Six Flags Over Texas Opens the NEW Texas Giant

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The wait is finally over. Six Flags Over Texas, celebrating its 50th anniversary season in 2011, is proud to announce the official launch of the most anticipated ride of the year -- the NEW Texas Giant.  This super hybrid coaster is all new from the ground up boasting the steepest drop of any wooden coaster in the world at 79 degrees; three bank turns at more than 90 degrees and a state-of-the-art steel track that zips riders through an unforgettable, white knuckled 1 1/2 minutes of breathtaking twists and turns from start to finish.

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"This is the best ride we've ever built... bar none," said Steve Martindale, Six Flags Over Texas Park President. "We’ve taken the best attribute of a wooden coaster: plenty of air time; and the best of steel: smoothness combined with speed, and created a truly remarkable roller coaster experience.  As we like to say in Texas, this ain't your Daddy's ride."

The NEW Texas Giant is Texas through and through. 17-foot-longhorns welcome guests to the ride's area. Three new trains pay homage to the Lone Star State and the popular 1961 Cadillac Deville; each train has a custom-made "cattle horn" and custom-designed saddle seats.  There's even an oil derrick nestled right in the belly of this wooden beast.

"In true Texas style, we've gone BIG!" added Martindale. "From the first breathtaking drop, to the multiple hills and turns with gravity-defying air time, guests will want to saddle up again and again."

The beloved Texas Giant is back--Bigger, Better and Badder than ever.  It opens to the public on Friday, April 22.  Go to www.sixflags.com/overtexas for more information.

About Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest regional theme park company with 19 parks across the United States, Mexico and Canada. Six Flags Over Texas, the company's flagship location, is celebrating its 50th anniversary season in 2011.

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