{"id":1224,"date":"2020-01-19T05:45:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T05:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/?page_id=1224"},"modified":"2020-01-24T00:12:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T00:12:41","slug":"timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/parkwide\/timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flags over Texas Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
 <\/td>Six Flags over Texas Timeline<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
Date<\/strong><\/td>Event<\/strong><\/td>Location<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
1897<\/strong><\/td>The Red Train<\/a>, known as the Maribeau B. Lamar, and later as the Charles Patton, is manufactured by Porter Locomotives.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1901<\/strong><\/td>The Green Train<\/a>, known as the Sam Houston, and later as the Larry Cochran, is manufactured by Dickson  Locomotives.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1925\/6<\/strong><\/td>The Carrousel Ride<\/a> is produced by the Dentzel Carousel Company of Philadelphia.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1955<\/strong><\/td>Disneyland Opens<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1959<\/strong><\/td>Preliminary Planning for Six Flags Begins, <\/strong>by the Great Southwest Corp., real estate developer Angus Wynne of Dallas and New York Investors, owners<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 1960<\/strong><\/td>Construction for Six Flags Begins<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1961<\/strong><\/td>Park Opening<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 1, 1961 to August 5, 1961<\/strong><\/td>“Soft test opening” of Six Flags<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 5, 1961<\/strong><\/td>Grand Opening Attendance: 8,374<\/strong><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1961 Season<\/strong><\/td>Ticket Price: $2.75 adult; $2.25 child; Parking: 50cHamburger: 35c; Soft Drink: 10cMinimum Employee age: 21<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Dancing Waters <\/a>
Star Mall <\/a>
Marching Band<\/a><\/td>		Front Gate<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Southwest Life Petting Zoo<\/a>
Missile Chase<\/a>r<\/a>
Happy Motoring Freeway<\/a> (One Track)
Astro-Lift<\/a>
Sidewinder <\/a>– Wild Mouse Roller Coaster<\/td>		Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>La Salle’s Riverboat Adventure<\/a><\/td>France<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Amphitheater (now the site of Southern Palace)
Butterfield Stage Coach<\/a> (que house besides Nalar’s Chicken Plantation.)
Little Dixie Carousal<\/a> (later known as the “Flying Jenny”) in front of Southern Palace.
Confederate recruiting station and re-enactment performers<\/a>
Dixieland Band<\/td>		Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Skull Island<\/a>
“Skull Rock”
skull slide<\/a>
Raft Ride to Skull Island<\/a>
Tree Slide<\/a><\/td>		Confederacy
Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Six Flags Railroad<\/a>
Astrolift Terminal<\/a>
Gunfighter Performances<\/a><\/td>		Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Los Conquistadors Coronado Burro Ride<\/a><\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Las Cocheses Cabras Goat Cart Ride<\/a>
Indian Village<\/a>, Indian Dancers
Original  Ferrocarril Fiesta Train<\/a>
Mexican Band
Banderas de Colores (Covered walkway)<\/td>		Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Helicopter Rides<\/td>Outside the park<\/td><\/tr>
End 1961<\/td>1st Season: 45 days1st Season Attendance: @550,000Last day: November 25, 1961<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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1962 Season<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: Adults $2.75,under 12 $2.25Minimum Employee Age: 18Open: April 20, 19621000 employees<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Sidewinder<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>roller coaster moved to Mexico renamed\u00a0 “La Cucaracha<\/a>“<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Red Train<\/a> Finished\u00a0and on-line July 5, 1962
Chaparral Cars<\/a> Added<\/td>		Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Canoes<\/a> added (the path to Canoes Q-house next to Amphitheater)<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Skull Island<\/a> Expanded:
Tree House Slide
Added Barrel Slide
Added Pirate Ship & Cave play area<\/td>		Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Second Happy Motoring Freeway<\/a> added at site the\u00a0Sidewinder<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Casa Magnetica <\/a>added<\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
End of 1962<\/strong><\/td>Burro Ride <\/a>Removed<\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Attendance: @1.2 million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1963 Season<\/strong><\/td>Adults: $3.50, Under 12 $2.50<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>BoomTown<\/a> added
Antique Carousel<\/a> Added
Sky-Hook <\/a>Added
Boomtown Station RR Depot<\/a>
Small Puppet Show Wagon<\/td>		Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Happy Motoring Freeway<\/a> First track shortened to make way for Boomtown.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>El Aserradero Flume I<\/a>, Log Ride Added at site of Burro Ride<\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
End of 1963 Season<\/strong><\/td>Park Helicopter Rides Ended<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Goat Cart Ride Removed<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
