Six Flags AstroWorld

Facts

Amusement Park:	Six Flags AstroWorld (1975 to 10/30/2005) AstroWorld (1968 to 1974)
Address:	9001 Kirby Drive
Location:	Houston, Texas, USA
Status:	Defunct Operated from 6/1/1968 to 10/30/2005
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Fan web sites:	Remembering Astroworld SixFlagsHouston.com
Timeline:	Six Flags purchases the park from Judge Roy Hoffeinze.
	Six Flags announces the park will close and be sold after the 2005 season. Some reasons sited were rising real estate prices and parking disputes.
Defunct Roller Coasters (12):	Name	Type	Design	Opened	Closed
	Batman The Escape	Steel	Stand Up	1993	10/30/2005
	Excalibur	Steel	Sit Down	1972	1998
	Greezed Lightnin'	Steel	Sit Down	1978	10/30/2005
	Mayan Mindbender	Steel	Sit Down	1995	10/30/2005
	Serial Thriller	Steel	Inverted	5/29/1999	10/30/2005
	Serpent	Steel	Sit Down	1969	10/30/2005
	Swamp Buggy	Steel	Sit Down	1970	1972 or later
	Texas Cyclone	Wood	Sit Down	6/12/1976	10/30/2005
	Texas Tornado	Steel	Sit Down	3/14/1998	2002
	Ultra Twister	Steel	Pipeline	1990	10/30/2005
	Viper	Steel	Sit Down	1989	10/30/2005
	XLR-8	Steel	Suspended	1984	10/30/2005

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