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	Definition of Six Flags Astroworld
		AstroWorld is home to the only pipe-line barrel roll rollercoaster in North America (Ultra Twister), planned and designed with Intamin AG the world's first river rapids ride (Thunder River), home to the world's first sucessful suspended coaster (XLR-8), and features two looping coasters with no over-the-shoulder restraints.
		Six Flags Astroworld's major claims to fame are the Texas Cyclone, which, when built, was one of the largest wooden roller coasters in the United States; the Ultra Twister, which is widely regarded as one of the most unique rides in the United States.
		AstroWorld is adjacent to Six Flags Waterworld, a water park (which has been incorporated into the themepark), and is nearby the Reliant Park complex.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Six_Flags_Astroworld (648 words)

	Six Flags Astroworld \| Houston, TX
		Six Flags AstroWorld closed forever on October 30, 2005.
		The theme park operated for 37 years until Six Flags made the decision in the summer of 2005 to close the park due to rising real estate prices.
		Many of the park's rides were relocated to other Six Flags Theme Parks where the continue to operate today.
	www.ultimaterollercoaster.com /coasters/yellowpages/parks/sfaw_tx.shtml (142 words)

	Six Flags - For Investors - Press Release
		Six Flags said it retains a significant presence in Houston with its Six Flags SplashTown water park, which is located on another site in the city and is expected to be enhanced with equipment from AstroWorld.
		Six Flags will also continue to serve the market with its parks in San Antonio and Arlington.
		SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc. (R), (TM) and (C) 2005.
	investors.sixflags.com /phoenix.zhtml?c=61629&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=755546&highlight= (623 words)

	CoasterGallery.com -- Six Flags AstroWorld Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Six Flags, Incorporated is still highly leveraged with over two billion dollars in debt thanks to its capital expansion and park acquisition spree of the 1990s.
		Six additional parks are up for sale, but Six Flags has yet to receive what it considers an acceptable bid.
		The park was purchased by Six Flags in 1975.
	www.coastergallery.com /2001T/AW.html (269 words)

	Help Save Astroworld
		AstroWorld because it has been under-performing financially for several years, and it is my understanding that the Six Flags Board of Directors made their decision to sell the property in June, 2005, as a way to boost value for Six Flags shareholders, before negotiations began on the parking issue.
		Six Flags Chief Financial Officer Jim Dannhauser has stated that the "value of the land far outstripped the value of the park as an ongoing business enterprise." It is anticipated the land will sell for $20-$30 per square foot.
		Six Flags Inc., being in 2 billion dollars in debt could not afford to or was unwilling to build a parking structure.
	www.saveastroworld.com /1021index.htm (4279 words)

	Six Flags Astroworld News: Two Parks, One Price
		Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company with a total of 38 parks in North America, Europe and Latin America.
		Six Flags parks serve 40 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
		Six Flags is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City.
	www.themeparkcity.com /NEW_6FAW_2pks.htm (512 words)

	Coaster Trips: 2003: Six Flags Astroworld (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Although Six Flags Astroworld was only four miles away from our hotel, we still allowed an hour to get there, figuring (correctly) that rush hour in Houston was not likely to be any different to rush hour in any other major city in the world.
		In 2002, Six Flags decided to turn around the back four cars of the train, making it the only opportunity to face backwards on a suspended coaster.
		Six of us took over the front six carriages of Serpent (#124), much to the amusement of the ride operator.
	www.bannister.org /coasters/trips/2003/0602.htm (1543 words)

	MultiVu - TORNADO TO TOUCH DOWN AT SIX FLAGS SPLASHTOWN — SPRING 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Six Flags parks serve 34 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
		Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City.
		SIX FLAGS and all related indicia are trademarks of Six Flags Theme parks Inc. ®, ™ and © 2005.
	www.prnewswire.com /mnr/sixflags/21129 (537 words)

	Six Flags AstroWorld stuff up for auction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The shuttered Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston is auctioning off equipment and memorabilia this week, giving collectors a chance to acquire some one-of-a-kind artifacts.
		Many of the rides and some of the equipment were transferred to other Six Flags locations, but there's still enough memorabilia to pack several buildings at AstroWorld, the Houston Chronicle reports.
		Six Flags, which operated the park since 1975, is selling the 109-acre site across the street from Reliant Park.
	www.amusementbusiness.com /amusementbusiness/industrynews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001773020 (156 words)

