Six Flags Over Texas (SFOT) Discussion Thread

If it falls directly onto the former footprint of Flashback, there is more than enough room. About 340 feet from the base of the ride to the perimeter fence. The ride is 200 feet tall.

It would have to fall towards the abandoned shopping area. There may be enough room if they've finished removing Flashback. On the other hand, the old bumper car building is still there. It's possible the building may be hit by a falling Chute Out tower. But they're demolishing it anyway so it may not matter.

Most likely they will crash it on Flashbacks former pad. But they should go ahead and let it fall into the Strip Mall too start Demolishing of it.

With the ride only being 200 ft tall it won't be capable of landing on the bumper cars or shopping center. They are much too far away. All the details of the event are here. http://www.kvue.com/news/state/173484291.html

From this picture you can see that there is plenty of room for the Texas Chute to fall.

I want to try to make it there to witness chute out falling. Not sure if I will in time

Not as epic as Space Spirals' but still pretty neat! At least we now know Flashback/Boomerang is now gone.

I have to admit that video made me sad. Even though I'm really excited to see what SFOT is going to do with all of this new open space in the future, I do wish that Chute Out could have stayed around a bit longer. After seeing/riding it my entire life, it's going to be weird not having it in the park

Not bad. That was awfully close to the entry road though, the slightest miscalculation and they would have a disaster on their hands.

That was pretty interesting to watch! Sad to see it go, but I'm excited to watch the skyline of the park change. Can't wait for the new hotness!!

~Matt

I'm thrilled to share that Six Flags Over Texas has donated two of the Texas Chute Out parachutes to Give Kids The World to auction off!

GKTW is again giving theme park fans the chance to bid on unique ride memorabilia for a good cause. A red parachute is available in its entirety here and pieces making up a blue parachute are also available. More of the individual pieces will be listed tomorrow, including the center-most ring which comes intact.

As we all know, Texas Chute Out was one of the few remaining Intamin Parachute Jump rides, meaning this may be your only chance to own a piece of history. 100% of the purchase price of the chute and chute pieces benefits the mission of GKTW.

Thank you SFOT and TPR for your support!

Theres nothing like a good explosion. I wonder if Sky Screamer part are on site yet?

^Doubt it. They'll probably start to show up starting next year.

Cedar Fair blows up their tower so Six Flags can't stay behind.

It would be really cool to have the Six Flags letters from the side of Texas Chute Out.

Not bad. That was awfully close to the entry road though, the slightest miscalculation and they would have a disaster on their hands.

A disaster being that some metal hit the road?

So does this make Texas 2-for-2 in imploding their towers when they're done with them?

Now someone needs to blow up a coaster. Put explosives on the bottom of every support and let it drop!

So does this make Texas 2-for-2 in imploding their towers when they're done with them?

2 for 3. Air Racer was taken down with a crane.

This is how all rides should go from now on. It's more entertaining this way than dismantling.

It will be great to see this skyline change.

This is how all rides should go from now on. It's more entertaining this way than dismantling.

 

It will be great to see this skyline change.

I agree! All tower rides need to go this way!

Can you imagine what the people on the highway were thinking when they saw the tower come down?

Can you imagine what the people on the highway were thinking when they saw the tower come down?

Me and my friend was wondering the same. Even with people didn't know what was going on!

This is how all rides should go from now on. It's more entertaining this way than dismantling.

 

It will be great to see this skyline change.

I agree! All tower rides need to go this way!

Definitely--let 'em go out Texas style, in a blaze of glory! Yee haw!

Not bad. That was awfully close to the entry road though, the slightest miscalculation and they would have a disaster on their hands.

 

A disaster being that some metal hit the road?

 

So does this make Texas 2-for-2 in imploding their towers when they're done with them?

I mean a disaster as in falling too far to the right. That thing narrowly missed the park fence as it is.

Am I the only one who is sad that they removed Flashback before they brought the tower down?

The could have engineered it to hit Flashback right between the lifts. Or better yet, blown up Flashback about 10 seconds before they brought the Chute Out down on top of it.

All maliciousness aside, it is sad, I rode Texas Chute Out the first time the year it opened.

I would rather have seen the amazement of Chute Out falling on top of Flashback and smashing it to the ground than having it relocated to Saint Louis, but oh well.