Mark Rosenzweig Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Hi All, I have just put up photos taken over the past two weekends at Six Flags Astroworld. They include behind the scenes shots of the boneyard, Greezed Lightnin', and Mayan Mindbender. Check 'em out when you get a chance at: www.whispers.smugmug.com Enjoy, Mark
jarmor Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 hummm...I dont know about the rest but I like to see some teaser photos before I be click the link!
MagnumForce Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 ^Knowing who Mark is, no "teasers" should be required.
Scaparri Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Yeah, I really liked those photos. They really gave me a better perspective of what exactly the park was like. There were some really good shots in there.
ParkTrips Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 hmmm.. Mayan with the lights on, is that normal now? On a similar note, here is a nice article courtest of the Houston Chronicle
Mr.Six Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Wow. AstroWorld actually looks like it was a great park! I never really researched it and always assumed it was kind of like a small magic mountain with no thememing. Too bad I'll never have the chance to experience it Great photos! Looks like it was an amazing park. _six
Stitch Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Excellent photos, I really want to see the rides given to other parks that need them and not scraped.
Teddymonster Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 All those pictures make me a SAD panda! Too bad I'll never get to experience this park...or is that a good thing?
Homer Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 All of those pictures showed Astroworld off nicely. Some of it looks retro, other parts looks like a typical Six Flags park. Astroworld, from the pics I have seen, looks like it has a unique niche in Houston's history. Great photos!
Alexander Nagel Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 Well I just got back to Philly after making the trip down to Houston this weekend. I'd wanted to get AstroWorld for years and i'm glad I did. I'd heard some good things about the park but a lot more bad. Well I have to say that besides the park being very crowded both Friday night and all day Saturday that I really enjoyed AstroWorld. It's ashame it's being closed and I wish that this hadn't been my first and last visit to the park, I'll have a full Photo Trip Report tommorrow. The weather was great with a nice blue sky, so I should have some great photos to share with you.
Prankman Posted October 23, 2005 Posted October 23, 2005 I just saw the photos of Astroworld's final days and i feel sorry for that park.
OldJJman Posted October 24, 2005 Posted October 24, 2005 Excellent pictures Mark!! Thanks for sharing!! JJ
DerekRx Posted October 25, 2005 Posted October 25, 2005 Wow, what great photos, Mark. Thanks for sharing. While my only visit to Astroworld was back in the summer of 1999, it seems to be a lot nicer, with lots of stuff receiving paint and proper maintenance. I'm sad to see the park closing forever in a few days, as it was a nice collection of rides and had nice theming, kinda like a poor man's Phantasialand or Europa Park. Awesome pictures of Mayan Mindbender with the lights on, I would have never thought it looked like that. Back in '99 I wished I coulda visited back when the Batman: The Escape queue went thru the Batcave or when there was a hedge maze in the Looney Tunes section. Now I just wish I could go again for some Viper, Greezed Lightning, and Texas Cyclone or even XLR-8 backwards.
robbalvey Posted October 26, 2005 Posted October 26, 2005 ^Knowing who Mark is, no "teasers" should be required. Keep in mind that most people here probably don't "know who Mark is." Anyway, thanks Mark for posting those! --Robb
socalMAN123 Posted October 26, 2005 Posted October 26, 2005 Wow, makes me want to slap myself on not making plans to go to that park before it closed. Personally, I'd like all the rides to be bought by other parks so I can still ride them! ---Brent 8)
Erik Johnson Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for posting all these pictures. While I only have visited Astroworld back in the summer of 1978, it looks like quite a few of the attractions I remember are still there. Serpent, Texas Cyclone, Greezed Lightning, Gunslinger, Runaway Ricksaw, Bamboo Chute etc.
peteb Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Thanks for the photos; I hope some of these rides find new homes. Heck, if I had room I'd take the Schwartzkopf.
lapseofreason Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Excellent photos, I really want to see the rides given to other parks that need them and not scraped. Yeah, can we (SFMM) have Shockwave back now? LOL!
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