Fiesta Texas is my home park, and going to other Six Flags reminds me I'm spoiled. It's always a beautiful visit, and Iron Rattler is the best coaster in a state full of great coasters.
One of the reasons I will always love Fiesta: so many good rides all packed into a reletively small area. The park grounds aren't massive or anything, but they are dense with thrill rides of all kinds
@@caddion22s absolutely! Although I personally avoid Seaworld because of their treatment of the whales they have, but I won’t deny that it’s a great park!
As a father now taking my son to Fiesta Texas. I’m proud to see how this park as evolved in my opinion to be “the best” Six Flags in America. As a native Texan we make a yearly trip to Fiesta Texas. Can’t wait for Cliffhanger 🎢
I loved this park so much when I visited it two weeks ago. Superman shocked me. I knew it was many people’s favorite floorless but I was not prepared for just how good it would be. Great drops, great inversions, and it even manages some airtime. I ended up preferring it over Wonder Woman, which was tons of fun and as aggressive as advertised. Iron Rattler was still the star of the park, especially for the two big drops. I was worried about the pacing on top of the wall but thought it ran well up there on my rides. If anything, I would have liked a few more elements after the final drop. But it’s still around my 12th-15th favorite steel coaster. It’s so good.
If you define pacing as speed alone, Iron Rattler suffers. If you define pacing as how engaging the ride is, the top section is good because it keeps throwing nice elements at you.
Since my visit in March of 2013, my favorite ride there is Superman: Krypton Coaster followed by Sky Screamer, Road Runner Express, Bugs Bunny White Water Rapids, The Gully Washer, Goliath, Poltergeist, Boomerang: Coast to Coaster, Power Surge and Pandemonium.
The original rattler was the best! Didn’t get to ride before they cut the top off, but it was longer on the canyon. 3 full turns up there. And the curve after you come up from the first drop, before u got into the inversion, that section looked massive with the wooden structure. The whole thing would shake and move with the carts. It looked scary af lol. Amazeballs.
I’m so lucky to have this as my home park. I can tell that six flags has been paying attention to it, especially since they’re hyping up a possible new elite coaster.
The one great thing about Iron Rattler is the back seat experience. The momentum of the train pulls you up and over the crest of the first drop way faster then expected, it easily gives an extra 5 mph of speed going into the drop and you get ejected like a rocket. It’s an amazing experience and one every enthusiast will enjoy.
Literally everytime we go to eat at la cantera I always see people ridding the Superman so that’s literally the only ride I know from there (for context I’ve never been to fiesta texas and I’ve literally lived in San Antonio my whole life)
I always think of SFFT as being analogous to Knotts Berry Farm in terms of the unique role that each park fits in their respective chains. Neither has the biggest or most coasters. But they both have uncharacteristically good theming and charm combined with excellent thrills. They are each my second favorite parks in their chains because their ambiance is so great. SFFT has the Tex/Mex theming and charm and Knotts has the Ghost Town and old west feel. If it weren't for the unbeatable coaster collections at Cedar Point and SFMM I think I would rank these as each the best park in their respective chains.
Oh my gosh, just visited for the first time and I was AMAZED at how quickly we walked on to literally every single ride! My home park is Great America (Illinois) and I have NEVER experienced walking on to such high quality rides like this! Here’s what I would rank after my experience (and we will be coming back annually now!) 1. Iron Rattler - this is probably the most aggressive coaster I’ve ever ridden, 10/10! 2. Wonder Woman - I was actually surprised by how jerky it was, first time on a single rail coaster and I expected it to be way smoother, still way fun 3. Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger - fun front row drop, short but good punch 4. Superman - great length, height, inversions, had it all! 5. Poltergeist - DEFINITELY the sleeper hit, looking back now this is actually the one that we didn’t re-ride that I wish we got more rides on, love how it accelerates at the end instead of tapering down 6. Joker Carnival of Chaos - solid fun swing, fun pre-show 7. Boomerang - love these, picks up some good pace and backward portion nails it 8. Scream - great fun, good acceleration, not the biggest or fastest model 9. Road Runner Express - the first one we did not enjoy, very shaky and bumpy, very janky for how low intensity it is 10. Gully Washer - this is my fault, I knew better than to not expect to get soaked on a rapids ride, got soaked and spent the next hour looking like a wet cat
Six Flags put a lot of love into this park. Ashamed they didn't for defunct AstroWorld in Houston. I know Fiesta was a newer kid on the block and to operate 3 Six Flags attractions in the same sate (even as big as Texas) would be a challenge. I still miss going a few miles from my home to visit a great park. Yes! I STILL love San Antonio. It's just that it's not close to me. Enjoy my weekends there when I can get them in.
