Editing Six Flags AstroWorld (section)

===Ride history===
The [[Alpine Sleigh Ride]], Astrowheel, and Mill Pond were among the park's original sixteen rides.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=Early/> The Alpine Sleigh Ride "[took] passengers in roller coasters fashion over a mountain and through snow storms and waterfalls".<ref name=":0" /> Its opening was delayed by three weeks after the park's opening day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/alpineSleighs.html |title=The Alpine Sleighs |website=Dark Attraction & Funhouse Enthusiasts |author= |date= |access-date=August 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728063643/http://www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/alpineSleighs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The water skimmer ride Mill Pond was not operational on opening day for mechanical reasons as well as the late arrival of two "water bug" cars.<ref name=":0" /> The Black Dragon debuted within the first year.<ref name="Early">{{Cite news|last=Taylor|first=Carrie|date=October 29, 2013|title=Early days of AstroWorld|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/slideshow/Early-days-of-AstroWorld-72994.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012224742/http://www.chron.com/entertainment/slideshow/Early-days-of-AstroWorld-72994.php|archive-date=October 12, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

To compensate for the humidity in Houston, the park included more than 2,400 [[Ton of refrigeration|tons]] of cooling with vents in the shaded areas of the park,  which AstroWorld called "the largest outdoor air conditioning system in the world" at its opening. Additional air conditioning systems were fitted to the Alpine Sleighs, blowing gusts of refrigerated air over guests at {{cvt|10|F}}.<ref name=Guenther/>

The "610 Limited" was the park's perimeter railroad, originally operating two steam locomotives, each {{frac|5|8}}-scale [[4-4-0]], which were built by Guiberson-Harpur Corp., a company owned by famed live steam builder and Walt Disney imagineer Bob Harpur.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ccrrf.com/2012/PCRR-Brochure.pdf |title=Pacific Coast Railroad Company (brochure) |publisher=Pacific Coast Railroad Company |access-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712142232/https://www.ccrrf.com/2012/PCRR-Brochure.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Each original train had an engine, tender, and four cars for a capacity of 250 passengers, carrying them at speeds up to {{cvt|10|mph}} over {{cvt|5002|ft}} of track.<ref name=Diehl-69/> The No.&nbsp;2 train was sold for scrap to Gary Norton in 1986 and served at [[Silverwood Theme Park]] briefly<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.steamlocomotive.info/F22004.cfm |title=Amusement Park Steam, Part Two |author=Terry, Jeff |date=2004 |work=Lineside Legacy |access-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712145952/https://www.steamlocomotive.info/F22004.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref> before the engine was sold to private owners and restored in Georgetown, California; the coaches remain in service at Silverwood. No.&nbsp;1 remained in limited operation after diesel locomotives were relocated from [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]; after AstroWorld closed, No.&nbsp;1 was sold in January 2006, restored, and returned to service on the [[Pacific Coast Railroad (tourist)|Pacific Coast Railroad]] at Santa Margarita Ranch in April as ''Caroline''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39497922.html |title=Workin' on the railroad: Team preps steam engine for Savor the Central Coast |date=September 26, 2014 |newspaper=[[San Luis Obispo Tribune]] |access-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712142234/https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article39497922.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, [[Harper Goff]] designed a custom railcar for Judge Hofheinz, named the ''Astrodoma'', designed to run on the same tracks;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Judge-Roy-Hofheinz-s-custom-railroad-car-surfaces-12802711.php |title=Judge Roy Hofheinz's custom railroad car surfaces in a Houston warehouse |author=Hlavaty, Craig |date=April 4, 2018 |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713173336/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Judge-Roy-Hofheinz-s-custom-railroad-car-surfaces-12802711.php |url-status=live }}</ref> it was stored alongside its locomotive in 1976 after the park was sold to Six Flags, and remained