\u201cTo go from that almost 25-year arc of being at the park \u2014 to see the Titan\u2019s construction go up to now being a part of another giga coaster \u2014 is monumental,\u201d Calcaterra said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fort Worth roots for the Arlington park and coaster run deep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Quorum Architects, founded in Fort Worth in 1992, has worked with Six Flags for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The firm\u2019s work revolves around strategizing how to fit a new ride on the grounds while optimizing the space. Calcaterra helped lead planning on Six Flags\u2019 Aquaman Power Wave project<\/a> and the Dino Off-Road Adventure<\/a> in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tormenta\u2019s Rampaging Run was designed by Switzerland-based Bolliger & Mabillard, who also created the Batman ride at the park, according to Roller Coaster DataBase<\/a>.<\/p>\n This new project will be unique compared to others the park has built in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n With a height of 309 feet and a length of 4,199 feet, the coaster falls under the classification of a giga coaster. A giga coaster is a complete-circuit roller coaster that is between 300 and 399 feet tall. Currently, there are only seven such coasters operating in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n Calcaterra said the key to getting the park and space ready for a coaster of Tormenta\u2019s size is hiring those who have experience with Six Flags Over Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s pulling together a good team of people that understand the park, understand what it is to work with a theme park and to work on any project,\u201d Calcaterra said. \u201cAll those help make this project successful.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Six Flags also tapped Fort Worth-based H3 Construction to build the concrete foundation for the ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n Cesar Ortiz, president of H3 Construction, said his company worked with Six Flags on the Joker, Riddler and Catwoman Whip rides over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n While other companies create the foundational plans to keep these rides structurally stable, Ortiz\u2019s company puts those plans into action.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a major undertaking,\u201d Ortiz said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ortiz said that, as a resident and a business owner in Fort Worth, he is proud that his city has a large part in bringing what will be a historic coaster to the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe fact that Arlington or Six Flags would reach out to Fort Worth is no surprise to me,\u201d Ortiz said. \u201cI know how great a lot of the contractors, engineers and architects in this area are.\u201d<\/p>\n Calcaterra said the project is the first that Quorum has used new software called Autodesk Revit to envision what the area around the coaster would look like.\u00a0<\/p>\n The new software allows the company to render the ride into a 3D model, so architects and engineers can test where things need to be and make sure nothing interferes with the ride.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe pushed our team to do the project in that program, which we do a lot of other things in,\u201d Calcaterra said. \u201cIt was the first time we put one of our roller coaster projects in that, which was great because we were able to see any interferences immediately.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Work on the Spain area of the park, where the coaster will reside, has begun. The park is so named after the six countries whose flags<\/a> flew over the state.<\/p>\n Calcaterra said the area around the coaster will be \u201ctransformed\u201d to match the theme of the coaster, along with a new restaurant, which he also had a hand in designing.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ideally, Calcaterra said, this new attraction will rate next to the FIFA World Cup and the IndyCar Grand Prix of Arlington as events that bring people to Arlington.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYou drive down I-30 and you see Cowboys Stadium, Globe Life, Choctaw (Stadium) and you see the Titan,\u201d Calcaterra said. \u201cThis is going to rival the hype of the Titan. Every time someone drives, they\u2019ll see it. It will make an imprint on the city of Arlington for quite a while.\u201d<\/p>\n Chris Moss is a reporting fellow for the Arlington Report. Contact him at chris.moss@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n At the Arlington Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n Fort Worth Report is certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative<\/a> for adhering to standards for ethical journalism.<\/p>\n Republish This Story<\/p>\n![\"YouTube](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761098186_525_hqdefault.jpg\")
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