Greezed Lightnin’ Moving to New Mexico

The Greezed Lightnin’ coaster which originally opened in 1978 at the former Six Flags Astroworld will find a new home at Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico after sitting in pieces for years at Joyland Amusement Park in Texas.

Amusement Today reports:

“Joyland Park, Lubbock, Texas, acquired the ride when AstroWorld in Houston closed in 2005. The ride has been in storage in Lubbock ever since. A high water table under the family-owned park made the ride cost prohibitive to re-erect. When the park found no one interested in purchasing the ride, family-owned Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque, N.M. stepped up to help out a fellow park owner.

After realizing a coaster was not in their future, Joyland turned their focus on finding another water ride for their park.

Cliff’s had an SCS waterplay unit that could no longer keep up with the demand in their park, so the two starting talking. A handshake deal was done, and the two parks agreed to trade rides, with no money exchanging hands.

Cliff’s is currently underway on finishing the installation of a new larger waterplay unit from WhiteWater West. Greezed Lightnin’ is in their future, but a date for its re-launch has not been set.”

The coaster is expected to be moved to the Larson International factory in Plainview, Texas where it will undergo a rehab before moving to its new home in New Mexico. Kudos to both of these parks to work together to develop an economically-smart move which will hopefully benefit both parks involved.

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