Labor Day weekend in 2012 was your last chance to ride the Texas Chute Out and the Flashback at Six Flags Over Texas. Both rides were removed soon after to make way for the Texas SkyScreamer—a carousel of swings taking brave souls 400 feet in the air, making it the tallest attraction in the park, even taller than AT&T Stadium.

Texas Chute Out and Flashback—Six Flags Over Texas|
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The Texas Chute Out was a parachute drop ride that opened in 1976. For over three decades, it was an iconic fixture of the Arlington skyline. Riders would be lifted over 200 feet for impressive views of the park and the surrounding area, before the parachute opened and they gently floated back down. During the holiday season, it was festively decorated as a Christmas tree.

Meanwhile, the Flashback, a boomerang roller coaster that opened in 1989, offered stomach-churning loops and a top speed of 47 mph. The ride was known for its thrilling dual experience, as it went through the course once forward and then again in reverse. It was one of my personal favorites, past or present. It was later relocated to Six Flags St. Louis, where it was renamed “Boomerang.”

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Blog post by Jason S. Sullivan, 09-03-25