It's been 30 years since I lived in the Dallas area, but I remember when that area was just the old Arlington Stadium (Rangers baseball) it was shitty then, and I can't imagine it's much better with more stadium stuff going on there. A quick Google maps look confirms it looks pretty much the same as I recall in the neighborhoods around the stadiums.

I say go for the hotel, or do a VRBO in a nice neighborhood in Ft. Worth and drive the extra 20-30 minutes to Six Flags.

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