Oil Derrick (Six Flags Over Texas)

Oil Derrick
Six Flags Over Texas
Area	Tower
Coordinates	32.758028°N 97.071162°W / 32.758028; -97.071162
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 24, 1969 (May 24, 1969)
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Observation Tower
Manufacturer	Intamin
Height	300 ft (91 m)
Capacity	2000 riders per hour
Vehicles	2
Riders per vehicle	50

The Six Flags Over Texas Oil Derrick is a 300-foot (91 m) tall observation tower, and an attraction at the theme park Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags claims it to be the world's tallest land-based oil derrick (although it is actually not functional as such, and never has been). When the tower opened, it had a twelve-lane slide, attached at the first balcony level (50 ft), on which riders could slide down on using burlap bags.[1] With two elevators holding 50 people each, the attraction has a capacity of 2000 riders per hour.[2] The tower served as a replacement for the former Sky Hook attraction.[3]

References

1. "The History of Six Flags Over Texas". Park Times. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
2. "Intamin catalogue" (PDF). August 2008. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
3. "Sky Hook Ride Retrospective".