SIX FLAGS OVER TEXAS
& Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Dallas / Ft. Worth, Texas
Six Flags Theme Parks
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(8/24/2026) Six Flags over Texas - Shockwave's Future Does Not Look Good
(7/4/2026) The Strangers Return To Fright Fest
(7/3/2026) Tormenta Rampaging Run Begins Soft Opening Rehearsal for Passholders
(7/1/2026) Six Flags over Texas Sets New Opening Date for Tormenta
(6/21/2026) Just What Is Going on with Shockwave?
Park News - (7/4/2026) Six Flags over Texas has announced that The Strangers: No Escape haunted maze will return to the park this fall for Fright Fest.
 Shockwave Status - (8/24/2026) We don’t know exactly what is going on yet, but as the summer season comes to a close, we’re not hearing good things about the status of Shockwave at Six Flags over Texas. So far Six Flags had managed to renovate their other two classic Schwarzkopf loopers (Revolution at Six Flags Magic Mountain (1976) and Riddler Mindbender (1978) at Six Flags over Georgia), while Cedar Fair started the process to save and renovate Montezooma’s Revenge (1978) at Knott’s Berry Farm, which was just finished under the Six Flags banner after issues delayed that project over the past four years.
Shockwave at Six Flags over Texas is also a 1978 model, and from the sound of things, it is now in desperate need of a multi-million dollar restoration program if the park is going to save it for future generations. It’s also worth mentioning that competitor, Hersheypark, already performed a nice restoration on their “sooperdooperlooper” coaster (1977) a few years back, and is doing even more over this winter as prep for their ride’s 50th anniversary in 2027.
So the timing is right if Six Flags wants to save and restore Shockwave for it’s own 50th anniversary in 2028… but so far nothing has been announced, and rumor has it, nothing has been budgeted yet either. Let’s hope that changes sooner than later.
(6/21/2026) While all the focus at Six Flags over Texas as of late has been on the construction of Tormenta, something else has been quietly taking place on the opposite side of the park with Shockwave. I’m told that Shockwave really only ran this season during the opening weekend in mid-March (as seen in the video below) and has been closed ever since. Three months later, the park has also chosen to remove any mention of Shockwave from the Six Flags app, as well as remove it from the list of coasters on the official website. Now… the official page for Shockwave is still there if you know how to type it in, but otherwise there is no general link to get to it.
It’s no secret that Shockwave has been showing its age more and more each season, which has increased the amount of time and money required to keep it running. It was also built into an area of the park that occasionally floods, which has put some excess wear and tear on the structure and to the footers which also need work occasionally to ensure the long-term survival of the coaster.
Age is also our biggest enemy as well, as every other Schwarzkopf coaster of this age has either been retired (such as the recently departed Scoption at Busch Gardens Tampa), or they’ve had to close to undergo some restoration work. Fortunately, of the list of five rides currently saved this way, three of them were at Six Flags parks:
Revolution - 1976 - Six Flags Magic Mountain - Restored with new Trains
Mindbender - 1978 - Six Flags over Georgia - Restored with new Trains
Montezooma’s Revenge - 1978 - Knott’s Berry Farm - Restored with new track, magnetic launch and new trains….
The other new saved coasters would be the 1977 Sooperdooperlooper at Hersheypark which received new trains from Gerstlauer, and Turbine at Walibi Belgium, a 1982 shuttle coaster similar to Montezooma that received a new magnetic launch and trains from Gerstlauer, and has also been fully enclosed.
Shockwave was built in 1978 and definitely fits into this same timeline where the ride is going to need to under-go some kind of major effort (with major capital investment) to save it. So what we may be seeing right now is the final decision phase being made to either lock-in those plans right now, or make the terrible decision to retire it for good. While I haven’t heard anything either way, the fact that both Cedar Fair and Six Flags management teams on their own made the choice to save their rides does bode well that they would choose to save Shockwave as well. During the problematic restoration of Montezooma’s Revenge at Knott’s that is finally coming to a close this year, they also had to hire someone to make brand new Schwarzkopf style track for that project, so if any track sections on Shockwave need replacing, they’ve got the number on speed-dial who they can call. It is also worth pointing out that Shockwave will turn 50 in 2028… so a full restoration with new paint, new colors maybe, and new trains would be a great promotion to lock in for that season. We need need to wait to see how those new Montezooma’s Revenge trains ride and feel before anyone makes a final decision on a new train designer, ok?
(4/19/2026) Speaking of issues, I’m also told that Shockwave and the Mini Mine Train are closed, and may be closed for a good bit as they work through some issues with those two attractions.
2027 - Nothing is known at this point in time...
???? - New Attraction Guest Survey Concepts - (10/18/2025) Six Flags has begun sending out surveys to select guests to get feedback about possible future addition concepts that may be in the works. Keep in mind that not every concept they pitch for any given park may actually be intended for that particular park, as sometimes the chains will pitch ride concepts to other markets as well to gain some broader feedback on certain concepts. With that said… let’s dig into what is currently being pitched for the various parks.
The survey for Six Flags over Texas pitches a new “Western” themed dark ride with “state-of-the-art animatronics, dynamic storytelling, and interactive scenes”. Nothing was mentioned about replacing any existing park attraction with this, so I’m guessing that the Pirates of Speelunker Cave and Justice League rides are safe for now.
Another concept mentioned is interesting, as it describes adding “Multi-generational Rides”, which is essentially your classic rides from years past that are fun, but not too wild for the kids to ride with grandma, so think about things like carousels and ferris wheels. The description also mentions interactive play areas that would offer a fun experience that would ‘bring generations together.”
The final concepts mention things like adding a “Nighttime Spectacular” show as well as a “Family Water Coaster” slide, the later of which would probably be more at home at Hurricane Harbor.
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