Earlier this year we brought you a list of the best theme park steam trains still operating in America. But sadly there really weren’t that many to choose from as steam locomotives are becoming more and more scarce. The cost...
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Houston, We May Have a Theme Park
More than eight years have passed since Six Flags Astroworld shut its doors, leaving the Houston area without a full-size theme park. After years of development and planning, the 630-acre Grand Texas Sports & Entertainment District will open in 2015 in...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Really? Serial Thriller at La Ronde?
Once again, a Six Flags park is featured in the second article of our Really!?! series. This time it involves another coaster move – one that’s already taken place. Many of you probably know that Astroworld shut its doors in...
Continue reading...Astroworld 1971 Photos
Before there was Six Flags Astroworld, there was just Astroworld. The park opened in 1968 and sadly closed in 2005. These pictures are from 1971. Several characters would roam the parks making for several photo ops. I’m guessing this...
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