A new date has been announced for the grand opening of Six Flags Over Texas’ 309-foot-tall dive coaster.
Tormenta: Rampaging Run will now open on Thursday, July 9, 13 days after its originally scheduled opening. Six Flags Over Texas later postponed the opening and said “commissioning and testing process is taking longer than expected.”
The delay led to rumors spreading on YouTube and Reddit among coaster fans that the ride had experienced significant issues, including a control panel fire and the discovery of cracked footings, but no source or evidence was provided to substantiate those claims.
Rendering of Tormenta Rampaging Run (Six Flags)
Tormenta: Rampaging Run is the first-ever giga dive coaster, “giga” meaning it’s over 300 feet tall. Beyond its record height for a dive coaster, the ride will also set dive coaster records for speed (87 mph) and length (4,199 feet of track), as well as spot the tallest vertical loop on any coaster at 179 feet.
The new coaster — built by Swiss coaster firm Bolliger & Mabillard, the same designers of other dive coasters in the Six Flags chain — will anchor a new section of the park’s Spain area called Rancho de la Tormenta. The setting for the new section will be “an old and secluded Spanish village,” according to Six Flags, which is celebrating an annual festival to honor the “ranch hands who raised the castle that brought prosperity to the community.”
Tormenta Rampaging Run will be the 14th roller coaster at the Arlington, Texas park, replacing the defunct La Vibora, which closed in 2024. It’s the first brand-new coaster for Six Flags Over Texas since the Aquaman: Power Wave debuted in 2023.