A new attraction coming to Texas is an adrenaline seeker’s dream. One of the state’s most popular parks will soon unveil a 309-foot roller coaster that, upon completion, will break six world records.
Six Flags Over Texas announced last week that the “Tormenta Rampaging Run,” themed after Spain’s tradition of the Running of the Bulls, is coming to Arlington in 2026. During the event, six Spanish fighting bulls, along with six steer, run from the Corrales de Santo Domingo to Pamplona’s Plaza de Toros bullfight arena.
The borderline terrifying experience draws over 1 million spectators annually. As the tallest dive coaster on Earth, the ride is also set to draw risk takers near and far. The park is roughly four hours away from downtown San Antonio.
Guests will soar at 87 mph, making it the fastest dive coaster on the planet, the company said in a news release. It’s also the longest. With a record-breaking 179-foot loop, drops, and turns that span 4,199 feet, folks will have several weightless moments and thrills equivalent to those of bull runners. The last two milestones it achieves are having the highest immelman inversion (folks are upside down at 218 feet) and the highest 95-degree beyond vertical drop.
“Without warning, the train will release, dropping riders a record 285 feet down,” the company said.
President of Bolliger & Mabillard, Sophie Bolliger, a consulting engineer and designer of the coaster, says, “as the world’s first giga dive coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run introduces a completely new ride category,” to parkgoers.
“This level of innovation sets new standards for the theme park industry, and our company is honored to be part of this historic moment with Six Flags,” Bolliger said.
A giga dive coaster extends between 300 and 399 feet tall and contains a drop within that height, Coasterpedia and Coaster 101 cite.
Six Flags says the addition will anchor a new Spanish village decorated with colorful banners and euphoric music. The fictional town, called Rancho de la Tormenta, gets its name from the storms (tormentas) that “swept across the plains it occupied, but that soon changed with the birth of a legendary bull that grew to be the most feared and respected animal in the land.” Many of the country’s matadors attempted to defeat him, but none were successful. The bull became known as “Tormenta.”
Both the plaza and roller coaster will be a part of a special year for Six Flags Over Texas. The park reaches its 65th anniversary in 2026.