Former Rides & Attractions

Six Flags Over Texas has been home to several groundbreaking attractions, including Schwarzkopf’s Big Bend roller coaster and the original Texas Giant. Step back in time and learn about the attractions of yesterday.

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Jet Set

1967 - 1970

Jet Set was an Intamin Mini Jets attraction. This was the first-ever amusement attraction created by Intamin. Its removal made way for the Big Bend roller coaster.


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Missile Chaser

1961 - 1977

An Eli Bridge Scrambler attraction. There were multiple installations of the ride, this being the first version.

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Big Bend

1971 - 1979

A Schwarzkopf Speed Racer roller coaster. The ride was transported to Six Flags St. Louis after 1979, but was never reassembled.


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Astrolift

1961 - 1980

A Von Roll 101 sky ride attraction. The ride had two stations located in the USA and Texas park areas.


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Petting Zoo

1961 - 1983

The petting zoo was an attraction featured in the park's USA area. It was located in present-day Bugs Bunny Boomtown.

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The Sensational Sense Machine

1979 - 1984

A 50-seat virtual reality attraction designed by Intamin A.G. The ride’s structure would “shift” in sync with the movie being displayed via hydraulics. Plagued with technical issues, the attraction typically showed its feature film without movement.

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Happy Motoring Freeway

1961 - 1987

An Arrow Dynamics attraction that sat in the current location of the Pandemonium roller coaster. Happy Motoring Freeway featured two tracks. Track one existed from 1961 to 1979. Track two existed from 1962 to 1987.


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Road Runner Runaround

1972 - 2000

Also known as Rugged Buggy, was a children’s car ride attraction. It was removed to make way for the newly-renovated Looney Tunes USA children’s area.

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Adventure Theater

1995 - 2010

A motion simulator theater attraction that was SBNO from 2011 to 2014. The structure was remodeled/expanded and transformed into Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

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ACME Rock-N-Rocket

June 16, 2006 - August 24, 2014

An Intamin Looping Starship attraction that was removed for the addition of Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

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