Titan is a steel hypercoaster at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas. Built by Swiss manufacturer Giovanola and designed by legendary coaster engineer Werner Stengel, it opened on April 27, 2001, as the tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster in the state of Texas.
Standing 245 feet tall with a 255-foot drop and 5,312 feet of track, Titan delivers a top speed of 85 mph across a combination out-and-back and twister layout. Its double helix finale subjects riders to sustained G-forces of up to 4.5 Gs for nearly six seconds, making it one of the most physically intense coasters in the American South.
Quick Answer
Titan reaches a top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h), hit at the bottom of its 255-foot first drop. That makes Titan the fastest roller coaster currently operating at Six Flags Over Texas — a title it will hold until the park’s new Tormenta Rampaging Run dive coaster opens in 2026 at 87 mph.
How Fast Is Titan, Exactly?
Titan’s 85 mph top speed comes almost entirely from its opening drop. The lift hill hauls trains up to 245 feet, then the track tips over into a 255-foot descent at a steep 65-degree angle that plunges through a 120-foot underground tunnel before leveling out. That’s where Titan is moving fastest — riders hit 85 mph in the few seconds after the tunnel, before the ride bleeds speed off through a series of airtime hills.
From there, momentum carries the train through a 540-degree upward helix into the mid-course brake run, then into the signature 570-degree downward helix finale. Speed drops noticeably through this section as the twisting G-forces (up to 4.5 Gs, sustained for nearly six seconds) do more of the work than raw velocity — which is why the helix feels far more intense than the numbers alone suggest, even though the train is well under 85 mph by that point.
Titan’s Speed vs. Every Other Ride at Six Flags Over Texas
At 85 mph, Titan is the fastest ride in the park, well ahead of Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast (which launches 0-to-70 mph in about 3.8 seconds but tops out at 70 mph) and Shock Wave, which peaks around 60 mph. No other current SFOT coaster comes close to Titan’s top speed, which is part of why it has remained the park’s marquee thrill ride for over two decades.
That will change in 2026, when Six Flags Over Texas opens Tormenta Rampaging Run — a 309-foot giga dive coaster billed as the tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster in the world, reaching roughly 87 mph on a 285-foot, 95-degree beyond-vertical drop. Once it opens, Tormenta will edge out Titan as the park’s fastest ride by a couple of miles per hour, though Titan will remain the park’s fastest and tallest traditional hypercoaster.
How Titan Compares Nationally
Titan isn’t just fast for Six Flags Over Texas — it was engineered to be fast, period. Its near-identical sister coaster, Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, was fabricated by the same builder (Giovanola) and shares the same 85 mph top speed and 255-foot drop, though Goliath’s layout is slightly shorter and skips Titan’s 540-degree upward helix. For a few months after Goliath opened in 2000, it was recognized as the world’s fastest and tallest complete-circuit coaster — before Cedar Point’s Millennium Force (93 mph) took both records in May 2000, just ahead of Titan’s own 2001 debut. That’s why Titan’s records are billed as Texas records rather than world records: by the time it opened, faster coasters already existed elsewhere, but nothing in Texas matched its combination of height and speed.
The Ride Experience
The ride begins with a chain lift to the 245-foot summit before plunging into that 255-foot drop — technically longer than the lift hill itself due to the underground tunnel at the base. From there Titan sweeps through wide airtime hills at speed before arriving at its double helix, which pins riders into their seats for roughly six seconds.
Three trains — red, orange, and yellow — cycle through the circuit, each carrying 30 riders across five cars. The layout blends classic out-and-back speed with a twister finale, giving the ride both sustained velocity early on and directional intensity at the end.
Engineering and Legacy
Giovanola, who also fabricated Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, handled Titan’s manufacturing while Stengel’s firm provided the track geometry. At opening, it was the longest roller coaster ever built at any Six Flags park. Titan was repainted in red, white, and blue in 2025, and remains fully operational heading into the 2026 season alongside the park’s new dive coaster construction.
More than two decades after its debut, Titan remains a flagship attraction at Six Flags Over Texas and a benchmark hypercoaster in North America. Its combination of raw height, speed, and punishing G-forces in the helix has earned it a devoted following among riders who prize sustained intensity over loops or launches.
titan six flags speed FAQs
How fast does Titan go at Six Flags Over Texas?
Titan reaches a top speed of 85 mph (137 km/h), reached at the bottom of its 255-foot first drop.
Where on the ride does Titan hit its top speed?
Top speed hits right after the initial 255-foot, 65-degree drop, once the train clears the 120-foot underground tunnel at the base of the hill. Speed gradually drops off through the airtime hills and double helix that follow.
Is Titan the fastest ride at Six Flags Over Texas?
Yes, currently. Titan’s 85 mph beats Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast (70 mph) and Shock Wave (60 mph). That will change once Tormenta Rampaging Run, a new giga dive coaster, opens at the park in 2026 with a top speed around 87 mph.
How does Titan’s speed compare to similar hypercoasters?
Titan shares its 85 mph top speed and 255-foot drop with its sister coaster Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, both built by Giovanola. Nationally, Cedar Point’s Millennium Force is faster at 93 mph, but Titan remains Texas’s fastest traditional hypercoaster.
How tall is Titan and how does that relate to its speed?
Titan stands 245 feet tall with a 255-foot drop — the drop is longer than the lift because the track dips into an underground tunnel at the base, which is also where the ride generates its 85 mph top speed.
Does Titan have any inversions?
No. Titan is a hypercoaster with zero inversions. Its intensity comes from high-speed airtime hills and a double helix that generates up to 4.5 Gs sustained for nearly six seconds.
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