	KUHF, Houston Public Radio: Six Flags Astroworld Memories
		People all over southeast Texas are saddened at news that Six Flags Astroworld will close after 37 years as a favorite destination for generations of children and families.
		Astroworld was the brainchild of the late Roy Hofheinz, the former Houston Mayor and Harris County Judge who brought major league baseball to Houston and built the Astrodome in the mid 1960s.
		Dene Anton says she did a lot of everything at Astroworld in the years before her father sold it to Six Flags in 1975.
	www.kuhf.org /site/News2?id=13832&news_iv_ctrl=0 (382 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Six Flags Astroworld-Waterworld at Epinions.com
		Because Six Flags Astroworld is a park that's really got a good range of roller coasters, we figured we'd spend a day in...
		For family fun you would think a Six Flags park would be an ideal place to take your kids.
		Astroworld has become a teen hangout and is not for kids under 10.
	www.epinions.com /trvl-Family_Travel-Theme_Parks-All-Six_Flags_Astroworld-Waterworld/display_~reviews (791 words)

	ThrillNetwork.com :: AstroWorld property being sold for $77 million
		Astroworld was a poorly positioned park with NO room for expansion in the largest city in Tx.
		You simply can not operate a Six Flags chain when the last first run coaster was built there over 15 years ago.
		Fans grow tired of the same things, they want something new and when you don't have the room to put something new there, well the best case scenario is to close it before it becomes a financial burden on you.
	www.thrillnetwork.com /stories_view.php/1548/astroworld_property_sold_77_million.html (594 words)

	Texas Tornado at Six Flags Astroworld
		And Six Flags hasn't done enough in building new gardens, themed areas or even decent high-capacity thrill rides to make the new park anything other than a dumping ground for bored teens during the summer.
		I actually, Six Flags has my full respect for closing down the Texas Tornado ride as it was an unsafe ride in the first place, putting too much stress on the rider with massive shocks of up to 6.5 vertival Gs.
		Astroworld doesn't seem to care that we are complaining about the park being dirty.
	www.themeparkinsider.com /news/response.cfm?ID=698 (2397 words)

	Six Flags AstroWorld :: ThrillNetwork.com
		Astroworld opened in 1968, thanks to Houston Astros owner Judge Roy Hofheinz.
		Sadly, Six Flags AstroWorld was closed forever in October of 2005.
		How terrrible Six Flags was to rip up this forefront theme park.
	database.thrillnetwork.com /park_view.php/426/six_flags_astroworld.html (654 words)

	Redskins owner seeks to stop Six Flags AstroWorld sale
		Six Flags’ industry competitor, Cedar Fair, has expressed an interest in picking up the park for its own chain, Snyder said.
		His company, Red Zone LLC, is the largest stockholder of Six Flags, having invested about $49 million in the acquisition of 11.7 percent of the company’s outstanding shares.
		Industry watchers said the asset was worth more to Six Flags for its property value than as an operating attraction, and that its sale foreshadowed other units being sold off from the parent.
	www.kfor.com /Global/story.asp?S=3868189&nav=6uy6 (466 words)

	abc13.com: Six Flags Astroworld announced Monday it's closing down
		Kieran Burke, chairman and CEO of Six Flags, said the company decided the best way to enhance shareholder value was to sell the theme park because of the significant increase in real estate values in the Houston market.
		Six Flags said it considered the park's performance in the past several years as well as issues over offsite parking rights related to Reliant Stadium and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
		The closing will affect 119 permanent jobs, but Six Flags said a number of those people may be offered jobs at other Six Flags sites.
	abclocal.go.com /ktrk/story?section=local&id=3436934 (421 words)

	Help Save Astroworld
		Six Flags was in debt for 2 to 3 BILLION dollars.
		Six Flags Splashtown is planning to be a Six Flags park next year.
		His incredible skills kept Astroworld the wonderful park it was despite being handed one of the smallest budgets in the chain.
	saveastroworld.com (3778 words)

	Astroworld - The Employee's Tribute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Astroworld joined the Six Flags Theme Park family in 1975.
		It was not until Time Warner bought the Six Flags Parks when Astroworld became Six Flags Houston.
		When Premier Park bought the Six Flags parks they changed the name to Six Flags Astroworld.
	www.astroworldpark.com (204 words)

