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Six Flags Over Texas: Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 13 attractions in Arlington
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Attraction type: Amusement/theme park, Other
Address: 2201 Six Flags Road, Arlington, TX 76011
Tel: 817 640 8900

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Reviews of Six Flags Over Texas

( 1-5 of 38 )
“Six Flags Is A Hot Mess!”

Six Flags Over Texas

Aug 25, 2008

We recently took our Youth Group to Six Flags. Oh My Goodness, what a dump. I cannot believe how the park has just gone to the dogs. I am trying to be nice, but the truth is the truth.

The parking is rediculous, but we did get "preferred" parking and the $20.00 was worth it to us. Plus, they did give us a sun visor for our vehicle.

We pre-purchased our tickets for $25.99 each, and that was a good price.

The food was often cold and dry especially at Papa John's. Many of the kids in Papa John's were doing more horseplaying than working. That was a bit annoying since there was a line of people waiting, and they were not serving anyone. The food had been cooked and was just sitting out getting, cold, hard and old.

The souvenier cup drinks are $14.99 plus tax now. You can get free refills all day on the day you purchase the bottle, after the purchase date you can get refills for 99cents. Most of the coke products were watered down so that they were undrinkable.

Other items we purchased that should have been better: Funnel Cake for 7.99 plus tax. We could not eat it all because it was cooked in old grease and was just plain nasty.

Turkey Leg for $7.99 plus tax. It was good. But the server had an attitude. Do not ask them for change for $1.00, they cannot do that!

My daughter purchased a burger basket for about 10 bucks, she took it back because it was cold, they exchanged it for another cold burger basket.

Rides: Long lines, stinky trash cans, park was too cheap to even turn the fans on while people were waiting in 100degree Texas heat.

The park needs a good cleaning including the inside ceilings. They are still in need of a paint job. We use to take our children and even purchased season passes back in the day, so it is disappointing to see how the park has gone down so. The sad thing is that from reading these reviews, it looks like this has been going on for quite a while, and they are not even trying to clean up the park.

Oh yeah, the water in the park and the water rides.
The pond with the fish was very murky, we felt sorry for the fish in that cess pool. The water was beyond dirty, it is hard to belive that the fish are able to survive in that mess. It looks like a toxic waste dump. If I ever saw one.

Who in their right mind would get on those water rides with the brown water? When we use to come back in the 90's, the water was green and decent looking. Before that when we came in the 80's the water was blue.

My overall opinion: Six Flags is a hot mess!
It reminds me of Crustyland on the Simpsons.

If you cannot afford to go to a real park where they are trying to keep the place up and put customer service first, save your money up until you can. Do not waste it on 6 Flags until they clean up their act/park!

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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“Best Place in Texas”

Six Flags Over Texas

Aug 9, 2008

Alright, so I live in Texas, and I can tell you now, theres not a lot to do here, besides sweat. But Six Flags Over Texas is great for anyone. I was terrified of roller coasters, and by the time I road The Texas Giant, I was ready for all of them, I did my home work on roller coasters before I went, and made sure that it was a safe place to be. And even though my adrenaline was going haywire I managed to get on, and all was very safe, and wasn't scary at all. My only two look outs would be if and when you sit in the front of the Bat Man ALWAYS keep your head on the head rest, you WILL bang your head on the seat belts that go over your shoulders and your torso. Also, if you plan on going on the Texas Giant, be prepared to get thrown around really hard, I never really get hurt that badly, (I'm smaller than most people though) but my friends are bigger than me, and they always complain of head rush, their sides being thrown against the side of the cart, etc. but no one has ever gotten hurt on it so we go anyways. This park is so much fun, and when you go you shouldn't try to compare it to Disney. Most likely you will be disappointed, just go and have fun. And drinks lots 'n lots of aqua!

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“Handicapped underserved”

Six Flags Over Texas

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1 of 5 stars
Springfield Missouri
Aug 4, 2008

We travelled to this Six Flags as a change of pace, but now wish we had just stayed in Missouri.

Our daughter requires a wheelchair for long distances, overall the parks accessibility is NOT a problem.

However, utilizing the pass from Guest Relations to help our daughter get on the rides that required the handicapped entrances was disappointing and discriminatory in some respects. For example when following the parks procedure for approaching park staff for our "time to ride" they would fill out the next available blank in the booklet. Often times we would have a 10-20 min wait, which was NOT a problem. In two instances though we were given a 90 minute wait time, even though the ride had no real line. I asked the young lady why the wait was so long to which she replied that it was the policy. I asked again to clarify, the parks policy is my daughter sit here at the exit for 90 minutes when the ride itself has a line of passengers with an average if 15 min wait time? She rolled her eyes and walked off. I know it was a less than 15 min wait time because my son and wife walked around and go in line. If you are not familiar with this aspect the rides all have little signs indicating how long your wait is from different points as you stand in line. When I saw my wife and son appear at the head of the line I pointed this out the the ride attended. Suddenly it was our turn.

I resent that my daughter was treated in this way. It is not as if we were being pushy or wanting somehting for nothing, waiting a fair amount of time is reasonable. Being made to wait because 1 employee is annoyed with a young lady in a wheelchair was ridiculous.

If you require a wheelchair don't expect friendly staff willing to assist you in Arlington. For that matter, if you expect friendly staff at this park at all I found only ONE; the security officer on the Oil Derrick (the big observation tower) was a really nice guy who without being asked offered to take a picture of my family while we were on the observation deck. Out of almost 8 hours at the park he was the only one who even smiled the whole day.

Overall I observed park employees spending more time on cell phones or horsing around rather than paying attention to guests. Very sad experience overall. Other businesses in Texas were great, I love the state, but Six Flags Over Texas was disheartening to say the least.

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“Best Amusement Park in the Area”

Six Flags Over Texas

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5 of 5 stars
Arlington, TX
Aug 4, 2008

6 Flags should be higher in the ranking of Things to Do in Arlington. This is a major amusement park with some awesome rides. Yeah...I think 6 Flags used to be better, but I'm also in my 30s now! It's still fun for me to go once a year. I can't wait till my child is old enough to go and enjoy herself. I'm sure seeing it through her eyes will bring back lots of my earlier memories!

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“disappointing”

Six Flags Over Texas

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2 of 5 stars
virginia beach, va
Aug 1, 2008
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I grew up in Texas and visited Six Flags several times as a child but haven't been there for probably 25 years. This year we were vacationing in Dallas and so I took my kids (ages 11,12,14 and 23) for a visit. What a disappointment. I don't think the place has been updated since the last time I was there in 1983. The parking lot was terrible. They don't believe in paying attendants to guide everyone into spaces in an orderly manner--it is every man for himself. We paid for premium parking, I think $20. Don't waste your money. Our spot was hardly premium and was quite a hike from the gate. The true "premium" spaces were reserved for the valet parking. I don't know how much the valet parking is. Although some of us had season passes, we had to go through the main ticket lines because we were using coupons for additional guests. The lines were long and unorganized, basically a mass of people trying to fight their way to the front with, again, no guidance from employees. Food was expensive, but probably not more than any other park. For five people at Johnny Rockets I spent $70. They refunded $12 when one meal was inedible. There are hardly any water fountains, a real annoyance on a 100 degree day. The bathrooms seem to be original to the park--one entrance, so people are struggling to get in and out the same door, and smelly. These definitely need updating. This place seemed to be understaffed, particularly regarding food/drink establishments. Navigation was tricky and it was hard to find a map of the place. Probably would not do this location again (Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio was nice, though).

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2201 Six Flags Road, Arlington, TX 76011
Tel: 817 640 8900