Sixflags over Texas and Hurricane Harbor. They also need to create a master plan for both parks

@davidmichael5573

5 жыл бұрын

Jag2112707 I went Hurricane Harbor one time and will never go back. It absolutely sucked in my opinion. If I want to go a water park I’m headed to Schlitterbahn in New Braunfels. Hurricane Harbor I spent maybe 2 hrs there before I was so bored I left.

@Jag2112707

5 жыл бұрын

@@davidmichael5573 You right after 2hrs it does get boring hahaha. I just go cause I have a food pass I eat my lunch and dinner then I leave .

@felipearaiza2903

4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I've been thinking. Lole they have a huge parking lot. Why not invest in a nice big maybe tall parking structure. Its hot as he'll in Texas. I remember as a kid being so exhausted from being in the park all day and then you have to walk allllll the way back to your car. I'm pretty sure they could make a parking structure and uses the rest of the parking lot to add on to the park and make more cooler roller coasters. I'm low key jealous of Magic Mountain. They have so many cool ground breaking rides and they're not even an original six flags lol. I always thought our park should be getting all the cool biggest bestest roller costers especially now that Arlington is like an entertainment capital of our state haha.

This is my home park and I have to agree. It’s so sad what has happened to this park.

@cornertwister1845

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Cunningham we have same profile pic!

@malaysiafriday05

4 жыл бұрын

Same this is so sad six flags over Texas needs a new big rollercoaster better then the titan and Texas gaint

Shockwave is still a super intense coaster after all these years. Yes sfot has lost it's feel , each section used to make sense that's what made it unique.

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

It really is such a shame

@darthvader5532

2 жыл бұрын

A big part of the park's stupid themeing degradation was the forced political removal of the "confederate" area. When they decided to erase history and eliminate the confederacy, they left an out of place area in the middle of the park. Then the DC universe dominates the east quarter, which doesn't fit in with the over all theme of the park. But hey, at least it's not as weird as the theming in Fiesta Texas.

So sick of the DC influence in all the SF parks. So boring and overused.

@ihvojd

5 жыл бұрын

jimthar17 Personally I wish there was more of it

@jimthar17

4 жыл бұрын

@@ihvojd I honestly wish there were less. How many rides can you have named after batman, or Superman, or Cyborg.....etc.

@malaysiafriday05

4 жыл бұрын

jimthar17 can they at least do marvel not dc

@Coolsomeone234

4 жыл бұрын

Not enough with the name of plastic man

@seanlewis1148

4 жыл бұрын

Malaysia Friday Marvel is owned by Disney

I worked at the park when I was 15 and 16....this was back in early-mid 90's There was more of a looney toons vibe back then....which was cool. There were also a lot of big name concerts at the Texas amphitheater right there in the park. The flashback was my favorite coaster back then. Haven't been since new Texas giant opened.

Six flags over Texas was the first six flags they need to give it more attention

1. Expand the park north, across the highway, between I30 and Lamar - Buy out the businesses between Lamar and I30 - Build a monorail over the interstate (or chunnel under it) - This is far-fetched... but when you're land locked, you gotta think outside the box (not slap another label on it) 2. Build parking garages - stack the cars and develop into existing parking...much space currently wasted for parking. 3. (Probably will get shot for this one) Drain the lake and expand the park up to the Judge. Or build rides over the lake. 4. Restore the park. Call the rides whatever you like, but restore the park to how it looked back in the 70s and 80s. 5. Raise ticket prices (a little) and limit the daily occupancy. Crap rides are one thing... waiting hours for crap rides... no thanks. 6. Touch the Runaway Mine Train AND WE RIOT! 7. Good video. Good historical look. Thank you. The park was my stomping grounds from bicentennial up through the 80s.

@jake9500

5 жыл бұрын

Frodrick Fronkensteen I completely agree fully

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I wish Six Flags would invest this kind of money into the park. It would greatly revitalize the park and the stigma surrounding it.

@amberburke6555

5 жыл бұрын

Arlington won’t let Six Flags touch the lake

@frodrickfronkensteen9241

5 жыл бұрын

@@amberburke6555 Doesn't surprise me.

@frodrickfronkensteen9241

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the misfire below. Didn't mean to replicate my post. At any rate, glad to see others passionate about the park. It is a part of my childhood and formative years that I dearly wish to be preserved. As much as I bitch, it is reassuring to see many parts of the park remain as they were back in the day. Better times those were. Simpler times.

Very well done. I grew up going to Six Flags every summer during the 60's and 70's. It was so much fun.....I guess I ill just save my memories......this new place has no appeal to me.

GREAT VIDEO!!! You were SPOT on With Your Facts And Laid Out Some VERY Valid Points.. I have Been Feeling this way for some time now and It feels good To Finally Feel Validated In a Way... Over Texas Deserves To Be Top Tier With In Six Flags If for Nothing Else Than The Simple Fact That It’s The Original.. & Like you Stated Over Texas Can Pull In The Attendance Numbers.. Plus The DFW area Is One Of The Fastest And Steadiest Growing Areas In this Whole Country.. again Great Video... Thanks..

