One thing to consider is that most rides will have already shut down by the time severe weather is nearing the park, so many of the cue lines will more than likely not be accessible. Another thing to take into account is that the employees are trained on where to send guests in the case of a severe weather scenario as the park has several areas marked as “weather proof” in the event something like this were to occur.
I was actually there during a flash flood! The rides were indeed down for most of the night, and we ended up evacuated from the flooding park. This was about September 2018 I believe. It was our first time going, too 😂 The water was knee deep in some places according to the staff who guided us out. They took the route with the shallowest water because my mom was in a wheelchair. We went about ankle deep or so, maybe a lil higher.
It would be interesting but very dangerous. Could injure or kill a lot of people. They're is also a chance of severe damage and the park closes for good.
@@DeadBeatDaddy64209 real. it goes from pirates to mermaids to… christmas elves? (i’m assuming that’s what they are since at the end of the ride a very suspenseful version of carol of the bells was playing)
Woke up at 5 am in Dallas needing to prep for tornado because of the intense storm today funny this was recommended to me when my power comes back on lol
I don’t know about my friends in Arlington but a tree was knocked down right outside my house and streets are completely flooded I’ve never actually seen Arlington have really bad stuff happen during storms and tornado warnings
I was woken up at 5 AM cus of thunder so I watched the news for an hour and a half lol when I went to the bathroom at 6 am I heard the tornado siren cuz it was so quiet in the house. I’m in Aubrey so it was super far but the sirens were for the tornado/hurricane type winds. When my fiancé and I went out today we saw downed tree branches and an entirely uprooted tree.
SFOT would certainly rebuild 1 Better attendance than New Orleans park had 2 The park is a historic landmark and insured 3 The city State of Texas would provide support.
SFOT isnt even i. good shape it would cost millions to rebuilt i bet they wouldnt texas isnt giving a theme park support before communityies and public places that are food and for everyday life
the likelihood of a tornado hitting Six Flags could likely be calculated using the frequency of tornados touching down in Arlington, the average distance traveled of a tornado in Arlington, the total surface area of Six Flags, and a specific length of time like the next 10 years or 20 years
I'm both a tornado and roller coaster enthusiast so this was very interesting. The only thing though was that you kind of underestimated how powerful ef3 tornadoes are. Most buildings in the park would be badly damaged and the wooden coasters there would be destroyed completely. These tornadoes destroy well constructed homes, so a giant pile of wood would be demolished. Also an EF4-EF5 isnt impossible there either, just hasnt happened yet.
Good video! Some insider info from when I worked in Ride Ops YEARS ago. You are for sure correct that the park has severe weather procedures in place. Typically there is a combination of Phases (I, II, III) for proximity of lightning and Codes (A, B, C, D2) for storm severity that are issued through radio dispatch and park/ride phones to crew. If I remember correctly, Phase 1, lightning reported 10-15 miles of park perimeter; major roller coasters shut down including tower, sky coaster, Superman. Phase 2, lightning 5-10 of park perimeter; large flat rides, midsize outdoor coasters close. Phase 3 lightning has been reported less than 5 miles away or in the park; all outdoor rides stop operation. Code A, moderate to heavy rain heading to park. Code B strong storms with the potential of strong winds heading to park. Code C severe storms with hail damaging wind heading to park. Typically Code C starts park announcements of the approaching storm advising to seek cover. D2 is a tornado. All park employees are asked to head to designated shelters and ask guests to follow them as they head to the shelters.
Again this was years ago so I’m sure a lot has changed. Like you mentioned in your video the park will preemptively close early or even the day before bad weather is forecasted. But back then SF would stay open no matter the weather so we would experience many phases and codes during storm season. D2 was only called once during my years there and it was legit intense. It’s one thing to try and get to safety it’s another trying to do it while corralling stubborn guests.
Yeah current ride operator here and those code still exist but they have changed slightly to be easier to understand. It is not mainly just Phase 1-5 , with 1 being high winds to phase 5 being severe weather.
