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Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:01 am to Ignignot
I loved astroworld
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:04 am to idlewatcher
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Most people don’t know this but one of the primary reasons AW shut down was because of the thug element.
Shocker.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:06 am to Methuselah
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True story though - we went to Houston for Katrina, and it was towards the very end of Astroworld being open. It was pretty cool.
I didn't realize that it was open that long. We used to go a lot in the 80s.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:16 am to fallguy_1978
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We used to go a lot in the 80s.
Last time I went was in the late 80s. Lasted 3 hours. Extremely hot and crowded.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:20 am to RogerTheShrubber
My final memories of Astroworld included the Mayan Mind Bender and LSD.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:22 am to Ignignot
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This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 12:30 am
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:24 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Last time I went was in the late 80s. Lasted 3 hours. Extremely hot and crowded.
We went to Waterworld too when it was really hot. I'm a not a big theme park person so I had no clue it lasted as late as 2005.
This post was edited on 4/18/20 at 9:25 am
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:24 am to Klark Kent
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If he was it wasn’t in its historic location - which is now the Texan’s NRG Stadium and other businesses.
Astroworld was south of loop baw
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:29 am to Cosmo
They have a small one in Galveston.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:32 am to idlewatcher
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Most people don’t know this but one of the primary reasons AW shut down was because of the thug element. It made it no longer a family friendly outing.
Same as Pontchartrain Beach.
Maybe there’s a reason the successful parks charge premium prices.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:33 am to Brummy
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Interesting video on the life and downfall of Astroworld
Defunctland is one of my favorite YouTube channels, highly recommend if any of you have never watch any of it before.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:45 am to BCLA
quote:Never heard of this before, interesting will have to check the rest of the series. Last time at AW was the summer of 81. My two buddies and I were slaying some Pasadena poon and took em there for a day. Good times.
Defunctland is one of my favorite YouTube channels
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:46 am to BCLA
Orlando in the summer is hottest place on earth
My BIL and SIL lived there and we visited a few years back and went to Universal at 9am. By 10 the heat index was 100 and I had the worst swamp arse I’d ever had. We had to leave at lunch to go change clothes
My BIL and SIL lived there and we visited a few years back and went to Universal at 9am. By 10 the heat index was 100 and I had the worst swamp arse I’d ever had. We had to leave at lunch to go change clothes
Posted on 4/18/20 at 9:48 am to fallguy_1978
last time I went was probably early to mid 90s and I thought it closed shortly after that. No idea it lasted another decade.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:07 am to Cosmo
but that real estate has been repurposed no?
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:11 am to Ignignot
An Astroworld/ Astros long weekend in the 1970s was glorious for any kid. Staying in a cheap motel, wearing those hideous 70s clothes, drinking Coca Cola out of the bottle, rock and roll on the radio On the way to the park . I miss that Houston.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:25 am to Ignignot
Why would Texan fans need more roller coasters?
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:28 am to TechBullDawg
From spring branch?
Yeah I don’t believe you.
Yeah I don’t believe you.
Posted on 4/18/20 at 10:34 am to Ignignot
It does, lots of rollercoasters at the merging of freeways 10, 45, 59, 69, 288. Some even do loops 610, 8, 99.
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