Six Flags Over Texas

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Six Flags Over Texas
2201 Road to Six Flags
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone (817) 640-8900
Neighborhood: West Dallas,
URL : http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/index.aspx

About:

Six Flags Over Texas, a 212-acre park featuring awesome rides, great shows, and incredible attractions!

Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas (USA), east of Fort Worth and about 15 miles (24 km) west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 1, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million.

Origin of the name

The park's name "Six Flags Over Texas" refers to the flags of the six different nations that have governed Texas: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of America. The story goes that Wynne originally intended to name the park "Texas under Six Flags", until his wife objected stating that "Texas isn’t under anything." The original park was (and still is) split into separate regions, such as the Spain and Mexico section which featured Spanish-themed rides, attractions and buildings.