Six Flags Over Texas Teases Improvements to Mr. Freeze & Runaway Mine Train

The year 2026, Six Flags Over Texas‘ 65th Anniversary, is already shaping up to be a HUGE year for the park with the addition of Tormenta: Rampaging Run, the world’s first giga dive coaster. However, if the social media tea leaves are to be read appropriately, it seems like Tormenta isn’t the only coaster-related improvement coming to Six Flags’ first-ever park in 2026.

The park has started dropping hints on social media that lead us to believe that improvements might be on the way for two of the park’s iconic roller coasters – Runaway Mine Train and Mr. Freeze.

Let’s dive in. – See what we did there?

Runaway Mine Train

Say, we hear some thing is going on in that ol’ mine… ⛏️#SFOT2026 pic.twitter.com/tndwUdCIsm

— Six Flags Over Texas (@SixFlagsOverTX) January 5, 2026

On January 5, the park tweeted that they heard “some thing is going on in that ol’ mine.” with an image of the entrance to one of the coaster’s tunnels. Runaway Mine Train is Six Flags Over Texas’ oldest operating roller coaster, and is actually the first-ever Arrow mine train to open. By focusing on the tunnel in this image, we’re wondering if there are going to be improvements made inside the tunnels of the ride – show scenes, improved effects, lighting, etc. Could the ride’s finale in the ACE Saloon get an overhaul? A minor improvement to the overall ride experience, sure, but pretty great that Six Flags Over Texas is still making improvements to a coaster that turns 60(!!) this year.

We could be totally off-base, and they might not be teasing anything at all – but with the hashtag of #SFOT2026, I think the park might have something up their sleeve.

Mr. Freeze

Two days later, the park posted this image on social media, a “Weather Forecast” from Gotham News Network, presented by Snowy’s Cones Ice Cream.

It was accompanied by the following body copy:

The Gotham News Network is here to give you your 7-day weather forecast presented by Snowy’s Cones Ice Cream. 🍦 Under new management!

Sunday will be bright outside, a perfect day to paint the house!

Monday will begin to dip in temperature, but light will peak through the clouds.

Tuesday will be colder and overcast.

Wednesday will bring some precipitation, so you might want to get a rain jacket just in case.

Thursday will bring lighting so you should stay inside.

Friday will begin to bring to bring some light flurries. This will bring the coolest coast to the weekend; there will be a reverse blast of wind chill on Saturday.

And lastly, Sunday, there will be subzero temperatures in Gotham City, so everyone chill and get ready to take shelter because a big freeze is coming. #gothamcityfreeze #sfot2026

Frankly, there’s a good bit to unpack here. There’s oddly specific temperature numbers. There’s certain wording in the caption.

Let’s dig deeper.

Snowy’s Cones Ice Cream is the entrance facade to Mr. Freeze at Six Flags Over Texas, and is inspired by the 1997 film Batman & Robin, where Arnold Schwarzenegger played Mr. Freeze. Snowy’s Cones was Mr. Freeze’s secret lair, because of the freezer capabilities…we’ll save you the Batman lore, but watching Schwarzenegger toe tap and try to get his minions to sing the Snow Miser song is a great moment in cinematic history. “Under New Management” makes us think there might be improvements coming to the station and queue for this attraction.

Let’s dig into those oddly specific temperature numbers on the forecast. Looking at RCDB and Six Flags Over Texas’s website, a lot of these numbers appear to be plays on stats from the ride itself.

• Sunday: 90° – Could refer to the 90° vertical spike, or 90 second ride time.
• Monday: 70° – Mr. Freeze’s top speed is 70mph.
• Tuesday: 54° – Mr. Freeze has a height requirement of 54″
• Wednesday: 21.8° – According to RCDB, Mr. Freeze stands 218′ tall. (Six Flags Over Texas says the vertical spike is 236′ tall)
• Thursday: 13.72° – RCDB lists Mr. Freeze as having 1,300′ of track, but Six Flags Over Texas claims the track is 1,372′ long.
• Friday: 3.8° – Riders are launched from 0-70mph in 3.8 seconds.

These last two though, we’re honestly at a bit of a loss on, but here are some ideas.

• Saturday: 0° – is this the zero in “0-70mph?” Is it zero gravity at the top of the spike? Help us out here!
• Sunday: -2.28° – There’s not a ride statistic that coincides with this number, however, Six Flags Over Texas does reopen for the 2026 season after a short January-February winter’s nap on Saturday, February 28.

Now to examine the copy in the weather forecast.

• Sunday: “A perfect day to paint the house.” – Could the station or track itself receive a new coat of paint in time for the 2026 season?
• Monday: “A dip in temperature…light through the clouds” – Are we cranking air conditioning inside of the station to be more on theme? Lighting improvements? It’s been years since I’ve been to Six Flags Over Texas, so I don’t remember if the queue was a) cold and b) well-lit?
• Tuesday: “Cold and Overcast” – more thoughts on air conditioning?
• Wednesday: “Precipitation” – Could the queue see foggers or other effects?
• Thursday: “Will bring lighting” – I think this is a deliberate typo – everyone reads lightning, but feels more like lighting improvements are coming.
• Friday: “Light flurries”- Maybe more effects in the queue?
• Saturday: “Reverse Blast” – Are Mr. Freeze’s trains going full reverse again like they did from 2012-2022?
• Sunday: “A Big Freeze is Coming” – Is the theming from Mr. Freeze overtaking the rest of Gotham City? Does the hashtag #gothamcityfreeze lead us to that conclusion?

So, what’s happening? To summarize: We don’t actually know. We’re making educated guesses. Probably mostly-minor overall improvements for a coaster pushing 30 and a coaster turning 60 that will likely improve the overall guest experience. Wins across the board, if you ask us. They could be small in scale or they could be creating entire new backstories and enhanced theming for long-time attractions, much like recent work on Poltergeist and Chupacabra at nearby Six Flags Fiesta Texas. We’ll just have to wait and see.

While the park is making a significant capital investment in Tormenta (and surrounding area) this year, it’s great to see that Six Flags Over Texas isn’t letting that be the lone improvements guests might see at the park this year.

We’ll keep an eye on the Six Flags Over Texas socials to see if more hints can be found in the tea leaves!

What do you think is happening? Let us know in the comments below!