	SWAT and Diablo Falls to Debut Spring 2003
		Six Flags AstroWorld is the ONLY place in the world where you can experience these two unique, all-new rides, along with nine fierce roller coasters, innovative shows, blockbuster concerts, plus the city's coolest waterpark.
		Six Flags AstroWorld's 2003 Season Grand Opening is Saturday, March 8.
		In 2003 Six Flags AstroWorld celebrates 35 years as a Houston landmark, providing fun, family- oriented entertainment to generations of thrill-seekers.
	i-dineout.com /pages2003/sixflags1.html (581 words)

	Texas Tornado (Six Flags AstroWorld) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After the 2002 season the ride has been disassembled and moved to Six Flags Marine World.
		It also operated at the stationary park of Gröna Lund in Stockholm Sweden in their carpark for July of 1996.
		When the Thriller was moved from Six Flags Astroworld to Six Flags Marine World, some track modifications were made by Premier Rides.
	www.rcdb.com /installationdetail492.htm (169 words)

	SmugMug - Mark Rosenzweig (whispers) : Six Flags Astroworld- a Final Farewell : For years the park's vertical icon, the ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		SmugMug - Mark Rosenzweig (whispers) : Six Flags Astroworld- a Final Farewell : For years the park's vertical icon, the Astroneedle (Intamin Gyro Tower) was removed after the 2000 season.
		In 1975, it was purchased by Six Flags and has since been a landmark on the south 610 Loop.
		On September 12, Six Flags Inc. announced that they planned to close the park as of October 30 and sell the 109 acre site for development.
	whispers.smugmug.com /gallery/904290/3/41115920 (248 words)

	Six Flags Astroworld History
		Astroworld guests ride right on the rim of the wheel spinning in one direction while rising on a rotating side, adding to the excitement.
		The Black Dragon was one of the original rides at AstroWorld and remained in the park until 1977.
		AstroWorld unveils BATMAN THE ESCAPE, the largest and most complex attraction ever created in the 25-year history of the park.
	www.coasterphotos.com /SFAW/sfawhistory.htm (1721 words)

	Houston Hotels: Six Flags Astroworld
		Six Flags Astroworld has many hotels located within 5 miles.
		We have tried to show you the top 10 hotels around Six Flags Astroworld.
		This will let you compare the best hotel rates for the Six Flags Astroworld area.
	www.roomrate.com /houston/attractions/SixFlagsAstroworld.asp (188 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Six Flags to explore "strategic options" for six properties
		Parts arrive for Swat and Diablo Falls at Six Flags New England
		Six Flags AstroWorld closes, announcements from Hersheypark, Michigan's Adventure and La Ronde, Mt. Olympus talks indoor park, Cypress Gardens looks forward to big year, Japanese store gets flack for rooftop half-pipe.
	www.coasterbuzz.com /2003-29-457692.htm (175 words)

	AstroWorld / Waterworld- Houston, TX - VirtualTourist.com
		Six Flags Astroworld is Houston's amusement park with several awesome rides.
		The first park with went to was the Six Flags Astro World Park located near the Astrodome in Houston.
		if i had one wish it would be to have astroworld not shut down, do not listen to thoes people who do not like astroworld they just do not know how to have fun.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Texas/Houston-878298/Things_To_Do-Houston-AstroWorld_Waterworld-BR-1.html (830 words)

	That 1 Guy at Six Flags AstroWorld
		Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company.
		Six Flags parks serve 35 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the
		Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate
	www.acesouthcentral.org /News/AW2004-1.htm (283 words)

	Six Flags AstroWorld, Texas
		Six Flags AstroWorld to close at end of 2005 season
		Basically Astroworld is full of carnival rides that aren't even googd enough to be coasters.
		astroworld was a fun park to visit and i enjoyed my time there.
	www.coastergrotto.com /park.jsp?argId=10 (423 words)

	Theme Parks Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		AstroWorld opened in 1968 as one of the premiere attractions in Houston.
		Today, the park is owned and operated by Six Flags, Inc. and is home to rides and attractions for the entire family.
		Whether you want to learn more about the park's rides, find out when a show is performed or take a virtual ride on one of the park's coasters, this is the place.
	www.themeparksonline.org /tpopark.asp?ParkID=9 (201 words)

	Astroworld, A Six Flags Theme Park - Houston, TX
		Astroworld, A Six Flags Theme Park - Houston, TX Astroworld, A Six Flags Theme Park
		In September of 2005, Six Flags announced that they'd be closing AstroWorld and selling the land.
		Many factors contributed to this decision including the increasing value of the land AstroWorld occupied.
	www.acesouthcentral.org /Lost/Astroworld/index.htm (186 words)

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