@@dinokillergamingdo you know why the park was closed today (may 28th)? I know there were flash flood warnings in the morning but everything had expired by park opening and the rest of the day was almost completely clear skies. Practically perfect weather
@@brody8647 significant debris and flood damage from the storms that blew through that morning. There was no way the park would have been able to clean up in time as well as have rides operational for park opening. Also keep in mind that people who work at the park also live in DFW, so if you recall how bad the damage was throughout the Metro; and people without power, there would understandably be a lot of call outs from those people affected.
Six Flags New England has been hit by a few small tornadoes around EF1 strength. I was in the park for one of them. In line for Joker 4D freespin and these announcements started playing for a tornado warning. They closed the rides, and sent everyone to either leave the park or seek shelter near the food areas, games, or bathrooms but those areas all crowded super quickly so I left and as soon as I got in my car and started driving away back to CT, I saw this huge anvilhead cloud and a rain wrapped twister moving into the park. It didn't damage many rides because this was closer to an EF0 and there had already been an EF1 the previous month that permanently closed several other rides.
I’m from Massachusetts living near agawam for 22 years up until February this year and I’ve never heard of a tornado in Massachusetts or Connecticut. When did this happen?
This is good info. As a former Six Flags Houston employee (security), knowing where to go in such an event is important because you never know when something harsh will come at you out of nowhere. A good example is earlier this year(2024) during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Weather was cloudy and light rain was expected. Lots of people came for the carnival rides. A local news channel was making a live report from the location when the rain hit. That rain soon turned into hail. LOTS of golf ball sized hail! There are videos on UA-cam on this.
I love having a dedicated channel for my home park, only someone who loves Over Texas would make such a comprehensive vid over such a random topic. Love your content man keep it up 💪
The forgotten part of the legendary "EF6" EAS Mock Scenario: The inevitable disaster at Six Flags Over Texas. At least "Cataclysmic Annihilation" covered this topic with Kings Island (roughly halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus) being utterly destroyed.
Solid video, i had a similar idea with Great Adventure, but I would like to point out a few misconceptions about New Orleans, Mega Zhephs major damage has come from sitting around for almost 2 decades rotting, its supports are actually steel, and there have been attempts to revive the coaster because its damage wasnt as bad as previously thought. And when it comes to New Orleans closure, there are a lot more factors than just the damage. Six Flags had been going through a bankruptcy, and were cutting costs all over, New Orleans was a victim of that. Over Texas would be a completely different situation, of course the fact its the OG park, as well as the fact DFW is a huge area, and they might still see value is fixing up the damages if not too severe
Crazy how we just had a severe thunderstorm in Dallas yesterday, there was also a tornado warning and flash flood warning. The area where I'm at specifically was hit the hardest, a tree was knocked down and a door was also ripped off because of the strong winds.
I went to six flags yesterday, the titan was shut down due to the tunnel flooding, and the texas giants line was short as ever. 7 days ago, a really small tornado touched down in my front yard at midnight
@JBThrills While this is a good video and you did point out potential safe zone I must note something as a SFOT ride operator. For every ride when a new Team Member or employee is trained, one of the things that they are told about and tested on to earn the certification for that ride is the closest weather shelter. Also we are instructed that when severe weather occur we are to make our way to these locations and encourage guest to follow us to seek shelter.
As a Texan, severe thunderstorm, flash flooding, and tornado warnings are a common occurrence in the spring and summer. I heard tornado sirens going off two times, one while it was pouring down rain. If I ever visit six flags, I hope not to face this situation. I’m also from a state that’s in tornado alley, so the threat of tornadoes is not new to me.
I actually was in a similar situation, it happened so long ago I can’t remember but ima say it was like 2016. I went to a six flags and a tornado was right behind the park. It was a night and it was pitch black. everyone was all trying to leave the parking lot at once! Because of this everyone became stuck and weren’t able to move or get out. It was like a scene from hell, everyone was panicking and screaming. I remember my mom even told me to hold on tight. We actually believed we were going to die that night. I was only 8 it traumatized me for life.
