Six Flags AstroWorld,also known simply as AstroWorld,was a seasonally operated amusement park in Houston,Texas. Owned and operated by Six Flags,the park was situated between Kirby Drive and Fannin Street,directly south of I-610. The park opened on June 1,1968,and was developed originally and constructed as part of the Astrodomain,the brainchild of local philanthropist and former Houston mayor Roy Hofheinz,who intended it to complement the Astrodome. The Hofheinz family sold AstroWorld to Six Flags in 1978.
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer of amusement rides,and founder of the Schwarzkopf Industries Company,which built numerous amusement rides and large roller coasters for both amusement parks and traveling funfairs.
Six Flags Great America is an amusement park located in Gurnee,Illinois,within the northern Chicago metropolitan area. Originally opened in 1976 by the Marriott Corporation as Marriott's Great America,Six Flags has owned and operated the park since 1984. It features four themed areas and fifteen roller coasters,as well as a 20-acre (81,000 m2) water park called Hurricane Harbor Chicago. Over 3 million guests visited Six Flags Great America in 2017,ranking it among the top 20 amusement parks in North America for attendance.
The swing ride or chair swing ride is an amusement ride that is a variation on the carousel in which the seats are suspended from the rotating top of the carousel. On some versions,particularly on the Wave Swingers,the rotating top of the carousel also tilts for additional variations of motion.
Superman:Escape from Krypton is a steel shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia,California. When it opened in 1997,it was the tallest roller coaster in the world,and its speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) was tied for the fastest with Tower of Terror II,a similar roller coaster which opened two months earlier at Dreamworld in Australia. These two coasters were the first to utilize Linear Synchronous Motor (LSM) technology to propel vehicles to top speed. As of November 3,2019,it is the only reverse freefall coaster left in existence after the dismantling of Tower of Terror II.
The New Revolution is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia,California. Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf and designed by Werner Stengel,the roller coaster opened to the public on May 8,1976. The New Revolution is the world's first modern roller coaster to feature a vertical loop and has been recognized for that accomplishment by American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE),who awarded the roller coaster its Coaster Landmark status. However,there were earlier examples of roller coasters with a full vertical loop,such as the steel roller coaster called "Looping the Loop" in Parque Japonés in Buenos Aires,which operated from 1911 to 1930.
Viper was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston,Texas. Manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf,the Looping Star model opened in 1989. It consisted of a single loop and was demolished with the closing of Six Flags AstroWorld on October 30,2005. It had previously operated at Six Flags St. Louis,where it was known as Jet Scream from 1981 to 1988.
La Ronde is an amusement park in Montreal,Quebec,Canada,built as the entertainment complex for Expo 67,the 1967 World Fair. Today,it is operated by Six Flags under an emphyteutic lease with the City of Montreal,which expires in 2065. It is the largest amusement park in Quebec and second largest in Canada.
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is a 135-acre (55 ha) animal theme park located in Vallejo,California,off of Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Sacramento. The park includes a variety of roller coasters and other amusement rides. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom has been part of the Six Flags chain of amusement parks since 1999.
The Great White is a steel inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio,and the first roller coaster to be built at a SeaWorld park. It is also the first inverted roller coaster in Texas.
Gerstlauer Amusement Rides GmbH is a German manufacturer of stationary and transportable amusement rides and roller coasters,located in Münsterhausen,Germany.
Ultra Twister was a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure from 1986 to 1988 and then at Six Flags AstroWorld from 1990 until that park was closed and demolished by Six Flags in 2005. The ultratwister-design is that of a pipeline roller coaster,created by Japanese company TOGO.
Shuttle Loop is a type of steel launched shuttle roller coaster designed by Reinhold Spieldiener of Intamin and manufactured by Anton Schwarzkopf. A total of 12 installations were produced between 1977 and 1982. These 12 installations have been located in a total of 22 different amusement parks.
Amusement rides and stunt shows themed to the Batman franchise its derivative elements are commonly found at Warner Bros. and Six Flags amusement parks across the world.
Pandemonium is a steel spinning roller coaster designed by Gerstlauer,located at several Six Flags amusement parks in the United States. Since 2005,Six Flags has installed Pandemonium in five of its parks.
Superman:Ultimate Flight is a steel Premier Rides roller coaster located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo,California. It opened to the public on June 30,2012. It is not to be confused with Superman:Ultimate Flight,a B&M steel flying roller coaster at three other Six Flags parks. The ride is tied with Medusa and The Flash:Vertical Velocity in the same park for tallest roller coaster in Northern California at 150 ft(46 m) high.
The Joker is a spinning roller coaster located at Six Flags México,a theme park in Mexico. The ride was designed by Gerstlauer and Werner Stengel. The Joker opened for the public on March 7,2013.