undisturbed before it was sold in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.click2houston.com/news/2018/04/10/the-history-behind-judge-hofheinzs-astrodome-astroworld-railroad-car/ |title=The history behind Judge Hofheinz's Astrodome-AstroWorld railroad car |author1=McCord, Cory |author2=Korsgar, Ryan |date=April 10, 2018 |work=[[KPRC-TV|Click 2 Houston]] |access-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-date=July 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713173338/https://www.click2houston.com/news/2018/04/10/the-history-behind-judge-hofheinzs-astrodome-astroworld-railroad-car/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|+Original rides and attractions (1968)<ref name=68brochure>{{cite web |url=https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/639 |title=AstroWorld Brochure |date=1968 |publisher=AstroWorld |website=Astrodome Memories |access-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190156/https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/639 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Closed
! scope="col" | Manufacturer
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! data-sort-value="Happening" | The Happening
| 2005
| Eli Bridge || [[Scrambler (ride)|Scrambler]]
| Mod Ville
| Initially announced as ''Scrambler''.<ref name=CCCT-1967/> Enclosed in a dome for the 1971 season and renamed ''Orbiter'' in 1972.<ref name=AW-history/> Later relocated to Oriental Corner and renamed ''Runaway Rickshaws'',<ref name=Guenther/> then moved to Nottingham Village in 1989 and renamed ''JoustaBout'';<ref name=AW-history/> returned to Oriental Village by the park's final season.<ref name=ParkMap2005>{{cite web |url=https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1599 |title=SixFlags AstroWorld Houston 2005 Park Map & Guide |publisher=Astrodome Memories |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714032230/https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1599 |url-status=live }}</ref> After the park's closure, transferred to [[Six Flags Over Texas]] as ''Sidewinder''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfotsource.com/rides/sidewinder |title=Sidewinder |website=SFOT Source |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714163709/https://www.sfotsource.com/rides/sidewinder |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Astrowheel
| 1979
| Astron Intl || [[Ferris wheel#Double and triple wheels|Double Ferris wheel]]
| Mod Ville
| First of its kind, with two arms allowing one side to be loaded at a time.<ref name=Tucson-68/> Each arm had eight spokes; each spoke carried an eight-passenger cabin.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Closed in 1979<ref name=AW-history/> and replaced by ''Warp 10'' in 1981.<ref name=Guenther>{{cite journal |url=https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1922&context=ethj |title=Judge Roy's Playground: A History of Astroworld |author=Guenther, Karen |date=October 1998 |volume=36 |issue=2 |journal=East Texas Historical Journal |access-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190507/https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1922&context=ethj |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Astro Go-Go
| {{Unknown}}
| {{N/a}} || Live performance venue
| Mod Ville
| Renamed from original<ref name=CCCT-1967/> as ''Music Pavilion'' for the 1969 season and 300 seats added.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/9600703/ |title=New features at Astroworld |date=April 3, 1969 |newspaper=[[Seguin Gazette-Enterprise]] |access-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720165252/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/9600703/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Spin Out
| 2005
| [[Arrow Development]]<ref name=Arrow-77>{{cite web |url=https://themeparkreview.com/forum/topic/20310-shanes-amusement-attic/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-490792 |title=Arrow Development marketing materials |date=1977 |access-date=July 16, 2021 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717023724/https://themeparkreview.com/forum/topic/20310-shanes-amusement-attic/page/15/?tab=comments#comment-490792 |url-status=live }}</ref> || Driving simulator
| Mod Ville
| Similar to ''Le Taxi'', but featuring sports cars; designed by Randall Duell & Associates. 46 cars on a {{cvt|1458|ft}} track.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1617 |title=Spin-Out |publisher=AstroWorld: The Wonderful World of Fun |date=1968 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714032234/https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1617 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later renamed ''Antique Taxis''.<ref name=AW-history/> Open for the park's final season in 2005.<ref name=ParkMap2005/>