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

Interesting! first saw Six Flags over Texas as it originally was. The history of the state as shown in the park was fascinating back then. If you “oof” at 1861-1865, remember that the park opened just as the US was commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, and that was a big deal then, all around the US. I remember Skull Island, Casa Magnetica, the dancing tamales, Spelunkers, the noisy old cars - and not a roller coaster in sight!

Thanks for saying what I have been felt for this park. I really hope this park improves overall.

This place is still a blast to visit.

Anyone that been to SFOT can see that don't care look at the broken down rides the Riddler, HARLEY QUINN, log ride 1, Gross smelly green water by the log ride

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

It’s a real shame honestly

@litbopeep5726

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't even know about ANY of this history, and I'VE LIVED NEAR THIS PARK MY ENTIRE LIFE (from Ft.Worth, literally 20mins away from this park lol)

My homepark here! Our ride selection is still pretty solid. But yeah, it's lost a lot of the charm over the years. I wish it had the quality theming and charm from Disney, Universal, and some of the European parks. I hate the DC theming. It needs to go.

I've got another one of my own attraction ideas. This would be a great movie ride-eque ride called"The Magic of Musicals" and would be a trackless dark ride that would take riders through 4 of broadway's most famous musicals: West Side Story, Phantom of The Opera, Hamilton and Les Miserables. The facade would look like the old abandoned Majestic Theatre, which was once a grand and elaborate theatre that was the best place to be in town back in the day, but is now alone and decrepit. The inside reflects this, with the lobby having cobwebs everywhere and brochures for shows that have long since left town. Here you would also see some details foreshadowing the ride ahead, with a portrait of Alexander Hamilton and a french beret on a hat stand. You then go through the staff doors of the theatre lobby and go to the backstage entrance. Here, an animatronic of an usher appears and tells you: "Y'know, this place used to be magical. Families would sit down in the seats and enjoy the magic of musicals. Let's see if we can bring that magic back to life." He then blow on his hand and a projection of some magic dust flies around the room and goes through the backstage door. The guests then go backstage to the station that's made to look like backstage with a red curtain at the back and props of various shows lying around. The guests then board the vehicles, made to look like theatre booths, and set of on an adventure. After going through a tunnel of lights, they find themselves in the streets of New York where they hear some snapping. As they pass down an alleyway, the snapping gets louder and louder until they eventually go around a corner and see animatronics of the jets dancing as the theme to the opening of West Side Story plays. After this scene, the guests pass down another alleyway and end up in another tunnel of lights as they transition to the next scene. After that light tunnel, the guest find themselves in the sewers of Paris as an animatronic of Christine sing the title song from phantom of the opera. They then go further into the sewer when they see the iconic moment when Phantom and Christine are on the boat, singing the chorus. the guests then go into another light tunnel to the next scene. The guests suddenly find themselves in the battlefields of the American revolution, with an animatronic of Alexander Hamilton singing the first verse of I'm not throwing away my shot while surrounded by British soldiers. Suddenly, he joined by the his fellow rebels as they sing the chorus and the British soldiers fall one by one every time they sing the word shot. Once the song ends, the guest go into another light tunnel for the last scene of the ride. This scene would be the biggest with the most animatronics and would be an epic finale to the ride. The guests would find themselves in the streets of 19th century Paris when they see Jean Valjean singing the opening to one day more. as the song builds up, the different animatronics of the different characters all light up to sing their part. As the music builds up, all the animatronics light up one by one until everyone is singing together on the barricades with one person waving the revolutionary flag. After the epic conclusion is finished, the guests go through the final light tunnel and find themselves in front of the stage of the theatre. They see the usher once again as he says "Well, we certainly had some fun tonight, didn't we? Join us sometime again as we travel through the magic of musicals once more." He then takes a final bow and fades into dust. The guest then exit their booths into the "Usnavi's Food and Merchandise Bodega" gift shop, themed to the musical In The Heights. Here they can buy merchandise from many different musicals. This idea was a blast to make as I am a huge fan of musicals, especially Les Miserables and Hamilton. I don't know if you know any of these musicals, but if you don't, definitely check them out as West Side Story has a relevant tale of racism in a difficult time, Phantom of The Opera is a timeless tragic love story, Hamilton just kicks ass and Les Miserables is an epic and enduring tale about a man on a quest to redeem himself. I hope you enjoy it.

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Dude, I was sold as soon as you said it was going to be a Great Movie Ride type attraction, but with musicals. I am a sucker for musicals and the four you picked to be in the ride are some of my favorites. One that I think has been culturally significant enough to appear in this kind of ride would be Wicked, so if you were to add a fifth that would be my vote. All of the scenes you laid out for each musical not only are extremely loyal to the source material, but are also iconic enough moments that people who haven't seen the musical can still enjoy them. And this may just be greedy of me, but I'd like to see another scene from the Phantom of the Opera just cause I love it so dang much! Anyways, great idea and definitely one I would ride over and over again!

