Six Flags AstroWorld was an amusement park located in Houston, Texas.
History
The park opened as AstroWorld on June 1, 1968 and was sold to Six Flags in 1978. It was closed permanently on October 30, 2005. Most of the rides have been moved to various other parks across the country.
Location
Past roller coasters
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batman The Escape | Intamin AG | Stand-Up | 1993 | 2005 | Relocated to Darien Lake (never setup) |
| Excalibur | Arrow Dynamics | Sit-Down | 1972 | 1998 | Relocated to Frontier City |
| Greezed Lightnin' | Schwarzkopf | Launched | 1978 | 2005 | Relocated to Joyland Amusement Park (never setup) |
| Mayan Mindbender | Vekoma | Indoor | 1995 | 2005 | Relocated to Joyland Amusement Park |
| Serial Thriller | Vekoma | Inverted | 1999 | 2005 | Relocated to La Ronde |
| Serpent | Arrow Dynamics | Kiddie | 1969 | 2005 | Removed |
| Swamp Buggy | Chance Rides | Sit-Down | 1970 | 1972 | Removed |
| Texas Cyclone | Frontier Construction Company | Wooden | 1976 | 2005 | Removed |
| Texas Tornado | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1998 | 2002 | Relocated to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom |
| Ultra Twister | Togo | Pipeline | 1990 | 2005 | Relocated to Six Flags America (never set up) |
| Viper | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1989 | 2005 | Removed |
| XLR-8 | Arrow Dynamics | Suspended | 1984 | 2005 | Removed |
References
External links
- Six Flags AstroWorld at Six Flags (archived 2005-10-29, 2000-08-15, 1997-05-21)
- Six Flags AstroWorld at the AstroWorld Wiki
- Six Flags AstroWorld at Coaster-Count
- Six Flags AstroWorld at Coasterpedia
- Six Flags Astroworld (former site) at Google Street View (2022-10)
- Six Flags AstroWorld at Logopedia
- Six Flags AstroWorld at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Six Flags AstroWorld at the Six Flags Wiki
- Six Flags AstroWorld at Wikipedia