|-
! Astroway
| 2005
| [[Von Roll]] || [[Gondola lift]]
| Alpine Valley, Oriental Corner
| Initially announced as ''Skyway''.<ref name=CCCT-1967/> Two-station gondola lift; stations were {{cvt|1080|ft}} apart.<ref name=AW-history/> 34 cars.<ref name=Diehl-69/>
|-
! [[Alpine Sleigh Ride|Alpine Sleighs]]
| 1983
| [[Arrow Development]] || Aero Glide / Dark ride
| Alpine Valley
| Guests ride sleighs down the {{cvt|65|ft|adj=on}} tall "Der Hofheinzberg"<ref name=Time-68>{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,900135,00.html |title=The City: The Disneyland Effect |date=June 14, 1968 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-date=October 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003080423/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,900135,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Imagineering>{{cite book |title=Imagineering an American Dreamscape: Genesis, Evolution, and Redemption of the Regional Theme Park |author=Hill, Barry R. |date=2020 |publisher=Rivershore Press |isbn=978-1-7321210-6-5}}</ref>{{rp|82}} over a {{cvt|1250|ft|adj=on}} track and encounter the Abominable Snowman; 16 sleighs with four passengers each.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Replaced with Enchanted Kingdom in 1984.<ref name=Guenther/> The artificial mountain later was repurposed as the Batcave for ''Batman: The Escape'' in 1993.<ref name=AW-history/>
|-
! Le Taxi
| 1983
| [[Arrow Development]]<ref name=Arrow-77/> || Driving simulator
| European Village
| Similar to ''Spin Out'', but featuring "vintage" French taxis; also designed by Duell. 35 vehicles, track was {{cvt|2901|ft}} long.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1616 |title=Le Taxi |publisher=AstroWorld: The Wonderful World of Fun |date=1968 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714032235/https://astrodomememories.org/items/show/1616 |url-status=live }}</ref> Initially announced as ''French Taxi''.<ref name=CCCT-1967/> Replaced with Enchanted Kingdom in 1984.<ref name=Guenther/> Taxi vehicles were moved to ''Spin Out'' and that ride was renamed ''Antique Taxis''.<ref name=AW-history/>
|-
! Wagon Wheel
| 2005
| [[Chance Rides]] || [[Wipeout (ride)|Trabant]]
| Western Junction
| Shaped like a wheel from a [[Conestoga wagon]].<ref name=Vintage/><ref name=AW-history/> 20 seats with two passengers each.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Open for the park's final season in 2005.<ref name=ParkMap2005/>
|-
!"610 Limited" Train
| 2005
| Guiberson-Harpur Corp. || [[3 ft gauge railways|{{cvt|3|ft}}]] [[narrow gauge]] [[miniature railroad]]
| Western Junction, Oriental Corner
| Two-station perimeter railroad;<ref name=Early/> 10-minute ride on a {{cvt|1|mi}} track.<ref name=AW-history/> Open for the park's final season in 2005.<ref name=ParkMap2005/>
|-
! Crystal Palace
| {{Unknown}}
| {{N/a}} || Live performance venue
| Western Junction
| 800-seat theater, 10 live shows per day<ref name=CCCT-1967/> until 1982, when performers were replaced by mechanical livestock for the "Great Texas Longhorn Revue" and the venue was renamed the Cow Palace.<ref name=Guenther/>
|-
! Shooting Gallery
| {{Unknown}}
| {{N/a}} || [[Carnival game|Shooting gallery]]
| Western Junction
| Electronic shooting gallery, first of its kind.<ref name=AW-history/> Originally branded as "Shoot 'em Up" and "Fast Draw Saloon".<ref name=68brochure/>
|-
! [[Astroneedle]]
| 1999
| Willy Bühler Space Towers Company || [[Gyro tower]]
| (Skyrama Plaza) European Village
| {{cvt|340|ft|adj=on}} tall observation tower, which opened as ''Skyrama'' and was renamed ''Astroneedle''.<ref name=Imagineering/>{{rp|82}} Featured a double-decker cabin with 32 passengers each level — original cabin supplied by [[Von Roll]]; retrofitted with [[Intamin]] cabin in 1979.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tower Power: Landmark Attractions in Parks Worldwide|last=Slade|first=Gary|journal=Inside Track|date=May 1994|issue=89|pages=8–13|location=Newark, DE}}</ref>  Dismantled in February 2000, with the intent to ship it to [[Six Flags Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/february00/stories/020700_05.shtml |title=Six Flags Astroworld Bids Farewell To Astroneedle |website=Ultimate Rollercoaster |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714150334/https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/february00/stories/020700_05.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Mill Pond
