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Park News - (5/6/08) Today we’ve got a brief update about the banned T-Shirt story. The band (Oh No, Oh My!) was made aware of the story and have posted a message on their blog showing off the image on the “Bitter Ex-Girlfriends” shirt and explains that the image is not two girls eating babies, but rather an image of themselves “being metaphorically devoured alive by former girlfriends”.
  (4/28/08) Like the crazy locker policy, it seem Six Flags is also running things a bit “too tight” when it comes to deciding just what exactly what kind of T-shirts you are allowed to wear into the park. In a funny news article posted about a trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas, the author talks about why he was not allowed into the park while wearing a local band’s t-shirt but then later described just what kind of shirts he found were still allowed in (after a quick shirt change.)
  (4/24/08 - UPDATE) The issue about Flash Pass guests all getting front row seats is true it seems and verified in a letter from the park from a Guest Service Coordinator who writes, “The new attraction will be seating Flash Pass users in the front row; however, other riders will be able to ride in the front row if there are empty seats/no Flash Pass holders. The loading for the ride will begin with the last row and guests will be seated from back to front. I apologize if this has caused any inconvenience.”
  We’ve gotten word of a horrible new policy at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. From what our reader tell us the park is now pretty much reserving all front row seats on the new Goliath for Flash Pass users. It seems that the only way a regular guest can take a ride in the front row is if they get lucky and there are no Flash Pass users waiting in line when they get to the station. Our source has complained to the park, but apparently they are clueless and don’t understand that what they are doing is wrong by essentially turning the front row of the coaster into an Upcharge attraction. They should be handling this the way virtually ever other queue system does by either mixing the Flash Pass guests with regular guests at a “merge point” somewhere near the end of the queue or have the ride ops blend them in randomly where they can. Can anyone else confirm this?
  (3/10/08) According to guests at Six Flags Fiesta Texas new lockers for the mandatory locker policy have been installed on Rattler, Poltergeist, Bug’s White Water Rapids and Goliath. We’ve also heard that the new flat screen Six Flags TV system is up an running and seemed to be enjoyed by the park guests.
  The park is also now running the new version of the Q-bot based Flash Pass system, but from the sound of things the prices are through the roof! Apparently it’s around $30 for the first person to get a Flash Pass unit and I’m not sure what the extra fee is to add additional people onto the same Q-bot, up to a maximum of six. For comparison’s sake, check out the Dollywood system that uses the same system under their Q2Q name where it’s only $10 for the first user and an extra $5 for each additional person on the same unit. Sounds to me like Six Flags is charging a wee bit too much since it would only cost you $35 total for a group of six to use the same system at Dollywood.
  (3/3/08) We’ve heard a few updates about the new musical shows going into Six Flags Fiesta Texas. There will be two Dick Clark based shows so far, one based on country music and the other more on pop music. Reflections at Rockville, the ‘60s themed show, will be replaced with a new ‘70s based show called Groovin’ at Rockville. The old BMX show will be replaced in June by Blasting Fever, a brass / percussion based musical show. Things are also said to be moving right along with Goliath and they expect it will be open before the end of April.
  (2/25/08) Six Flags Fiesta Texas will open their second Johnny Rockets restaurant in 2008.

2008 - Goliath - (5/6/08) A new POV video shot from the front row of Goliath has been posted to YouTube. Just turn down your speakers, the audio is way too loud and blown out.
  (4/21/08) Theme Park Review has posted a trip report from the opening weekend of Goliath.
  (4/16/08) The Six Flags website now confirms that Goliath will open tomorrow, April 18th.
  (3/26/08) According to the latest rumors Six Flags Fiesta Texas could open Goliath on April 18th.
  (3/18/08) I’ve been sent another video link showing off more Goliath test runs from different angles as well as a link to some still pictures.

  (3/17/08) A new video of Goliath making a test run has been posted to YouTube.

  (3/6/08) CoasterCrazy has posted a large photo update of Goliath.
  (2/29/08) I’ve got some great new photos showing off Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. The name may not make the most sense in the world but the new paint is quite striking.
  (12/10/07) With the Holiday In The Park event in full swing, it’s time for another look at the status of Goliath. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they’ve gotten much done at all, though they have repainted the Boomerang to look nice and spiffy.
  (10/29/07) We’ve got new construction photos from Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Looks like more Goliath pieces have been painted as expected, with blue track and yellow supports. Ground clearing has also begun on the site of the ride near the front of the park which has also been fenced off.
  (9/27/07) Looks like Six Flags Fiesta Texas had a change of heart about the name and theme they were going to give to their Batman: The Ride clone according to today’s big announcement. Even though IT IS a mirror clone of not only Batman at Six Flags over Texas but also The Great White at SeaWorld Texas down the road, they have decided to rename the coaster Goliath. Though instead of the normal Blue/Orange colors we’ve seen on other Six Flags’ Goliath coasters this one will be given blue track and yellow, orange and blue colored trains. The coaster will be located in “Los Festivales” near the entrance of the park. Personally I think it very odd that they would choose to use the Goliath name for an inverted coaster, since to date they have only used it on Hypercoasters, typically the tallest coaster in the park. In this case, SFFT’s baby Goliath standing just 105 feet tall, will be towered over by the 116 foot Boomerang, 168 foot Superman Krypton Coaster and the 180 foot Rattler.
  (8/3/07) In perhaps one of the strangest rumors I’ve been tracking, it seems that a few Batman: The Ride pieces from the former Six Flags New Orleans coaster (formerly known as Gambit from it’s day in Japan) have arrived on site at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. When I first heard the rumor that Six Flags may be considering adding this coaster to Fiesta Texas I think I choked on my Monster drink. I kept thinking to myself that Shapiro couldn’t possibly be that out of touch with his parks to not know that there has been a Batman clone 15 minutes down the road at SeaWorld Texas since 1997. Believe it or not, but it seems that Six Flags may really be that out of touch, because if the pieces are showing up now, then 11 years after SeaWorld added their coaster, Six Flags Fiesta Texas is going to try and wow the local market with the exact same ride as if it was something new. Never mind that they also a Batman: The Ride to Six Flags over Texas in 1999 just five hours down the road too. This is just too crazy…