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based on the
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character
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at two
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theme parks in the United States.


History

In September 2021, Skyline Attractions unveiled their new P'Sghetti Bowl children's coaster model, which offered a unique track model fabricated solely through the usage of folded sheet metal and rivets, in contrast to the welding techniques frequently used to manufacture coasters. In November 2022, Six Flags representatives approached Skyline at the
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Expo in
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, where a pair of dueling P'Sghetti Bowl coasters were purchased. The following month,
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Fiesta Texas, is an amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened on March 14, 1992, in the La Cantera master-planned development and district as the ...
took it upon themselves to announce at their that they would receive one of the then-unnamed P'Sghetti Bowl coasters, which would become the world’s first "single-rail family racing roller coaster". In March of 2023, both
Six Flags Fiesta Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas, formerly known and colloquially referred to as simply Fiesta Texas, is an amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened on March 14, 1992, in the La Cantera master-planned development and district as the ...
and
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formally announced Kid Flash Cosmic Coaster for the 2023 season. The Georgia roller coaster replaced The Joker: Chaos Coaster in the Gotham City section of the park, while the Texas attraction replaced Fender Bender, the park's
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. Both roller coasters are the first dual-racing roller coaster in their respective states. On March 5th, 2025, it was revealed through an email to Six Flags that both installations of the ride were closed permanently. Both rides experienced a great deal of downtime during their short operational life, with both rides frequently not opening at all for the day.


Ride

The roller coaster ran two trains on two dual tracks zig zagging each other a total of twelve (12) times. Designed by
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, both roller coasters reach a height of and a track length in total of . Both Kid Flash Cosmic Coasters featured
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along the entire length of the top and sides of the track.


Installations


References


External links


Kid Flash Cosmic Coaster on the Six Flags Fiesta Texas website
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