| 1975
| [[Arrow Development]]<ref name=Arrow-77/> || Aquatic [[bumper car]]
| European Village
| Initially announced as ''Water Bug''.<ref name=CCCT-1967/> 40 boats, two passengers each; half were deployed on the course while the other half loaded visitors.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Replaced by ''Gunslinger'', a yo-yo ride.<ref name=AW-history/>
|-
! Maypole
| 1977
| [[Arrow Development]]<ref name=Arrow-77/> || [[Teacup ride]]
| Children's World
| Replaced by ''Aquarena Theatre''.<ref name=Guenther/>
|-
! Rub-A-Dub
| 1976
| [[Arrow Development]] || Channel boat ride
| Children's World
| Initially announced as ''Storybook''.<ref name=CCCT-1967/> Floating tubs in a {{cvt|400|ft|adj=on}} long trough themed as a storybook.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kerr|first=Bryan|date=January 12, 2016|title=1974: Woman injured on ride, sues Astroworld|url=https://www.chron.com/this-forgotten-day-in-houston/article/1974-Woman-injured-on-ride-sues-Astroworld-6753722.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828145619/https://www.chron.com/this-forgotten-day-in-houston/article/1974-Woman-injured-on-ride-sues-Astroworld-6753722.php|archive-date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> Ride removed and the area was used for the Season Pass processing booth,<ref name=AW-history/> added in 1979.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/its-been-50-years-since-astroworld-opened-its-doors-in-houston-10495775 |title=AstroWorld's 50th Anniversary: A 'Magical Time' for the Park's Employees |author=Tommaney, Susie |date=May 29, 2018 |work=HoustonPress |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705185347/http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/its-been-50-years-since-astroworld-opened-its-doors-in-houston-10495775 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
! Barnyard
| 1984
| {{N/a}} || [[Petting zoo]]
| Children's World
| Removed to make room for XLR-8.<ref name=Guenther/><ref name=84map>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixflagshouston.com/media/?mediaid=13&ref=/maps/ |title=1984 AstroWorld Park Map |website=SixFlagsHouston |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031021306/http://www.sixflagshouston.com/media/?mediaid=13&ref=%2Fmaps%2F |archive-date=October 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 12, 2021 }}</ref>
|-
! Boot Slide
| 1984
| || Slide
| Children's World
| Enclosed slide {{cvt|10|ft}} high and {{cvt|22|ft}} long in a giant boot;<ref name=Diehl-69/><ref name=Guenther/> Featured in a modeling shoot for ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' magazine, 1969.<!--As trivia, Susan Forristal, the model on pages 68–69, later was married to Lorne Michaels: https://books.google.com/books?id=5eUCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58--><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a08EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA68 |title=Houston: Fashion savvy of a rich city hitched to the new |author=Conant, Howell (photographer) |pages=62–69 |author-link=Howell Conant |date=May 30, 1969 |magazine=Life |access-date=21 September 2021}}</ref> Removed to make room for XLR-8.<ref name=84map/>
|-
! Lost World Adventure
| 1988
| || River boat
| Lost World
| Set on the "Rio Mysterio"; tells the story of Prof. A. Tiddle Gooley in nine scenes, culminating in an ancient temple ruin.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Rethemed as ''River of No Return'' in 1976,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sixflagshouston.com/media/?mediaid=5&ref=/maps/ |title=1976 Astroworld Park Map |website=SixFlagsHouston |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061031020943/http://www.sixflagshouston.com/media/?mediaid=5&ref=%2Fmaps%2F |archive-date=October 31, 2006 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 12, 2021 }}</ref> then ''The Wetlands'' in 1985.<ref name=Guenther/> Replaced by ''Tidal Wave'' in 1988.<ref name=AW-history>{{cite web |url=http://coasterphotos.com/SFAW/sfawhistory.htm |title=Astroworld History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991009130513/http://coasterphotos.com/SFAW/sfawhistory.htm |archive-date=October 9, 1999 |publisher=Coaster Photos |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! data-sort-value="Black Dragon" | The Black Dragon
| 1977
| [[Eyerly Aircraft Company|Eyerly]] || [[Monster (ride)|Monster]]
| Oriental Corner
| Six arms, 48 passenger capacity.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Relocated to Coney Island and renamed ''Razz Ma Tazz'' in 1976.<ref name=Guenther/>
