Monkey Around (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom)

Monkey Around

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Location	Vallejo, California, USA
Section	Tava's Jungleland
Status	Defunct
Operated	2006 to 2020
Rider height	54 inch maximum

Six Flags AstroWorld
Name	Taz's Twister
Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Park section	Looney Tunes Town
Operated	1990 to October 30, 2005

Statistics

Manufacturer

Sartori

Product

Flying Chair

Capacity

10 per cycle

Monkey Around was a Junior Chair-O-Plane built by Italian manufacturer Sartori previously located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California, USA.

History:

In 1990, the ride opened at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas, USA in the Enchanted Kingdom children's area adjacent to European Village and was named Tweety Twirlers.^[1]

By 1995, the Enchanted Kingdom area was renamed to Bugs Bunny World and Tweety Twirlers was renamed to The Enchanted Tree Swing.^[2]^[3]

In 1996, Bugs Bunny World was renamed to Looney Tunes Town and the ride was renamed to Taz's Twister, it being repainted light blue and white to represent a sky.^[4]^[5]^[6]

It would continue to operate until Six Flags AstroWorld permanently closed on October 30, 2005.^[7]

Six Flags relocated many of the park's rides to other properties, including the children rides in Looney Tunes Town. Taz's Twister was relocated to Six Flags Marine World in 2006. It was installed in the brand new Tava's Jungleland children area. It was completely refurbished, repainted and renamed to Monkey Around after a similar ride at Six Flags Great Adventure.^[8]^[9] It would operate there until 2020 when it was removed.

References

↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
↑ "Astroworld boasts new indoor roller coaster". The Times. 1995-06-30. p. 53. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
↑ "Houston's Gone Looney". El Paso Herald-Post. 1996-06-21. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
↑ "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.
↑ ""For AstroWorld, the ride is over"". Chron.
↑ "Monkey Around Ride". NorCal Thrills.
↑ Freedman, Richard (2006-02-05). "Marine World introduces 7 new rides for children". Times Herald Online. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

External links

Taz's Twister at Six Flags AstroWorld

Image of the ride at Six Flags AstroWorld

Present

Coasters

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Former

Coasters

Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster Pandemonium Roar Zonga

Attractions

Dare Devil Chaos Coaster Hammerhead Shark Jambo Monkey Around Safari River Journey Skycoaster Starfish Tazmanian Devil The Penguin VooDoo Wave Jumper

Former

Coasters

Batman The Escape Excalibur Greezed Lightnin'Mayan Mindbender Serial Thriller Serpent Swamp Buggy Texas Cyclone Texas Tornado Ultra Twister Viper XLR-8

[1] "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.

[2] "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.

[3] "Astroworld boasts new indoor roller coaster". The Times. 1995-06-30. p. 53. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

[4] "Houston's Gone Looney". El Paso Herald-Post. 1996-06-21. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-12-22.

[5] "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.

[6] "Shane's Amusement Attic". Theme Park Review.

[7] ""For AstroWorld, the ride is over"". Chron.

[8] "Monkey Around Ride". NorCal Thrills.

[9] Freedman, Richard (2006-02-05). "Marine World introduces 7 new rides for children". Times Herald Online. Retrieved 2024-07-13.

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