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1964 Season<\/strong><\/td>Spee-Lunker’s Cave Ride<\/a>\u00a0Added
Stagecoach<\/a>\u00a0run shortened and Q-house moved from next to Chicken Plantation to across from Cave.<\/td>		Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Long Suspension Bridge Added
Swamp Tree Slides (3) added <\/td>		Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Caddo War Canoes <\/a>moved to Boomtown<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
End 1964<\/strong><\/td>Indian Village<\/a>\u00a0Removed
“La Cucaracha<\/a>“, Wild Mouse rollercoaster Removed<\/td>		Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Pirate Boat Removed<\/td>Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
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1965 Season<\/strong><\/td>Arena added
Circus Show in Arena<\/td>		Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>El Sombrero Hat Ride<\/a> added at site of “La Cucaracha” rollercoaster<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
end 1965<\/strong><\/td>Circus Show ends at New Arena<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>“Star” removed from Frontgate and Replaced with five large circular planters.<\/td>Front Gate<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1966 Season<\/strong><\/td>Wild West Show in Arena<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Runaway Mine Train<\/a> added<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Courthouse Clock-Tower (Ice House) added at Front Gate<\/td>Front Gate<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1967 Season<\/strong><\/td>Spindletop (Rotor Ride)<\/a> added at site of Current Puppet Show.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Jet Set<\/a> added<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
End 1967 Season<\/strong><\/td>Butterfield Stagecoach<\/a> removed<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Original Fiesta Train <\/a>(The Mexican Hat Train) removed.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Attendance: @ 2 million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1968 Season<\/strong><\/td>Fiesta Train II<\/a>
(replaced original Fiesta Train)<\/td>		Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Spindletop<\/a> moved to between Southern Palace and Skull island<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Amphitheater converted to 950 seat Southern Palace theater<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Flume II <\/a>added<\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Sid and Marty Kroft Puppet Theater added<\/td>Outside Modern<\/td><\/tr>
End 1968 Season<\/strong><\/td>Sky-Hook<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>removed<\/td>Boom-town<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Long Suspension Bridge removed
Swamp Tree Slides (3) removed <\/td>		Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Attendance: 1.7 Million;
First Attendance Decline<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1969<\/strong><\/td>Angus Wynne sells Six Flags (205 acres) to Limited Partnership headed by Jack Knox.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1969 Season<\/strong><\/td>Tower <\/a>added
Tower Slide<\/a> added
Dolphin show added<\/td>		Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Mini Mine Train<\/a> added at the site of the SkyHook<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Chevy show added at the Site of the Stagecoach ride.<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
End of 1969<\/strong><\/td>Wild West Show ended<\/td>Arena<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1970’s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1970<\/td>Arena remodeledLas Voladores Flying Indian Spectacular in Arena<\/td>Arena<\/td><\/tr>
End 1970 Season<\/strong><\/td>Jet Set <\/a>removed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1971<\/strong><\/td>Six Flags Over Mid-America (St Louis) Opens<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1971 Season<\/strong><\/td>Penn Central Railroad begins management of Six Flags Over Texas<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1971<\/strong><\/td>Big Bend Rollercoaster<\/a>\u00a0Added<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1972<\/strong><\/td>Rugged Buggy Added in Petting Zoo<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Texas Travel Exhibit<\/a>\u00a0with Scale Model of Six Flags Park opens.<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
End 1972<\/td>Boomtown RR Depot<\/a> Removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1973 Season<\/strong><\/td>Good Time Square<\/a> added
Doc Snooker’s Infernal Electric Bumping Machines<\/a>\u00a0(Bumper Cars) added
Crazy Legs added<\/a>
Miniature Circus Exhibit added
GTS RR Depot<\/a>\u00a0Added
Small Theater added next to Puppet show (Will Rogers Show)<\/td>		Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
May 19, 1973<\/td>Attendance Record: 40,742<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1974 Season<\/strong><\/td>Music Mill<\/a> added (4,500 seats)<\/td>Music Mill<\/td><\/tr>
End of 1974 season<\/strong><\/td>Arena closed
Flying Indian Spectacular closed<\/td>		Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Flying Jenny removed<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1975<\/strong><\/td>Six Flags, Inc., buys Astroworld<\/em><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1975 Season<\/strong><\/td>Open: March 15, 1975
Closed: November 30, 1975
Tickets: $7; Under 12 $6; under 3 free<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Cyrus Comos, the inventor, introduced as new mascot, his Incredible Electric Light Brigade Parade Featured.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Red Baron added (replaced the Flying Jenny); (Cyrus Comos Invention)<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Rotoriculous<\/a> (later Roto Disco) added; (Cyrus Comos Invention)