|}

[[File:AstroWorld Astroway.jpg|thumb|right|Astroway, a [[Von Roll]] skyride (2004)]]

Bamboo Shoot (a [[log flume]] later named Ozarka Splash)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sixel|first=L. M.|date=January 3, 2006|title=Astroworld memorabilia to go on the auction block|url=https://www.chron.com/business/article/Astroworld-memorabilia-to-go-on-the-auction-block-1886497.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214173839/http://www.chron.com/business/article/Astroworld-memorabilia-to-go-on-the-auction-block-1886497.php|archive-date=February 14, 2014|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> and the Serpent junior coaster were installed in 1969.<ref name=Looking/><ref name=Hattiesburg-69/> Bamboo Shoot took riders on a {{cvt|1500|ft}} course at speeds up to {{cvt|30|mph}}; each of the 25 boats carried four adults or six children. Serpent carried 24 passengers on a {{cvt|722|ft}} track in six cars.<ref name=Diehl-69/> The Alpine Carousel (also known as the Dentzel Carousel,<ref name=ParkMap2005/> after [[Dentzel Carousel Company|its manufacturer]]) in Alpine Village<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/carousel/ |title=Carousel |author=Chernikowski, Stephanie |date=April 1975 |magazine=[[Texas Monthly]] |access-date=July 14, 2021 |url-access=limited |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714143357/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/carousel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> also was added for the 1969 season.<ref name=Hattiesburg-69>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53994170/astroworld-1969/ |title=Astroworld opens colorful new season |date=April 12, 1969 |newspaper=[[Hattiesburg American]] |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714155109/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53994170/astroworld-1969/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was originally built in 1895<ref name=AW-history/> and operated from 1907 to 1967 in [[Forest Park (Hanover, Pennsylvania)|Forest Park]] (formerly Eichelberger Park) in [[Hanover, Pennsylvania]]. After Forest Park was sold to make way for a shopping center, AstroWorld purchased the carousel and moved it to Houston.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hpsd.k12.pa.us/archives/chronister/forest_park/forest_park.htm |title=Eichelberger Park - Forest Park |author=Chronister, Barbara |website=Chronister Collection |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714143406/https://www.hpsd.k12.pa.us/archives/chronister/forest_park/forest_park.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It retained its original pipe organ and drums, and the menagerie of animals included lions, ostriches, pigs, camels, horses, rabbits, giraffes, and tigers.<ref name=Diehl-69/> Some animals on the outside ring were swapped from a D. C. Muller and Bros. carousel that had previously operated at [[Pen Mar Park]] between 1907 and 1943;<ref>{{cite news |url=https://carouselhistory.com/1905-pen-mar-muller-carousel/ |title=History of the Magnificent Ca. 1905 D. C. Muller and Brother Co. Pen Mar Park Carousel |author=Stevens, Marianne |date=September 1992 |work=Carousel News & Trader |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714143358/https://carouselhistory.com/1905-pen-mar-muller-carousel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> August Karst operated both the Pen Mar and Forest parks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hpsd.k12.pa.us/archives/chronister/chronister6.htm |title=Dentzel Carousel located at Forest Park is now located at AstroWorld in Texas |author=Chronister, Barbara |website=Chronister Collection |access-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714143406/https://www.hpsd.k12.pa.us/archives/chronister/chronister6.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Brass Ring Carousel Company of [[Sun Valley, California]], purchased the carousel before the 2006 auction of AstroWorld assets, and restored it for a private museum.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://brassringcarousel.com/restoration-of-the1895-astroworld-dentzel-muller-menagerie-restoration/ |title=Houston's Astroworld Carousel Saved Intact! |date=February 2006 |work=Carousel News & Trader |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309163106/http://brassringcarousel.com/restoration-of-the1895-astroworld-dentzel-muller-menagerie-restoration/ |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Swamp Buggy (a dark ride with a {{cvt|55|ft|adj=on}} drop over a spiral track "wrapped around a huge tree"), Magnetic House (a [[fun house]])<ref name=Hughes70/> and a wooden bridge were added for the 1970 season to an island (themed "Fun Island") in the lagoon between the Astroneedle and Plaza de Fiesta.