This is the Best Six Flags Park; Here's Why

We're spending the day at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, where we'll be experiencing all of the parks signature rides and attractions! It's been 3 years since our last visit, and there's so much to see and do here, including the all new Dr. Diabolical's Cliffhanger and Kid Flash: Cosmic Coaster!
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[@zacg_]

This is the Knotts Berry Farm of the Six Flags Chain (well, until Knotts Berry Farm itself became the Knotts Berry Farm of the new Six Flags chain.) But both have the best appearance and even arguably qualify as true theme parks. And their coaster collections are quite good even if not the overall best. Fiesta Texas feels like what Six Flags ought to be. They actually use their IPs well.

[@matymil]

Totally agree. We just went for the first time last month, the day that Kid Flash opened. I must have said a dozen times "how is this a six flags park?". The theming is amazing and it's run so well. You can tell that Jeffery Siebert really cares about his park. Got to meet him, super nice guy as well

[@NavaNoidGMD]

Jeffery sounds like an amazing park president

[@TheNinjaDC]

When you put a Kings Island guy in charge of a Six Flags park, good things happened. Probably what the merger is hoping for.

[@evan9902]

If the merger actually gets more six flags parks to be closer to Fiesta Texas quality that would be awesome

[@thebau5532]

Actually funny enough, the park president Jeffery used to be the marketing director for the near by Schlitterbahn Water Park before he went over to Fiesta Texas.

[@TheNinjaDC]

@@thebau5532 Jeff is who I was referencing, lol. He was in charge of public relations at Kings Island before that. The voice on the Beast's 2nd lift hill that tells you to keeps your arms inside the ride is him.

[@jandrew1994]

Except for the fact Kings Island has amazing and diverse array of meal plan food including healthy hearty choices, and focused on operations over lame theming which is boring if you're over 13, has a much better waterpark than Hurricane Harbor, and isn't in a 110 degree summer climate. Oh, and Kings Island doesn't make you wear your flip flops on the likes of.... Invertigo, Banshee et al. And Fiesta Texas has NOTHING after Iron Rattler, I mean Wonder Woman is its second best coaster which isn't that great, and it's down 60% of the time. It's my off-season home park, sadly, along with Sea World San Antonio. Yeah the Joker is a better Frisbee than Delirium but otherwise Kings Island SMOKES Fiesta Texas.

[@rossh688]

​@@jandrew1994listening to you, Fiesta Texas sounds like trash... Glad I experienced how great this park is before reading your comment.

[@mrjiggawatt]

I wish Six Flags Over Texas would get some love like Fiesta Texas has received.

[@Coolsomeone234]

With HQ moving, I expect less (bad) corporate interference and love for the "original" SF park

[@weedle4736]

I used to live beside Fiesta Texas in those orange roofed apartments. That was before i became an enthusiast. The park became my destressing place from work and life. I go there 3x a week. Helped me so much with life and also the reason why I eventually became a thoosie. Honestly a beautiful place.

[@frojo9]

LOL Sarah casually explaining how she's lost the light of adrenaline inside around 18:00. Such a gem 😆❤

[@BryanMark-mw8sz]

Now this is some classic Coaster Studios Cinematica. 🤩 🤩 🤩 so many beautiful shots.

[@chrisgiles8005]

This is my home park and I think Six Flags Fiesta Texas might need more trees to hide some of open areas and it might make most of the park look larger. Fiesta Texas is great park ❤️

[@AlbertoMR-vk7iu]

I want to go to Fiesta Texas, It loks soo nice.

[@songbirdsings25]

It’s great! Superman is my favorite coaster there!

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Fiesta Texas Is Great I Just Prefer Great America Great Adventure And Magic Mountain Because Of The Coaster Lineups

[@jandrew1994]

Get prepared to have shoddy meal plan options and have Wonder Woman go down on you when you're 45 minutes in line even with the flash pass.

