Six Flags AstroWorld

Six Flags AstroWorld

Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	June 1, 1968 to October 30, 2005
Owner	Six Flags
Previous names	AstroWorld
Area	85 acres

Six Flags AstroWorld was an amusement park located in Houston, Texas, USA. It operated from June 1, 1968 to October 30, 2005.

History

On September 12, 2005, Six Flags announced that their AstroWorld theme park would close on October 30. In addition to the park becoming outdated, AstroWorld had a low attendance rate, stood on valuable land, and was also an eyesore. Other reasons included issues such as the park's unperformance and parking issues. Most of their rides have been moved to various other parks across the country. An auction sale was held in January 2006.

Former roller coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Batman The Escape	Intamin	Stand-Up	1993	2005	Relocated to Six Flags Darien Lake (stored)
Excalibur	Arrow Dynamics	Sit-Down	1972	1998	Relocated to Frontier City (never operated)
Greezed Lightnin'	Schwarzkopf	Launched Shuttle	1978	2005	Relocated to Joyland Amusement Park (stored)
Mayan Mindbender	Vekoma	Enclosed	1978	2005	Relocated to Wonderland Amusenent Park
Serial Thriller	Vekoma	Inverted	1999	2005	Relocated to Great Escape
Serpent	Arrow Dynamics	Hybrid Terrain Kiddie	1969	2005	Scrapped
Swamp Buggy	Chance Rides	Sit-Down	1970	1972	Unknown
Texas Cyclone	Frontier Construction Company	Wooden	1976	2005	Scrapped
Texas Tornado	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1998	2000	Relocated to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Ultra Twister	Togo	Pipeline	1990	2005	Relocated to Six Flags America (never operated)
Viper	Schwarzkopf	Sit-Down	1989	2005	Scrapped
XLR-8	Arrow Dynamics	Suspended	1984	2005	Scrapped

Former attractions

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Bamboo Shoot	Arrow Dynamics	Log Flume	1969	2005	Scrapped
Barnstormer	Sky Fun 1 Inc.	Skycoaster	1995	2005	Scrapped
Barrel O'Fun	Unknown	Rotor	1970	Unknown	Unknown
Diablo Falls	WhiteWater West	Spinning Raft	2003	2005	Relocated to Six Flags New England
Dungeon Drop	Intamin	Drop Tower	1997	2005	Relocated to Six Flags St. Louis
Gunslinger	Chance Rides	Waveswinger	1976	2005	Relocated to Wonderland Amusement Park
Happening	Eli Bridge Company	Scrambler	1968	2005	Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas
Looney Tunes Airlines	Chance Rides	Junior Jets	Unknown	2005	Relocated to Six Flags Great Adventure
Looping Starship	Intamin	Ranger	1986	2005	Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas
Maypole	Arrow Dynamics	Teacups	1968	1976	Scrapped
Swat	S&S Worldwide	Sky Swat	2003	2005	Relocated to Six Flags New England
Thunder River	Intamin	River Rapids	1980	2005	Scrapped
Tidal Wave	Arrow Dynamics	Shoot The Chute	1988	2005	Scrapped