New construction documents have revealed further details about Werewolf Gorge, the record-breaking family launch coaster heading to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2027.
A recently filed Texas construction project linked to the attraction carries an estimated value of $5.5 million and provides our clearest look yet at some of the buildings and infrastructure being created around the coaster.
The documents reveal plans for a two-storey ride station, a dedicated queue building, an electrical building and a tunnel, with construction currently expected to begin later this month.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas has confirmed that the project listed in the filing, internally referred to as Project Blood Moon, is connected to Werewolf Gorge.
New filing reveals Werewolf Gorge buildings
According to details from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation filing, Project Blood Moon covers approximately 8,798 square feet of construction.
The largest element is an almost 5,000-square-foot, two-storey ride station.
A separate queue building covering approximately 1,000 square feet is also included alongside an electrical building and a dedicated tunnel structure.
The filing lists construction as beginning later in August 2026, with completion currently scheduled for 1 April 2027.
That does not necessarily mean Werewolf Gorge itself will open on that date. Construction filings generally relate to specific pieces of building work and the attraction will still require further installation, testing, commissioning and preparation before guests can ride.
The $5.5 million figure should also not be interpreted as the total cost of Werewolf Gorge. The filing relates to the construction work covered by the project and may not include the coaster hardware, ride system, extensive theming or other elements of the wider development.
A heavily themed family coaster
The additional buildings fit neatly with Six Flags' ambitious plans for the attraction.
Werewolf Gorge was officially announced earlier this year and will become the world's longest family launch coaster when it opens as part of Six Flags Fiesta Texas' 35th anniversary season in 2027.
The coaster will stretch across 4,120 feet of track, making it the longest roller coaster ever built at the San Antonio park.
Rather than relying purely on its statistics, Six Flags is placing considerable emphasis on storytelling.
Guests will enter an abandoned Texas quarry once operated by the fictional Silver Strike Mining Company. According to the attraction's story, mysterious events plagued the mine during the late 19th century, including missing miners, wolf sightings and unexplained howls echoing through its tunnels.
Years later, eccentric cryptid collector and tour guide Jasper Bunyan has reopened the site to curious visitors.
That tour inevitably goes wrong.
Guests will board cobbled-together mining vehicles before being sent racing through the quarry as the legend of Werewolf Gorge begins to reveal itself.
Four launches and 32 airtime moments
Despite being positioned as a family coaster, Werewolf Gorge will include a considerable number of thrill elements.
The ride will feature four launches, accelerating riders to speeds of up to 45mph.
Six Flags is also promising an extraordinary 32 floater airtime moments, which the company says will establish another record for a family roller coaster.
Other elements include a 40-foot drop, an 85-foot overall elevation change and a mid-course rollback.
The full experience is expected to last approximately two minutes and 36 seconds.
Perhaps most importantly for its family positioning, the minimum height requirement will be just 39 inches, or approximately 99cm.
That combination should make Werewolf Gorge accessible to younger riders while still delivering enough launches, airtime and storytelling to appeal to more experienced coaster fans.
A closer look at the layout
Official artwork released for the attraction shows the coaster making extensive use of Fiesta Texas' distinctive quarry landscape.
Track appears to weave between rock faces, wooded areas and mining structures, with several sections passing close to themed scenery.
The newly revealed tunnel and substantial two-storey station suggest that the physical environment surrounding the coaster will play an important role in the overall experience rather than simply acting as a backdrop.
The dedicated queue building could also provide Six Flags with considerably more space to introduce the Silver Strike Mining Company storyline before guests board.
Construction prepares to move forward
The filing is particularly interesting because it shows Werewolf Gorge beginning to move from concept artwork and specifications towards physical construction.
Six Flags had teased the project using mysterious full moon references and clues around the park before eventually revealing the attraction.
With construction associated with Project Blood Moon expected to begin later this month, attention will increasingly turn towards how closely the finished attraction matches the detailed environments shown in the concept artwork.
A major addition for Fiesta Texas' 35th anniversary
Werewolf Gorge will arrive during an important year for Six Flags Fiesta Texas.
The park celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2027, and the new coaster is being positioned as one of the centrepieces of that season.
At 4,120 feet, it will comfortably become the longest coaster at the park while also giving Fiesta Texas another attraction built around a distinctive theme rather than simply adding a standalone ride.
There are still plenty of details to watch as construction progresses, including how closely the finished area matches the ambitious concept artwork and exactly how the queue, tunnel and station fit into the wider Werewolf Gorge storyline.
For now, the latest construction filing gives us the clearest indication yet that work on the attraction is preparing to move forward ahead of its planned 2027 debut.