Small Theater show changed from Will Rogers to The Fun Guns of Dry Gulch<\/td>		Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
End 1975<\/strong><\/td>Small Theater removed – (The Fun Guns of Dry Gulch)
Sid & Marty Kraft show removed from Puppet show.<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>27 million guests to date
Average Daily Attendance: 15,000<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1976 Season<\/strong><\/td>Open: March 13, 1976
Close: Nov. 28, 1976
Tickets: $7.50; Under 3 free;
Season Pass $25.00<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Texas Chute Out<\/a> added<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
End 1976 season<\/strong><\/td>Skull Island Rafts<\/a>\u00a0removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Slide<\/a> removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1977<\/strong><\/td>Six Flags Inc., buys Great Adventure and Wild Safari Animal Park, Jackson, N.J.<\/em><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1977 Season<\/strong><\/td>Spinnaker<\/a> added<\/td>Tower Area<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Stand up Baskets added to Chute Out<\/a><\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Pirate Puppet Show added<\/td>Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
July 3, 1977<\/strong><\/td>Record Breaking Crowd – 45,496
K.C. and the Sunshine Band Concert<\/em><\/strong><\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
End 1977 season<\/strong><\/td>Missile Chaser removed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1978 Season<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: $8.50; Under 3 free
32 Million Guests to date<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>ShockWave <\/a>added<\/td>North of Park<\/td><\/tr>
End 1978 Season<\/strong><\/td>Skull removed from\u00a0Skull Island<\/a><\/td>Skull Island Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Fiesta Train II <\/a>removed<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Record Attendance: 2.78 Million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Average Yearly Attendance: 2.5 million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1979 Season<\/strong><\/td>Sensational Sense Machine added at site of Missile Chaser<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>People Mover Machine Added<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Six Flags Inc., buys Magic Mountain<\/em><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1979<\/strong><\/td>Big Bend<\/a>\u00a0removed<\/td>Modern, Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Banderas de Colores (Covered walkway) Removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Angus Wynne passed away at the age of 65.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1980s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1980 Season<\/strong><\/td>Judge Roy Scream <\/a>added<\/td>South of Park<\/td><\/tr>
August 5, 1980<\/strong><\/td>Twentieth Anniversary
2.7 Million Annual visitors (est.)<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Happy Motoring I <\/a>Removed
(Happy II becomes Happy)<\/td>		Modern<\/td><\/tr>
End 1980 Season<\/strong><\/td>Crazy Legs I<\/a>\u00a0removed
Miniature Circus Exhibit removed<\/td>		Good Time Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Astro-Lift\u00a0<\/a>removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1981 Season<\/strong><\/td>Conquistador<\/a>\u00a0added<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Kiddie Ferris Wheel added by Tower<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1982<\/strong><\/td>Penn Central Sells Six Flags Corp., which manages the park to Bally Manufacturing Corporation.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1982 Season<\/strong><\/td>Texas Cliffhanger<\/a> added<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
August 15, 1982<\/strong><\/td>La Salle River Adventure<\/a>\u00a0Removed
Last ride August 15, 1982<\/td>		France<\/td><\/tr>
End of 1982<\/strong><\/td>Petting Zoo<\/a>\u00a0removed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Spindetop\u00a0<\/a>moved to Texas, site of Texas Lift<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Last of Skull Island<\/a> Removed
Pirate Puppet Show removed<\/td>		Skull Island<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1983 Season<\/strong><\/td>Roaring Rapids<\/a> added<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Pac-man Land Opened (site of Zoo)
“Soft-play” playground added
Red Baron moved to Pac-man land
Ferris Wheel moved to Pac-man land
(Rugged Buggy from Zoo becomes part of Pac-man land.)<\/td>		Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Texas Tornado<\/a>\u00a0added at site of\u00a0Crazy Leg<\/a>s<\/a><\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>People Mover Machine changed to Pac Man Show<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1983 Season<\/strong><\/td>Canoes<\/a> removed<\/td>BoomTown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Dolphins<\/a>\u00a0removed<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1984<\/strong><\/td>Six Flags Inc, buys Great America in Chicago<\/em><\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1984 Season<\/strong><\/td>Great Air Racer <\/a>added
US High Diving Show added (at Dolphin pool)<\/td>		Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Spindletop<\/a> Moved to Texas<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>First “Spring Break Out”<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
