Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Upside down 4 times Built by Premier Ridesa catapult launch coaster

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas

Poltergeist

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“It is a fast and SPOOPY coaster.”

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Ride it: back row POV
Back row
had me cheering and laughing throughout
What riders love
  • It starts with an LIM launch, and it is surprisingly punchy.
  • It’s fun, has an insane launch, and lap bars!!!
  • Honestly I had no idea this was a launch coaster til I rode it. I just saw a line and got in.
  • First of all, I think the theming is good with all the haunted theming in the manor and the lights flickering is a nice touch.
  • The queue theming was incredible and really added to the excellent ride experience.
  • The theming in the queue is spectacular.
  • From a whippy start full of positive g force to the gradual descent that increases speed before a final corkscrew that brings insane positive g force.
  • The launch and inversions are great, then it ends with a crazy maelstrom of head-choppers and turns.
  • This is an extremely fun coaster that is relentless with hiw it throws its elements at you.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Fiesta Texas

Complete dearth of airtime (acceptable only because the actual focuses of the ride are so well-executed) and the launch is good but not great.

Nyargleblargle

While it still has a rattle poltergeist is definitely the smoothest of the 4 and is incredibly forceful.

coaster land

The track wasn’t even that rough; this coaster’s discomfort is almost entirely due to the layout.

Arrow Die-Namics

The ride itself is extremely smooth and thrilling, and was worth all the mechanical delays.

Adrian Sokol

Front and middle seats were smooth sailing while the back had a few minor vibrations.

Coaster Nut

Just be careful with your neck because it will hurt if you lean forward the whole time!!

@Christaa_Xo

This is an extremely fun coaster that is relentless with hiw it throws its elements at you.

Jason Haggstrom

The launch is punchy and the first few inversions are quite forceful.

Carter Eckhart

Poltergeist is a fast paced, forceful, whippy launched coaster from beginning to end.

Eric Esty

The launch and inversions were all intense.

Jack Jack J.

and then for the rest of the ride your just twisting and turning like a family coaster.

Marcelo Milk

I liked the fact it has no brake run which allows the second half to go much faster then some of the Premier spaghetti bowls.

Jack Jack J.

This ride is so much fun with a cool launch, tight twists and turns, creative inversions and great pacing.

Coaster Nut

A lot of the ride doesn’t do too much but it does go through the layout with a fair amount of speed.

Carter Eckhart

It is a fast and SPOOPY coaster.

Bifflesaurus

My recent rides on Poltergeist have been pretty slow.

@theheardtheorem

The forces are nonstop altrough there is one part where it slows eown but the finale is my favourite.

random 00

The wait times are ALWAYS attrocious for this thing, but goly, it’s a good time.

Bifflesaurus

it was a 2 hours wait due to the fact they were only running one train.

Luc

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Specifications

79 ftHeight
179 IronRattler 168 SupermanKryptonCoaster 150 Dr.Diabolical'sCliffhanger 120 Batman TheRide 116 BoomerangCoast toCoaster 79 Poltergeist
60 mphTop speed
Iron Rattler70 SupermanKrypton Coast…70 Poltergeist60 Dr.Diabolical's…60 Wonder WomanGolden Lasso…52 Chupacabra50 070 mph
4Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great themingGreat launch

I liked the fact it has no brake run which allows the second half to go much faster then some of the Premier spaghetti bowls.

Jack Jack J., Captain Coaster review

Amazing theming and a pretty solid launch get this ride experience out of the gates in a very strong way.

Sean Reardon, Captain Coaster review

First of all, I think the theming is good with all the haunted theming in the manor and the lights flickering is a nice touch.

Lightning Productions, Captain Coaster review

Having also ridden Flight of Fear and Joker’s Jinx I can confidently say that this is my favorite of the three Premier spaghetti bowls.

Brendan Keller, Captain Coaster review

The way it throws you around in the ’spaghetti bowl’ somehow feels like headbanging without even having over-the-shoulder restraints.

Arrow Die-Namics, Captain Coaster review

I was a bit nervous after seeing the tangled mess this coaster was but was pleasantly surprised to having a ton of fun.

Lauryn Najar, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Poltergeist roller coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas Poltergeist
Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0
Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Martin Lewison, CC BY-SA 2.0
Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Brent Schmidt, CC BY-SA 2.0
Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Poltergeist at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Wacky Windjammer, CC BY-SA 4.0

6 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

May 28, 1999Opened

A catapult launch coaster, built by Premier Rides, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

4.5 gStrongest force on riders

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Mr.512 (CC BY 2.0), Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US (CC BY 2.0), Martin Lewison (CC BY-SA 2.0), Brent Schmidt (CC BY-SA 2.0), Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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Quote at the top of the page: Bifflesaurus, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Jess, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's really fun, and the launch threw me off…”; Tobin Billings, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It starts with an LIM launch, and it is…”; Koopas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s fun, has an insane launch, and lap bars!!!”; Ryan B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Honestly I had no idea this was a launch…”; Spokker Jones, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It meanders in a way that is related to…”; Lightning Productions, rider review on Captain Coaster: “First of all, I think the theming is good…”; Adrian Sokol, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The queue theming was incredible and really added to…”; Nathan F, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The theming in the queue is spectacular.”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first three inversions in quick succession give huge…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “From a whippy start full of positive g force…”; Brendan B., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The launch and inversions are great, then it ends…”; Jason Haggstrom, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This is an extremely fun coaster that is relentless…”; Coaster Nut, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The spaghetti bowl layout had me cheering and laughing…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: CoasterForce's back row POV, Poltergeist back seat on-ride backwards 4K POV @60fps Six Flags Fiesta Texas (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.