A tornado hit Fairyland Park in Kansas City in 1977 and that park never reopened again it was badly damaged the Ferris wheel wrapped like a taco and lots of rides suffered damage. That park sat abandoned until early 2000 and finally got razed down. Wildcat was relocated to Frontier City in 1990.
I currently live in the vicinity of tornado alley in texas. And the constant flooding weather, and storms. The weather is bad to begin with, so id be so scared if at some point sirens went off and im swimming or in a slide, i would scream genuinely. I can only imagine how vulnerable it would make you, but also make you feel. As someone whose been through some really bad tornadoes, and random hurricane weather.
Funny story, years ago I went to six flags over texas for fright fest and there was this massive storm that shut down the park. Hail, tornado watches, I think a tornado did actually touch down somewhere a bit away from Dallas. We had to hunker down with a bunch of other people in one of the restaurants, I can't remember which one, it was so long ago it might be a different building now. I think it was sometime between 2011-2013 but again, I can't quite remember
Frontier City took a glancing blow on June 13, 1998. It was on a Saturday, park full of guests, and from eyewitness accounts; it was a chaotic scene. Luckily the tornado hit the parking lot and adjacent areas, thankfully sparing the park of a direct hit. It was also a F-1 / F-2 tornado, and not a violent or large tornado.
One time when I was about 12, my family went to Six Flags, and it started raining while we ate dinner, but then the weather cleared up. We were already getting ready to leave because it was getting late and the park was closing, but we had to rush to our car because my dad saw on his phone that there had been a funnel cloud sighting in the area. Thankfully, the weather was good on the walk to the car and on the ride back home. Weird to think what would have happened if there actually was a tornado.
Jimmy Jones if a tornado did hit over Texas I'll be sad because it was my home park and by the way good editing, it really answered some of my questions
As someone who frequents Magic Mountain, they shut down half the rides if the wind is even a little bad or there’s some rain. Whole park would be closed well before this hit.
Imagine riding the Skyscreamer or being ontop of the Oil derrick, your gonna fly hundreds of feet into the air, and the towers gonna go flying too . 😅😅
The EF-1 in 2019 was eerie and scary looking but it was only an EF-1, and it moved southeast instead of east towards the park. Two other close calls were the northeasterly-moving F3 March 28, 2000 that struck the city of Arlington, and the F0 on April 3, 2012 which was more northeast of the park. The chances of a tornado hitting Six Flags Over Texas are very slim, since most tornadoes have very narrow paths, and Six Flags Over Texas is a very small foot-print of a specific location for a tornado to hit. Not to say that it would be impossible, but it's unlikely.
I live in San Antonio and I don't see these tornadoes a lot, if not any, but I do want to see one. I go to Fiesta Texas sometimes, and I've been to Over Texas before, and it is a fun experience. However, the damage would be interesting to see. The National Weather Service doesn't have degrees of damage to rate theme parks, so only time will tell.
I remember when a tornado almost happened and it started tearing apart the globe life park like signs and stuff and it started to hail and so we all got evacuated from sfot but we could leave if we wanted to so we left but all we could do was take shelter in our car near trees
I live in texas and on the last day of school there was a tornado not far from our area so most kids including my parents picked us up so that if there was one we would be together, where my aunt lives in Arkansas there was two tornadoes in the same area luckily everyone was okay
What would happen to the Washington state fairgrounds (home to Classic Coaster) and PNE Playland if Cascadia's Big One hit? We're talking a subduction zone, equivilant to what caused the infamous Japaneese tsunami in the 2010s (and to be fair, the earthquake in Humboldt County, California recently may have been it as that's too far north for San Andreas and the southern part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Good news that it didn't hit near Portland, Seattle, or Vancouver if that's the case).
this is a really neat video, really enjoyed watching it. If you're open to feedback, I feel compelled to let you know that you do talk a little fast in this video, and sometimes your words blend together. Otherwise, your video is super awesome.
I live in oklahoma city and live by frontier city and hurricane harbor and there was a tornado yesterday and we heard the sirens 3 times Also ive been to six flags over texas
Me: Going to SFOT for the first time in 2 weeks lol Weirdly enough, Six Flags New England of all parks go hit by a small tornado a few years ago and took out its Larson Loop(or more appropriately...the tornado took out a few trees and they hit the Larson Loop causing all the damage)...the spot still has nothing in it. Shocker, I know.
