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The all-clear was announced after a search of the park around 2:45 p.m. Six Flags announced that the park would be open until 8 p.m. that evening. [ 250 ] On September 10, 2016, at 1:30 p.m., an unspecified phone threat caused an evacuation of the park, though a security sweep did not detect any suspicious activity.
Six Flags Over Texas is a 212-acre (86 ha) amusement park, in Arlington, Texas, east of Fort Worth and west of Dallas. It is the first amusement park in the Six Flags chain, and features themed areas and attractions.
Arlington: 1972–1976 Six Flags AstroWorld: Houston: 1968–2005 Purchased by Six Flags in 1975. Six Shooter Junction Harlingen: 1974–? Splash Amarillo Waterpark: Amarillo: 2000–2016 Splashtown San Antonio: San Antonio: 1985–2021 Sunshine Amusement Park San Antonio: 1980s (c.) Vickery Park Dallas: 1940s–1976 Wet 'n Wild: Garland: White ...
Dec. 13, 1960: Angus Wynne, Jr., founder of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, points out where the LaSalle River Adventure ride will be built during a 1960 inspection tour. Aug. 5, 1961: Six ...
From 1987 to 2000, there were an estimated 4.5 amusement ride-related deaths per year. [1]From 1990 to 2004, there were 52 deaths associated with amusement park rides (3.7 per year).
In September 1989, Six Flags announced the hiring of Dinn Corporation to build two new wooden roller coasters, [1] with Curtis D. Summers as the designer. [2] One would go to Six Flags Over Texas as The Texas Giant and the other would go to Six Flags Over Georgia as Georgia Cyclone. [1] Construction had already started in June 1989. [3]
Six Flags, based in Arlington, Texas, has about 1,450 full-time employees and 41,000 seasonal employees. There are no plans to change park names or branding.
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