Feel the rush. That’s what Titan at Six Flags Over Texas promised. And it delivered.
Titan isn’t just a roller coaster. It’s a legend. A steel behemoth. This 245-foot-tall hypercoaster is one of the biggest ever built by Six Flags. It was Giovanola’s masterpiece a gift for the park’s 40th anniversary. They say it cost a whopping $25 million.
Imagine the thrill. The first drop plunges you 255 feet into an underground tunnel. Then you rocket back up. The speeds reach 85 mph. The ride boasts a long “floater” airtime hill. It features two intense helixes. The second one is infamous. It whips you around so fast some riders get lightheaded from the G-forces. Six Flags even added midcourse braking to slow things down. They wanted to reduce the speed and G-forces in the second half of the ride. They even take your picture near the end of the second helix. It captures the moment when your face is most likely contorted from the ride’s extreme forces. The photo’s a keepsake of your ordeal.
Titan has a twin. It’s almost identical to Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. The difference? Titan is 10 feet taller. It also has that extra helix before the midcourse brake. Goliath just has an upward turn.
Titan’s had its share of drama. During its early years the intense speed in the Texas heat caused the wheels to delaminate. The treads would separate from the hubs. They solved that with water misters to cool the wheels. They also changed the wheel materials. Did you know the supports alone use 2.8 million pounds of steel? That’s a whole lot of heavy metal. And sometimes after heavy rain the final turn’s track would flood. A concrete ditch drains poorly. So there you have it Titan in all its glory. A coaster for the ages.