That's why I thought having a new theme park in Oklahoma would be a bad idea, because I thought Oklahoma but when i did some research, Texas gets hit by 136 tornadoes than any other state in tornado Alley every year. I don't know if it's just me but Oklahoma keeps getting the bigger ones. El Reno, and Bridge Creek, but it's just me. However there hasn't been any theme Parks that have been hit by any tornado in the past decades especially by a F5 which are the most violent tornadoes on record. So I think it's fine to build a new theme park outside of Tulsa.
One thing to consider is that most rides will have already shut down by the time severe weather is nearing the park, so many of the cue lines will more than likely not be accessible. Another thing to take into account is that the employees are trained on where to send guests in the case of a severe weather scenario as the park has several areas marked as “weather proof” in the event something like this were to occur.
That’s a really good point 👍
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Yes, the ride operates will shut down the outdoor rides. It's very common and just makes sense.
I was actually there during a flash flood! The rides were indeed down for most of the night, and we ended up evacuated from the flooding park. This was about September 2018 I believe. It was our first time going, too 😂 The water was knee deep in some places according to the staff who guided us out. They took the route with the shallowest water because my mom was in a wheelchair. We went about ankle deep or so, maybe a lil higher.
Wrong video@@JesusWept103
……..Titan would finally have air time
I just need you to know how freaking funny this was to me, had me laughing for minutes
Mommy look I’m flying
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@@JesusWept103 I could ride Titan in a tornado and get to heaven. I mean, it’s just as plausible
This is exactly what a Tornado and Roller Coaster enthusiast like me loves to see!
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Same!! Obsessed with both
It would be interesting but very dangerous. Could injure or kill a lot of people. They're is also a chance of severe damage and the park closes for good.
*tornado destroys six flags over Texas*
Pirates of speelunker cave: *still singing*
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i rode that ride for the first time 4 months ago and i’m still confused about what it’s about
@@scarlett.yuhhhh It used to be a looney tunes story that was actually comprehensible. What theyve done to it feels like a fever dream
@@DeadBeatDaddy64209 real. it goes from pirates to mermaids to… christmas elves? (i’m assuming that’s what they are since at the end of the ride a very suspenseful version of carol of the bells was playing)
Woke up at 5 am in Dallas needing to prep for tornado because of the intense storm today funny this was recommended to me when my power comes back on lol
I don’t know about my friends in Arlington but a tree was knocked down right outside my house and streets are completely flooded I’ve never actually seen Arlington have really bad stuff happen during storms and tornado warnings
I had to wake up too that storm was crazy
There was 3 trees ripped apart and hail in my area at 5:45-7AM
my entire backyard fence is torn apart
I was woken up at 5 AM cus of thunder so I watched the news for an hour and a half lol when I went to the bathroom at 6 am I heard the tornado siren cuz it was so quiet in the house. I’m in Aubrey so it was super far but the sirens were for the tornado/hurricane type winds. When my fiancé and I went out today we saw downed tree branches and an entirely uprooted tree.
SFOT would certainly rebuild
1 Better attendance than New Orleans park had
2 The park is a historic landmark and insured
3 The city State of Texas would provide support.
SFOT isnt even i. good shape it would cost millions to rebuilt i bet they wouldnt texas isnt giving a theme park support before communityies and public places that are food and for everyday life
Great video man! As a tornado nerd myself I found it super cool.
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What is the worst tornado in Michigan to happen??
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the likelihood of a tornado hitting Six Flags could likely be calculated using the frequency of tornados touching down in Arlington, the average distance traveled of a tornado in Arlington, the total surface area of Six Flags, and a specific length of time like the next 10 years or 20 years
never say never weather is diffarent and changing every year
I'm both a tornado and roller coaster enthusiast so this was very interesting. The only thing though was that you kind of underestimated how powerful ef3 tornadoes are. Most buildings in the park would be badly damaged and the wooden coasters there would be destroyed completely. These tornadoes destroy well constructed homes, so a giant pile of wood would be demolished. Also an EF4-EF5 isnt impossible there either, just hasnt happened yet.
even steel can be destoyed in a F3
Good video!
