Posted May 27, 2009, 2:18 AM
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Resident Moron
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: New York, NY
Posts: 2,320
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Astroworld had a lot of problems. Size was a huge factor, bad weather another.
It doesn't help that all of it's "New" rides were used rides from other six flags parks. Six Flags under Time Warner didn't give Astroworld a new ride for over 20 years. It became a dumping ground for the crap rides of every other six flags. Premier Rides (now known as Six Flags) bought it a relatively cheap cookie cutter inverted coaster that is available at around 20 other parks that I am aware of.
I loved it because at one point it had 3 or 4 Schwartzkopf designs (and now my nerd status is secured since I know of [and have met] a man who did most of his work before I was born).
In any case, Astroworld had a *lot* of problems that led to it's decline including Six Flags economic problems.
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