A proposal was filed with the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 22 for an “amusement park structure” in Arlington, according to online records.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Six Flags Over Texas last year teased a “record-breaking” new dive roller coaster coming soon to the Arlington theme park. Now we might have a few more details about the project.
A proposal was filed with the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 22 for an “amusement park structure” in Arlington, according to online records. The filing didn’t name the company behind the filing, but it listed the structure height as 309 feet. Also, the GPS coordinates in the filing were for the same location as the La Vibora bobsled ride, which closed last year to make way for the new coaster.
The 309 feet figure is definitely in the ballpark for “record-breaking” status at Six Flags Over Texas — the park’s tallest coaster, The Titan, tops out at 245 feet.
The structure name was listed as “Project Rubi 1002.” If the FAA filing holds true, the coaster’s height of 309 feet would make it the ninth-tallest roller coaster in the U.S., according to Rollercoaster Fandom. Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey is the tallest U.S. coaster at 456 feet.
Other details listed in the filing included a work schedule of March 1, 2025 to March 30 of 2026, so it sounds like the new coaster wouldn’t open until late spring/early summer 2026.
Six Flags will release more details about the project in 2026, the park said in a statement to WFAA. The City of Arlington’s Planning and Development Services Department hasn’t received a permit filing for the project yet, but they expect the permit will be submitted sometime in March, a city official said.
Six Flags announced plans for the new coaster in November, also confirming that two older rides at the park, La Vibora and El Diablo, had closed.
La Vibora, the longtime bobsled-style coaster, opened in 1986. El Diablo, a giga loop coaster, was in operation since 2019.
“The rides’ retirement enables the park to make way for a new generation of thrill machines in the Spain section of the park,” the release said. “To usher in this new beginning, a jaw-dropping, record-breaking dive coaster is set to debut in 2026.”
The park last opened a new roller coaster in 2023, when AQUAMAN: Power Wave made its debut.
The park also in 2023 announced plans to revamp and extend its log flume ride into “El Rio Lento,” but updates on the project haven’t been released.