Some insider info from when I worked in Ride Ops YEARS ago. You are for sure correct that the park has severe weather procedures in place. Typically there is a combination of Phases (I, II, III) for proximity of lightning and Codes (A, B, C, D2) for storm severity that are issued through radio dispatch and park/ride phones to crew. If I remember correctly, Phase 1, lightning reported 10-15 miles of park perimeter; major roller coasters shut down including tower, sky coaster, Superman. Phase 2, lightning 5-10 of park perimeter; large flat rides, midsize outdoor coasters close. Phase 3 lightning has been reported less than 5 miles away or in the park; all outdoor rides stop operation. Code A, moderate to heavy rain heading to park. Code B strong storms with the potential of strong winds heading to park. Code C severe storms with hail damaging wind heading to park. Typically Code C starts park announcements of the approaching storm advising to seek cover. D2 is a tornado. All park employees are asked to head to designated shelters and ask guests to follow them as they head to the shelters.
Again this was years ago so I’m sure a lot has changed. Like you mentioned in your video the park will preemptively close early or even the day before bad weather is forecasted. But back then SF would stay open no matter the weather so we would experience many phases and codes during storm season. D2 was only called once during my years there and it was legit intense. It’s one thing to try and get to safety it’s another trying to do it while corralling stubborn guests.
Dang that’s amazing info! Thanks for sharing 🫡
Yeah current ride operator here and those code still exist but they have changed slightly to be easier to understand. It is not mainly just Phase 1-5 , with 1 being high winds to phase 5 being severe weather.
@@dinokillergamingdo you know why the park was closed today (may 28th)? I know there were flash flood warnings in the morning but everything had expired by park opening and the rest of the day was almost completely clear skies. Practically perfect weather
@@brody8647 significant debris and flood damage from the storms that blew through that morning. There was no way the park would have been able to clean up in time as well as have rides operational for park opening. Also keep in mind that people who work at the park also live in DFW, so if you recall how bad the damage was throughout the Metro; and people without power, there would understandably be a lot of call outs from those people affected.
Six Flags New England has been hit by a few small tornadoes around EF1 strength. I was in the park for one of them. In line for Joker 4D freespin and these announcements started playing for a tornado warning. They closed the rides, and sent everyone to either leave the park or seek shelter near the food areas, games, or bathrooms but those areas all crowded super quickly so I left and as soon as I got in my car and started driving away back to CT, I saw this huge anvilhead cloud and a rain wrapped twister moving into the park. It didn't damage many rides because this was closer to an EF0 and there had already been an EF1 the previous month that permanently closed several other rides.
I’m from Massachusetts living near agawam for 22 years up until February this year and I’ve never heard of a tornado in Massachusetts or Connecticut. When did this happen?
@@grapeyv around June 29th 2022 i believe
@@grapeyv there been a few torandos there the last few years
@@illeyejahmalone yup was there for that one it totaled the larson loop ride
This is good info. As a former Six Flags Houston employee (security), knowing where to go in such an event is important because you never know when something harsh will come at you out of nowhere. A good example is earlier this year(2024) during the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Weather was cloudy and light rain was expected. Lots of people came for the carnival rides. A local news channel was making a live report from the location when the rain hit. That rain soon turned into hail. LOTS of golf ball sized hail! There are videos on UA-cam on this.
I love having a dedicated channel for my home park, only someone who loves Over Texas would make such a comprehensive vid over such a random topic. Love your content man keep it up 💪
The forgotten part of the legendary "EF6" EAS Mock Scenario: The inevitable disaster at Six Flags Over Texas.
At least "Cataclysmic Annihilation" covered this topic with Kings Island (roughly halfway between Cincinnati and Columbus) being utterly destroyed.
the fact that this got recommended to me when I’m in Grand Prairie is wild
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Oo I’m only 20 minutes away from six flags
I'm surprised you included the lincoln tornado 11:19 I actually saw that exact one and I still see the buildings ruins every day I travel to Lincoln.
