Six Flags Over Texas has officially opened Tormenta: Rampaging Run, the world’s first giga dive coaster.
The record-breaking new rollercoaster opened to guests on 9 July 2026 at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, giving the park one of the most significant coaster debuts of the year.
Tormenta: Rampaging Run stands 309ft tall, reaches speeds of up to 87mph and travels across 4,199ft of track. Six Flags says the attraction breaks six world records, including tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster.
The ride is located in Rancho de la Tormenta, a new Spanish village area within the park’s Spain section. The area is themed around the power and legend of a bull named Tormenta, with the coaster forming the centrepiece of the new plaza.
Six Flags Over Texas Opens a Record-Breaking Coaster
The opening of Tormenta: Rampaging Run marks a major moment for Six Flags Over Texas during the park’s 65th anniversary season.
Six Flags describes the new attraction as the tallest, fastest, longest and first-ever giga dive coaster in the world. In coaster terminology, a giga coaster is generally used for a ride between 300ft and 399ft tall, while a dive coaster is known for pausing riders at the edge of a steep drop before releasing them into the plunge below.
Tormenta brings those two ideas together on a far larger scale than a traditional dive coaster.
Riders are lifted 309ft above the park before reaching the edge of the first drop. The train then pauses for three seconds, holding guests over the edge before releasing them into a 285ft, 95-degree beyond-vertical drop.
From there, the ride continues through a full 4,199ft layout featuring airtime moments, sharp turns, large inversions and high-speed elements.
The Six World Records
According to Six Flags, Tormenta: Rampaging Run holds six world records.
The ride is listed as the tallest dive coaster at 309ft, the fastest dive coaster at 87mph and the longest dive coaster at 4,199ft.
It also features the highest 95-degree beyond-vertical drop at 285ft, the highest Immelmann inversion at 218ft and the tallest vertical coaster loop at 179ft.
Those figures make Tormenta one of the most eye-catching coaster openings of 2026, particularly for enthusiasts following the continued evolution of B&M’s dive coaster model.
The vertical loop claim is especially notable, with Six Flags describing it as the tallest vertical coaster loop in the world.
Rancho de la Tormenta
Tormenta is not opening as a standalone coaster placed into an empty corner of the park.
The ride sits inside Rancho de la Tormenta, a new immersive Spanish village area designed to feel like a secluded community celebrating its annual Festival Taurino.
Six Flags says the area is filled with colourful banners, entertainment and a festival atmosphere, with Tormenta: Rampaging Run as its signature attraction.
The backstory centres on a powerful legendary bull named Tormenta, whose speed and strength made it a symbol of the town’s resilience. That theme carries through the ride’s name, setting and wider presentation.
For a park known for major thrill rides, the addition of a more complete themed area around the coaster is important. It gives Tormenta a stronger sense of place and helps turn the attraction into more than just a collection of record-breaking statistics.
A Skyline-Changing Addition
“Tormenta: Rampaging Run forever changes not only the Arlington skyline, but the full lineup of thrills only offered at Six Flags Over Texas.”
Pete Carmichael, Park President of Six Flags Over Texas
That is not an exaggeration when looking at the scale of the ride. At 309ft, Tormenta will be one of the most visible features in the park and a major addition to the wider Arlington skyline.
The opening also comes during a significant year for Six Flags Over Texas. The park opened on 1 August 1961 and is the original park in the Six Flags family.
Its 65th anniversary season includes special events, giveaways, entertainment, dining updates and park enhancements, with Tormenta clearly acting as the headline addition.
Why This Matters for Coaster Fans
For UK and European readers, Six Flags Over Texas may not be a park that appears on every travel itinerary.
However, Tormenta: Rampaging Run is still worth paying attention to because of what it represents for coaster design.
Dive coasters have changed a lot over the years. Early examples, including Oblivion at Alton Towers, focused heavily on the fear and simplicity of one huge drop. Later dive coasters expanded the concept with wider trains, larger layouts and more complete ride experiences.
Tormenta pushes that model into new territory by combining the theatrical pause of a dive coaster with the scale of a giga coaster.
Rather than creating an entirely new ride system, Six Flags and B&M have taken an established coaster type and stretched it into a new category. That makes the ride one of the more interesting thrill additions of the year, even for fans watching from across the Atlantic.
Our Thoughts
Tormenta: Rampaging Run is exactly the kind of coaster opening that gets enthusiasts talking.
The headline numbers are huge, but the concept is what makes it stand out. A 309ft dive coaster with a beyond-vertical drop, a three-second hold, a 179ft vertical loop and a full-length layout is a serious escalation of the dive coaster format.
It also gives Six Flags Over Texas a genuine destination coaster during an important anniversary year.
As always, the real test will be how the ride feels in person. Statistics can generate excitement, but pacing, comfort, operations and the impact of that first drop will decide whether Tormenta becomes a modern classic.
For now, Six Flags Over Texas has delivered one of 2026’s most significant coaster debuts - and the dive coaster category has officially entered giga territory.