@scrambled5948

5 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas I haven't seen wicked so I don't have an idea for an additional scene. I was thinking about doing a scene from Cats with a scene based on the Mr Mistoffelees song, but I also haven't seen Cats and I'm pretty sure not a lot of people are fans of it after that CGI monstrosity that was the movie trailer. Also, I couldn't decide if the animatronics would be actual cats or actors dressed like cats so I just ended up scrapping that scene.

@brentmichaelyoung6075

5 жыл бұрын

... ... ...Excellet Creativity ; you should Absolutely Be One of the Creators of My New Super Amusement Park southeast of Dallas!!!!!!!(7 llove Brother brent! 💘

I worked at six flags over Texas last year, and it was a disaster. I was a ride operator, so I knew about all the errors on the rides. First though the park always smells & it’s not the best when asking if it’s clean or not. Also most of the workers don’t give a rats ass what’s happening. They don’t care about if they see guests walking while smoking, they don’t care if anyone needs help. The park itself is really sad, most of the time the new rides would be shut down due to “difficulties”. It would be so much better if everything was just properly checked

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it seems like a lot of Six Flags parks struggle with building a good company culture for their in-park employees. Maybe they should take some notes from Disney and Universal where people will happily work a job that doesn't even pay enough to cover their expenses, just because they want to work there so badly.

@texaswestern70mac

5 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas hell even cedar fair its more or less competitor keeps its parks clean and much better maintained than six flags. i recently went to worlds of fun in kansas city and its a small regional park, who has much more character and is better well kept in appearance, in spite of lack of new rides.

I actually have a attraction idea for Six Flags to put in the France section of the park! It would be called "Le Boats". Le Boats would be a family dark ride themed to you being on a French Rivera Boat, touring famous sights in France! You enter the lobby (which the entrance building being themed to a French Rivera house) which will show (in the queue) facts about historical sites in France! There will be a animatronic of a Frenchman, telling you ride instructions in a French accent. One you reach the station, you enter your boat, and enter the dark ride portion of the ride. The first scene you enter is a French town, famous for its art museum. As you enter the museum, an animatronic mime saying in sign: "Look de art is le wonderful!" The next scene, and believe it or not the finale, is Paris. As you see the wonders of the city, you finally go under the Eifel Tower. You exit into the gift shop, (themed to a French bakery) which sells many French goods and Le Boats merchandise. I hope you liked my idea! Au revoir!

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

At first when I saw you were suggesting a themed boat ride for Six Flags, I thought you were crazy. But then I read the details of your idea. With the ride being so short I could actually see it being something Six Flags would do. Wouldn’t cost a lot of money, wouldn’t take up a lot of space, and would be a great, unique attraction! Not only am I a fan of this idea, but I think there’s a chance could realistically be made.

@angiectoan4543

5 жыл бұрын

There actually was something similar known as "La Salle's River Ride".

The Big Bend was cool! I rode it many times. I first visited in 1963. Went there every summer growing up.

When I was a kid, it had such a home town old school them park vibe. The wooden coasters, looney toons, Sam Houston train,turkey legs.... it WAS Texas. I would have chosen it over Disney world any day Then in the mid 2000s, it fell apart. Couldn’t pay me to go back these days. Janky low budget coasters, food is nearly three times the price of Disney world food, and you’re treated like a number instead of a guest. Shortly after the Batman and mr freeze addition, you could tell the park was going down hill. I do miss the Texas giant, judge Roy, and the shock wave

As a native Texan I love what six flags is doing by adding a bunch of new rides my only issue is the choice of rides they are adding like Diablo not gonna ride it not worth the time and Harley Quinn dumb idea not gonna ride it and it's always broke Catwoman is fine but it's always broke as well and they have plenty of room that is just not utilized properly like get rid of the outdoor theatre that is never used and put a new coaster there they can do plenty more they just get a little lazy on new ride choices and where to put them also take out runaway mountain and put a new coaster there I'm so sick of that ride because it's line is always super crowded

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I agree, right now their strategy is quantity over quality and its such a shame.

Just saying, it was so slow today at SFOT they closed the park early, saying it was "Due to inclement weather". (It wasn't) There were maybe a dozen non employee cars parked in the parking lot. SFOT is in serious trouble right now.

I used to work at SFOT and can say for sure that they have removed some beloved rides to place a flat boring one. For example, the power splash ride actually replaced splashdown, which was used a lot by guests to cool off during our insane 100+ degree summers. They recently added a ride called El Diablo which is literally just a loop... One loop... that you loop around multiple times. The log flume ride hasn't been fully operational in a very long time. It used to have two loading stations and tracks. Now they only use one and the other sits there abandoned, full of leaves. I know they have space they could utilize, like the old amphitheatre which they now only use during fright fest as a giant haunted house walkthrough. I don't think a DC section of the park is a bad thing if those themes were kept in the gotham area of the park... But now, to profit from the resurgence of DC movies, they are slapping DC character names anywhere they can all over the place. Not to mention, MOST of the time, rides are closed due to various reasons. I can't tell you how many times I've had a guest come up to me to ask why the titan or texas giant was closed... Ma'am I do not know... They don't tell me anything.