[@Josh_Stuchbery]

This was a huge vlog! Almost as big as Texas itself. This is honestly one of my most wanted to visit parks. I remember being blown away the first time I saw footage of Iron Rattler. The way it comes over that wall, just stunning. Definitely one of the most picturesque coaster out there. The rest of the ride line up looks wonderful too.

[@naturalbeauttie2015]

I whole-heartedly agree! I rode every coaster out there! ❤

[@ThemeParkUpdate]

Glad y’all had a great time! Can confirm that the team there from the park president down to the team members really care about the park. I just got a job at Universal Orlando so hope to see y’all more around the parks :)

[@Aimed_Shots]

yooooo! j wsp!

[@horseplop9]

Been watching since day 1. Never a dull video. Thank you sir

[@calebpeterson9559]

I went to Six Flags Fiesta Texas the other day, and it is one of the best amusement parks I have ever gone to 😊❤

[@christianortiz793]

I can see why this is the best SF park, they have an amazing top 5 with Dr Diabolical, Iron Rattler, Wonder Woman, Superman Krypton, & Poltergeist

[@jandrew1994]

Everything you listed apart from Iron Rattler is a C tier coaster. You could make a case for WW being B tier but its lack of reliability that makes Maverick on a steamy Sandusky Saturday seem like an emblem of reliability by comparison, drops WW a peg. Iron Rattler is definitely A tier, but Six Flags Over Texas has 4 B-tier coasters that are better than Fiesta Texas's #2, and Titan is arguably A tier.

[@ZeroGITC]

SFMM is my home park, and I love it for what it is. After visiting SFFT, I agree with you it's the best all-around Six Flags property. Love you Saylor!

[@jandrew1994]

Give me SFMM all day. So many A and B tier coasters galore. SFFT has one A tier coaster (Iron Rattler). and a bunch of C tier coasters. And SFMM has many better meal plan options.

[@diveloopthrills7613]

Another amazing video from Coaster Studios. Your videos are always a work of art.

[@rmel8139]

This park is HIGH on my list to get to. We had plans to go this year but my husband ruptured his achilles. 🤞 2024 will be a Fiesta year! 🎉

[@diveloopthrills7613]

Fiesta is my home park. And I love it. It’s amazing

[@rossh688]

You won't be disappointed.

[@StepsOfStPhilips]

It’s the only Six Flags I’ve ever been to. I was in San Antonio on business this September (from the UK). Having heard that Six Flags parks are a bit sparse on the theming, I was pleasantly surprised by how well themed it is. Dr Diabolical is probably the second-best themed B&M dive coaster in the world (after Baron at Efteling). I don’t get beyond vertical drops, though. And seeing the track below doesn’t have the same thrill as Oblivion or Baron.

[@hammockstocoasters]

We’re moving from Florida to Texas, so starting to research theme parks in Texas. This was a great overview! Thank you!

[@evan9902]

This is definitely one of my top bucket list parks and this and Magic Mountain are my top bucket list Six Flags parks.

[@rainbowdevil1160]

I saw you guys there! I made sure to stop by and say hello, super cool experience to see my favorite roller coaster youtubers at my home park!

[@rossh688]

We were rained out for most of the the afternoon, but, what we did experience during the morning and evening made us all fall in love with this park. Happy that Holiwood Nights and Rodeo are 2 different weekends so we can do both.

[@mrchrisliddell]

Thank you for mentioning Rollercoaster Rodeo! I was already planning a June trip down there so this is perfect.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Jeffery Sieber needs to be promoted in the company, hes done an amazing job as park president

[@jandrew1994]

he has, but just like Kings Island, it's a B&M heavy park, not the best for enthusiasts

[@theheardtheorem]

Iron Rattler is my second favorite RMC. It runs insanely fast during the summer and has the most comfortable trains of any RMC I’ve been on.

