Ultra Twister (Six Flags AstroWorld)

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roller coaster

Ultra Twister

Ultra Twister in 2004

Six Flags America
Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Status	Defunct

Six Flags AstroWorld
Location	Houston, Texas, USA
Operated	1990 to October 30, 2005

Six Flags Great Adventure
Location	Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Operated	1986 to 1988

Statistics

Manufacturer

TOGO

Type

Steel - Pipeline

Model / product

Ultratwister

Riders per train

6

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height96.8 feet

Drop92 feet

Top speed44 mph

Length1,421 feet

Inversions3

Duration1:40

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Ultra Twister was a steel pipeline roller coaster which operated at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags AstroWorld in the United States. It was built by Japanese company TOGO.

History[edit | edit source]

The modified lift hill can be seen in the background of this photograph.

The ride was built by TOGO and opened at its original location at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1986. It only lasted three years and closed in 1988. The plot where Ultra Twister stood was left empty until the construction of Viper. It was then moved to Six Flags AstroWorld where it was repainted and subsequent changes to the ride were made. It reopened in 1990.^[1]

Six Flags AstroWorld closed permanently on October 30, 2005. Six Flags relocated rides such as Serial Thriller, which became Ednör - L'Attaque at La Ronde to be reopened or put in storage at other parks. Ultra Twister was relocated to Six Flags America where it lied in storage for a number of years before being scrapped.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ AstroWorld 1990 brochure

External links[edit | edit source]

Ultra Twister on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

[1] AstroWorld 1990 brochure

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