Six Flags Over Texas says its new 300-foot dive coaster, Tormenta Rampaging Run, is set to be the tallest, fastest and longest of its kind, with a 95-degree beyond-vertical plunge and other record milestones. The park has not released an official opening date,
An operator stopped a Six Flags ride after a guest violated one of the park’s safety policies, a reminder that even in a place built for thrill, rules still come first.
At Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, the next big test of nerve is already taking shape. The park is debuting Tormenta Rampaging Run, a Texas-sized dive coaster that its website describes as the tallest, fastest, longest, first-and only giga dive coaster in the world.
The park’s own description pegs the ride at 300 feet and places it in the area’s new Spanish village. Rancho de la Tormenta. When riders climb toward the lift hill’s peak. Six Flags says the moment is all anticipation—before the track drops into a 95 degree beyond vertical plunge. The fall is described as record-breaking 95 degree beyond vertical drop. paired with sharp turns and other exhilarating drops designed to replicate the thrill of the Running of the Bulls.
Six Flags also lists a series of world-records it says Tormenta Rampaging Run is set to break:
Tallest Dive Coaster: 309 feet
Highest 95 Degree Beyond Vertical Drop: 285 feet
Fastest Dive Coaster: 87 mph
Highest Immelmann Inversion: 218 feet
Tallest Vertical Coaster Loop: 179 feet
Longest Dive Coaster: 4,199 feet
The coaster’s official opening date has not been released. Six Flags, however, continues to say it will open in 2026.
Between the record targets and the park’s insistence on safety procedures. the story that stands out is simple: the ride is being built to outdo the previous limits—while operations remain tied to strict guest compliance. For riders and families planning future trips, the promise is clear. So is the reminder that one policy violation can halt the experience before the plunge ever comes.
The park has not yet announced the day it will welcome guests to Tormenta Rampaging Run, but the 2026 window keeps the focus on what comes next: not just a new flagship attraction in Texas, but another entry in the long-running push to see how far thrill can be engineered.
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