Oil Derrick
Six Flags Over Texas
AreaTower
Coordinates32°45′29″N 97°04′16″W / 32.758028°N 97.071162°W / 32.758028; -97.071162
StatusOperating
Opening dateMay 24, 1969 (May 24, 1969)
Ride statistics
Attraction typeObservation Tower
ManufacturerIntamin
Height300 ft (91 m)
Capacity2000 riders per hour
Vehicles2
Riders per vehicle50

The Six Flags Over Texas Oil Derrick is a 300-foot (91 m) tall observation tower, and an attraction at the theme park Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags claims it to be the world's tallest land-based oil derrick (although it is actually not functional as such, and never has been). When the tower opened, it had a twelve-lane slide, attached at the first balcony level (50 ft), on which riders could slide down on using burlap bags.[1] With two elevators holding 50 people each, the attraction has a capacity of 2000 riders per hour.[2] The tower served as a replacement for the former Sky Hook attraction.[3]

References

  1. "The History of Six Flags Over Texas". Park Times. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. "Intamin catalogue" (PDF). August 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. "Sky Hook Ride Retrospective".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.