DailyBugle_JL Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Ive never been to astroworld so i really dont know what im missing. All i know is that SFOG has dibbs on SWAT so back off. Its sad to here that the third park in the chain is closing forever. Gosh houston sucks, since they let this happen to their own amusement park. I wonder what rides will be trasported to splashtown. Maybe SWAT will go their instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Sorry to see your park go. I guarantee that it won't be alone with 6FNO cashing in on it's insurance claim then dumping that property as well. So it seems a lot of 6F parks will be recieving additional rides this year or next. (I'd say new, but I'd be lying) Sky Swatter & Drop Tower to Magic Mountain. We need the flats. Guy "If Six Flags found a dead employee on their property, they would pilfer their shoes and sell them to reduce their debt... but, if they decide to relocate those shoes, We'll take em' " Koepp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Third park in the chain? Umm .. it's not an original Six Flags park, it was one of the first they took over management and ownership of .. but didn't take on Six Flags name until 1975. A good 8 years after it had opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Forghieri Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I spent lot of time in Houston since 1996 to 2001 but I've never been to Astroworld because my friends don't like theme parks! I decided to visit Astroworld in my next trip but.... I can't come to Houston before Astroworld close! If you are interested, I found this article on Houston Chronicle website: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3351145 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thuur Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'm shocked... I hoped to visit this park once, but onfortunatly I don't have the chance anymore Really bad for the employees and people that are dedicated to the park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 .....Texas Cyclone - I dont know but this thing rocked a$$ the last time I rode it..... well I kicked off my first US tour on the Texas Cyclone - thought it -and the park,-which was very quiet at the time so that always helps- was brilliant and was the start of 17 days of none stop fun (leaving aside the Rattler at SFFT-I'm sure I broke a rib or 7) so long Astro World - and thanks for the credits! - things move on and I'm sure we will all enjoy the new experiences yet to be imagined on the engineers drawing board (like England winning the Ashes - finally happened after 18 years ) Steve - celebrating cricket victory but many of you may not appreciate it-C PS - SFOG - you are welcome to SWAT - not many rides I don't like but it is on my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP_fan_boy Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I have an idea why this park is closing in seven letters: K-A-T-R-I-N-A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Why would the hurricane have anything to do with a park closing in Texas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 ^ Yeah, I don't get that one either. You would think they would keep it open now since Houston has seen an increase in population over the past few weeks. If they said SFNO was closing ... then yeah, I can see that would be due to Katrina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzCatter Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 All the people in the Astrodome, more people were meaning that they wernet going going to tear down the Astrodome now. It stands as a mark for happy times for saving people. -Cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 Most of the people in the Astrodome are moved out now .. there's only roughly about 3,000 left .. we have more up here in our arenas and convention center than Houston has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 I'm sure this has closing has been in the works for some time (before Katrina at least). Probably the plans for which rides will be relocated as "new" for 2006 have been set in stone for some time as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev32 Posted September 13, 2005 Share Posted September 13, 2005 That sucks. i hope one of their rides comes to Carowinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StORmRunNEr097 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I saw it coming.. I knew it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 That sucks. i hope one of their rides comes to Carowinds. Doubt it, I think they will stay within the SF chain. I am glad this came. Its a good move, though I do feel for the folks in Houston, and I hope that those two Anton's dont go to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 Actually, rumor has it that SF will relocate the rides to other SF parks. The ones that aren't relocated are going to be auctioned off. After the auctioning, if the ride isn't sold, its scrapped. Also, any waterpark stuff will be relocated to Splashtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 I remember the first ever Roller coaster video I ever owned...Kodak's "Roller Coaster Thrills" a cheesy half hour film where an ice cream man sits on a bench with a little kid, and they pretend to ride on coasters, while we see videos of coasters in action, with numerous repeat shots to make the ride seem longer, and horrible screaming sounds that are looped over and over again. But, I was a kid, and I loved it anyway. That video featured both XLR8 and the Texas Cyclone. They both looked cool to me, and I always hoped I would ride them one day... Well, that's not going to happen now... Doug "I'll bet you Darien Lake will be next" Booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxairMaster09 Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 GRRR!!! i hope that six flags will at least transfer the wonderwheel to sumwhere else! DO WHAT EVER IT