I. Introduction:
A. On October 30th, 2005, Houston, Texas lost its only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968.
B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name.
C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t even aware that Houston once had its own theme park.
D. Though it may not look like it, I actually am a huge amusement park enthusiast and adrenaline junkie and even managed to face my fear of heights while on a ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Although I never personally had the chance to visit …show more content…
I’ve driven by Loop 610 South and there’s no sign that AstroWorld ever existed. Where did everything go?
III.
A. Approximately 45 unique rides and attractions encouraged people to keep coming back to AstroWorld throughout the almost 40 years that it was opened.
1. After it closed down, about half of the rides were transferred from Six Flags theme parks across the United States to amusement parks around the world.
a) Jason Knutson of Coaster Photos stated the whereabouts of some of AstroWorld’s crowd favorites.
1. He mentioned that “Texas Cyclone was demolished but the trains were moved to the La Ronde amusement park in Canada; Greezed Lightnin’ was relocated and although the ownership was transferred, it still remains in storage, XLR-8 was scrapped but the trains were moved to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, and Viper was scrapped but the trains were transferred to Six Flags Over Georgia.”
2. According to an article written in 2011 on chron.com, while the other half of the rides and equipment were later liquidated in a three-day auction, some items returned to their rightful
A. On October 30th, 2005, Houston, Texas lost its only major amusement park when Six Flags decided to close the gates to AstroWorld after operating since the summer of 1968.
B. AstroWorld was once full of history and thrilling attractions, and although some of the rides have been taken elsewhere, it may soon be open for business under a new name.
C. Now, unless you are a native Houstonian or visited Houston when AstroWorld was still up and running, then you probably weren’t even aware that Houston once had its own theme park.
D. Though it may not look like it, I actually am a huge amusement park enthusiast and adrenaline junkie and even managed to face my fear of heights while on a ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California. Although I never personally had the chance to visit …show more content…
I’ve driven by Loop 610 South and there’s no sign that AstroWorld ever existed. Where did everything go?
III.
A. Approximately 45 unique rides and attractions encouraged people to keep coming back to AstroWorld throughout the almost 40 years that it was opened.
1. After it closed down, about half of the rides were transferred from Six Flags theme parks across the United States to amusement parks around the world.
a) Jason Knutson of Coaster Photos stated the whereabouts of some of AstroWorld’s crowd favorites.
1. He mentioned that “Texas Cyclone was demolished but the trains were moved to the La Ronde amusement park in Canada; Greezed Lightnin’ was relocated and although the ownership was transferred, it still remains in storage, XLR-8 was scrapped but the trains were moved to Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, and Viper was scrapped but the trains were transferred to Six Flags Over Georgia.”
2. According to an article written in 2011 on chron.com, while the other half of the rides and equipment were later liquidated in a three-day auction, some items returned to their rightful