<ref name=Guenther/> The first major park expansion opened in 1972 with a new area themed ''Country Fair'' between Americana Square and Oriental Corner. Country Fair included typical midway attractions and the first major roller coaster in the park, the Dexter Frebish Electric Roller Ride (renamed "Excalibur" in 1981 with the retheming of the expansion to Nottingham Village).<ref name=Guenther/><ref name=Early/> The park added a second antique carousel at this time in Country Fair, originally built in 1907 by Borelli.<ref name=Chernikowski>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qywEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95 |title=Carousel |date=April 1975 |magazine=Texas Monthly |author=Chernikowski, Stephanie |pages=92–95 |issn=0148-7736 |volume=3 |issue=4 |publisher=Mediatex Communications Corporation |location=Austin, Texas}}</ref>{{rp|95}} Installed in 1976 as part of the {{cvt|7|acre|adj=on}} "Coney Island" expansion,<ref name=Thrilled/> [[Texas Cyclone]] was among the largest wooden roller coasters in the U.S. and featured a {{cvt|92|ft|adj=on}} drop at 53 degrees, achieving a speed of {{cvt|65|mph}}.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/13/travel/correspondent-s-choices-coasting-sliding-12-america-s-amusement-parks-west.html |title=Correspondent's Choices: coasting and sliding at 12 of America's amusement parks; the west: Astroworld - Houston, Texas |author=Belkin, Lisa |date=August 13, 1989 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=July 19, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719152420/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/13/travel/correspondent-s-choices-coasting-sliding-12-america-s-amusement-parks-west.html |url-status=live }}</ref> During construction, a tropical storm damaged a portion of the ride, delaying its opening. After the park closed, the coaster's trains were relocated to [[La Ronde (amusement park)|La Ronde]].<ref name="Demolished">{{Cite news|last=Callahan|first=Michael|date=March 6, 2016|title=Astroworld's Texas Cyclone Demolished|url=https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/astroworlds-texas-cyclone-demolished/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703080009/https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2016/03/astroworlds-texas-cyclone-demolished/|archive-date=July 3, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Greezed Lightnin', installed in 1978,<ref name=Looking/> could accelerate from 0 to {{convert|60|mph}} in four seconds.<ref name=":0" /> [[Joe Bob Briggs]] (writing under his given name, John Bloom) covered the looping coaster in ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' that year, noting the ride only lasts 28 seconds, adding the second half of the ride is carried out in reverse: "If there is anything more frightening than entering a 360-degree loop in a coaster car, it is entering a 360-degree loop ''backwards'' in a coaster car".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA76 |title=Texana: Roll Me Over in the Coaster |date=July 1978 |magazine=Texas Monthly |author=Bloom, John |author-link=Joe Bob Briggs |pages=76;78;80 |issn=0148-7736 |volume=6 |issue=7 |publisher=Mediatex Communications Corporation |location=Austin, Texas}}</ref>

[[File:Tidal Wave (Six Flags Astroworld) 1.jpg|thumb|left|alt=Photograph of Tidal Wave's entrance.|Entrance to [[Tidal Wave (Six Flags AstroWorld)|Tidal Wave]], 2004]]

[[Thunder River (ride)|Thunder River]], installed in 1980,<ref name="Looking">{{Cite web|last=Hennes|first=Rebecca|date=June 11, 2020|title=Looking back at AstroWorld, 52 years after the Houston theme park's opening|url=https://www.chron.com/houston/slideshow/Looking-back-at-AstroWorld-52-years-after-the-203630.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823041052/https://www.chron.com/houston/slideshow/Looking-back-at-AstroWorld-52-years-after-the-203630.php|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=August 28, 2020|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US}}</ref> has been described as the "first commercially successful river-rapids ride".<ref name="Houstonia">{{Cite journal|last=Wray|first=Dianna|date=May 29, 2018|title=Closed, But Never Forgotten: AstroWorld Turns 50|url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/05/astroworld|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828145619/https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/05/astroworld|archive-date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Warp 10 took over the former site of the Astrowheel in 1981; it was later moved to Plaza de Fiesta in 1987 and renamed Warp 2000.