| Roller Coaster: | XLR-8 |
| Amusement Park: | Six Flags AstroWorld (Houston, Texas, USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Steel - Suspended |
| Status: | Defunct
Operated from 1984 to 10/30/2005 |
| Make / Model: | Arrow Dynamics / All Models / Suspended Coaster |
| Maps: | Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite) |
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| Length: | 3,000 ft | |
| Height: | 81 ft | |
| Inversions: | 0 | |
| Speed: | 34.1 mph | |
| Duration: | 3:00 | |
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| Trains: | 2 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
| Restrictions: | Riders must be 42 in or taller to ride. |
| Facts: | For Fright Fest in 2002 Astroworld reversed the last four cars of the trains and called the ride "8-RLX". |
| | After the XLR-8 was taken down, some, if not all, of the trains were sent to Six Flags Magic Mountain to be used on the Ninja. |
| Theme: | For the 2004 season the XLR-8 was repainted blue and yellow. It was previously blue and gray. |