TAKE TO KEEP 6FLAGS ASTROWORLD ALIVE! :shock: -DEVIN- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irondraggon Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) Anybody who didn't see this coming wasn't paying very much attention. Everybody knows the park has always been the black sheep of the Six Flags family ever since they bought it. So it was only a matter of time. I don't buy their bogus excuse that the parking situation is why they didn't do more for the park though. They didn't do more for it because they just didn't care about it. And besides that, the parking situation only became an issue recently this year, so how dare they use that as their excuse for not doing more for the park? That statement is really only their way of saying "HAHAHA... Screw you all!" to the people of Houston one last time. Yes, it's true that they did give us some very cool rides over the years, especially in recent years. But new rides were very few and far between, usually were actually used rides from other parks, and almost never were anything that broke any kind of record or was the first ever of its kind. So is it any wonder to anyone besides Six Flags corporate why AstroWorld never made as much money for them as they thought that it should? But perhaps the bigger question now is which Six Flags park will become the graveyard for all the other Six Flags parks to dump their unwanted old rides on, now that they can't use AstroWorld for that anymore? It certainly will be interesting to see who becomes the next bastard child. Anyhow, hopefully most of the best rides and coasters from SFAW will end up at SFFT. They have plenty of room for both, and they've been needing more coasters for several years now. Plus, it would also be alot cheaper to transport the majority of rides and coasters to San Antonio than it would be to transport them to any other city with a Six Flags park. As for SFNO, it's a real shame that hurricane Katrina flooded that park so badly recently. They had plenty of room for more rides and coasters too, and they've also needed more coasters for several years now. But now I have to agree that they are one of the most likely parks to get the axe from Six Flags corporate next. So close to home, and yet so far away... SFFT probably won't get Joker/Jester back from SFNO, but I do expect them to get Serial Thriller from SFAW, and put it where Joker used to be. They've been wanting an inverted to compete with the one at Sea World, but only an SLC or a B&M flyer could do that for them, unless they got a custom B&M inverted. But all Six Flags inverteds are Batman clones, like the one at Sea World, and where exactly is that B&M flyer with a Batman theme that SFFT has been rumored to be getting for several years now? I won't speculate on what other rides from SFAW might go where, but all the water rides should be destined for Splash Town. They should have plenty of room for them. Any leftovers will likely just be used for parts. Some of the scrapped rides could be relocated or used for parts too, but anyone familiar with Six Flags knows that scrapped rides typically spend the rest of their existence just sitting in a storage yard somewhere. XLR-8 is certain to be sent to the smelters for meltdown though. It's worth far more as recycled steel than anything else. Besides, what other park could pass off an old suspended coaster as a new ride? Only SFAW was clever enough to do that successfully, by mounting half its train cars in reverse. So you have to give SFAW credit for making the best of what little it had to work with. It may have been mostly a junkyard for abandoned rides that nobody else wanted, but they kept all of their tired old rides running more often than not, which is something that SFMM the corporate pet will never be able to say. And how ironic that those who call "the crown jewel" their home park are actually begging for hand-me-down flat rides from a park that never had any hope of ever having a collection of coasters the likes of which those poor flat ride beggars so quickly grow bored with. I'd feel sorry for them, but my home park is the one that's dying. RIP, SFAW. Now here's my list of the rides that I think will be relocated/sold/scrapped: Relocated Rides: Dungeon Drop Serial Thriller Viper SWAT Greezed Lightnin Batman the Escape Sold Rides: Mayan Mindbender Warp 2000 Gun Slinger Wagon Wheel Looping Starship Ultra Twister Scrapped Rides: Texas Cyclone Antique Taxis Go Karts Runaway Rickshaws Astroway XLR-8 Auctioned Rides: Dentzel Carousel 610 Limited RR * The 2 auctioned rides will provide a very nice bonus for Kiernan Burke! Edited September 14, 2005 by irondraggon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumForce Posted September 14, 2005 Share Posted September 14, 2005 An old Denzel Carousel like that could easily go for a couple million as a whole and even more if you sell it an animal at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado19 Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I Hope that WWEV in Seattle will get some of their rides since they are going to be expanding our park for the next three years starting next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebs20052010 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 man this isnt good i havent been to this park and never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Forghieri Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Surfing on the web I've just found this tribute web site to Astroworld: http://www.sixflagshouston.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I want Viper at Cliff's, they can make it fit, throw the Galaxi off the overpass, and move crap around, get it and make it fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcajun Posted September 27, 2005 Share Posted September 27, 2005 I'm gonna gets me some astrowhirl stuff here in SFNO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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