<ref name=Guenther/> Warp 2000 was operating as Crazy Legs at [[Six Flags Over Texas]] in [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], as of 2016.<ref name=Demolished/> The ten-story [[Sky Screamer (Six Flags AstroWorld)|Sky Screamer]] debuted in 1983. Louis B. Parks of the ''Houston Chronicle'' said of the ride at the time: "After being shot to the top of the tower in a super fast elevator ride, you are now about to free fall back to the bottom. As you reach the base of the tower, several weeks ahead of your stomach, you will be swooshed along a curving track, changing your horizon and your bearings, and braked to a quick stop while lying on your back." In 2013, the newspaper's J. R. Gonzalez recalled, this "crash course in physics&nbsp;... wasn't as scary as the Texas Cyclone, nor as drenching as Thunder River, but it did make for a quick thrill". AstroWorld removed the ride during the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gonzales|first=J. R.|date=May 11, 2013|title=30 years later: Did you fall for Sky Screamer at AstroWorld?|url=https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2013/05/30-years-later-did-you-fall-for-sky-screamer-at-astroworld/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114231448/https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2013/05/30-years-later-did-you-fall-for-sky-screamer-at-astroworld/|archive-date=November 14, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US}}</ref> [[XLR-8]] was installed in 1984. [[Looping Starship]] was installed in 1986.<ref name="Memories">{{Cite web|last=Gonzales|first=J. R.|date=June 3, 2019|title=Memories of AstroWorld stronger than ever 51 years after park's opening|url=https://www.chron.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/Memories-of-AstroWorld-stronger-than-ever-51-13923987.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728002352/https://www.chron.com/local/bayou-city-history/article/Memories-of-AstroWorld-stronger-than-ever-51-13923987.php|archive-date=July 28, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]}}</ref> [[Arrow-Huss]] originally manufactured Tidal Wave as "[[Shoot the Chute]]" for the [[1984 World's Fair]] in New Orleans. Six Flags purchased the ride after the fair's bankruptcy and installed it at AstroWorld in 1988, replacing the Lost World riverboat ride.<ref name=Guenther/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://parkvault.net/2015/03/02/the-second-portion-of-our-look-at-the-shoot-the-chute-water-ride/ |title=The Second portion of our look at the Shoot the Chute water ride. |date=March 2, 2015 |website=ParkVault |access-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720145005/https://parkvault.net/2015/03/02/the-second-portion-of-our-look-at-the-shoot-the-chute-water-ride/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was described as "a flume designed to plunge passengers down a series of slides in a small boat" and "dependent upon a stream of pumped water".<ref name=Thrilled/>

[[Ultra Twister (Six Flags)|Ultra Twister]] was installed in 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Jay R.|date=February 4, 2019|title=New AstroWorld auction is your chance to own vintage entrance sign, Bugs Bunny and more|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/AstroWorld-auction-How-to-get-your-hands-on-13587496.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204230052/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/AstroWorld-auction-How-to-get-your-hands-on-13587496.php|archive-date=February 4, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[Houston Chronicle]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The ride stood nine stories tall and had a vertical drop followed by a series of barrel rolls.<ref name="Thrilled">{{Cite news|last=Harkinson|first=Josh|date=June 3, 2004|title=Thrilled to Death|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/news/thrilled-to-death-6586723|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826230032/https://www.houstonpress.com/news/thrilled-to-death-6586723|archive-date=August 26, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Press]]}}</ref> [[Hornet (roller coaster)|Mayan Mindbender]] was installed originally as Nightmare at Boblo Island in 1995, becoming the park's first indoor roller coaster. The {{convert|1,148|ft|adj=on}} coaster was housed inside a Mayan pyramid.