Six Flags Over Texas’ newest roller coaster, Tormenta: Rampaging Run, is opening to the public at last, and to that we say, “¡Olé!”

After a last-minute delay to a planned opening on June 26, yearning matadors can finally ride Six Flags Over Texas’ new record-breaking dive coaster Thursday. Tormenta, themed after the Spanish running of the bulls tradition, is a 309-foot-tall giga dive coaster, the tallest, longest and fastest roller coaster of its kind, according to the park.

The park opens at 11 a.m.

“Every season is special, but this one is particularly meaningful for our park, our guests, and for the Dallas-Fort Worth area. This season represents a major step forward for Six Flags over Texas,” said park president Pete Carmichael at a media preview event Thursday. “This attraction is more than just a new ride, it is a transformational experience for our guests that will thrill riders from all over the world … [and] reflects our long-term commitment to elevating the guest experience.”

Tormenta is part of a $1 billion capital expenditure plan unveiled after the Six Flags corporation merged with fellow theme park operator Cedar Fair. Six Flags tapped Fort Worth-based H3 Construction to build the ride using mostly local workers, while Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard provided engineering and design. When plans for the ride were unveiled in 2025, a park executive said it was “the largest single investment we’ve ever done in the entire history of Six Flags Over Texas.” According to Six Flags, it breaks six world records, including: 

Members of the media were offered preview rides Wednesday, and Tormenta more than delivers on thrills. After climbing the lift hill, the ride holds out the car over the edge of the drop, as riders watch their feet dangle more than 300 feet in the air against panoramic views of the Dallas skyline. The focal point of the ride, the beyond-vertical drop, is fast and intense with a moment of weightlessness, and it immediately gives way to Tormenta’s first inversion. When you first think the ride is over, don’t let go of the harness: Tormenta has a break halfway through before launching you down another drop and looping you upside down one more time.

While Six Flags Over Texas had to say goodbye to beloved swinging boat ride The Conquistador to make room for Tormenta, the Spain area is camera ready after a facelift. The new coaster is the centerpiece of renovations to one of the park’s eight worlds, which includes restorations to fountains and the teacup ride, refreshed themeing, and new food, including some rather tasty barbacoa tacos. 

“Six Flags has been such an important part of this community for decades. … Tormenta is just a part of what Six Flags has been doing here,” Arlington mayor Jim Ross said. “If you haven’t had a chance to really explore the park lately and see all of the upgrades in everything from restrooms to restaurants to just the cleanliness, the paint, the rides. If you haven’t seen all of the changes being made here, Six Flags continues to invest in this community like I’ve never seen before.”