i’m so excited to finally be visiting this park next week! the ride lineup looks incredible and it seems like such a scenic park compared to others in the six flags chain
Fiesta Texas is my home park and I’d say you hit the nail right on the head. The only thing for me is I personally hate Batman so I would’ve taken that out and probably put Fireball or Dare Devil Dive
This a solid list and I agree with most of your list I would just swap Goliath and Poltergeist. I feel like Goliath is fun but is a bit rough like the great white at sea world is wayy smoother (I used to work there) and you can tell just by hearing how different the trains sound going throughout the track sorry for digressing but I think you did a good job rating my home park!
I went there back in October 2022 and with my dad and brother, and it was awesome. Dr. Diabolical was empty the entire day, it's a criminally underrated ride
@@iUPLOADanyEDIT I was able to park at the entrance sign and walk into the parking lot and get pictures. I just happened to be in the area. I didn't go through the actual entrance.
Used to be one of my home parks alongside Sea World. Now it's Six Flags Over Texas. Still a solid park in its own right and idk why I wound up preferring Sea World over Fiesta Texas. MAYBE because I was younger and Steel Eel had my heart? idk. But Fiesta Texas is a SOLID Six Flags park and I do want to return again. I criminally underrate the coasters there since I don't ride them much!
Southwest is having a sale, so I just booked a flight to San Antonio for August. Just watched this video and one of your Sea World videos to hype myself up.
I lived in SA when Fiesta Texas opened and went all the time until like 1999. BUT I haven't been back since. I have an opportunity coming up to visit that area so I'm excited to check out all the stuff that's new since then and compare Iron Rattler to old school Rattler. 🐍
3:59 road runner is my favorite today we went to six flags me and my cousins when the park was 30 minutes from closing we road it until six flags closed
in my opinion the wonder woman is the worst one because it hurt my hip and shoulders and it was terrifying on the first drop but the iron rattler is the best roller coaster and the Joker is the best ride in the park, Great Video!
Anybody that says the IR drags on top of the quarry have probably not ridden it when the ride has been running all day. I've seen some trains whipping fast up there near the end of the day.
This park is sick. i’m going there in october and my goal is to actually ride the roller coasters, cause last time i was there i was too fat to ride. but i’ve lost a shit ton of weight since then, so i’m ready
I'm finally getting the chance to experience the park in July! What order do you suggest I get on rides in in the early part now that Dr. Diabolical is open and I want to ride most coasters, Joker, and Piartes.
I have to think Joker and Wonder Woman will still be the two worst lines so I'd start there, especially because I think Dr. D will have a single rider line like Iron Rattler.
I remember my brother used to work there and me and my cousins used to always go there we where in middle school so we didn’t do the super scary stuff but good memories
My assumption for the mid-course brakes not slowing the train that much on Superman (mentioned at around 8:04) would be that it's probably a block brake section, which may only be programmed to engage the brakes if a train is still on the next block section of track.
I want somewhere when I was a bit younger idk where but there were lots of water rides and a mouse coaster that had tons of sharp turn right after another
My first time going to six flags was in 2019, at the time I didn’t really enjoy it as munch because I was scared of roller coasters. Im going again for my second time this summer. I’m 14, and now I have a feeling I would enjoy it, because im not scared of roller coasters anymore.
