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Track work is complete for Six Flags Over Texas’ newest coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run. Detail work begins with electrical, transfer shed and station construction. Ground work is under way for the new Cocina Abuela restaurant, which will open next to the new coaster. Other park projects and building improvements that have carried over from the off-season are also still in progress.
Tormenta Rampaging Run’s tallest elements are complete. Crews are now constructing the remainder of track with smaller cranes. The mid-course brake run and its drop are complete. During the offseason, Six Flags Over Texas worked on several projects, including Star Mall enhancements and Mr. Freeze’s queue line.
On February 5, crews completed construction on the world’s tallest roller coaster vertical loop, an 18-story, 179-foot steel structure that now dominates the Dallas–Fort Worth skyline. This is another record-breaking milestone for Tormenta Rampaging Run, following its topping off ceremony and the completion of its Immelmann inversion.
Another record-breaking milestone is reached on Tormenta Rampaging Run, Six Flags Over Texas’ newest roller coaster. Standing 218 feet tall, Tormenta’s Immelmann roll is the tallest element of its kind in the world. The Immelmann roll was the next tallest element of the coaster after the lift hill and first drop.
The first of multiple milestones has been reached as Tormenta Rampaging Run has been officially topped off. The record-breaking coaster’s highest point has been reached. When Tormenta Rampaging Run debuts in 2026, it will be the world’s tallest dive coaster and the tallest roller coaster in Texas.
Staggering levels of refurbishment continue around Six Flags Over Texas as over a dozen dining, ride and shopping structures have been remodeled. Extensive refurbishment continues on El Aserradero flume one with fresh paint and landscaping beautification. Tormenta Rampaging Run construction moves along as crews are close to topping out the first drop.
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