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Texas Cyclone | |
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![]() A Texas Cyclone train ascending the lift hill | |
Six Flags AstroWorld | |
Location | Six Flags AstroWorld |
Coordinates | 29°40′36″N 95°24′35″W / 29.67667°N 95.40972°W |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | June 12, 1976 |
Closing date | October 30, 2005 |
General statistics | |
Type | Wood |
Manufacturer | Frontier Construction Company |
Designer | Don Rosser, William Cobb |
Track layout | Cyclone |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 93 ft (28 m) |
Drop | 80 ft (24 m) |
Length | 3,180 ft (970 m) |
Inversions | 0 |
Duration | 2:15 |
Max vertical angle | 53° |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
Trains | 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. |
Texas Cyclone at RCDB |
Texas Cyclone was a wooden roller coaster at the defunct Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. Designed by Don Rosser and William Cobb, it was manufactured by Frontier Construction Company and opened to the public on June 12, 1976.[1] Well-known for its airtime, the roller coaster was 93 feet (28 m) tall, 3,180 feet (970 m) long, and had a ride time of two minutes and fifteen seconds. Texas Cyclone was modeled after the original Coney Island Cyclone, which AstroWorld had originally intended to purchase and move to their park before realizing the process would be too expensive.