Great video, pretty much reflects my thoughts on the directions of this park in my latest video

You should do the rise and fall of Six Flags New England after all these ride removals and such.

You should do SF Over Georgia

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion!

@seanlewis1148

4 жыл бұрын

Attraction Ideas do Magic Mountain!!

sfot is my home park, my dad grew up there and i grew up there. the shock wave is still going, but it’s lost it’s charm. two things- the new texas giant was implemented after a woman fell out of the cart after a worker neglected the woman’s complaints and let the ride carry on ride and dismissed her even though the woman had complained she was not secure in her seat. now, pretty much every new ride after the new giant has a little seat you can try and sit in before entering the queue. two- to address shock wave losing its charm, they’ve tried making it a 3D ride but that was very very short lived. i was too young to try the headsets but it was essentially just vr while you rode. it’s still pretty sad now.

Yeah I’m feeling something big for 2020 SFOT is my home park and they need to be tier 1 six flags!! They are the OG Park!!! Why would they put it last?

@tismejaytee

4 жыл бұрын

Because we suck

Frontier city in oklahoma is the same way. Tons of flat rides that spin or travel in circles. The best coaster we have breaks down all the time. For them to add a new ride they need to remove something else and there is limited room for each ride. We have 5 coasters one is a kiddie ride 3 of them have been there since 93 and longer. They took the wild mouse aka nightmare out because of brake issues and made the building the haunted house. The gunslinger ride worked the first 2 years and has been broke this whole yr. Six flags bought it and im hoping they can make it better lol

@AttractionIdeas

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’m actually looking into making a video on their history and current situation some time in the future. The park definitely has a rich history.

@jeffbryner5355

4 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas it does but danm it sucks lol been going there 30 years lol it needs a face lift but the park size is limited

Honestly I wish over Texas was cedar point or magic mountain

@tismejaytee

4 жыл бұрын

Same 😭

Shockwave what's the first roller coaster I've ever

@makaylamay1245

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@makaylamay1245

5 жыл бұрын

So fun

I still don't understand how they could get rid of the bat mobile

@alexisgarcia7689

4 жыл бұрын

Anastasia Travis it’s at the back of the Batman ride 🤦🏽‍♂️ lol I woke there

I must say this was a great video. as this park used to be my 2nd home park. almost everything was spot on in this video.. the park has soo much potential to be good again. but your right. they land locked. so they cant add good coasters with out A taking out other coasters. or B like you said sit down and design one. that fits into the park. or option c. which I have wanted them to do for years. take out the overflow lot buy titan and use that for land .. but that will never happen . it also sucks that a the river / revine runs threw the park. so that's not good for development for them.... if they took the time. and put in like two original coasters. this park could be top of the SF parks again..

okay, i'm gonna say it - and i'm only gonna say it once. grumpy thoosies blame dc theming far too often when 1) it brings more traffic to the park, which means more money, and more improvements and 2) it's actual theming, unlike some non-dc attractions, which brings up the value of a ride period. why does no one care about more monster, racecar, or cowboy theming? smh.

For more roller coasters they could just make it like Disney world cause they have enough space it's just spread apart across high ways

Six flags Over Texas could use a floorless coaster, an LSM conversion on Mr. freeze, retrofitting loose fitting vest restraints on batman the ride for maximum airtime and comfort, and getting the trim brakes a nerf on titan.

To a family with small toddlers i literally just bought my season pass for us for the rest of 2019 and all of 2020 plus free parking and hurricane harbor, i can not be more happy! It was $200 for a year and half of fun! And yes the coasters are the ones from when i was a child but to take my kids now on a real snow hill or watch halloween shows or just ride around the whole park on the train all day is awesome! We like the kiddie rides big rides and everything in between!

Can you do a video on Frontier City? The history of that park is also extremely rich.

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I honestly do not know much about that park at all, so doing some research and making a video on it could be a fun challenge! Thanks for the suggestion!

@Jacobpoe18

5 жыл бұрын

Attraction Ideas Yeah! No problem.

@KicknKvnMotto

5 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas you could have fun with it and a long video it's another inspiration for Mr. Wynn for SFOT and at one time was Premier parks and the Six Flags corporate office and at that time with their corporate office right next door didn't care about the park. It has it's dark history that people here groaned badly when Six Flags took back over management of the park. Frontier City in it's beginning is a pioneer park for the modern day theme park. It was a themepark before SDC, and Six Flags Over Texas. It was one of the first theme parks outside of Disneyland. You can say it was one of the firsts. Knott's is the other first theme park outside of Disneyland. Frontier City has a very interesting history behind it's gate. From being one of the biggest attractions on Route 66. It was at one time a destination park like Disneyland. Do you research on the park it is a interesting back story.

