Construction for Six Flags Over Texas’ forthcoming record-breaking dive coaster hit a critical milestone this morning: it topped out. The final piece of...
The dive coaster will come to Arlington’s Six Flags Over Texas for the park’s 65th birthday next year.Six Flags Over Texas’ new Tormenta Rampaging Run roller coaster is under construction in the Arlington Entertainment District, December 11, 2025.
’s lift hill, the tallest spot on the coaster, was placed just before sunrise Friday morning, a Six Flags Over Texas representative confirmed. Tormenta promises to be the tallest dive coaster in the world at 309 feet tall, from which it will drop passengers 285 feet at a 95-degree angle. Friday marks completion of the lift hill and 870 feet of track, including 390 for the ascent, 105 along the top and 375 in descent, according to the representative.Six Flags Over Texas shares sneak peek of train for record-breaking Tormenta coaster Fort Worth company H3 Construction is building the ride using mostly local workers, with Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard providing the engineering and design. The new dive coaster is coming to the Arlington theme park for the park’s 65th birthday, with plans to open in 2026. Themed after traditional Spanish bull runs, Tormenta is the cornerstone of a revamp of Six Flags Over Texas’ Spain world, which includes retiring the Conquistador ride and adding a restaurant.Additional improvements throughout the park are some of many happening at Six Flags properties across the country as part of While Six Flags has not revealed the cost of Tormenta, it said in September that it is the “largest single investment” ever made in the history of Six Flags Over Texas. In addition to its total height, the coaster will break several records, according to the company, including:Economic anxiety has Texas manufacturers and retailers on edgeNonprofit arm of de-extinction gurus Colossal Biosciences hits $100 million in fundingSasha is a business reporter for The Dallas Morning News. She has previously worked for the news department at Car and Driver magazine and served as the sports managing editor of The Duke Chronicle. She graduated from Duke in 2023 with a degree in Russian, a certificate in Policy, Journalism and Media Studies, and a minor in political science.
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