Texas Star Flyer is a Funtime Star Flyer operating at

Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is a pleasure pier in Galveston, Texas, United States. Opened in the summer of 2012, it has a roller coaster, 15 rides, carnival games and souvenir shops. History The new Galveston Island Historic Pleasur ...

. The ride opened to the public on July 27, 2012. The ride was installed by

Ride Entertainment Group Ride Entertainment is a firm based in the United States specializing in the construction, sales, service, and operation of List of amusement rides, amusement rides and attractions. Divisions Sales Responsible for the sale of amusement rides, a ...

, who handles all of Funtime's operations in North America.

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The ride is a

Swing ride The swing ride or chair swing ride (sometimes called a swing carousel, wave swinger, yo-yo, waver swinger, Chair-O-Planes, Dodo or swinger) is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the r ...

where riders soar in a circle at speeds over up on a tall tower overlooking the park and the

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, while going forwards and or backwards. First pieces of Texas Star Flyer arrived at the pier in the middle of January 2012. ''Texas Star Flyer'' is similar to

SkyScreamer SkyScreamer is an amusement ride located at several Six Flags theme parks in North America. Designed by Funtime, an Austrian ride manufacturer, the attraction is one of their "Star Flyer" models. Riders aboard SkyScreamer are carried aloft in ...

that is found at several other

Six Flags Six Flags Entertainment Corporation is an American amusement park company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was formed on July 2, 2024, following a merger between longtime rivals Cedar Fair and the former Six Flags ...

parks including

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 ...

found in the same state of

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

. Once opened Texas Star Flyer was the tallest swing ride in Texas, until the Texas SkyScreamer opened at Six Flags Over Texas in May 2013.

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