When a Ten-Spot Could Get a Family of Four Into Six Flags — 1962
by Paula Bosse
by Paula Bosse
Six Flags Over Texas is about to open up again. In 1962 — the theme park’s second year — the admission price for one adult was $2.75 (approximately $22.00 in today’s money), and the price for children under 12 was $2.25 (approximately $18.00 in today’s money). A family of two adults and two children would pay $10.00 for admission — that would be a little under $80.00 in 2016 money, which was still a lot back then, until you compare it to today’s Six Flags ticket prices: $250 for a family of four (as long as both of those children are under 48″ tall). (Pink Things not included.) And you probably won’t even see a dad wearing a suit and tie and a porkpie hat. And you certainly won’t get to see ANY of this! I think you got a lot more bang for your buck 50 years ago.
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Flashback : Dallas 
Oh, WOW, the memories ! Thanks for sharing, Paula.
I think my family took me for my first time when I was like 5 or 6 years old, around 1967-8
I so remember the “Six Flag” theme of the park – sad all thats gone
( non-PC Confederate not withstanding)
And I loved those maps.
I also remember that after a day at Six Flags we’d always have a treat for dinner – buckets of KFC!
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I have lived in Dallas since 1957 and I remember that for a very short time (perhaps only the first year) all the rides were paid for separately rather like the state fair.
One of my favorite things was Casa Magnetica- you walked in a small house and had to walk almost sideways. They rolled balls on a table and returned like boomerangs. Lots of other things in the house that I don’t remember!
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I loved Casa Magnetica.
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