Volume 1, No. 7. May 4, 2001
It’s a roller coaster!
Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington announces the arrival of Titan, April 26, 2001. Measurements: 5,312 feet long, 245 feet high, 255-foot and 61-degree drop, 85 mph, 120 foot underground tunnel (1,610 meters long, 74 meters high, 77-meter drop, 36-meter tunnel). Delivered by Giovanola.
To announce the rival of the newest, tallest coaster in this renowned park’s 40th anniversary season, Six Flags Over Texas officials drew on the most suitable star for the occasion: Titan itself. Six Flags, Inc. President and COO Gary Story and Arlington Mayor Elzi Odom joined park general manager Steve Calloway for the official unveiling ceremony. The brass section of the Arlington Symphony provided the fanfare. Streamers and confetti accompanied the first official train carrying four Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders and radio station contestants.
The rest of the day belonged to Titan. Nay, the rest of the weekend. That Thursday under brilliant Texas skies, the park let a total of 900 listeners from 30 Dallas-Fort Worth area radio stations—who broadcast live throughout the day—plus ACE members and several local dignitaries, have first crack at the hypercoaster. Reports from that pre-public opening day just added to the buzz in a community that had been eagerly noting Titan’s construction all winter. Friday began three days of long lines as more than 25,000 people rode the coaster.
It was a Texas-size coming out party for a mighty Titan.
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