{"id":338925,"date":"2026-06-16T21:41:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338925\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:41:30","slug":"six-flags-to-open-world-record-giga-dive-coaster-on-june-26-dallas-innovates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338925\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Flags To Open World-Record Giga Dive Coaster on\u00a0June\u00a026 \u00bb Dallas Innovates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Don’t look down: Rendering of Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a world-record-setting giga dive coaster opening this month at Six Flags Over Texas. [Image: Six Flags]<\/p>\n

Imagine dropping 285 feet straight down at up to 87 MPH, inverting along the way, then snapping through a series of world-record-setting twists and loops. If you dare, starting June 26 you won\u2019t have to imagine it\u2014because that\u2019s when you can start riding Tormenta: Rampaging Run at Arlington\u2019s Six Flags Over Texas.<\/p>\n

Six Flags calls it \u201cthe tallest, fastest, longest, first-and-only giga dive coaster in the world.\u201d At its highest point, the 309-foot-tall dive coaster offers a \u201cbreathtaking and panoramic\u201d view of Arlington, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the adventure park far below.<\/p>\n

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Rendering of Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a world-record-setting giga dive coaster opening this month at Six Flags Over Texas. [Image: Six Flags]<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when riders are sure to start gulping\u2014because after the train pauses over the edge for three seconds, the drop begins that will deliver thrills for most, nightmares for many, and screaming\u201cWhy did I do this?\u201d second thoughts for more than a few.<\/p>\n

Pete Carmichael, park president of Six Flags Over Texas, said the new ride \u201cis set to forever change not only the Arlington skyline, but the full lineup of thrills only offered at Six Flags Over Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the addition of this record-breaking dive coaster,\u201d he added in a statement,\u201d Six Flags Over Texas is a must-visit destination for thrill lovers from all over the world, and we can\u2019t wait for our guests to take their first rampaging run!\u201d<\/p>\n

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This 285-foot drop takes riders \u201cbeyond vertical.\u201d[Rendering of Tormenta Rampaging Run: Six Flags Over Texas]<\/p>\n

Per the park, the dive coaster is slated to six new world records:<\/p>\n

:: Tallest dive coaster: At a height of 309 feet, Tormenta: Rampaging Run towers above every other dive coaster on earth.<\/p>\n

:: Fastest dive coaster: Its top speed of 87 MPH is faster than any other dive coaster.<\/p>\n

:: Longest dive coaster: The legendary \u201cbull\u201d runs fast through 4,199 feet of weightless \u201cairtime\u201d moments, sharp turns, and drops.<\/p>\n

:: Tallest vertical loop: Rising 179 feet, the ride\u2019s vertical loop is the highest on any roller coaster in the world.<\/p>\n

:: Highest Immelmann inversion: Riders are flipped head over heels at 218 feet in the ride\u2019s first upside-down moment known as the Immelmann\u2014a fighter jet-like maneuver that takes the train into a half loop, then a half roll before speeding in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n

:: Highest beyond-vertical drop: When the train is finally released from its hold, it drops riders into a 95-degree, beyond-vertical drop as they plunge 285 feet earthward.<\/p>\n

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That is some loop. [Rendering of Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a world-record-setting giga dive coaster opening this month at Six Flags Over Texas. Image via Six Flags]<\/p>\n

Part of a new Spanish village at Six Flags<\/p>\n

The Tormenta dive coaster is part of a new, immersive themed area at Six Flags depicting an old and secluded Spanish village, where guests take part in the excitement of an annual festival celebrating ranch hands who raised cattle for the community. The \u201cFestival Taurino\u201d will be festooned with colorful banners and a range of entertainment options\u2014including the main one looming high in the sky above.<\/p>\n

The park\u2019s new theme area was named after the storms (tormentas) that swept across the plains it occupied, as well as a legendary bull that grew to be the most feared and respected animal in the land. Known for its fierce strength and incredible speed, the bull, nicknamed \u201cTormenta,\u201d came to be a symbol of the town\u2019s resilience and might. That\u2019s the back story\u2014so will it get you to the front of the line at the dive coaster, or send you fleeing to something less daunting on the other side of the park?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s for you and your nerves to decide.<\/p>\n

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Topgolf will be installing full-size soccer goals in the outfield at 63 of its U.S. venues during the World Cup this summer. Plus, Topgolf’s Shot Shuffle game will get a soccer-inspired twist, transforming the game’s environment into a stadium atmosphere with country flags and a soccer ball tracer.<\/p>\n

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From June 24 to July 3 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, Wingstop’s House of Flavor experience will feature the brand’s sauced-and-tossed wings, live DJs, gameday World Cup watch parties, merch, free tattoos and “nonstop vibes.” Harlem rapper and songwriter FERG will perform on June 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Don’t look down: Rendering of Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a world-record-setting giga dive coaster opening this month at Six…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338926,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117,112558,64281,64282],"class_list":["post-338925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-giga-dive-coaster","tag-six-flags-over-texas","tag-tormenta-rampaging-run"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}