Now this is the quality I subscribed for, nice job with the video!
Appreciate it! Takes a little more time but I wanna give my viewers the best 👌
I live near Six Flags, St. Louis and I wish someone native to Missouri would do one of these for us. This is very informative.
Solid video, i had a similar idea with Great Adventure, but I would like to point out a few misconceptions about New Orleans, Mega Zhephs major damage has come from sitting around for almost 2 decades rotting, its supports are actually steel, and there have been attempts to revive the coaster because its damage wasnt as bad as previously thought. And when it comes to New Orleans closure, there are a lot more factors than just the damage. Six Flags had been going through a bankruptcy, and were cutting costs all over, New Orleans was a victim of that. Over Texas would be a completely different situation, of course the fact its the OG park, as well as the fact DFW is a huge area, and they might still see value is fixing up the damages if not too severe
Bro combined my 2 fav things, tornadoes and coasters, bravo
I went to SFOT and the Kenny Chesney concert in Arlington in 2022. I can’t imagine the destruction. Awesome video!
Fun fact the ef1 tornado from the start was may 20 2013 and it almost came right through my neighborhood and so gladly I’m safe for this tornado
I take that back I mean ef5
Crazy how we just had a severe thunderstorm in Dallas yesterday, there was also a tornado warning and flash flood warning. The area where I'm at specifically was hit the hardest, a tree was knocked down and a door was also ripped off because of the strong winds.
I went to six flags yesterday, the titan was shut down due to the tunnel flooding, and the texas giants line was short as ever. 7 days ago, a really small tornado touched down in my front yard at midnight
@JBThrills While this is a good video and you did point out potential safe zone I must note something as a SFOT ride operator. For every ride when a new Team Member or employee is trained, one of the things that they are told about and tested on to earn the certification for that ride is the closest weather shelter. Also we are instructed that when severe weather occur we are to make our way to these locations and encourage guest to follow us to seek shelter.
This is cool,the thoughts of a tornado going over a six flags would generational!
Good job on this video I live 5 mins away from six flags used to work there and I’ve always wondered about tor and six flags
I had a pretty bad tornado a few days ago, and I had no idea we live RIGHT in tornado alley lol-
As a Texan, severe thunderstorm, flash flooding, and tornado warnings are a common occurrence in the spring and summer. I heard tornado sirens going off two times, one while it was pouring down rain. If I ever visit six flags, I hope not to face this situation.
I’m also from a state that’s in tornado alley, so the threat of tornadoes is not new to me.
I actually was in a similar situation, it happened so long ago I can’t remember but ima say it was like 2016. I went to a six flags and a tornado was right behind the park. It was a night and it was pitch black. everyone was all trying to leave the parking lot at once! Because of this everyone became stuck and weren’t able to move or get out. It was like a scene from hell, everyone was panicking and screaming. I remember my mom even told me to hold on tight. We actually believed we were going to die that night. I was only 8 it traumatized me for life.
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Six flags great America was just under tornado warning this Saturday. Over Texas is not the only six flags that can see twisters any of them can
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if the texas skyscreamer was just damaged, i would feel really bad for the repair team having to go up all the way to the top 😭
Love this channel ik at hurricane harbor watching this
At hurricane harbor too lol
so we were all at hurricane harbor today🤣
I’m scared bc I live a lil near there
Everything there will truly get the “roller coaster” title.
A tornado hit Fairyland Park in Kansas City in 1977 and that park never reopened again it was badly damaged the Ferris wheel wrapped like a taco and lots of rides suffered damage. That park sat abandoned until early 2000 and finally got razed down. Wildcat was relocated to Frontier City in 1990.
this is one of my worst case scenarios I fear a tornado hitting an amusement park.
