Mr. Freeze is a launched shuttle coaster in the Gotham City section of Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington. A linear induction motor (LIM) system blasts riders from 0 to 70 mph in just 3.8 seconds, sending the train through a 150-foot inverted top hat and a sweeping overbanked turn before it climbs a 218-foot vertical spike and plunges back through the same course in reverse.
Built by Premier Rides with a layout designed by Werner Stengel, the coaster opened to the public on March 28, 1998, following a soft opening a few days earlier. At the time, it set records as one of the tallest and fastest shuttle coasters in the world, and its unusual forward-and-backward layout has kept it a long-running fan favorite at the park for over two decades.
Stats at a Glance
- Park: Six Flags Over Texas
- Manufacturer: Premier Rides
- Opened: March 28, 1998
- Height: 218 feet
- Top speed: 70 mph
- Length: 1,300 feet
- Inversions: 1 (traversed twice)
The Ride Experience
Riders board one of two five-car trains before the LIM launch system fires them out of the station, reaching 70 mph in under four seconds. The train rockets through a 150-foot inverted top hat and a wide overbanked turn, then climbs the 218-foot vertical spike, pauses near the top, and falls backward to retrace the entire course — top hat, turn, and tunnel — in reverse back into the station.
Since 2023, the park has run the coaster with one train launching forward and the other launching backward, giving riders two distinct versions of the same circuit depending on which train they board.
A Coaster With a History of Reinventing Itself
Mr. Freeze has changed identities more than once. In 2012, Six Flags reversed the train orientation and renamed it Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, sending riders through the course backward first. The park restored the forward-facing name and setup around 2022, and the current mixed forward/backward train operation arrived in 2023.
The coaster shares its design with Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast at Six Flags St. Louis, Premier Rides’ companion installation that opened the same year, just two weeks after the Texas ride.
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Folds into its own pocket. Pop it on when the storm rolls in and the rides reopen to short lines.
Keeps your phone strapped to you, not in a loose-article bin. Zip it before the lift hill and walk straight off the exit ramp.
Rapids, log flumes and splash zones without the rice-bag aftermath. The touchscreen still works through the window, so you can still take photos.
Mr. Freeze FAQs
How fast does Mr. Freeze go at Six Flags Over Texas?
Mr. Freeze reaches a top speed of 70 mph, launching riders there from a standstill in about 3.8 seconds.
When did Mr. Freeze open?
The coaster had a soft opening on March 24, 1998, and officially opened to the public on March 28, 1998.
Does Mr. Freeze go backward?
Yes. Every ride ends with the train climbing the 218-foot spike and reversing back through the top hat and turn to the station, and since 2023 one of the two trains launches backward from the start.
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