1990 Construction At Fiesta Texas begins. The park is built in a rock quarry by USAA. 1992 On March 14th, 1992, the park opened under management by Gaylord Entertainment (Opryland). May 22-25, 1992 featured the Park's Grand Opening.     Original areas in the park:     Crackaxle Canyon     Los Festivales     Ol' Waterin' Hole     Rockville     Spassburg     Original rides:     Der Fliegenzirkus     Der Pilger Bahnhof (trainstop)     Die Fledermaus     Dornoroschen     Gully Washer     Hustler     Kinderbahn     Motorama Turnpike     Pied Piper     Power Surge     Rattler     Steingasse     Whistle Stop (trainstop)   Rattler opened as The World's Tallest, Fastest, Steepest, and Longest Wooden Roller Coaster on the Planet! Original rides in Ol' Waterin' Hole: Blow Out Crackaxle Springs Mine Shaft Pipeline (92 - 00) Six Chuter Splash Water Springs Tadpole Pond (92 - 98) Texas Tumble Triple Dipper The Twister White Water Canyon  1993 No relevant changes for this season. 1994 Fiesta Bay Boardwalk opens featuring the following rides: Bayside Paddle Boats (94 - 97), Cap'n Willie's Shrimpboat (94-98), Crow's Nest, Lil' Castaways, and Screamin' Skycoaster (94 - 01) 1995 No relevant changes for this season. 1996 Fiesta Texas is now managed by Six Flags Inc. (Time Warner), but still owned by USAA. The park's name is changed to "Six Flags Fiesta Texas" and it becomes the 8th Six Flags park in the world. Joker's Revenge (96 - 02) and Wagon Wheel are added as new attractions. Pied Piper's name is changed to Der Rollshuhcoaster. 1997 Road Runner Express (built by: Arrow Dynamics) is added as the park's new attraction. Rennsporplatz (xx - 97) and Bayside Paddle Boats (94 - 97) were removed. 1998 Six Flags Inc. is sold to Premier Parks. Six Flags Inc. (Premier Parks) buys Six Flags Fiesta Texas from USAA and now not only manages the park, but owns it as well. The following rides were added: Bug's White Water Rapids, Der Twister, and Frisbee. Tadpole Pond (92 - 98), Cap'n Willie's Shrimpboat (94-98), and Seaside Golf (94 - 98) were removed from the park. 1999 This was a huge season as far as rides go for Six Flags Fiesta Texas. As did almost every Six Flags park at one point in time, Fiesta Texas received 14 new rides for the 1999 season. The park featured the cheapest season passes Six Flags has ever had ($39.99 each.) "Six Flags Fiesta Texas -  a star reborn!"... sound familiar? That's because it was the advertising slogan stuck in everyone's head the entire season. Six Flags Fiesta Texas also won their first Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the World! Ol' Waterin' Hole changes its name to Armadillo Beach and adds these attractions: Lone Star Lagoon, and Texas Tree House. The following attractions were added: Boomerang, Chaos, Daffy's Duckaneer (99 - 00), Daffy's School Bus Express, F.L.'s Barnyard Railway, Kinderstein, Poltergeist, Rodeo Rider, Scream!, Taz's Tornado, Thunder Beach Raceway, and Y.S.'s Wacky Wagons.   2000 Fiesta Texas wins Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the World for the second consecutive year! Rattler receives major track refurbishments. (truncated the first drop, correct?) Boardwalk Canyon Blaster is sent to park and is on park map, but the ride is never built due to park going over it’s budget allowed for the year. However, the roller coaster opens in 2002 at Warner Bros. Movie World in Madrid, Spain.  The park's star coaster is added: Superman: Krypton Coaster. It is still ranked today as the #1 Floorless coaster. Daffy's Duckaneer (99 - 00), Pipeline (armadillo. beach 92 - 00), and Gusher (armadillo beach xx - 00) were removed. 2001 Fiesta Texas wins Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Theme Park Shows in the World for the third consecutive year! Turbo Bungy was added as a new attraction. Screamin' Skycoaster (94 - 01) was removed and can now be found at the Texas State Fair. 2002 Six Flags Fiesta Texas receives The Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the World for the fourth consecutive year! Superman: Krypton Coaster rated the #24 top steel coaster by the Golden Ticket Awards. The Jokers Revenge stands SBNO the entire season. Rattler receives several track modifications including making the initial drop less steep and shorter. Poltergeist receives lap bars instead of the over-the-shoulder restraints for its trains, which overwhelmingly increases its popularity and satisfaction among the guests. Scooby-Doo Ghost Blasters and Tempest were added. 2003 Six Flags Fiesta Texas wins The Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the World for the fifth consecutive year! Superman: Krypton Coaster was ranked the 25th best steel coaster in the world. Mini Tea Cup name changed to Kinderstein. 2004 Six Flags Fiesta Texas wins The Golden Ticket Award for best shows for the 6th consecutive year, and also wins the new "#1 Outdoor night show." Superman: Krypton Coaster was ranked #27th steel coaster, and #1 Floorless coaster in the world. A new water park attraction, Tornado (Proslide of Canada) was installed. Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream located in Spassburg at Sangerfeste Halle, Jay Vending Soft Serve Lemonade, Reggie's Hot Dogs located in Rockville, and the Windmill Ice House Beer Stand were installed. Amongst new shops, Wax Hand Shop was added. A new version of "The Amazing Chinese Acrobats" was announced and featured at the park on June 7th. "Country Unleashed" featured through May 8th, to October 3rd. "Heat Wave" and "Looney Tunes - We got the beat!" was featured at Sangerfest Halle. Poltergeist received an on ride photo booth, rattler recieved another year of tracking refurbishments, many restaurants and shops recieve new paint as well as new signs. Visit the Whats new for 2004 special coverage page for detailed information. 2005 Six Flags Fiesta Texas wins The Golden Ticket Award for best shows for the 7th consecutive year. The Superman Krypton Coaster was rated as the 33rd best steel roller coaster, and the #1 floorless coaster on the planet. An additional comprehensive history for this year has not been collected yet. Please check back later. 2006 Armadillo Beach has been renamed White Water Bay. Along with the new name, 3 new slides (Hill Country Racer, Big Bender, and Whirlpool), a kiddy area, and a new entrance/shop were constructed. Turbo Bungy was also removed to make room for the two new slides on the west section of the waterpark. Chaos was removed due to safety issues with other Chance Chaos models. The Rockwall adjacent to Superman was also removed due to the fact that it was an upcharge attraction. A Fastlane ride ticketing system was implemented. A street parade will start daily at 4 p.m. in Rockville. Costume characters will be in the parks more than you've ever seen. 15 costumed characters, including 10 Looney Toons and 5 DC Comic Characters, must be in the parks at all times. KJ 97, the in-park radio station, has been removed and the building is sitting vacantly in Crack Axle Canyon. Visit the Whats new for 2006 special coverage page for detailed information.