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Park News - (1/27/10) Word from the SFOT Facebook page Judge Roy Scream is getting some re-tracking done this winter. Good stuff! 
    (1/21/10) A reader was kind enough to send in a few great pictures of Shockwave at SFOT. They tell us that three sections of track are being rehabbed this winter, and for now they have removed the section they replaced last winter and placed it on the ground, as you can see in the photos.  Enjoy!
    (1/19/10) Six Flags over Texas will open earlier that expected for the 2010 season, and has now posted hours of operation for February 13, 14 and 15th, instead of waiting until the previously posted March 6th date. From what I’m told, these days match up with the playing of the NBA All Star game that same weekend in Dallas, where the big game will actually be played inside the Dallas Coyboy’s new stadium.
    (1/18/10) We’ve been told that Six Flags over Texas seems to have given Titan a new fresh coat of paint… though keeping the same colors as before. We’ve also been told that it looks like Shockwave is once again going under the knife, as the piece of track that was removed and rehabbed last year is once again missing from the ride currently. Anyone feel like taking a few pictures while passing by on the freeway?
    (1/15/10) Westcoaster has posted a trip report from Six Flags over Texas this week.

2010 - New Simulator Ride - Rumor - (2/3/10) A new rumor from Six Flags over Texas claims that the ill-received Fly Me To the Moon film in the Adventure Theater may be replaced with Robots From Mars this season. Also the Gator McGee’s restaurant near Runaway Mountain will become J. B.’s Smokehouse this season.

2011 - Texas Giant Renovation - Confirmed - (1/4/10) A reader sent in four pictures of the Texas Giant taken over the weekend during the end of Holiday In The Park. So far, it looks like the only work done to it was the removal of the turn before the lift, trains and signage removal and a few other things. Otherwise there was no sign of new timber anywhere nearby or any sign that they would be ready to begun full fledged re-construction until things warm up a bit in a couple of months.
    (11/17/09) With a nod from Bugs Bunny to begin, a bulldozer and a chainsaw wielding construction crew began to pull a section of the Texas Giant apart. According to this article, most of the structure of the Giant will remain intact, but this particular section (the turn over the lift hill) needed to come down. They also reported that about 15% of the track configuration will be changed by the time the ride reopens in 2011.
    (11/2/09) Yesterday was the final day to ride the Texas Giant until it reopens in 2011. Details were still not announced yet, but they did say that when it reopens it ‘will incorporate elements never before used in a wooden coaster.” The remodel will also carry a hefty $10 million price-tag, nearly double what it cost to build the Texas Giant in the first place. If your hoping to take home a piece of the Giant as they shed old wood for new, then you may be in luck, as sections of the ride will be used to make Christmas ornaments to be sold this winter at Holiday In The Park.
    (10/1/09) Amusement Today has reported some new details about the makeover of the Texas Giant for the 2011 season. Six Flags is expected to release all the details after the coaster closes on November 1st. So far they have mentioned that the rebuild will be done by Rocky Mountain Amusement of Idaho, who were the people who installed El Toro at SFGAdv. The layout will actually be modified a bit to feature one of the steepest banks and will be a far faster and smoother ride. Of course I’d got to take that with a grain of salt since they also announced that Gerstlauer will be the ones making the new trains for the Texas Giant… and G-Trains aren’t known for their smooth rides. Still… anything is possible and the Texas Giant is in need of major improvements for sure, so lets hope for the best… and that they don’t rename it Green Bizarro Lantern or something.
    (3/17/09) Six Flags has confirmed that the Texas Giant will be closed for the 2010 season so they can perform a major renovation of the aging ride in time to relaunch it for the 2011 season as part of the 50th Anniversary of Six Flags. Six Flags has mentioned that the planned renovation will cost them $10 million, so I can only imagine that pretty much most of the Texas Giant is going to be “rebuilt” as well as adding all new trains, most likely with an onboard soundtrack if the system going into Terminator Salvation this year works out well Magic Mountain. Now lets just keep Lex Luthor away, shall we?
    (2/2/09) According to a source the big ride in development for Six Flags over Texas may end up waiting for the 2011 season as that will actually be the year that Six Flags and SFOT will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary.
    (1/31/09) Screamscape sources have confirmed that a big ride is in the long term planning for SFOT for either 2010 or 2011. I can only assume that this may be the long rumored plan to add a new wooden coaster to the park.
    (8/1/08) The earliest the park will get a new wooden coaster is now 2010, but a lot can change between then and now.
    (7/8/08) The exact 2009 plans are still unclear as there are just too many rumors going around right now claiming everything from a parade to a new wooden coaster. What seems to be coming in more and more however may be the removal of Flashback to make room for whatever it is. Stay tuned.
    (5/8/08) According to a new rumor posted to SFOT.net, Six Flags may be planning on removing Flashback and dropping in a new wooden coaster in that general location. This does make sense as my sources tell me that Six Flags may very well have two new GCI wooden coasters in the works for 2009, but they also had two originally planned for 2008 which was eventually cut back to just one. I wouldn’t be surprised if this project falls back to 2010 however if true since the park is opening Tony Hawk this year and 2009 may be too soon. The funny thing is that the Bumper Cars in this area of the park were closed down late last year in anticipation of building a new coaster project in this very area of the park… only back then our sources tell us it was a Dark Knight Coaster project that was eyeballing the site. For an unknown reason the Dark Knight project was cancelled and management made the choice to install Tony Hawk instead.