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.
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world. Incorporating tubular steel track and polyurethane-coated wheels,the steel roller coasters can provide a taller,smoother,and faster ride with more inversions than a traditional wooden roller coaster.
Anton Schwarzkopf was a German engineer who founded Schwarzkopf Industries GmbH,a German manufacturer of roller coasters and other amusement rides that were sold to amusement parks and travelling funfairs around the world.
A fourth-dimension roller coaster is a type of steel roller coaster whereby riders are rotated independently of the orientation of the track,generally about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the track. The carts do not necessarily need to be fixed to an angle.
The Suspended Looping Coaster is a model of steel inverted roller coaster built by Vekoma. There are at least 39 different installations across the world. The minimum rider height requirement is 130 centimetres. Vekoma is now marketing a Suspended Thrill Coaster as a successor to the Suspended Looping Coaster. The Odyssey is the largest,fastest and tallest SLC ever built at Fantasy Island in the UK.
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.
The Jester is a steel roller coaster located at the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park in New Orleans. Built and designed by Vekoma,the ride originally opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 1996 as The Joker's Revenge. After its closure in 2001,the coaster was sent to Six Flags New Orleans where it became The Jester. The ride opened to the public at Six Flags New Orleans on April 13,2003. Following the devastation to the amusement park in August 2005 by Hurricane Katrina,the roller coaster ceased operation following the park's closure but remains standing.
Premier Rides is an amusement ride manufacturer based in the United States. The company was the first to use Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) on their roller coasters. Jim Seay has been the sole owner and company president since 1996.
D. H. Morgan Manufacturing,later simply known as Morgan,was a manufacturer of roller coaster trains,custom amusement rides,roller coasters,children's rides and other amusement devices. Founded in 1983,the company was originally headquartered in Scotts Valley,California. In 1991,the company moved to La Selva Beach,California,and into a new 55,000-square-foot indoor manufacturing facility. That facility was later increased to 75,000 square feet. The company produced a variety of rides from 1983 until 2001,but is probably best known for its steel hyper coasters.
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.
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.
Batman The Escape was a stand-up roller coaster located at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston,Texas,United States. Manufactured by Intamin,the ride featured one inversion and originally opened as Shockwave at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1986. After briefly operating at Six Flags Great Adventure,it was moved a second time to AstroWorld,where it reopened in 1993 as Batman The Escape. The coaster operated there until the park's permanent closure in 2005. The track was eventually moved to Six Flags Darien Lake,placed into storage,and never reassembled.
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.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that have occurred in 2012. These various lists are not exhaustive.
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.
This is a list of events and openings related to amusement parks that occurred in 2013. These various lists are not exhaustive.
DC Universe is a DC Comics themed area at several Six Flags amusement parks. First opening at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2011,the themed area has since expanded into multiple Six Flags amusement parks in North America. Although the layout and attractions are not identical and vary at each park,they all thematically connect with each other.
