Texas Amusement Parks
 Ride the rollercoaster, watch the shows, and thrill to the joy of
one day with no agenda other than just having fun. Texas's amusement
parks offer fun for all family members, but be sure to check with
the parks for their opening hours of operation; these change seasonally.
Six Flags®
Over Texas
In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Arlington's Six Flags®
Over Texas is one of the best-known theme parks in the state.
This park is home to the state's tallest and fastest roller coaster
as well as the Texas Giant, which the park cites as the world's
top wooden roller coaster. Families with younger children will find
plenty of slower-paced fun as well as professionally-produced shows.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas®
Also part of the same family, San Antonio's Six Flags Fiesta Texas® showcases the music of Texas,
from '50s rock 'n roll and local Tejano sounds to oompah German
tunes. Housed in a former rock quarry, this park has plenty of thrill
rides and even an entire section of the park devoted to water rides.
Sea World® San Antonio
Nearby, Sea World® San Antonio is truly a
Texas-sized marine park. The star is Shamu, the 2-1/2-ton orca who
engages in graceful swimming exercises with his human partners.
There's room for 4,500 onlookers in this stadium, and most of the
seats are safe from the huge splashes that Shamu produces as he
leaps and dives in his seven-million-gallon tank. Along with many
marine life and fish exhibits, the park also has rides like The
Great White, the first inverted steel roller coaster in the state,
and Texas Splashdown, where riders drop down five stories in four-person
boats.
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