Six Flags Over Texas
Amusement park
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The park's main entrance in 2011 | |
Location | Arlington, Texas, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 32°45′20.52″N 97°4′12.80″W / 32.7557000°N 97.0702222°W / 32.7557000; -97.0702222Coordinates: 32°45′20.52″N 97°4′12.80″W / 32.7557000°N 97.0702222°W / 32.7557000; -97.0702222 |
Slogan | The Thrill Capital of Texas |
Owner | Texas Flags, Ltd.[1] (51%) |
Operated by | Six Flags |
Opened | August 5, 1961; 59 years ago |
Operating season | Year-round |
Area | 212 acres (0.331 sq mi) (0.86 km²) |
Attractions | |
Total | 45 |
Roller coasters | 13 |
Water rides | 3 |
Website | Official website |
Status | Operating |
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) theme park located in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961, following just 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 also owns 53.1% interest of the Texas Limited Partnership that owns the park. A similar arrangement exists with the partnership that owns Six Flags Over Georgia.[3] Six Flags Over Texas Fund, Ltd, a private-equity and asset management firm headed by Dallas businessman Jack Knox, purchased 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 46.9% in 2028.[3][4][5] Starting in 1991, the park was managed by Time Warner Entertainment. 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.
- ^ "Sixflags.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ "The first Six Flags opens in Texas". history.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "2015 Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Annual Report" (PDF). SixFlags.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- ^ "Success, Accidentally". Arlington Today. July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Six Flags Over Texas Fund Ltd". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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