So me and my Family just visit this park 1 week ago for 3 days straight and like ppl said this park was super clean and well theme but they're very strict we went on a mon, tues, wed and thurs the park was pretty pack on mon and tues but due to july of 4th on wed the park was nearly empty. This park is Great Theme but only good when it comes to Rides its missing a Heavy hitter to go with Iron Rattler here my list of the top rides on this park. 1. Iron Rattler (Way better than New Texas Giant) 2. Wonder Woman 3. SuperMan Krypton Coaster 4.Dr Diabolical's Cliffhanger 5.BoomRang Coast to Coaster 6.Goliath 7.Poltergeist 8.Pandemonium 9. Batman 10.Joker 11.Scream 12.Road Runner Express 13. SkyScreamer. After visiting Both Six Flag Over Texas and Six Flag fiesta Texas i give it to Six Flag Over Texas but its very close but the best ride of both parks is Iron Rattler(i rode it 12X) i give a 9.3 out of 10 ( my only 10 is X2 from SFMM) but Titan was 9.29 that was a amazing coaster i think is better that Goliath at SFMM. Overall the Fiesta Texas is a Great Park to visit with Family but i think Fiesta is missing 1 big coaster to pair with Iron Rattler WW or Superman are good but its need Big Coaster like SFMM has X2 "The GOAT" while still having Tatsu, Goliath, WW you can even add Twisted Colossu. Cant wait for next year we will be going to the #2 theme park in the USA Cedar point lets see if its as good as SFMM.
Magic mountain is my favorite in the chain while it isn’t there largest park that would go to great adventure with the safari. While magic mountains rides are always broken down it’s my favorite in the chain because of one coaster, X/X2
I have seen videos and POVs of Boomerang at Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Those videos were taken when it had the standard Vekoma trains with over-the-shoulder restraints. So what do you think about the ride?
Did you ever come off something at Six Flags Fiesta Texas with a headache? For example: Iron Rattler Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger Superman Krypton Coaster Goliath Poltergeist Batman the Ride Road Runner Express Pandemonium Boomerang What do you think?
Thank you for knowing how to say "Mack" as in Mack Rides. So many pages here are trying to seem smart or something by just assuming it's pronounciation is "Mauch". And that is 100% incorrect.
Was Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas the roughest coaster for you in the world. The coaster did you like the least in the world was Wild One at Six Flags America?
I went today it was horrifying but really fun road runner express was my favorite roller coaster my favorite non coaster was wave runner Goliath was the very first roller coaster was Goliath it was horrifying but I just imagined I was in an x wing and Wonder Woman was the scariest Superman was awesome but scary and the iron rattler was fun but right under Superman Wonder Woman being the top it was the scariest but one of most the fun trips I have had not like I’ve been on many different ones
that just reminded me when I close my eyes it feels like I’m on the iron rattler combined with the Goliath btw your actually the first RU-vidr to reply thx!
you should have mentioned on goliath where it was relocated from the second time. which as everyone now knows, tada, was the defunct killed by katrina six flags new orleans(jazzland).
Goliath at Six Flags Fiesta Texas Goliath at Six Flags New England Goliath at Six Flags Great America What do you think about those three Goliath coasters, tolerable?
Poltergeist is a touch high for me. I actually prefer Road Runner Express, Pandemonium and the Batman 4D Free Spin. For me I'm not a fan of Poltergeist and Flight of Fear coasters all that much. I think Fiesta Texas would be my number 2 Six Flags park. I think Magic Mountain has it beat especially with the 2022 addition.
@@CanobieCoaster Based on yesterday's announcement I think I will prefer the Six Magic Mountain addition. The beyond vertical drop is a nice touch but give me the RMC over the dive coaster any day of the week.
Iron Rattler and Wonder Woman I agree with, I personally think Skyscreamer is WAY below Scream, SFFT’s Skyscreamer sucks IMO, the other two star flyers in Texas are definitely superior, and it’s not close, Joker: Carnival Of Chaos I’d honestly take over all the coasters at the park except for the two RMCs and Poltergeist, it’s easily the best flat ride in the park with Dare Devil Dive fairly close behind, Superman: Krypton Coaster is the most overrated coaster in Texas by a long shot and isn’t even my 5th favorite coaster at SFFT nor in my top 15 coasters in Texas, everything else is pretty fairly placed although I actually really like Road Runner Express and is my 4th favorite coaster in the park, and I’d of course put Poltergeist ahead of Goliath.
@@CanobieCoaster Night rides during Fright Fest and Holiday In The Park are good, but every other time, I’m not a huge fan, I enjoy the other two star flyers in Texas a lot more.
I guess it's pretty close. Not much possibility for differential here. Although I personally think premier is probably the most underrated coaster manufacturer in the world. And I'd easily place Polt over Gol. Maybe that's just me. Bat/gol is great, but I think Polt is way better imo
Poltergeist is my 3rd favorite coaster in the park right behind the two RMCs, I agree with Premier being underrated, Mr. Freeze actually happens to be my favorite steel coaster in Texas.
