Oil Derrick (Six Flags Over Texas)

{{Short description|Observation tower}}

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|name=Oil Derrick

|image=SixFlagsTower-5865.jpg

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|coordinates= {{Coord|32.758028|-97.071162|type:landmark_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}

|location=Six Flags Over Texas

|section= Tower

|type=Observation Tower

|status=Operating

|opened={{Start date|1969|05|24}}

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|manufacturer=Intamin

|height_ft=300

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|capacity=2000

|vehicles=2

|riders_per_vehicle=50

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The Six Flags Over Texas Oil Derrick is a {{Convert|300|foot|adj=on}} tall observation tower, and an attraction at the theme park Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags claims it to be the world's tallest land-based oil derrick (although it is actually not functional as such, and never has been). When the tower opened, it had a twelve-lane slide, attached at the first balcony level (50 ft), on which riders could slide down on using burlap bags.{{cite web|title=The History of Six Flags Over Texas |url=http://parktimes.com/sections/tower/tower.php |publisher=Park Times |access-date=2010-07-31}} With two elevators holding 50 people each, the attraction has a capacity of 2000 riders per hour.{{cite web|title=Intamin catalogue|url=http://www.hullygully.nl/intamin.pdf|access-date=August 29, 2014|date=August 2008}} The tower served as a replacement for the former Sky Hook attraction.{{Cite web | url=https://guidetosfot.com/features/rideretrospective/skyhook/ | title=Sky Hook Ride Retrospective }}