Amusement Park

Six Flags Over Texas

The Six Flags park in Arlington opens its 65th anniversary season in late February, with a new dive coaster in the Spain area and a calendar that runs from spring right through to the days after Christmas.

Typical visit
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Price
A one-day ticket starts at $90, or from $45 online only, plus a processing fee of up to $9.99 and tax.
Ticket covers
Admission is for a date you pick and includes fall events on select dates; during Holiday in the Park it covers live shows, light displays and most rides, while food, drink, merchandise and select holiday experiences are extra.
Fright Fest bundle
Admission bundled with the haunted mazes on the same night starts at $69, online only.
Skipping queues
Fast Lane is a paid upgrade that skips the lines at selected rides and roller coasters.
Season
The park is seasonal, and the 2026 season begins with Opening Weekend on 28 February.
Event dates
Fright Fest runs on select dates from 11 September to 1 November 2026, and Holiday in the Park on select days from 22 November to 30 December.
Parking
Daily general parking starts at $39 and preferred parking at $55, plus fees and tax, and both can be bought online.

Six Flags Over Texas is a seasonal amusement park, so the first question is not what to ride but whether the park is open on the day you have in mind. The season starts with Opening Weekend at the end of February, and the year then runs through summer into two evening seasons: the autumn Fright Fest dates, which fall inside an ordinary day ticket with the haunted mazes sold as an add-on, and Holiday in the Park in the weeks around Christmas. The newest ride, Tormenta: Rampaging Run, a giga dive coaster, opened in the Spain area in July 2026. Tickets are bought for a specific date and the discounted rates are online only, with a processing fee added at checkout. Parking is paid and comes in a general and a closer, more expensive tier, and it can be bought in advance rather than at the booth. For food inside the park, Étienne’s Café in the France area is one of the counter-service stops, serving loaded beignets, funnel cake fries and pull-apart bread.

Family FAQ

How much does Six Flags Over Texas cost?

A one-day ticket starts at $90, or from $45 online only, plus a processing fee of up to $9.99 and tax.

Is there parking at Six Flags Over Texas?

Daily general parking starts at $39 and preferred parking at $55, plus fees and tax, and both can be bought online.

Why kids will love it

For a family with teenagers, this is a coaster park with a headline ride that is still new, and the evening events give the same admission two very different moods: mazes and fog in October, lights and live shows in December. The trade-off sits in that winter event: admission covers the shows, the light displays and most of the rides, but food, drink, merchandise and the select holiday experiences are each bought separately, so the day costs more than the ticket suggests.

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