@Crystalpoodleblack

3 жыл бұрын

I live near frontier city and can ask any questions you may have just email me at crystalpoodle@gmail.com

@Crystalpoodleblack

3 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas I live near frontier city so if you have any questions about that park feel free to email me @crystalpoodle@gmail.com

I hate the Tony Hawk ride. It took over a classic ride called the Cliff Hanger. So sad to watch them tear down my childhood. I miss how it used to be in the 90s ☹️

It is a travesty what has been done to this park over the last 20 years. SFOT should be the premier Six Flags park having been the first, but this park needs major help.

PREMIER Park closed AstroWorld in 2005...

Great video! I worked there from about the mid-late 1990’s til about 2005 so I saw it go downhill after Premier took it over. They are not even close to worthy to call themselves Six Flags in any way with what they have done to the park.

I live five minutes from Six Flags, and I literally haven't gone there this century.

Also make a video of fiesta texas sry i keep on spelling it wrong

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

All good, thanks for the suggestion!

Rant? More like honesty. Surprised you didn’t mention the bankruptcy.

Reminds me of a company man video

I'm sad because it's true. RIP my homepark.....

Talk about six Flags Fiesta Texas

The park is Under New Management. Things are getting better.

You should do SFNE

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I’ll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!

Nice video.... could have used more photos of the original park in my opinion. Angus G. Wynne didnt go to the Greast Southwest Corp. for funding. He WAS The Great Southwest Corp as CEO. The development he was trying to fund was The Great Southwest Industrial District on the opposite side of the freeway from SFOT. The first momey maker he built was The Great Southwest Lanes. A bowling center that was located about where Harley Quinn sits today. He also developed The Great Southwest Golf Club and The Inn of the Six Flags. Of course he was rich enough to go to Disneyland. Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff went to California to try to nudge Walt Disney into building a second Disnyland in Arlington, but he turned the offer down. It was Vandergriff who then told Angus about Disneland and urged him to check it out to see if Angus thought a park like that would work in Arlington. As far as the Big Bend is concerned, you completely left out one major factor in its removal in 1979. Yes, one person stood up and fell into some bushes.... But riding the ride just to prove you did and not die is hogwash. The ride was popular. EXTREMELY popular. From day one the lines for The Big Bend were very long. The Big Bend started with three cars per train, with a maximum of 6 riders per car for a total of 18 per train. That worked fine until the maintenance issues reared their ugly heads. The electric motors in the cars that pulled the trains up the spiral lift-hills were giving out, plus the wear and tear on the track caused by the added weight of the motors caused SFOT to cut the number of cars from three to two. Now the maximum riders was reduced to 12. This made the throughput worse. Back in the 70's, the average daily attendance was around 15K - 20K. With that many people in the park and most of them wanting to ride The Big Bend, the lines got longer and longer....upwards to 3 hours. Through the queue house, out into the streets, across the bridge and almost to the front gate (not hearsay..... I lived it). The line grew on some days to 3-hours in wait time. So to ride it twice, you would literally spend half of your day in line for the coaster. Not exactly getting you money's worth of park time. That was the main reason for its removal. Over popularity.

I agree with your view. I grew up loving this park based on Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 and rcdb. I thought of it as the best of the 3 Texas six flags parks (when there were 3). Astroworld was my home park, and I visited Fiesta Texas way before visiting here. I still think it has a better coaster collection than SFFT, but the area of the park just past Gotham feels super lame. And sometimes 2 of those flat rides aren’t even operating. It feels cheap, like a carnival. Also Tony Hawk had the Boom Boom Huck Jam in the early 2000s 🤷🏻‍♂️ there’s the “boom” town reference

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I feel like that carnival feel is invading a lot of the Six Flags parks. With super loops and other cheap flat rides being added every year, it really makes you question whether or not it is worth it to pay to go to these parks while they're getting additions like this.

@Hennisphere

5 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas It's a unique business model for sure, but I'm very pleased with the memberships they offer. This year I've gone to Fiesta Texas, Over Texas, and St Louis almost for free with preferred parking and flash passes every visit thanks to my diamond elite pass. The best annual pass in the industry.

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I’ll agree with you there. For the standard season pass you only need to go 2 or 3 times to make it worth it financially and the fact it’s good for all Six Flags parks is pretty great.

How come both flumes on the log rides aren't operational??????????

It’s a interesting point of view that I agree with, but I do see that they do have land available next to the Judge Roy Scream. Technically, they could allowing new construction above or around the pond for a new restaurant, a couple of rides, and games. However; I do think they need to make some new renovations or remove the rides; such as, Log Flume and the Judge Roy Scream. I don’t like the idea how they a cramming new rides in a small space; such as, El Diablo. Hopefully, they will be improving the new park soon.

