Greezed Lightnin' (Six Flags AstroWorld)

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Greezed Lightnin'

Six Flags AstroWorld Location Houston, Texas, USA Coordinates 29.673515°N 95.407878°W / 29.673515; -95.407878 Park section Western Junction Status Defunct Operated 1978 to October 30, 2005 Rider height 48 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Schwarzkopf
Product	Shuttle Loop (flywheel)
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Launched - Shuttle
Track layout	Shuttle loop
Riders per train	28
Propulsion	Flywheel launch
Height	137.8 feet
Top speed	60 mph
Length	849 feet
Inversions	1
Rider inversions	2
Duration	0:33
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Greezed Lightnin' was a steel launched shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA.

History

The roller coaster first opened in 1978. It operated until the closure of Six Flags AstroWorld on October 30, 2005, after which it was dismantled and placed in storage about a mile north of Joyland Amusement Park. In 2012, it was announced that Cliff's Amusement Park would be receiving the roller coaster, however, the sale never took place. As part of the proposed Grand Texas theme park Greezed Lightnin' was to be refurbished and reopened, this also fell through.

In November 2017, the train from Greezed Lightnin' was sold to Frontier City for use on Silver Bullet. The rest of the ride has since been scrapped.

Design

Elements
Flywheel launch from 0-60 mph in 4.0 seconds Tunnel Vertical loop Vertical rollback Vertical rollback

The ride had a single vertical loop which the train passes through forwards and backwards.

Color scheme

Blue track and supports.

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

External links

• 
  Greezed Lightnin' on the Roller Coaster DataBase.