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Six Flags AstroWorld (travel info) |
| Ride Type: |
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Steel Coaster |
| Status: |
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Operated from 1998 to 2000 |
| Category: |
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Looping Coaster |
| Builder: |
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Anton Schwarzkopf |
| Length: |
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3675' |
| Height: |
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115' |
| Drop Height: |
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98' |
| Drop Angle: |
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70° |
| Max Speed: |
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54 mph |
| G Force: |
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5.0 |
| Inversions: |
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4 |
| Capacity: |
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720 pph |
| Arrangement: |
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5 trains with 6 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
| Visits: |
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57 |
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| More About This Ride |
Ride Restrictions:
| Minimum height restriction: |
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56 in. |
| Maximum height restriction: |
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87 in. |
History:
Past name(s): Taz's Texas Tornado (1999-????)
Originally called Thriller and operated as a traveling coaster throughout Germany. The ride sat did not operate for the entire 2001 and 2002 seasons, and was dismantled in November of 2002.
First year of coaster's operation was 1986.
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| Reviews |
tedfuzz
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 319
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This was one coaster I never got to experience at AW. Locals have told me it was the best in the park, unfortunately due to its downtime, I never got to ride.
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