I loved visiting this park the only bad time I had when I was a kid when Bugs Bunny's Spirit of St. Louie caught on fire over all I had fun

I’m trying to figure out why all this means that park is failing. While everything you say is true to a point, the park is still going strong. I’ve been going every year for 24 years. It’s still just as great today. The only thing that has gone down hill I say is the fact that season passes are so affordable, parents use the park as a day care during the summer and it’s packed full of kids. Mostly annoying teenagers. But other than that, I still really enjoy the park. And by how crowded it always is, I’d say I’m not the only one who thinks so. My fiancé and I will always have season passes. And we’re super excited that they will now be open year round. Now we can go on weekends during the school year when it won’t be as crowded or hot. Just because something changes over time doesn’t mean it’s falling. I mean that was almost 60 years ago it opened. This a different time period. Of course it’s going to change. I don’t think the park would be doing as good if it was the same as it was when it opened. I mean really. Who’s going to enjoy an area of the park that’s not nothing but oil themed stuff and no rides? That’s right. No one.

@Coolsomeone234

4 жыл бұрын

The park isn't failing, its the way the park is getting treated. The SF original park in a great population area 5min from SF HQ.

This is my home park and this is sad but true also what is this gmod clip about the general Sam Houston

As sad as it is it’s true it hurts seeing this park being ruined I love this park a lot I’ve grown up with it and for sure could use a lot of improvements

And now in 2021 we have the rise again 😀

6 flags corp. & Six Flags Over Texas (are NOT one in the same) Six Flags over Texas is independently owned, so is Six Flags Atlanta. There were lawsuits over the 6 flags name + Atlanta had to sue 6flags corp. over NOT adding new ride during 1996 Olympics. Yes! Texas was a unique park back in the day. It needs lots of TLC to make it "somewhat" more true to its roots. They did however rename Confederacy (Old South) way ahead of all of the controversy over the subject matter of late. There really never was much in the section other than a restaurant, live show & Spee Lunkers Cave (which was a fan fav.) The messed that up with a WB property. I also applaud the fact that they still run the steam locomotives. I agree PG added & PLot used 4 expansion.

8:26 hey attraction ideas without flat rides six flags over Texas will fell incomplete

At least the park has a better coaster line up than Six Flags America and La Ronde.

I miss the old days of six flags. Would not go there now.

Can you do a video of Wonderland Park in Amarillo, Texas? Thanks

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

An interesting suggestion, I’ll look into it. Thanks!

I’ve never been to six flags over texas but my boyfriend is from Arlington texas (born and raised) and he thinks over texas is boring. He thinks six flags fiesta texas is way better because they have more variety, beauty, and there’s a free water park (which is already part of the park).

This is a really good dive into the downfall of six flags over Texas, but having it be the closest amusement park to me since childhood has shown some major unfavorable things about the park that contribute to its downfall to this day. For starters, the park lacks any upkeep. Whenever I visit, rides are constantly down (I don't think I've ever seen the side of El Aserado with the actual saw open), areas of the park smell like gasoline or sewage, they never use their massive arenas for anything besides fright fest, and if they don't want to upkeep a ride, they shut it down. One of the two dark rides, Yosemite Sam's Gold River Adventure, was shut down after flooding because six flags didn't want to pay for repairs and maintain the classic attraction. I've seen spider webs, cobwebs, and spider eggs on nearly every single attraction. The sight lines are also abhorrent, as you can see backstage areas, unthemed areas, and the highway construction from nearly every area of the park. The exit to Runaway Mountain is through a door to a side of the building that is completely unthemed. The waterfall on the facade of that ride is never even working. The only reason I still go is for the coasters, as it is the ugliest and least kempt six flags park I have visited. P.S. They lie in the queue spiel for Runaway Mine Train, declaring it the world's first tubular steel coaster, despite opening nearly a year after the Matterhorn at Disneyland.

Honestly I've been waiting for someone to say something like this for a while

Wild that Disney has reinstituted pay per ride

They actually got rid of the six flags at the front of the park bc too many people got offended 😡

@nobodycares9681

5 жыл бұрын

I mean the confederate flag isn’t the best

@nobodycares9681

5 жыл бұрын

But still they should not have had to get rid of it

5 жыл бұрын

agree with both of you, theme parks are too SJW, first this now Rebel Yell

@scrambled5948

5 жыл бұрын

@ Let's not get political here. No one likes it when people argue.

5 жыл бұрын

@@scrambled5948 agree

This is my home park and yeah it’s sad that Six Flags doesn’t seem to care much about improving the quality of the park. Attendance has drastically dropped, there aren’t any “new and unique” attractions not since NTG. The Power Splash looks fun but yeah it’ll be an excuse for them to not try to build anything else as far as a big coaster goes for at least 5 plus years. We’ll probably get some random flat ride that’ll just be a clone of other rides at other parks. If Six Flags really wants to make more money and not go bankrupt they need to diversify their parks and make each of them distinct and unique from each other so it gives enthusiasts a reason to come. I get the GP probably doesn’t care but most people just don’t seem to be as interested in amusement parks as they used to be.

