Six Flags Over Texas

This article is about the theme park. For the slogan, see Six flags over Texas. For the theme park franchise as a whole, see Six Flags.
Six Flags Over Texas
The park's main entrance in 2011
LocationArlington, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates32°45′20.52″N 97°4′12.80″W / 32.7557000°N 97.0702222°W / 32.7557000; -97.0702222
StatusOperating
OpenedAugust 5, 1961; 63 years ago (1961-08-05)
OwnerTexas Flags, Ltd.[1] (51%)
Operated bySix Flags
SloganThe Thrill Capital of Texas
Operating seasonYear-round
Area212 acres (0.331 sq mi) (0.86 km2)
Attractions
Total45
Roller coasters13
Water rides3
WebsiteOfficial website

Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions. The park opened on August 5, 1961, after a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate developer Angus G. Wynne Jr.[2]

The park is managed by the Six Flags Entertainment Corp., which owns a 54% interest of the Texas Limited Partnership that owns the park. Six Flags Over Texas Fund, Ltd., a private-equity and asset-management firm, headed by Dallas businessman Jack Knox, bought the park in 1969. Over the years, the various companies that managed the park exercised options to purchase interest in the fund. Six Flags Entertainment has an option to purchase the remaining 46% in 2028.[3][4][5] In 1991, Time Warner Entertainment began managing park operations. In 1998, Time Warner sold its interests in the Six Flags parks to Premier Parks, of Oklahoma City, which later changed its name to Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc.

  1. ^ "Sixflags.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  2. ^ "The first Six Flags opens in Texas". history.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "2021 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Annual Report" (pdf). SixFlags.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "Success, Accidentally". Arlington Today. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Six Flags Over Texas Fund Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.