Six Flags Over Texas is a major theme park located in Arlington, Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth. Situated on 212 acres, Six Flags Over Texas features more 50 rides, shows and attractions, including a dozen roller coasters and five water rides.

The park has eight individual themed sections - Mexico and Spain, Texas, Tower, Old South and France, Looney Tunes USA, Boomtown, Goodtimes Square, and Gotham City.

Six Flags Over Texas celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2006 with the largest expansion in park history. Ten new rides were added to the park's large collection of amusement thrill rides and roller coasters. In 2007, Six Flags over Texas debuted "Cirque Dreams Coobrila", a high-energy cirque acrobatic show that will be performed nightly in the Music Mill outdoor amphitheater.

Nearby is Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Texas, a separate admission 47 acre waterpark with more than two dozen water rides and attractions.

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Park History

The original park of the Six Flags chain was founded by Angus G. Wynne in 1961. Inspired by the success of Disneyland, Wynne decided to build a theme park of his own. Planning for the park began in 1959 with Wynne and the Great Southwest Corporation leading the development. After an investment of $10 million and a year of construction Six Flags Over Texas officially opened to the public on August 5, 1961.

The "Six Flags" name comes from the six different nations' flags that have flown over the state of Texas - France, Mexico, Spain, The Republic of Texas, The Confederate States of America, and the United States of America.