end 1984 Season<\/strong><\/td>Pac-Man Land removed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Attendance: @2.35 million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1985 Season<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: $14.95, under 42″: $7.95<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Looney Tunes Land<\/a>\u00a0added
Daffy Duck Boats added
Red Baron renamed to\u00a0Tazmanian Devil Flying Ace
Rugged Buggy\u00a0renamed to Road Runner Runaround<\/td>		Modern<\/td><\/tr>
Christmas 1985<\/strong><\/td>“Holiday in the Park” Introduced; 100,000 Guests<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1985<\/strong><\/td>Merry Go Round<\/a> removed for rebuilding<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>US High Diving Show ends<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Attendance: Over 2.5 million<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1986 Season<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: $14.95, under 42″: $7.95<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Avalanche BobSled Ride<\/a>\u00a0Added<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Dolphins Back<\/a>\u00a0in Dolphin Pool<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Music Mill<\/a> expanded to 10,000 seats<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
August 5, 1986<\/strong><\/td>25th Anniversary –
52 Million Guest to date (est.)<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
End 1986 Season<\/strong><\/td>Happy Motoring Freeway<\/a> removed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1987<\/strong><\/td>Wesray Capital Corp. buys Six Flags Corp., the parks management co. for $617 million.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1987 Season<\/strong><\/td>Splashwater Falls\u00a0<\/a>added at site of Happy Motoring<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Incredible Acrobats of China perform during the summer.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1987<\/strong><\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1988 Season<\/strong><\/td>Merry Go Round<\/a> reopened at the Front Gate as the Silver Star Carousel.<\/td>Front Gate<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Gun Fighter Stunt\u00a0<\/a>Show added at site of Dolphin show<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
Oct. 22, 1988<\/strong><\/td>Third Largest Crowd – Fright Night – 45,000<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1988 Season<\/strong><\/td>Rotoriculous<\/a> Removed<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Stunt Show<\/a>\u00a0Closed<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1989 Season<\/strong><\/td>Open: March 4th, 1990
Close: December 31st, 1990
Tickets: $20.50; Children\/Seniors $14 (after tax)<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Flashback Roller Coaster<\/a> Added<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Texas Tornado Swing Ride\u00a0<\/a>moved to old site of Merry Go Ride<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Dolphin Show Starts Second Run<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
End 1989<\/strong><\/td>Spindletop<\/a> Removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1990s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
1990 Season<\/strong><\/td>Open: March 17, 1990
Close: December 31st, 1990<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Texas Giant<\/a>\u00a0Roller Coaster Added<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Over 3 Million Visitors, record season<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1991<\/strong><\/td>Time Warner Corp. buys one-half of the Six Flags Corp., which manages the park for the ownership that owns it. The Blackstone Group and Wertheim Schroder  buy the second one-half.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1991 Season<\/strong><\/td> Spee-lunkers<\/a> evicted from Cave<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
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1992 season<\/strong><\/td>Yosemite Sam and Gold River<\/a> added (rethemed cave ride)<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> Batman Stunt Show added at site of old Stunt Show (site of older Dolphin Show)<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1993<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: $25.95;
$19.95 kids\/seniors<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
1993<\/strong><\/td>Timer Warner Buys the second one-half of the Six Flags Corp., which manages the park.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1994<\/strong><\/td>Tickets: $26.95; $20.95 kids
2,500 Seasonal Employees
225 Full time workers<\/td>		 <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1995 season<\/strong><\/td>\u00a0Right Stuff<\/a>\u00a0simulator added<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Cliffhanger Name Changed to G-Force<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Splash Down Falls Name<\/a>\u00a0Changed<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> Chameleon Virtual Reality added.<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Music Mill size doubled to over 10,000 seats.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1995 season<\/strong><\/td>Spinnaker<\/a> Removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1996 Season<\/strong><\/td> Runaway Mountain<\/a> Opens<\/td>Confederacy<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>\u00a0Runaway Mine Train<\/a>\u00a0named changed to Mine Train<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Dive Bomber Alley opens<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
End 1996 season<\/strong><\/td> Good Times Square Train station<\/a> removed<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
