Titan is a steel

Steel roller coaster

A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...

 hyper coaster located at Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas

Six Flags Over Texas is a major amusement park located in Arlington, Texas , east of Fort Worth and about west of Dallas. It is the oldest park of the Six Flags chain. The park opened on August 5, 1961 following just a year of construction and an initial investment of US$10 million by real estate...

 in Arlington, Texas

Arlington, Texas

Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas within the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census results, the city had a population of 365,438, making it the third largest municipality in the Metroplex...

. Unlike most hypercoasters, Titan is a combination of an out and back roller coaster

Out and Back roller coaster

Out and back refers to the layout of a roller coaster. An out and back coaster is one that climbs a lift hill, races out to the far end of the track, performs a 180 degree turn and then races its way back to the station....

 and a twister roller coaster

Twister roller coaster

A twister roller coaster is the generic name given to any roller coaster layout which tends to twist or interweave its track within itself several times. It is essentially the opposite of an Out and Back roller coaster, which is often a much more simplistic layout...

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Ride History

Titan begins by lifting riders up a 245 feet (74.7 m) hill and then takes a 255 feet (77.7 m) drop entering a 120 feet (36.6 m) tunnel. Immediately after the tunnel, riders are taken through a large Carousel turn. Following the Carousel turn, riders encounter a large camel back. The train subsequently enters an uphill 540 degree helix which leads to the mid-course brake run. Next, trains maneuver an overbanked turn, followed by the 2nd, downhill, 540 degree helix. Afterwards, the trains navigate an over-banked turn to the left and then another to the right. After this, the trains hit the final brake run and reenter the station.

When the train returns to the station, a cloud of mist can be seen under the train. Giovanola

Giovanola

Giovanola Freres SA was one of the prominent thrill ride manufacturers in the world. It was well-known for thrill rides and also built electrical power stations, water storage tanks, pipelines, highway bridges, and many other steel products. The company started out as a small metal forging shop,...

, the company that constructed Titan, had problems with wheels on the trains overheating. So as to prevent this, water is sprayed on every wheel assembly on each train after running the course.

Titan's supports used 2.8 million pounds of steel to manufacture. When it was built, Titan was the longest roller coaster ever to be built at a Six Flags park.

Similar rides

Titan is almost identical to Goliath

Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain)

Goliath is a steel roller coaster made by Giovanola of Switzerland. The hypercoaster is located in the Colossus County Fair area of Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California and is promoted with a sub-tropical theme that is characterized by ruins of the ancient Mayan civilization...

 at Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Six Flags Magic Mountain is a theme park located in Valencia, California north of Los Angeles. It opened on Memorial Day weekend on May 30, 1971 as Magic Mountain, by the Newhall Land and Farming Company. In 1979, Six Flags purchased the park and added the name Six Flags to the park's title. In...

, but Goliath is 10 feet (3 m) shorter in height and does not have a 540 degree helix before the mid-course brakes.

Titan Incidents

The Titan has been known for causing blackouts in the carousel turn. There have not been any reported deaths. Some riders have complained about headaches caused by sections of the course. Because of the number of guests that have complained about the G-force given during the second helix, operators have changed the speed at which the train leaves the mid-course brake run to almost stopping. Parts of the carousel turn have also been adjusted to counter this effect. Titan operators never allow re-rides due to the extreme g forces on the carousel turns. You must always exit the ride again before riding the coaster another time. (This rule can be obviously circumvented by walking out of the exit and getting directly back in line again. This can result in as little as 5 minutes or less between rides on a slow day.)

External links

• Titan's Official Page From Six Flags Over Texas
• POV Video of Titan