Six Flags Fiesta Texas

This popular theme park showcases the music of Texas, from '50s rock 'n roll and local Tejano sounds to oompah German tunes. Shows are interspersed with thrill rides including world's tallest wooden roller coaster. One section of the park is devoted to water rides, especially popular during the summer season.

This theme park operates in a former limestone quarry. The white, chalky stone used to build homes throughout Central and South Texas was mined from this and similar sites, leaving behind tall limestone cliffs that make dramatic backdrops for the park. San Antonio has a long history of reusing its quarries: the San Antonio Zoo and the Japanese Tea Gardens occupy a former quarry, using the walls to contain animals and grow subtropical vines.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas showcases music, from '50s rock 'n roll and local Tejano sounds to oompah German tunes. The award-winning shows are interspersed with thrill rides, sure to bring a squeal to even the most jaded amusement park goers.

You'll enter the park through Los Festivales, styled with stucco buildings and rich with the atmosphere of Texas' closest neighbor. Wandering musicians play festive mariachi music and open-air shows feature Tejano and conjunto music. You won't find rides in this section, but you will see the park's largest theater: Teatro Zaragoza. A great place to save for the heat of the afternoon, the theater is home to the Festival Folklorico show, with swirling Mexican dances and traditional songs.

If you are a roller coaster fan, then you know about Crackaxle Canyon. This westernsection is the home of "The Rattler," the world's tallest wooden roller coaster. Lines can be long for this popular ride, so head here early for a jump on the crowds.

Don’t miss the Superman Krypton Coaster, the largest steel and only floorless coaster in the Southwest—it buzzes over the park at 70mph. Along with its rides, the park is also well-known for its excellent shows, ones that recently helped earn the park its 7th consecutive “Golden Ticket,” a prestigious industry accolade, for the best theme park shows in the country.

Water Park

A good place to escape the heat is aboard one of the park's water rides. Waterpark at Six Flags Fiesta Texas is entirely devoted to water rides, especially popular during the summer season. Some top offerings include Splash Water Springs, a water pool with a slide, the million-gallon Lone Star Lagoon (the largest wave pool in Texas), and the Texas Treehouse, a five story treehouse complete with a 1,000-gallon cowboy hat that fills with water. Some of the waterpark rides have height restrictions.

Six Flags Fiesta Texas’s waterpark boasts a new name—White Water Bay—along with an extreme makeover. You’ll find the thrills for which the park is known on the water as well at attractions like Whirlpool, where speed and centrifugal force keep you and a friend in a two-person tube against the outside wall of a 40-foot diameter bowl—spinning you before a 50-foot drop and a splashdown channel below. Or test your nerve on the Big Bender, another unique tube slide with tunnels and twists through alternating daylight and darkness.

Location: Intersection of I-10 West and Loop 1604

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