Sky Screamer (Six Flags AstroWorld)

Sky Screamer
Six Flags AstroWorld
AreaPlaza de Fiesta
Coordinates29°40′30″N 95°24′25″W / 29.675°N 95.407°W / 29.675; -95.407
Opening date1983 (1983)
Closing date1997
Ride statistics
ManufacturerIntamin
ModelFreefall
Height131 ft (40 m)

Sky Screamer was a first-generation Intamin Freefall ride[1][2] at Six Flags AstroWorld in Houston, Texas. Opening in 1983, the ride was closed and dismantled in the late 1990s.[3]

Sky Screamer consisted of a 131 feet (40 m) tower with a horizontal braking runout. It featured eight gondolas, each holding four riders.

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