Texas Chute Out was a 225-foot-tall "parachute drop" ride located in Goodtimes Square at Six Flags Over Texas. It opened during the 1976 season, and closed after a last ride event on September 3, 2012.
History[]
When Texas Chute Out opened in 1976, the ride was a major engineering innovation at the park dominating the entrance to the parking lot. It was a world’s first, and known as the first “modern” parachute drop ride. The ride was derived from the famed Parachute Jumpride at the legendary Coney Island in New York. Ride engineers from Intamin developed the ride, and then Six Flags purchased three Parachute Drop rides with two built at Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Over Mid-America (now Six Flags St. Louis).
During Holiday in the Park, Texas Chute Out was decorated as a giant Christmas tree.
On August 2, 2012, Six Flags Over Texas announced the last chance to ride Texas Chute Out would be on September 3, 2012, before it closed along with the neighboring ride Flashback. Texas Chute Out was replaced by Texas SkyScreamer, a 400-foot (120 m) Funtime StarFlyer. Texas Chute Out was demolished on October 10, 2012 to make room for construction of the Texas SkyScreamer.
Experience[]
Texas Chute Out was located in Goodtimes Square, where riders of one to three, strap themselves onto to the bench where it then lifted riders to the top 200 feet or 61 meters. Once up top, the ride pauses to give riders a Bird's-eye view of the park and the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. After a couple of seconds the parachute then releases from the top and floats back down toward the ground.
Each seat held two riders, and was equipped with a seat belt and restraint bar. Stationary cables kept each chute stabilized and in the correct position. Another cable actually moved the seat vertically. Inside the tower was one counterweight for each chute. During the years, the ride allowed riders to stand during the ride, but this later stopped.
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See also[]
- Sky Chuter, a similar ride at Six Flags Over Mid-America
- Great Gasp, a similar ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