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1997 Season<\/strong><\/td>New Boomtown RR Station<\/a> opens<\/td>Boomtown<\/td><\/tr>
End 1997<\/strong><\/td> Elmer Fudd Little Ferris Wheel Removed<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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1998<\/strong><\/td>Premier Parks buys both the Six Flags Corporation which manages the park and the park itself.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
1998 Season<\/strong><\/td> Mr. Freeze Roller-coaster<\/a> Opens<\/td>Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Rebuilt Mini-mine<\/a> train opens<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
End 1998<\/strong><\/td>Right Stuff Movie<\/a>\u00a0and theming removed.<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
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1999 Season<\/strong><\/td>\u00a0Gotham City<\/a> Section Opens<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td> BatMan<\/a> the Ride Opens<\/td>Good Time Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Right Stuff Theater<\/a>\u00a0rethemed to Dinosaur exhibit<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Pay as you go Go-Carts <\/a><\/em>added by Shockwave<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
End 1999<\/strong><\/td>Air Racer<\/a> Removed<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
2000s<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
2000 Season<\/strong><\/td> Missile-Chaser Returns to Tower Area<\/td>Tower<\/td><\/tr>
2001 Season<\/strong><\/td>The Titan<\/a> Roller Coaster Added<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Wyle E. Coyote’s Grand Canyon Blaster<\/td>Modern – Looney Tunes Land<\/td><\/tr>
2002<\/strong><\/td>Space Shuttle America <\/a>in 3d Theater<\/td>Modern Section<\/td><\/tr>
End of 2002<\/strong><\/td>New Missilechaser removed at end of season<\/td>Tower Section<\/td><\/tr>
2003<\/strong><\/td>Superman Tower of Power<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>added at sight of Missilechaser and Great Air Racer<\/td>Tower Section<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Right Stuff Returns to 3d Theather<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
2004<\/strong><\/td>Sponge Bob\u00a0<\/strong>Added to 3d Theater<\/a><\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>Casa Magnetica<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Returns<\/td>Spain<\/td><\/tr>
2005<\/strong><\/td>New shows: – Chinese Acrobats, Spirit of Dance and Kathy Burk’s World of Puppets<\/td>45th Season<\/td><\/tr>
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2006<\/strong><\/td>1)   Acme Rock-n-Rocket <\/strong>built in Modern section<\/td>Modern<\/td><\/tr>
Ten new rides added parkwide for 45th Anniversary<\/td>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Cloud Bouncer<\/strong>\u00a0added in Good\u00a0 Times Square
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crazy Legs<\/strong> II\u00a0<\/a>added in Good Times Square (Different ride from previous ride with the same name.)<\/td>		Good Times Square<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>4)\u00a0\u00a0Bat Wings<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>added in Gotham City
5)\u00a0\u00a0Gotham City Sprayground\u00a0<\/strong>addin in Gotham City<\/td>		Gotham City<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>6) Caddo lake Barge<\/strong> added to Tower Section<\/td>Tower Section<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>7)  Rodeo Ride<\/strong> added next to Texas Section by the Cave
8)  Sidewinder <\/strong>scramble style ride added next to the titan (Different ride from previous ride with the same name.)
9)   Boot Scottin’<\/strong><\/td>		Texas Section<\/td><\/tr>
 <\/td>10)\u00a0 La Fiesta De Las Tazas<\/a>\u00a0tea cup style ride added at location of El Sombero.\u00a0El Somberro\u00a0<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(Hat Ride) moved close to front gate.<\/td>Mexico and Spain<\/td><\/tr>
2007<\/strong><\/td>Cirque Dreams Coobrila added at Music Mill Theater<\/em><\/td>Tower Section Music Mill Theater<\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/strong><\/td>Tony Hawk’s Big Spin<\/a> <\/strong>added<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
2009<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
2010<\/strong><\/td> <\/td> 50th Season<\/strong> <\/td><\/tr>
2011<\/strong><\/td> <\/td>Fifty Anniversary<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Note of Appreciation:<\/strong>      With special thanks to Scott Jordan<\/strong> for proof reading and historical information. Additional corrections by Tracy Henton<\/strong> and Sara Luckow.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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     This Timeline attempts to list many of the notable events in the History of Six Flags Over Texas.If you have any additions or corrections, please e-mail me using our contact form.Davis McCown
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  Six Flags over Texas Timeline   Date Event Location 1897 The Red Train, known as the Maribeau B. Lamar, and later as the Charles Patton, is manufactured by Porter Locomotives.   1901 The Green Train, known as the Sam Houston, and later as the Larry Cochran, is manufactured by Dickson  Locomotives.   1925\/6 The … Continue reading “Six Flags over Texas Timeline”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":388,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[91],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1440,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1224\/revisions\/1440"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}