New Texas Giant

New Texas Giant, formerly known as Texas Giant, is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. The original Texas Giant, which opened in 1990, was manufactured by Dinn Corporation and designed by Curtis D. Summers. For more than a decade after its opening, the Texas Giant remained popular, ranking first among wooden roller coasters twice in the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today. The ride's popularity suffered later on, however, as it gained a reputation for increasing roughness.

Texas Giant closed in 2009 and underwent an 18-month refurbishment by Rocky Mountain Construction . It reemerged as New Texas Giant in 2011. Much of the original wooden structure was kept, but the wooden track was replaced with steel using RMC's I-Box technology. The renovated coaster saw an increase in height from 143 to 153 feet and drop length from 137 to 147 feet , as well as a steeper drop angle of 79°. New Texas Giant also features multiple turns banked up to 115° and over 4,506 feet of track.

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