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Ultra Twister. Relocated to Six Flags America never operated. Sky Fun 1 Inc. Barrel O'Fun. Diablo Falls. WhiteWater West.

Spinning Raft. Relocated to Six Flags New England. Dungeon Drop. Relocated to Six Flags St. Relocated to Wonderland Amusement Park. Eli Bridge Company. Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas. Looney Tunes Airlines. Many rare and valuable antiques, some from Mr. Hofheinz's personal collection, were used to enhance the theming in areas.

The original landscaping, all designed in-house, included approximately 10, trees, 20, shrubs, and countless millions of flowers; nearly varieties of plants were all combined to create a distinct atmosphere for each of the themed areas.

The bridge crossing Loop which connected AstroWorld to its share of the Astrodomain now NRG Park parking lot was the only publicly accessible, privately owned bridge to cross an interstate highway in Harris County, Texas. A monorail system connecting Astrodomain properties was planned but never built.

The beamway would have connected AstroWorld's Entry Plaza with the parking lot, the Astrodome, the AstroWorld Hotel, and possibly other nearby locations. The bridge over Loop was engineered and built so that it could accommodate the planned monorail beamway.

Bridge supports extended extra feet on both sides. Tram vehicles were employed to shuttle guests between the Entry Plaza and parking lot after the monorail plan was abandoned. Six Flags AstroWorld opened to the public on June 1, with 50, guests visiting the first weekend.

Advertised as "The Wonderful World of Fun", the original 57 acres expanded to over 75 acres , m2 and 12 themed areas by ; WaterWorld officially became a themed area of AstroWorld in consisted of eight themed areas, each with its own architecture, lighting, music and sound, cast wardrobe, unique shops and cuisine:. Other changes included renaming The Happening scrambler to The Orbiter which was then enclosed within a domed structure.

Modville received two additions in the Barrel of Fun rotor ride and the "Mod Box", a contemporary-themed gift shop. Country Fair opened in as the park's ninth themed area. The Dexter Frebish Electric Roller Ride opened as the main attraction of this new area and is the first attraction to be constructed outside the perimeter of the Limited railroad tracks.

Designed by Arrow Development, the large steel coaster featured mine-train style rolling stock and was one of the first Arrow mine train coaster to utilize tall steel support columns. The Swamp Buggy ride Chance toboggan was removed in A performance stage was constructed at the base of Skyrama Astroneedle in Six Flags AstroWorld was leased to the Six Flags family of theme parks in with an option to purchase.

They took advantage of that option before the season. The Mill Pond boats were removed, the pool was partially filled and Gunslinger Chance Yo-Yo was installed on that site. In the mids, the management at AstroWorld wanted to build a classic wooden coaster as the key attraction for a new Coney Island themed area and initially considered relocating the world famous Coney Island Cyclone to Houston before settling on building their own faster, taller, mirror-image version.

When completed, the Texas Cyclone was one of the largest wooden roller coasters in the United States.

It had over a dozen drops and was one of few full-sized roller coasters in the world to operate without a mid-course brake run. More than 25, gallons of red, white and blue paint were used to cover the Douglas Fir lumber used for construction.

At one time, it was rated the world's 1 roller coaster. During construction of the Texas Cyclone, a tropical storm destroyed the entire north end turnaround section as seen in the film Brewster McCloud causing it to have to be rebuilt and the opening pushed back to June 12, In , it was determined that modifications made to the ride rendered the head-rests unnecessary and they were removed enabling riders a greater view during the course of the ride. The original trains featured a "Texas Flag" paint scheme.

Three sets of trains were used on this ride over the years. A small section of trackage was cut away from the ride prior to demolition. It will be preserved for posterity and displayed in a museum. Modville was renamed International Plaza at the beginning of the season. It featured performances by trained dolphins, Skipper and Dolly.

Greezed Lightnin' was installed in Western Junction for the operating season. A railroad crossing signal was installed and this became the second attraction to be constructed outside the perimeter of the Limited railroad tracks.

The Showcase Lagoon grandstands were constructed and stunt ski performances began in These shows included formation skiing as well as high speed jumps off a large ramp.

Guests standing near the front rows of the grandstand were often splashed by the wake of the ski boat as it made high speed turns around the small lagoon.

At this point in time, the Showcase Lagoon and the east lagoon also referred to as Oriental Lagoon were still one large body of water. The ski boat would often use the east lagoon for turning around after a run.

A clown skiing on a round piece of plywood called a saucer while entertaining the crowd was also part of the show. The decade began with an exciting start as the park continued to expand its entertainment offerings and add new ride attractions.

The acre 40, m2 whitewater adventure, Thunder River, was opened in the northeast corner of the park, planning and construction of Houston's first water park began, two music and live performance venues were constructed and a catering and special events pavilion known as The Big Red Barn was constructed in the southwest corner of the park.

From to , Astroworld had a dance club on the property called "Studio A". Reserved seating was available and a grassy lawn was provided to guests with general admission. The close proximity of Greezed Lightnin's first runout spike to the stage often resulted in that ride being closed during performances to minimize noise. The world's first river rapids ride, Thunder River, debuted in General manager, Bill Crandall, had been inspired after watching kayak races and set forth to create a unique and thrilling attraction for the park.

The ride featuring free-floating boats along a wild land setting was extremely successful and has been duplicated in many variations at most major amusement parks around the world. Thunder River was the third attraction to be constructed outside the perimeter of the Limited railroad tracks. Thunder River was temporarily closed following a drowning accident on Six Flags Over Texas' Roaring Rapids attraction, but soon reopened after receiving rapids ride rafts from the defunct Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee..

The AstroWheel was also removed during this time. Sky Screamer, a first-generation Intamin Freefall ride, was constructed in the Plaza de Fiesta section and opened in Consisting of a tower reaching feet 40 m in height and a horizontal braking runout, Sky Screamer had an L-shaped appearance. The park was created by judge Roy Hofheinz as part of the Astrodomain, and originally opened on June 1 , After seven years of operation under the Hofheinz family, the park was acquired by Six Flags in After years of declining patronage and the rising value of the land as well as disputes with the city and other groups, Six Flags decided to permanently close the park in the fall of The park ceased operation after the final day of Fright Fest on October 30 , The park name, as well as the names of the Astrodome, the Houston Astros baseball team, and all other Astrodomain properties, were a homage to the nation's manned space programs after Houston was selected to be the home of the Johnson Space Center in The grand opening of AstroWorld was on June 1 , , and approximately 50, guests visited the first weekend.

In , Time Warner began to purchase the Six Flags parks over a four-year period.