Texas Chute Out

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Texas Chute Out
Six Flags Over Texas
Location Arlington, Texas, USA
Coordinates 32°45′24″N 97°04′01″W / 32.75661848777407°N 97.06697886912814°W / 32.75661848777407; -97.06697886912814
Status Defunct
Operated April 10, 1976 to September 3, 2012
Replaced by Texas SkyScreamer
Statistics
Manufacturer Intamin
Product Parachute Tower
Type
Capacity 2-3 per gondola
Hourly capacity 1280
Area 27 feet × 27 feet
Height 200 feet
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Texas Chute Out was a Paratower built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin formerly located at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington, Texas, USA. It opened on April 10, 1976 and closed on September 3, 2012 along with Flashback.

History

Texas Chute Out opened on April 10, 1976.

On August 2, 2012, Six Flags Over Texas announced that both Texas Chute Out and Flashback would close on September 3.[1]

The ride was imploded on October 10, 2012. Texas Chute Out was one of the two attractions at the park to get imploded, with the other one being Wildcatter.[2]

References

  1. "Six Flags Over Texas shuttering the Texas Chute Out and the Flashback".
  2. "Six Flags' Texas Chute Out Imploded - CBS DFW".


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