Six Flags Over Texas Decade in Review | 1980 - 1989 

Best time to be in junior high & high school:the’80’s.Remember hearing about the Von Erich’s making an appearance there,& it got so crowded,the fire marshall shut the park down.

It is amazing how people's memories are different without the internet. The shock wave is OLDER than Judge Roy Scream?? I am 40 (same as the Judge apparently) my mom would tell me stories of going to SFOT as a teen and riding Judge Roy. She remembers riding it. Must be that whole Mandela Effect thing. Was there a different wooden coaster pre 80's? Guess I will have to check out the 70's decade video when it drops. Also I am so glad you found a clip of the gorilla on the Oil Derreck. I remember seeing "King Kong" climbing it when I was very little when we would drive past six flags but no one else knew what I was talking about. I hadn't thought about that memory until your tiny bit about it. I have lived in DFW my whole life. Thank you for making these retrospectives, doing all this research and tracking down footage.

These are my fond memories years. I hated when they took out the Rotodisco. And in those days the Cave was still the Cave. I remember when the Avalanche Bobsled and Flashback were new and the lines were ridiculously long at least for the Bobsled you didn't have to wait on one train. (still bitter about that Rotodisco)

Man this video made me feel like a wide-eyed 7-year old again. So many memories!

Mid-'80s through mid-'90s SFoT was my summer oasis as a child, my theme park, my roller coaster and thrill ride mecca. I miss so much about how it was back then (riding the Spinnaker a ridiculous number of times, the Spee-Lunkers in The Cave with the old school **actually scary** thunderstorm tunnel near the end of the ride, knowing that you had a 3-second count once the carriage at the top of the Cliffhanger clanged into place before you hit freefall and did the floating penny trick), and I hope they don't take the Shockwave out until after my own kid is old enough to have it be her first looping roller coaster too.

When I was 13 in 1985 and had a season pass. We would hang out in the arcades more than ride rides, looking for boys of course. lol We watched the Southern Palace Show over & over each Saturday. It was called "Celebrate America" and went through all of ou holidays. I had the biggest crush on a male dancer, Jackie Sally and he was so kind to me with my little girl crush with him. I've been on the lookout for him or any of the other daners and would love to see a video o the show if anyone has it.

This is wild. SFOT was my first job. I started in the 85 season. I worked for most of my time at Gold Miners Diner. We never sold pizza while I was there. The Nachos Grande were fantastic! I worked as part of the Ice Cream Carts team selling Pink Things and Blue Things. I was assistant manager of both at one time where I made $4.35 an hour which was a raise from $3.75 per hour. This was a cool trip down memory lane. I remember full seasons that the Cliffhanger never opened. It was a mechanical nightmare.

I am learning so much! I never imagined Six Flags used to be so different. A Pac Man area?! I never would have guessed. Makes me want a time machine lol

80s and 90s were the best for me as a kid. I worked there for a summer and loved every minute of it. Best summer job I ever had ! I miss it looking more authentic. Too modern for me.

lots of rides closed in the 80's The two I miss the most are Roto Disco and Spindel Top. I understand you have to keep moving forward. Some new rides that decade I still ride today Judge Roy Scream and Conquistador. Enjoying all your Documentaries on park history thank you

I went there in the mid 80's as an adult, and it was the most miserable time I ever had a an amusement park. The lines for the rides, were so long that it took over and hour in line, to get on to each ride. It had turned from a theme park, into a commercial sales floor for gimmick items and souvenirs, with a few rides. It destroyed my fond childhood memories of attending in the mid 60's and I have never been back since and never will go back.

So glad my kids grew up in this era😊❤❤❤❤

I went to Six Flags for senior night when I graduated high school in 1980. The park was open at night.

Absolutely fascinating documentary. Good work!

14:26 I've been looking for any images or footage of the mine train mountain and couldn't find any. Awesome.

What a great video and brought back some awesome memories. Funny how in the 80/90s I could ride them all multiple times and run back in line. Now if I ride one I feel dizzy or not so excited as before 🤣

Agree about the mistake of going in the direction of licensed characters/naming/theming. Just robs the park of any actual "character". Started with the Looney Tunes stuff, and just got worse with all the DC Comics schlock.

Judge Roy Scream and La Víbora are underrated!! 💯

I wish they kept good Times Square a 50s themed area because that would’ve been way better then Gotham city

I saw the band "Chicago" during the 80s. Grew here in the 80s

Great video, thank you for this

Wow, you actually gave me credit for the marching band footage and the Commercial. That's rare in youtube land. Sorry the quality was so crappy.

Love this!

Its Sad😢people got hurt rides had to be replaced. My heart hurts for those injured and family lost😢 Still happening 40 yrs later

Six flags over TX is way different I think I'd like the old days better but at the same time the rides now are way smoother

This is so much like sf over ga. Great vid

Over crowds to see famous people it got crazy😊❤scary being separated from friends and family because of crowd control. Pushing shuffing and getting trampled is not fun. Flash floods are scary too. No rain checks😢

It's sad the fact that these rides and attractions are gone and does anyone else feel like the park feels kind of small now

Anyone remember the smell of gasoline and tar at SF? Loved that smell!

I was Baby New Year (Porky) in the 1st holiday revue. My dear friend Joey Funke was Argyle 😻

Never got to ride the Cliffhanger. Stood in line twice and both times there were mechanical issues.

It has changed almost completely!!

Why did they remove the Spider Ride /I loved that ...

I worked PacManLand in summer '84, soooo hot and I still remember the sound track that played over and over....

Having the time of my life❤❤❤❤❤

I’m going to this park in 2 Saturday’s, can it be done in 6 hours with no fast past? I wanna show up at open & hit vibora, NTG, titan & runaway mountain. Will freeze line be too long? Thanks

I always get confused with JRS (Judge Roy Scream? Some people say it’s top speed is 53, some say it’s 45... I no get it...

Wasn't Argyle the Snake an insult comic? (Or was he just particularly mean to me one day during audience participation?)

Does anyone have vids/documentaries on Seven Seas?

Would love to see a copy of the Chevy Show somehow

Pacman fever😊

If you had to bring back one ride that you never got to experience either because you were not tall enough, we're not born or just scared which would it be. For me big bend.

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I think that the pickup of the last track of Happy Motoring was a harbinger of things to come. Died a little when they took it. Died a lot when they destryed my beloved The Cave by kidnapping our Speelunkers in the dead of night, only to replace them with campy cartoon characters. Then some years ago, they got rid of the six flags, replacing them with American flags. Insult to the Republic of Texas. I guess I am just glad they haven’t been replaced with pride flags at this point.