[@BobbyBeaut]

13:49 i did see a phone fly and then hear it crash right? What are the chances.😂

[@TwoOldsTogether-bn5kv]

Yes I think so 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@CoasterStudios]

Secure your loose articles folks!

[@maxhagenauer24]

Omg I was just as surprised as you when I saw the themeing for Dr Diabolical. The inside literally felt like universal. It did not al all feel like Six Flags, but it was! And the ride was really good too. Dr Diabolical and Poltergeist theming make this park not seem six flags, it's truly amazing.

[@josiahzapata6158]

I'm so glad this is my home park, I love it and glad u guys do too

[@kasseykulikowski1793]

That’s so cool that you guys love this park. I love it to my favorite ride is road runner because I like the family rides more than the crazy roller coasters. That new flash ride looks amazing.

[@fearlessfreep]

Closest amusement park to me. Only been twice, and once was on a scorchingly hot day where we barely ventured out of the water park area. This really is a great location and the quarry walls sort of make you forget where you are located most of the time.

[@mrcoasterswag]

I’m going here for Roller Coaster Rodeo next year! Super excited!

[@JD.778]

I’m too bias to great adventure so it wouldn’t be fair for me to answer this 😂

[@robertking6005]

My home park! glad you guys came definitely one of the best six flags parks, top 3 for sure.

[@kabe1750]

Such a beautiful Six Flags park.

[@Tay_Sports]

Yeah the Poltergeist queue is fire! And yes Taylor, it felt magnificent in the summer since it was 100 degrees when I was in TX lol

[@Aerolandaircraft]

I'm itching to get out to Fiesta Texas! I'm struggling to name a park formerly in Cedar Fair with this level of theming and the quarry wall gives outback Australia vibes! And the coaster collection is just 👌!

[@mesetaplays]

So happy that this is my home park. Although every time I’ve gone Kid Flash has been closed. Also WWGLC was running 2 trains but one train had 3 usable seats and the second train had the front and back seats out of order. According to the ride ops it’s a common occurrence and the trains are the majority of the problem. I’ve never really had an issue with OTS restraints but the ones on WWGLC feel like they’re trying to crush my collar bones. Can’t wait for these gen 2 trains.

[@Joelsalv]

Season pass holder here, we are very lucky to have this park here in San Antonio! All the shows are always very good all year long too.

[@antoineosburn8626]

Thank you so much. That makes me excited that you speak highly of my home park.

[@maxhagenauer24]

Definitely the best six flags I've been to, everything about it is just better and higher quality than other six flags parks.

[@Groovingforwardatx]

Haven’t been to many parks (kings island as a kid) and mostly fiesta Texas a bunch as I live in Austin. Happy to have Fiesta Texas as my home park.

[@videosbyvangie0553]

Great video guys, I must say I do miss your coaster parodies though. Those were very creative & entertaining.

[@chongarcia977]

I've been a fan and a follower of coaster studios for years and watch your videos and im so pleased of your video of my home park..(i live in san marcos tx about 50 miles away)I am also a rollercoaster/theme park,amusement park enthusiast and also work in one waterpark (Schlitterbahn)Im so glad about everything you said about it. I have been to over 50 amusement parks and im working on 50 more in the next 5 years i live for amusement parks and you have been a great help to me in all your reviews...Thanks for all you do..And enjoy them rides for me..Maybe one day ill run into you and if you happen to visit Schlitterbahn this summer be sure to ask for Jose.. Garcia...

[@HoodedOlive]

I’m excited. I’m going there next March!

[@GCI-yt]

I’m going to this park next summer and am excited for iron rattler and dr diabolicals cliffhanger and of course Wonder Woman

[@jandrew1994]

Summer is literally the worst time to go to a 110 degree theme park. Go before Mardi Gras ends or don't go at all.

[@thebau5532]

Hey guys! It was great to hang out with yall at the park and meet you. As a little fun fact trivia, there actually used to br a roller coaster next to wonderwoman where pandemonium currently sits. It was called Jokers Revenge (I believe) but it was a corkscrew coaster that operated with the entire train backwards!

