During a recent TV appearance, Austin-based actor Matthew McConaughey had big praise for San Antonio’s brand of hospitality.
The Dallas Buyers Club star recounted his recent Alamo City adventure during a Thursday, Jan. 11, appearance on the Tonight Show, telling host Jimmy Fallon that he lost his mobile phone on a family trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas. (Yes, the same family trip that went viral early this month.)
McConaughey offered effusive praise to the theme park’s staff for finding his phone in a marshy area underneath a ride and returning it via overnight delivery.
The star said his daughter Vida, who’d turned 14, wanted to ride roller coasters for her birthday. On the 26th roller coaster of the day, he realized his phone had flown from his pocket.
“It landed off in the middle a swamp — phone’s gone, right,” McConaughey said. “These guys at Six Flags say, ‘We can’t check down there right now, because we’re still open, but when it closes tonight, we’ll go out with flashlights and look for your phone.’ The next afternoon at 6 p.m., my phone shows up in the mail. Yeah, they found it and sent it to me!”
“Did it work?” Fallon asked.
“It worked!”
“Six Flags! Props to Six Flags!” the host shouted. “That’s awesome!”
Sounds like Six Flags’ San Antonio staff earn a rating of “Alright, alright, alright” in McConaughey’s book.
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This article appears in Jan 10-23, 2024.