<ref name=MM/> The ride's trains had twelve cars made by the Dutch company Vekoma, with T-bars used as restraints.<ref name=Thrilled/> In 2004, Josh Harkinson of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' wrote, "the coaster resembles Indiana Jones skiing Space Mountain: It caroms in total darkness inside a faux Mayan temple. Teens are delightfully horrified."<ref name=Thrilled/> In 2019, the newspaper's Jef Rouner opined, "The line setting was fantastic, too. It wound through a jungle past skeletons in crashed jeeps and was probably the best themed wait outside of Batman: The Escape."<ref name="MM">{{Cite news|last=Rouner|first=Jef|date=August 22, 2019|title=Miss the Mayan Mindbender? Ride Revenge of the Mummy|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/remembering-the-mayan-mindbender-at-astroworld-11342006|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914084935/https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/remembering-the-mayan-mindbender-at-astroworld-11342006|archive-date=September 14, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|work=[[Houston Press]]}}</ref> The ride later operated as The Hornet at [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]]'s [[Wonderland Park (Texas)|Wonderland Park]].<ref name=MM/> In 1997, AstroWorld added [[Superman: Tower of Power|Dungeon Drop]], an [[Intamin]] [[drop tower]], to Nottingham Village;<ref name=TPI-14>{{cite web |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201403/3943/ |title=Theme Park History: The demise of Six Flags AstroWorld |author=Sundstrom, Jacob |date=March 27, 2014 |website=Theme Park Insider |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720145005/https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201403/3943/ |url-status=live }}</ref> that ride let passengers fall, reaching approximately {{cvt|60|mph}} in three seconds, before slowing the descent via large magnets. The ride's entry was based on a medieval torture chamber.<ref name=Thrilled/> It was repainted and operated as Superman: Tower of Power at [[Six Flags St. Louis]]. It closed at the end of the 2020 season and was demolished during the 2021 season.<ref name=Demolished/> [[Ednör – L'Attaque|Serial Thriller]] originally operated at AstroWorld starting in 1999. The ride was placed into storage in 2005 and began operating as Ednör at La Ronde in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marceau|first=Caitlin|date=May 12, 2015|title=10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Montreal's La Ronde|url=https://www.mtlblog.com/lifestyle/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-montreals-la-ronde|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828145619/https://www.mtlblog.com/lifestyle/10-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-montreals-la-ronde|archive-date=August 28, 2020|access-date=August 27, 2020|website=[[MTL Blog]]|publisher=[[Narcity Media]]|language=en-CA}}</ref>

[[Sky Swatter|SWAT]] opened in 2003 in Plaza de Fiesta, along with Diablo Falls, a spinning rapids ride;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0305/03056699.pdf#page=18 |title=2002 Annual Report |page=16 |publisher=Six Flags |access-date=21 July 2021 |quote=In 2003, [Six Flags AstroWorld] will introduce two new theme park rides. SWAT is a spinning, head-over-heels thriller; and Diablo Falls is the world's tallest spinning rapids ride. |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721152001/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/vprr/0305/03056699.pdf#page=18 |url-status=live }}</ref> after the closure of AstroWorld, both rides were relocated to [[Six Flags New England]] as Catapult and Splash Water Falls, respectively.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/23669/ |title=Doubling the Fun AGAIN in 2006 With TWO New Rides! |date=April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060424160928/https://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/sixflags/23669/ |archive-date=April 24, 2006 |publisher=Six Flags New England |access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref> [[S&S Worldwide]] manufactured SWAT, and only two rides of this type were built; the other was installed at [[Thorpe Park]] in England.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sfneonline.org/2013/12/05/six-flags-catapult-removed/ |title=Catapult to be removed from Six Flags New England |author=Josh |date=December 5, 2013 |website=SFNE Online |access-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720145006/https://www.sfneonline.org/2013/12/05/six-flags-catapult-removed/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref>