What is your favorite Six Flags Astroworld Coaster?

Pick your favorite coaster and post why you like it. Then tell us where you think that coaster will end up after Six Flags Astroworld closes.

Since this topic is about Astroworld, you could also post any comments you have about the park.

Well, it got to be The Serpent. Its my first coaster credit, plus its the only one I have ridden at Astroworld.

1. Cyclone

2. Trash

I really like Viper 8)

it has been a while though

I hope Viper goes to SFGAm.......probaly not.

I like B:TE because it is an Intamin Standup, which rules!

I hope that it goes back to SFMM, where it originated. (I realize how illogical this is)

I said XLR-8 because, because I really want to ride a Suspended coaster, but haven't gotten the chance, hopefully we will get to BGW sometime!

^ I was disappointed with XLR-8, I had never been on a suspended coaster before, and it turned out to be very tame, I expected better.

I voted for Greezed Lightning because it was one of the two coasters there that was better than my expectations. Here's my rankings...

1. Greezed Lightning

2. Viper

3. Texas Cyclone

4. B:TE

5. Serial Thriller

7. Ultra Twister

8. Mayan Mindbender

I liked Viper the best. I didn't get a chance to ride alot that day but I got my Viper, Ultra Twister, Mindbender, and Serpent credits in.

Ultra Twister. It's just so fun and unique of a coaster.

Ultra Twister. It's just so fun and unique of a coaster.

While the coasters looked pretty cool, one ride I wish I could've seen was the Alpine Sled ride. Being a big dark ride fan, I would have loved to have seen that. Anybody on here had the privilege of getting to go on it?

While the coasters looked pretty cool, one ride I wish I could've seen was the Alpine Sled ride. Being a big dark ride fan, I would have loved to have seen that. Anybody on here had the privilege of getting to go on it?

Lots of times. It was coaster-like, but electrically powered through most of the ride. There was a long climb through the mountain and across a bridge near the waterfall. At the highest point, you exited a tunnel at the back of the mountain and the power cut out and the cars coasted a bit down some shallow drops and turns.

The highlight was the "echo tunnel" where the car (powered) travelled through a flat track inside a cave. Above the entrance to the tunnel were the words, "Echo tunnel: Yodel something!"

Everyone would yell or whistle or whatever, but there was no discernible echo. First-time riders were always a bit confused by this... at the end of the tunnel, the power cut out again, there was a short dip and turn outside, then you entered another flat, powered tunnel. At this point, some system played back all the stuff you yelled in the Echo Tunnel a few seconds before.

The end of the ride had some more coasting sections inside the mountain, including a drop into a left turn that was pretty fun. Early on, there was an abominable snowman just past the corner, but in later years it was removed.

I seem to remember some scenes of mining for gold and jewels as well, but it's been a LONG time since I rode it, so I don't remember where it came in the ride.

The ride was a maintenance nightmare and was often down for most or all the day. I'm sure that led to the decision to gut the ride from the mountain and turn it into the bat cave portion of the queue for Batman.

^ The Alpine Sleighs was definitely one of my favorite rides. You are correct about the mining scene in the mountain. There were several dwarfs or gnomes looking characters in the mountain right before the drop back to the station. Too bad no one has a POV of the ride. My parents may have some old super 8 film footage of the ride. During the drop into the left turn I recall having thunder and lightning effects while you plummeted into pitch darkness.

As far as favorite coasters:

1. Excaliber

2. Texas Cyclone

3. Greezed Lightnin

4. Taz's Texas Tornado