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Huge Entertainment Changes Come to Holiday in the Park at Six Flags Over Texas, Full Event Review
Holiday in the Park has returned to Six Flags Over Texas now through December 31. This year's event features nearly a dozen new entertainment offerings, including FROST in Southern Palace Theatre and Holly Jolly Trolley. Family activities feature visits and photos with Santa Claus, the new North Pole Post Office and interactions with Mrs. Claus. For older guests, brave the Krampus in Paradise haunted house and enjoy an adult beverage in the reimagined Merry Marketplace.
‘Bigger and Brighter’: Six Flags Over Texas Announces Massive Expansion of Holiday in the Park Celebration for 2024
North Texas’ premier Christmas event, Holiday in the Park®, returns to Six Flags Over Texas bigger, brighter, and better than ever. This year’s festival will feature seven new shows and four new seasonal activities for the whole family, partnered with fan favorites such as photos with Santa, thrilling rides and dazzling lights. Holiday in the Park opens Sunday, Nov. 24 and runs weekends and select weekdays through Dec. 31.
Record-Breaking Dive Coaster Planned for 2026, La Vibora & El Diablo Rides Retired
Six Flags Over Texas will receive an array of theme park enhancements in 2025 and Hurricane Harbor Arlington will debut the largest investment in park history with the introduction of a massive interactive kids area, Splash Island. In a groundbreaking announcement, Six Flags also revealed that a record-breaking dive roller coaster will launch at the Arlington theme park in 2026.
Oktoberfest Food Festival & Fright Fest 2024 Feature Tons of Specialty Foods | Six Flags Over Texas
Join us for an in-depth tour and review of Six Flags Over Texas' fall food offerings. Both Oktoberfest Food Festival and Fright Fest feature several specialty items this year, including German favorites, hauntingly spicy entrees and enough dessert to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth. Oktoberfest Food Festival and Fright Fest both take place through the beginning of November.
Kids Boo Fest 2024 Six Flags Over Texas | Epic Trick or Treat Trail & Full Event Tour
Kids Boo Fest returns to Six Flags Over Texas for another season of family-friendly, daytime Halloween fun. This year's event includes the return of several interactive activities, including scream and costume contests. Kids Boo Fest visitors can also trek down the expansive trick or treat trail, enjoy daily foam parties in Bugs Bunny Boomtown and catch the Looney Tunes Halloween dance party at Silver Star Carousel Stage.
Fright Fest 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas | New Horror Franchise Haunts, Live Shows & Scare Zones
Fright Fest is jam-packed in 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas with the return of live entertainment, monster-filled scare zones and haunted houses. This year's haunted house line-up features several popular horror themes, including Stranger Things, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, SAW and Trick 'r Treat. Dr. H.H. Holmes' Freak Show has come back to Southern Palace Theatre, while shows at the park entrance have seen a refresh. Other themed entertainment, including Dia de los Muertos and a spooky rendition of the gunfighters, have also debuted for this year's Fright Fest.
We're Not Covering Six Flags Over Texas Fall Events, Here's Why
Our most recent visit to Six Flags Over Texas, which was meant to cover the Oktoberfest Food Festival, Kids Boo Fest and additional Fright Fest activities, was cut short when we were denied access due to our camera. We've brought this camera into the park several times, including just two nights before, to cover the park as it doesn't violate any posted rules. Nobody from Six Flags was equipped to provide us with documentation regarding what their actual camera policy is.
Six Flags Over Texas Fright Fest Sneak Preview - Several New Haunted Houses & Trying Unique Foods
Six Flags Over Texas invited us out for a sneak preview of their 2024 Fright Fest event with new haunted houses, specialty food and the return of live entertainment. Taking place select dates from September 13 to November 3, this year's Fright Fest features haunt versions of well-known horror brands, including Stranger Things, SAW, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Conjuring. Guests can also venture through four scare zones and experience the return of live shows, such as Dr. H.H. Holmes' Freak Show inside Southern Palace.
Six Flags Over Texas Post-Merger Wish List | Top 3 Major Park Improvement Ideas
The merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair took place just over two months ago and we've seen lots of changes so far, including Cedar Fair management taking over operations, updated season pass structures and new job postings for high-level positions at select parks. After visiting most Cedar Fair legacy parks over the last five years, it is clear that many crucial improvements can come to Six Flags Over Texas without the investment of multi-million dollar rides and attractions. Heres's our wish list of the top three changes we'd like to see implemented to the park.
