Editing Six Flags AstroWorld (section)

== WaterWorld ==
WaterWorld, Houston's first water park, opened in June 1983.<ref name=AW-85>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53312005/ |title=AstroWorld Offers Family Entertainment |date=May 9, 1985 |newspaper=The Cameron Herald |access-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185616/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53312005/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Although it shared an entrance with AstroWorld, a separate $8.95 admission charge was required for entry; by comparison, the one-day ticket price for AstroWorld at the time was $12.50.<ref name=Gonzales-2011>{{cite web |url=https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2011/06/waterworld-in-photos-and-words/ |title=WaterWorld in photos and words |author=Gonzales, J. R. |date=June 15, 2011 |website=Bayou City History [blog] |publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=9 July 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215173527/https://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2011/06/waterworld-in-photos-and-words/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The {{cvt|10|acre|adj=on}} 1.9 million-gallon water park featured a {{cvt|200|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} wave pool called Breaker Beach. According to the ''Houston Chronicle'', other attractions included the Lagoon, "a lush swimming area with waterfalls and diving platforms".<ref name=Remembering/> Water slides included Wipe-Out, Typhoon, Tidal Wave, and Hurricane, which offered twisting and turning rides as long as {{cvt|400|ft}} while patrons slid back down to earth.<ref name=Remembering/> Wipe-Out, in particular, had a vertical drop of {{cvt|60|ft}} over a straight {{cvt|300|ft|adj=on}} length and claimed to accelerate riders to {{cvt|40|mph}}.<ref name=Gonzales-2011/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53336301/ |title=WIPEOUT aptly describes the 60-foot high slide at Water World |newspaper=The Cameron Herald |access-date=9 July 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190925/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/53336301/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Squirt's Splash was strictly for the kids and parents with water pistols and mazes. Runaway River was an attraction that saw riders float through a series of pools and thrilling drops that eventually lead back to the Lagoon."<ref name=Remembering>{{cite news |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Remembering-WaterWorld-Houston-s-chlorinated-12915629.php |author=Hlavaty, Craig |title=Remembering WaterWorld, Houston's chlorinated oasis next to AstroWorld |date=May 15, 2018 |newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]] |access-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109011407/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Remembering-WaterWorld-Houston-s-chlorinated-12915629.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Two rides were added to the park in 1999, including Big Kahuna.<ref name=Gonzales-2011/>

Peak attendance reached approximately 20,000 people on Saturdays. AstroWorld and WaterWorld merged in 2002.<ref name=Remembering/>