Great video! All truth! I’d love to see something on SFGAm 🤓

I have to agree with this video. When I first became an enthusiast I loved this park but now I feel like it’s gotten so mediocre and boring. At least we’re getting another coaster this year... this video made my home park suck tbh

Wow, here I thought Six Flags Magic Mountain was bad, yes we get decent ride but they are always breaking down. West Coast racers is the newest one and took forever to open it should run smoothly right? wrong it’s always getting stuck and there’s only one engineer that knows how to fix it. So if it’s his day off and breaks down the ride is close for the rest of the day that’s pretty sad in a busying weekend..

@AttractionIdeas

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the West Coast Racers situation has been pretty disastrous

@esarts6744

4 жыл бұрын

Attraction Ideas sometimes I wish the six flags company would slow down on building coasters to break records each year and focus on the improving each park by listening to their team members for ideas and tip because their are not just workers their are guest too in their days off and want to have fun too

@AttractionIdeas

4 жыл бұрын

Who knows, with the coronavirus situation going on right now Six Flags is definitely going to have to re-evaluate their business model and hopefully in-park team members will be included in that process

Sfot is still a amazing park but with all the new six flags parks it’s almost like a baby park now

@tismejaytee

4 жыл бұрын

Nah it’s trash

@declanc3412

4 жыл бұрын

Over Texas would be a amazing park with rich history and even better rides if it wasn’t Owens by six flags

That’s my great grandfather Agnes win

You should do Six Flags St Louis

Shortwave is fun af

Actually six flags is i think loony toons or u might be right maybe its only for dix flags fiesta texas

Ok i ment six* sry

Lol I didn’t know it was possible for a history of a theme park to have so much bias. You act like the Gotham section is inherently bad because it didn’t fall in line with the original vision of the park? What, would you rather it keep the section based on the Confederacy?

If i was C.E.O i would make sixflags alot more enjoyable and add brand new rides and expand more and of course change the pricing and add better food to the meal plans

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

You got my vote!

@GameToyLegoMan

5 жыл бұрын

And lose money and then all the parks would close.

@JJKid-yw7vk

5 жыл бұрын

@@GameToyLegoMan how would you lose money explain

@michaezell4607

5 жыл бұрын

The problem is that,much like cedar fair they've overgrown the chain by buying up park after park after park which leaves them less cash on hand with which to finance the much needed capital expenditure budget necessary for a chain of it's size.

@JJKid-yw7vk

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaezell4607 to fix that issue sell one of the parks that doesn't make enough revenue and is least popular why maintain a park that is not grossing as much as the other parks . ..use the money to add brand new live shows and brand new rides that no other theme park has . also add new themes to Six Flags ..you have to spend money to make money ..remember if you give the people something to look forward to every visit you can expect a great turn out Hurricane Harbor needs new rides as well put a log flume ride at Hurricane Harbor ..

... ... ...when each flag owned their plot of land, it was better than disney world; disney, who often came to Six Flags Over Texas, for "ideas and conceptial renderings" for his florida park ; this was disney world, but better, with character ; premier parks destroyed it! ; "the character of each nation and flag" ; honestly it should be torn down, very sadly i say this!!!!!!!(7 but ; premier parks, is "magic mountain", not disney world, the child of this park ; except for the monorail over the girrafs, its a small world after all, and the haunted house rides and "land and fantacy scapes", as a child, the CHARACTER of Six Flags Over Texas, was EVEN better than disney world ; i honestly would compare it with the Great State Fair Of Texas! ; very different, but the SAME in CHARACTER ; they both had HEART!!!!!!!(7: 5 star venues!!! ; this "debackle" is like jerry jones blowing up texas stadium ; and changing the INTEGRITY of the dallas cowboys, into a "Tale of Two Cities" team... premier has done a "Tale of Two Cities", Charles Dickens, like jerry jones did too the dallas cowboys, too Six Flags Over Texas! "Land Locked or Not", your park is now "drawfted" by "jerry world", ... ... ...which adds too the DEMOLISHING!!! of Americas Original Amusement Fantacy Epic Park!!!!!!!!!!(10 ; this Once GREATER Than disney world Park... ... ...has "BEEN~FRANCHISED!!!", you premier destroyed the 1970's GLORY ; what better judge than a Ten Year Old in 1974(!!! when i went too disney world, without epcot and bushe gardens ; a child KNOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!(12; i rode all of Six Flags Magic Mountains Coasters ; but their is absolutely NO CHARACTER!!!!!!!!!!(10, you "Forget Magic Mountain" and "Remenise", about Six Flags Over Texas ; the Pirates Island ; the African River Boat, The Spindle Top and Cave, The GONDOLAS, so simple so GOOD ; The Six Nations and Thier Flags Flying High With Pride and CHARACTER ; each was a Park too "itself" with Food and Fair and so mutch Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!(12; making The "WHOLE", The North American PREMIER Park!!!... ... ... Could you "premier amusement, entertainment, group" atleast build underground parking!!!!!!!(7 and use the land for a SUPER COASTER PARK!!!!!(5 ; with a Kings Dominion "intimidator 305", a Ceadar Point "Steel Vengence", a "El Toro", a Japanese "Steel Dragon", a Carrowinds Excellorator 325" a COASTER COLLECTION you could see in "Astroworlds Grave" ; a PREMIER 1001 Foot 10,000 Foot Length, 200 mile an hour Six Flags Over Texas Giga Coaster!!!!!!!!!!!!(12 ... ... ...all this over water falls and fountains and islands and pick nic tables ; OR CREATE SIX FLAGS ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF A SUPER FAMILY PARK WITH THE GREAT """"character"""IT! HAD! 💘 ; "negotiate" with that tyrant pirate jerry jones, and create a Giga Coaster that loops around "jerry world" , the "death star"... ... ...what you should do is build!!!!!!!!(8 a SUPER AMUSEMENT PARK OFF THE ORIGINAL SCHEMATICS southeast of sunnyvaleDallas!!! With a New International Airport ; CALLED: "THE LONE STAR OF TEXAS" A SUPER PARK OF THE WORLDS NATIONS and COUNTRIES ; TEXAS STYLE ; With A "UNIVERSAL AIRPORT INTO SPACE and BEYOUND", rockets 🚀 included ; so "fantacy rides" become "reality rides" too Mars and Jupiters Moons... ... ...and throw in a dozen or so 100story David Fisher 360° Revlvin Towers That Each Floor Rotates In The Wind ; "dancing in the wind" ; NOT "gone with the wind"; Six Flags Over Texas... ... ...THE CHARACTER PARK, that was franchised like mac donalds!!! for not even a "magic mountain" giga coaster, Titan is a Great Coaster, but "i will let it rest", even Mickey and Pluto and Donald The Duck rode the "Mine Train", at hit their heads on the hotel saloon beam, when their was not "intimadator 305"... ... ...that experience "stuck!"...""""CREATIVITY IS A CHILDS HEART and VISSION OF LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!(12"""" [❤] llove Brother brent 💘

@brentmichaelyoung6075

5 жыл бұрын

... ... ...Fury 325, at Carrowinds, not "excellerator"

If only we had a good hyper

Like another KZreadr video on how Six Flags ranks their parks, Six Flags over Texas is not a top tier park in the chain and therefore does not get treated as such

Six flags Magic mountain

8k views ?!?!?!

And speaking of the banana splits have you seen the new banana splits horror movie?

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I have not, but I have seen the trailer. It seems... interesting. Definitely a strange way to bring these characters back.

@mlgpinguin6696

5 жыл бұрын

it's because there have been rumors that they used the original script from Five Nights at Freddy's after the WB turnaround so they gave the rights to blumhouse and also if you don't like blood and gore or your childhood been ruined I Definitely RECOMMENDED YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE!!!! It sort of in the level of happy tree friends.

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

I don’t know you’ve kind of peaked my interest. I may have to watch it lol

@mlgpinguin6696

5 жыл бұрын

@@AttractionIdeas ok you can watch it on youtube or on DVD there are also clips of it here on KZread but WARNING IT CONTAINS BLOOD AND GORE SO WATCH IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

Did anyone else start like freaking out and singing as soon as the banana splits song came on cuz like I did

@AttractionIdeas

4 жыл бұрын

It’s a great theme song!

@jenhodges92

Жыл бұрын

Loved it!

Alsk naje. a video of fiests Texas... plz

Why off hard it's part of our heritage

They need to just close apart tear down everything and start from scratch with all new rides...

Six Flags is great.

Hello!

@AttractionIdeas

5 жыл бұрын

Howdy!

Garbage Video , Your showing videos of new rides while talking about things that happened in the 90’s.

1. Expand the park north, across the highway, between I30 and Lamar - Buy out the businesses between Lamar and I30 - Build a monorail over the interstate (or chunnel under it) - This is far-fetched... but when you're land locked, you gotta think outside the box (not slap another label on it) 2. Build parking garages - stack the cars and develop into existing parking...much space currently wasted for parking. 3. (Probably will get shot for this one) Drain the lake and expand the park up to the Judge. Or build rides over the lake. 4. Restore the park. Call the rides whatever you like, but restore the park to how it looked back in the 70s and 80s. 5. Raise ticket prices (a little) and limit the daily occupancy. Crap rides are one thing... waiting hours for crap rides... no thanks. 6. Touch the Runaway Mine Train AND WE RIOT! 7. Good video. Good historical look. Thank you. The park was my stomping grounds from bicentennial up through the 80s.

@angiectoan4543

4 жыл бұрын

The Runaway Mine Train is probably fine due to being a good family ride and historic landmark. Flume 1 is the one to be concerned about however.