Riders on the Titan roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas found themselves taking a very different kind of thrill ride last Saturday, when a park‑wide power outage stopped the coaster on its lift hill and forced guests to hike down a steep emergency stairway. Video shared online shows a line of passengers inching down the catwalk while staff in hard hats guide them back to the station. The outage briefly shut Arlington Park during a busy weekend while crews worked to get the lights and rides back on.
How the park says the outage happened
A Six Flags spokesperson said the blackout started when "an external construction crew made contact with an underground power line," leaving riders stuck on several attractions, according to The Independent. Park employees followed established evacuation procedures while technicians checked out and repaired the electrical damage.
Video shows riders walking down Titan's lift hill
A clip shared with Storyful captures passengers on Titan carefully descending the built‑in catwalk in single file as workers lead the way; the footage was republished by Yahoo. Voices can be heard narrating the scene as the group makes the slow, methodical walk back to the station.
Park response and what's next
Six Flags told The Independent that "all parkgoers were safely escorted off rides and attractions and were provided a complimentary ticket for a return visit." The company lists Thursday as the start of daily operations for the park's 65th anniversary season and has been rolling out the schedule on its blog. Six Flags and Six Flags provide the park's calendar details alongside specifications for its new Tormenta attraction.
Titan by the numbers
Titan is a 245‑foot hypercoaster that opened in 2001 and remains one of the park's tallest draws, with technical listings that put its maximum height at 245 feet and its ride time at roughly three minutes. Wikipedia lays out the coaster's specs and a short history of the ride.
Park officials and onlookers said there were no injuries reported during the evacuation and that staff followed standard emergency protocols to bring guests down safely. Anyone who has questions about tickets or reservations after the outage is being directed to contact Six Flags' guest services.