Guide to Fright Fest 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas, New Haunt Locations & Event Updates
Fright Fest 2024 begins at Six Flags Over Texas in just under two weeks. Taking place on select evenings between September 13 and November 3, Fright Fest is a Halloween-themed event, featuring haunted houses, live entertainment, scare zones and spooky decor. New for 2024 is a slate of several popular haunted house themes, including Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Stranger Things and SAW. Join us for a guide to this year's event, showing off attraction locations and checking out setup progress.
Fright Fest Prep Begins at Six Flags Over Texas, Summer Operations Finish Up
About one month remains until the start of Fright Fest 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas and, based on the line-up, it is shaping up to be the largest ever. We take a lap around the park to see Fright Fest setup progress and discuss current ride closures and other small projects that have progressed since our last visit.
Six Flags Over Texas Welcomes Icons of Halloween and Horror to Fright Fest
Beginning on Friday, September 13, thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts are invited to immerse themselves in the pulse-pounding excitement and terror that only Fright Fest can deliver. Visitors to the park will step into a world where nightmarish creatures inspired by legendary horror brands come to life with Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures’ SAW franchise, Netflix’s Stranger Things, Warner Bros. Discovery’s The Conjuring, Legendary Entertainment’s Trick ‘r Treat, and Netflix & Legendary Entertainment’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
New Rides Open at Six Flags Over Texas, Fright Fest 2024 Updates, Has Food Quality Improved?
Earlier this month, Six Flags Over Texas unveiled their new Bugs Bunny Boomtown attractions, which are Sylvester & Tweety Pounce and Bounce and the returning Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters. Fright Fest is just over two months away and we've been able to confirm an entertainment offering and discuss the haunted house teasers that have been released. Finally, another food review gauges if the park's food quality has improved since our first summer visit.
Ride Spotlight - Dino Off Road Adventure at Six Flags Over Texas
Dino Off Road Adventure, new for 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas, is the park's reimagining of the Chaparral Antique Cars. Featuring fifteen dinosaur animatronics, riders jump into the four-person vehicle and drive along 1,470 feet of track. Dino Off Road Adventure's new vehicles were designed closely alongside blueprints from original Arrow antique cars.
Dino Off Road Adventure Opens at Six Flags Over Texas, Coasting for Kids - Give Kids the World
Coasting for Kids, a Give Kids The World Village fundraiser, is held at several parks across the country during the summer. Coasting for Kids donations help critically ill children and their families enjoy vacations at no charge. Now open at Six Flags Over Texas is Dino Off Road Adventure. Plus, join us for a quick construction update that includes a look at new Bugs Bunny Boomtown attractions.
Six Flags Over Texas Announces Opening of Dino Off Road Adventure
Six Flags Over Texas, the Thrill Capital of Texas, today announced that Dino Off Road Adventure will open to the public on June 15, 2024 following an exclusive preview for season pass holders. The new ride is a retheming of the Chaparral Antique Cars, which originally debuted at the park in 1962, and promises guests an exciting new take on a beloved classic.
NBA Finals Wager - Six Flags Over Texas Bets Against Six Flags New England
Six Flags Over Texas and its sister park Six Flags New England, located in Agawam, Massachusetts, have set a friendly wager for the upcoming NBA Finals series kicking off on Thursday, June 6. Six Flags Over Texas will, of course, be cheering on their beloved Mavericks, while Six Flags New England supports the Boston Celtics.
Six Flags Over Texas Summertime Weekday Visit - Honest Truth Amid Guest Experience & Budget Cuts
Six Flags Over Texas has begun their summertime operations, opening daily until they close on Tuesdays beginning later in the month. Summer at the park looks a little different with a lack of events and no entertainment offerings during weekdays. Food prices, along with a surcharge, continue to increase while quality suffers.
Dinosaurs Begin to Take Over Six Flags Over Texas, Ride Closures & New Summer Updates
New for 2024 at Six Flags Over Texas is the Dino Off Road Adventure. Taking over the existing track of the Chaparral Antique Cars attraction, the new ride will feature several dinosaur animatronics throughout its layout. Construction is quickly under way on the new ride, along with the two new children's attractions set to open in Bugs Bunny Boomtown.
Park Suffers Storm Flooding, ¡Viva la Fiesta! Review, Construction Updates | Six Flags Over Texas
Six Flags Over Texas celebrates ¡Viva la Fiesta! now through May 5 with live entertainment, park decor and a special overlay on the Casa Magnetica crooked house. Before our visit, Six Flags Over Texas was hit with flood waters due to a major storm that came through the area, leaving sections and rides closed. Construction has also progressed on the two children's attractions coming to Bugs Bunny Boomtown.