As an Arlington native with an adhd-induced obsession with tornadoes, this was the fastest click ever
that editing at the video is rlly good
The debris would be incredibly dangerous
I currently live in the vicinity of tornado alley in texas. And the constant flooding weather, and storms. The weather is bad to begin with, so id be so scared if at some point sirens went off and im swimming or in a slide, i would scream genuinely. I can only imagine how vulnerable it would make you, but also make you feel. As someone whose been through some really bad tornadoes, and random hurricane weather.
Now we don’t have to imagine this
That’s crazy I watched this the day before “a tornado”
Im going to six flags this summer now I’m gonna have anxiety when I get there :D
omg this tornado season is crazy😭 the one in valley view was devastating
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There has been a tornado that hit six flags over texas. Back when it was fairly new, my dad worked there when it hit.
Its like bro predicted the nasty storms coming into DFW yesterday
I left the park on that day early I remember driving back to Oklahoma and seeing the wall cloud
Funny story, years ago I went to six flags over texas for fright fest and there was this massive storm that shut down the park. Hail, tornado watches, I think a tornado did actually touch down somewhere a bit away from Dallas. We had to hunker down with a bunch of other people in one of the restaurants, I can't remember which one, it was so long ago it might be a different building now. I think it was sometime between 2011-2013 but again, I can't quite remember
Frontier City took a glancing blow on June 13, 1998. It was on a Saturday, park full of guests, and from eyewitness accounts; it was a chaotic scene. Luckily the tornado hit the parking lot and adjacent areas, thankfully sparing the park of a direct hit.
It was also a F-1 / F-2 tornado, and not a violent or large tornado.
Im in a nado rn woke me up 6 in the morning good timing fr
BRUH THIS THEORY FINNA COME TO REAL LIFE 😂
Uh oh I’m in Arlington right now
Two of my special interests in one video!!!!!
One time when I was about 12, my family went to Six Flags, and it started raining while we ate dinner, but then the weather cleared up. We were already getting ready to leave because it was getting late and the park was closing, but we had to rush to our car because my dad saw on his phone that there had been a funnel cloud sighting in the area. Thankfully, the weather was good on the walk to the car and on the ride back home. Weird to think what would have happened if there actually was a tornado.
It sounds weird calling it Over Texas instead of just Six Flags, which is how literally everyone I've ever heard has referred to it.
@@texasfrog17 usually the coaster fans who visit different parks call every six flags by its last name. Like “fiesta texas” or “magic mountain”
Jimmy Jones if a tornado did hit over Texas I'll be sad because it was my home park and by the way good editing, it really answered some of my questions
As someone who frequents Magic Mountain, they shut down half the rides if the wind is even a little bad or there’s some rain. Whole park would be closed well before this hit.
@tripplefives1402 The guests might not be aware but the people running the park certainly are.
I can’t tell you how long I’ve wondered this and I am recommended now
Imagine riding the Skyscreamer or being ontop of the Oil derrick, your gonna fly hundreds of feet into the air, and the towers gonna go flying too . 😅😅
I could imagine chillin on the riddler and you go flying in the air
Would make a great disaster movie.
Worked at Six Flags in high school. The back areas of all the Games are set up as weather shelters.
weird coincidence but I live in dallas and there was a tornado just this morning
same
Pandemonium is crazy 😂😂
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I live in Arlington and my mom worked at that exact six flags that would be a nightmare for us 😭
The EF-1 in 2019 was eerie and scary looking but it was only an EF-1, and it moved southeast instead of east towards the park. Two other close calls were the northeasterly-moving F3 March 28, 2000 that struck the city of Arlington, and the F0 on April 3, 2012 which was more northeast of the park. The chances of a tornado hitting Six Flags Over Texas are very slim, since most tornadoes have very narrow paths, and Six Flags Over Texas is a very small foot-print of a specific location for a tornado to hit. Not to say that it would be impossible, but it's unlikely.
Very much so that’s why it’s always been a theory of mine 😅hopefully never will happen tho
Someone I know was at cedar point one day and apparel my a tornado warning went of for that area but the tornado never touched down.
mr freeze boutta go even harder
I live in San Antonio and I don't see these tornadoes a lot, if not any, but I do want to see one. I go to Fiesta Texas sometimes, and I've been to Over Texas before, and it is a fun experience. However, the damage would be interesting to see. The National Weather Service doesn't have degrees of damage to rate theme parks, so only time will tell.