[@jandrew1994]

No, WW is only a few years old and Pandemonium used to be Tony Hawk's Big Spin. It was around a lot longer than WW or Batman S&S 4D Spin and Rockville was completely re-built. Iron Rattler was a Rattler that made Mean Streak seem smooth. Gee, you are young.

[@thebau5532]

​@jandrew1994 the old vekoma used to be next to where wonder woman is now. The station for the ride was why the big warehouse building above the gokarts was made. This same warehouse now hosts the new Tangled Haunted house and the station for pandemonium. It was removed in 2001. This is my home park and has been for many years.

[@weightlessfilms5651]

I can't even believe that gorgeous park is a Six Flags. Wow. Fantastic rides with theming, clean, good atmosphere. If only Six Flags St. Louis was like that lol

[@dominickmenifee8958]

So proud to name this as my home park ❤

[@karlstrauss2330]

In the late 90s and early 2000s this park was mid at best. Today it’s one of the best in the chain. Incredible!

[@jordandalo2946]

How were you able to go up on the quarry wall? Edit: nvm 3:50

[@stormchaser419]

The best SF park for sure. I used to live in Texas and went several times. Also go to ZDT's about 40 minutes from there in Seguin. They have the Switchback roller coaster.

[@dirtbag565]

the view from the quarry wall reminds me of zooming in on rollercoaster tycoon with a full park.

[@ChadDeLanzo]

Can’t wait to return to SFFT now that DD is open. Such a solid well rounded park, especially for a Six Flags park. Always throughout Superman is severely underrated too!

[@wrestlingandamusementparkl7789]

This is one park I want to get to.

[@Andrew_Arsenault]

Just went last weekend! For sure the best park!

[@ATLSloan]

In Siebert We Trust

[@luciano6967]

The park looks so beautiful and cool

[@CompassionateConnection]

HEY COASTER STUDIOS! IM A BIG FAN! I THOUGHT I WAS SUBBED BUT I WASNT SO YK I HAD TO CLICK THAT BUTTON! Also did you know you’re on the twisted Timbers photo?

[@BiWvL]

Personally this is my home park and I am so happy because of that.

[@atozthrills]

Six flags fiesta texas is a very fun park, we got to experience it during Feliz fiesta!!! But quick question how were you able to record on some of the rides (six flags doesn't allow recording on the rides) and get access to restricted areas like the quarry wall???

[@persianking44]

The sad thing is, is that this level of theming is something every Six Flags and Cedar Fair park can have for all of their attractions, if not at least their major roller coasters. They don’t need some extremely complex animatronics or randomly generated sequences to have a well themed queline when what they have for Fiesta Texas’ Batman, Dr. Diabolical and Poltergeist would absolutely suffice. Aside from that, as an outsider who’s never been to this park, the only thing it seems to really need to me at this point is a pure airtime machine with no inversions of any kind. Like maybe a Mack somewhere in the 150ft-200ft range.

[@kyranharris-williams1209]

1:13 Not even 2 minutes in the video, ofc Sarah is already talking about Nitro😂😂😂

[@gilbertceballos8674]

I visited this park 2x this past August. It was definitely special but i prefer mm for their coaster line up. I definitely have to visit, wonder women was closed when i went.

[@Texan_coasters]

I always wanted to go for my birthday trip well February is my choice!

[@StamfordBridge]

I read the title but I was confused when the footage didn’t look at all like Magic Mountain. 🤷‍♂️

[@crazy4wavescoasters741]

Fiesta Texas is my favorite Six Flags park too!

