Texas Cyclone (Six Flags AstroWorld)

Facts

Roller Coaster:			Texas Cyclone
Amusement Park:			Six Flags AstroWorld (Houston, Texas, USA)
Classification:			Roller Coaster
Type:			Wood - Sit Down
Status:			Defunct Operated from 6/12/1976 to 10/30/2005
Builder:			Frontier Construction Company
Designer:			Don Rosser, William Cobb
Track layout:			Cyclone

Length:			3180'
Height:			93'
Drop:			80'
Inversions:			0
Duration:			2:15
Max Vertical Angle:			53 Degrees

History:			AstroWorld hired William Cobb to design and build this coaster after the park’s plan to buy and relocate the Coney Island Cyclone, which was in danger of being torn down at the time, proved too expensive.
Facts:			In 1979 the first turn was lowered by about two feet to prevent valleying during high winds.
			The Texas Cyclone was a mirror image of the original Coney Island Cyclone.

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