I remember when a tornado almost happened and it started tearing apart the globe life park like signs and stuff and it started to hail and so we all got evacuated from sfot but we could leave if we wanted to so we left but all we could do was take shelter in our car near trees
Bro six flags over Texas literally closed that whole park for the day because of light rain when I went in March💀
That's funny because here in Texas it would be broad daylight and storming or the storm would come on immediately without warning as usual
I live in texas and on the last day of school there was a tornado not far from our area so most kids including my parents picked us up so that if there was one we would be together, where my aunt lives in Arkansas there was two tornadoes in the same area luckily everyone was okay
What would happen to the Washington state fairgrounds (home to Classic Coaster) and PNE Playland if Cascadia's Big One hit? We're talking a subduction zone, equivilant to what caused the infamous Japaneese tsunami in the 2010s (and to be fair, the earthquake in Humboldt County, California recently may have been it as that's too far north for San Andreas and the southern part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. Good news that it didn't hit near Portland, Seattle, or Vancouver if that's the case).
this is a really neat video, really enjoyed watching it. If you're open to feedback, I feel compelled to let you know that you do talk a little fast in this video, and sometimes your words blend together. Otherwise, your video is super awesome.
I’m definitely open to feedback from my viewers thanks for the advice and glad you enjoyed my video!
Haha, im a weather enthusiast too!
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I live in oklahoma city and live by frontier city and hurricane harbor and there was a tornado yesterday and we heard the sirens 3 times
Also ive been to six flags over texas
Was there really? I went to Frontier City 2 days ago, which means I was there just a day before it. Scary.
i think your talking about the yukon ef2 or the el reno ef1, ive tracked both
If a tornado hit magic mountain, Goliath would have actual airtime
Scary thing there was a torando at temple texas yesterday
Don't forget that there's a F-Scale. And, the strongest Arlington Tornado was an F3 on March 28, 2000*
I ALWAYS CHECK THE WEATHER BEFORE PAYING TO ENTER A THEME PARK LOL
Me: Going to SFOT for the first time in 2 weeks lol
Weirdly enough, Six Flags New England of all parks go hit by a small tornado a few years ago and took out its Larson Loop(or more appropriately...the tornado took out a few trees and they hit the Larson Loop causing all the damage)...the spot still has nothing in it. Shocker, I know.
I was waiting for this video
Appreciate the patience 🙏🏽
What about state fair of Texas??
I'm near Pittsburgh, PA and on May 31, 2002, a microburst hit Kennywood Park and killed a woman.
Wait, the VFW is in tornado alley?
I've had to seek shelter in the park before back in the 90s when I was a kid. Once at Astro World as well.
This will be a storm chasers dream and worst nightmare
You would hope that in an extreme case (e.x. High Risk forecast from the SPC) that they would do the wise thing and not open the park at all
That's why I thought having a new theme park in Oklahoma would be a bad idea, because I thought Oklahoma but when i did some research, Texas gets hit by 136 tornadoes than any other state in tornado Alley every year. I don't know if it's just me but Oklahoma keeps getting the bigger ones. El Reno, and Bridge Creek, but it's just me. However there hasn't been any theme Parks that have been hit by any tornado in the past decades especially by a F5 which are the most violent tornadoes on record. So I think it's fine to build a new theme park outside of Tulsa.
Exactly my thoughts for OK’s new theme park, my biggest worry is all that money spent just for Mother Nature to trash it
I been at the six flags on San Antonio and then a big storm just appeared quickly to me. This happened when I was 6 years old..
six Flags over Texas is my childhood theme park as a kid I never went to Disney I was a person who only stick to Six Flags.
What If A Earthquake (The Big One) Hit Six Flags Magic Mountain. Another video idea.
Tbh there should be a “What Would Happen If SFOT Was Flooded” like what happened when Johnson Creek flooded the park, this should be a vid 🙂👍
well the original texas giant is definitely going to cause damage