XLR-8 (Six Flags AstroWorld)

Facts

Roller Coaster:	XLR-8
Amusement Park:	Six Flags AstroWorld (Houston, Texas 77054 USA)
Classification:	Roller Coaster
Type:	Steel - Suspended
Status:	Operated from 1984 to 10/30/2005
Make / Model:	Arrow / Suspended Coaster

Length:	3000'
Height:	81'
Inversions:	0
Speed:	34.1 mph
Duration:	3:00

Trains:	2 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
	Riders must be 42" or taller to ride.
	For Fright Fest in 2002 Astroworld reversed the last four cars of the trains and called the ride "8-RLX". After the XLR-8 was taken down, some, if not all, of the trains were sent to Six Flags Magic Mountain to be used on the Ninja.

Theme:	For the 2004 season the XLR-8 was repainted blue and yellow. It was previously blue and gray.

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