[@robertovillalba637]

I can’t believe my apartment appears in one of your videos 😂 2:18

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

My experience at this park was nothing short of terrible. Iron Rattler was closed the whole time, the park was packed, multiple coasters had one train running, the operations were some of the worst I’ve ever seen, they had my least favorite S&S free spin at the time (free spins are my least coaster model), and despite 3 trains running on Wonder Woman, each train had half the seats blocked off for some reason. They weren’t even running it at 2 train capacity, so that line was through all the switchbacks and way outside the entrance

[@michaelkucharski4251]

I agree Fiesta is an amazing park, their coaster line up is good, I am thing a mack spinner and a hyper/giga interacting with the quarry wall would round out their lineup and make them a top tier coaster park. The problem with the hyper/giga is how to fit it in without pulling a six flags over Georgia and ruining the overall appearance of the park.

[@danmucciarelli5916]

Great footage

[@diveloopthrills7613]

Did you guys ride Dare Devil Dive. I highly recommend it. It’s the best flat ride I’ve ever done.

[@nitro230.1]

Taylor and Sarah interacting with random characters in the park will NEVER get old.

[@ScottyMania313]

This video brought me a hundred joys and a million tears of happiness. Fiesta is a great park -TOP OF THE LINE! It was fun watching the two stars of Coaster Studios become perfectly satisfied by the Park's leadership, great employees, and the great and glorious Obama-esque mind of company leadership - Selim Bassoul. Selim Bassoul has titillated the juices of Sarah and Taylor's Guilty Pleasure!!! and it's only gonna get better and wetter with Cedar Fair on Board. YEEET!!!

[@camerondavis9055]

It seems like a great park but would be a perfect park(for enthusiasts) with some more top tier coasters

[@jandrew1994]

And top tier dining plan options like what Cedar Point and Kings Island have.

[@matthewblack2252]

You should do a Six Flags, Cedar Fair ranking video!

[@yushanzhi5786]

I recommend the Stone Mountain Music Across America Drone and Light Show(similar to the SFFT show)

[@countofarcadia]

The Majesty of Christmas is one of those hidden gems that needs to be talked about more.

[@Aimed_Shots]

fr

[@caydens_cards]

When I worked there while it was being built Jeffery said he didn’t want it to slow down at all but B&M said it had to

[@Groovingforwardatx]

I think it would be cool if they changed the recording on cliff hanger every so often it gets old fast especially when you ride it over and over. They could even change the preshow with the same staging of everything and have different parts of the story throughout the year

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Fiesta Texas Is Great I Just Prefer Great America Great Adventure And Magic Mountain Because Of The Coaster Lineups

[@coasterblocks3420]

The wave swinger looks like it runs a bit faster than the average installation.

[@orcathecat5375]

I’m lucky, I’m half a hour from the boardwalk bullet, and 3 hours from fiesta, fun, but lacking of coasters.

[@Tiavbp]

Standin on BNS Coaster Studios 😤😤😤

[@GhostRider50918]

Ever gone to kennywood and ride phantom’s revenge, and the big drop tower

[@aj74205]

It's crazy how much better Fiesta Texas is than Over Texas. Night and day.

[@EpicLemonMusic]

Where is all this theming that people keep mentioning, I saw spirit Halloween sequence theming throughout.

[@SlackerWannaB]

Wow! Can’t believe all that 1-1 time you guys got with the Looney Tunes characters!

[@stephanlambert6207]

When did you guys go to Fiesta texas?

[@CoasterStudios]

Late November

[@usaidhello]

Hey Taylor, how many credits are you at now? Saw your question on Instagram, are you planning on going to Dubai soon?

[@AlexBalango]

The first time I went there iron rattler and Wonder Woman were both closed 🙃

[@Spike-sk7ql]

Whatever is going on at Fiesta Texas, they need to take notes from around the chain. Even the cedar fair parks could learn a lot from this park.

