Texas Cyclone

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Texas Cyclone
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 / 29.67667; -95.40972
Status	Removed
Opening date	June 12, 1976 (1976-06-12)
Closing date	October 30, 2005 (2005-10-30)
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.