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    Popular Texas theme park whirls out new kid-friendly rides for summer

    Alex Bentley
    Jul 9, 2024 | 1:00 pm
    Six Flags Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters

    Six Flags' new Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters.

    Photo courtesy of Six Flags

    Wheee, there are two new rides at Six Flags Over Texas, the perennial summer destination theme park in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. According to a release, the Arlington park has opened two new family-friendly rides this summer, both with a cartoon theme: Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters and Sylvester and Tweety Pounce and Bounce.

    The rides opened to the public on July 4.

    Daffy Duck Bucket Blasters is a wet one. It's family water ride featuring teacup-style circular buckets, which spin around in both directions. They're mounted with water blasters, which means "the entire family can engage in a fun water battle."

    "Hold on tight because you'll spin round and round in a giant water bucket, fully equipped with water guns!" the ride boasts. "The fun doesn't stop there, as riders are able to splash anyone within reach as they go on their twisting adventure. There's so much twisting and turning in these buckets, you'll never know where the water will spray next!"

    They rotate around a raised central bucket occupied by Daffy Duck himself, which also has water cascading down.

    This actually represents a return: According to a spokesperson, the Bucket Blasters were previously at the park from 2014-2021, but were put on hold during construction of the park's Aquaman pool, which opened in 2023. Now the buckets are back.

    Sylvester and Tweety Pounce and Bounce is a drop tower that features a sequence of drops and rises from 41-foot tower.

    "Take a seat and pounce with silly Sylvester," the ride says. "But look out, Tweety's waiting up there to konk Sylvester on the head and send the whole gang bouncing down in a wobby, jiggly, bounchy ride. You'll jounce and flounce in fits and starts, drop down, then glide back up, then back down. You may not purr but you'll definitely have a laugh attack!"

    The Pounce and Bounce ride is already at some other locations including Magic Mountain in California. However, the Texas version is nearly twice as high.

    The rides are located within the Bugs Bunny Boomtown section of the theme park, part of the Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment-themed offerings, and join recent additions to Six Flags Over Texas like the new-and-improved El Rio Leno log flume ride and Aquaman Power Wave.

    Six Flags Over Texas is the company’s flagship park and is home to more than 100 rides, shows, and attractions, including 14 world-class roller coasters like New Texas Giant and Titan. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, the largest water park in North Texas, features more than 40 rides and attractions like Typhoon Twister and Tsunami Surge.

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    Luxury bus service Vonlane adds new route from The Woodlands to Austin

    Amber Heckler
    Apr 7, 2026 | 3:31 pm
    Vonlane bus ride
    Photo courtesy of Vonlane
    A new Vonlane route will connect travelers in The Woodlands to Austin starting in May.

    Nearly one year after Vonlane connected The Woodlands and Dallas via its premium motor coach service, the bus operator is expanding its reach in the Houston suburb with a new route to Austin.

    Starting on Monday, May 4, the route will run seven days a week from The Woodlands to Austin with varying morning, afternoon, and evening departure times.

    Houston-area travelers will depart from The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center (1601 Lake Robbins Dr.) and will arrive at the DoubleTree by Hilton Austin - University Area (1617 N. Interstate Hwy 35).

    The departure schedule for the new route is as follows:

    The Woodlands to and from Austin:

    • 7:30 am, 11:15 am, 3 pm, and 6:45 pm on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays
    • 11:15 am and 3 pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
    • 9 am and 1 pm on Sundays
    Austin to The Woodlands:
    • 10 am on Saturdays
    The Woodlands to Austin:
    • 2 pm on Saturdays

    Travelers can book the new route for an introductory one-way fare of $99 through August 31, 2026, a press release states. Vonlane's 22-seat busses all have leather seats, complimentary Starlink Wi-Fi, meals, snacks, and beverages. There are no baggage or change fees.

    The Woodlands has been Vonlane's "most-requested geographic addition" in recent years, according to press materials. The first route departing from this Houston suburb launched in June 2025, landing at Dallas' DoubleTree Love Field Hotel, 3300 W. Mockingbird Ln.

    In all, Vonlane operates an expansive travel network with 12 routes across 11 cities in three states. The new route to Austin, which also marks the company's 12th year in business, has brought "tremendous enthusiasm" from travelers across both cities, according to founder and CEO Alex Danza.

    "The Woodlands is one of the most dynamic and fast-growing communities in Texas, and connecting its residents directly to Austin — and vice versa — opens up a world of possibilities for residents of both communities, whether they're heading there for business, live music, a weekend getaway, or all three," Danza said. "We're proud to make that connection on our 12th birthday."

    Vonlane also offers service between downtown Houston and Dallas, and, in February, added more departure times for its route from the Houston Galleria to San Antonio.

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