[@SuperMoviemaker17]

That phone that went flying at 13:51

[@brianfoss571]

Even more reason why: Of the combined Six Flags & Cedar Fair parks, *Fiesta Texas* has the most recent median coaster opening date (not counting original opening dates of relo's, but counting original opening dates of stand-up to floorless conversions)! That's *9/28/2007* (if you average Goliath and Pandemonium's opening dates). *Knott's Berry Farm* is #2 if you include the new Snoopy coaster next year - *3/1/2006* is the average of Silver Bullet's and Sierra Sidewinder's opening dates. The two worst in the combined chain? *Frontier City* (whichever date in *May 1994* that Diamondback opened) and *California's Great America* (back to *3/19/1993* - when Flight Deck opened as "Top Gun.") Yeah, CGA's closing for good, folks. It's just not worth it for them to replace 4 major coasters that are 30-47 years old. A bit surprised that *Cedar Point* is **3rd worst** by this metric - their median coaster opening date is *5/11/1996* - when Rougarou opened as Mantis. That's right below *King's Dominion* at *3/29/1997* (thanks for nothing, Great Pumpkin Coaster...)

[@jandrew1994]

It's a stupid metric and a testiment to how great some of the "slightly" older coasters like Mavvy and Millie have been over the years. Dragster 2 should help that metric a bit.

[@brianfoss571]

@@jandrew1994 Cedar Point's going to be an outlier because it's both the 2nd oldest park in the country and has 17 standing coasters. KD would also be ranked higher if Volcano and Hypersonic were still running (or if they'd both been replaced by now). But in general, the median coaster opening date gives you a good idea how recently average-to-smaller parks in the chain have been prioritized for investment (not the same as quality of lineup, but close). Even the parks with 14 or 15 coasters fall roughly in the order you'd expect them to (when counting 2024 additions): #3: SF Great Adventure (5/21/2005) #7: SF Great America (5/18/2001) #11: Carowinds (9/20/2000) #16: Kings Island (4/17/1999 - awaiting Vortex replacement) #18: SF over Texas (10/26/1998)

[@brianfoss571]

@@jandrew1994 Mav & Millie both opened after 1996. And TT2 won't change the median coaster opening date in CP's lineup. But as a *testament* to the point you were trying to make, Raptor's aged well, and Magnum and Gemini could've aged a lot worse.

[@RainbowDemon]

Where would you both rank my hometown Six Flags? (Great America)

[@64onyx]

This park doesn't get enough credit

[@buldasur2576]

It would probably be 4 or 5.

[@jandrew1994]

I'd rank it third behind Great Adventure (if fully operational) and SFMM. After that Over Texas and then toss-up between Fiesta Texas and Over Georgia. New England is up there, too. The main issue SF Great America Chicago has is staffing shortages because it's much closer to Wisconsin than Chicago and Wisconsinites don't want to be double-taxed and Chicagoans live too far. It's in far north Lake County IL and that's a problem for staffing.

[@Cat3465]

How would SFOG be ranked if there were to be a ranking of every Six Flags park. They’re so underrated and have so much potential to be a top top tier park with the merger happening

[@mitchel4361]

Emporer may be your favorite but does it have a seat directly in the middle of the train no..Dr d does.

[@JTstratman13]

Taylor or Sarah, did either of y’all go to Astroworld back in the day? It used to be one of the top-tier Six Flags parks in its day and ahead of Fiesta Texas before it unfortunately was shut down. But Fiesta Texas now really is great!

[@CoasterStudios]

We did not :(

[@JTstratman13]

@@CoasterStudios bummer! As a Louisiana resident, I lost two home parks within a few months back in 2005, those being Astroworld and Six Flags New Orleans 😞

[@andrewphilpott3220]

I plan to make my first visit in the 2024-2025 season with a flash psss. Priority: Iron Rattler Joker Carnival of Chaos, Kid Flash, Sky Screamer, Superman, and Bugs Whitewater. Not planning on riding Wonder Woman.

[@andrewphilpott3220]

You sold me on Roadrunner also being a priority. Maybe with new trains being in place by 2024'2025 I'd try Wonder Woman.

[@andrewvrablic7162]

I hope Iron Menace gets similar treatment with theming