Last ride
September 13th, 2005
The landmark Six Flags AstroWorld theme park will close at the end of this season, the victim of rising land values that overshadow its worth as an entertainment attraction.
The 37-year-old amusement park south of the Reliant Complex will be sold to reduce the debt load of Six Flags, which has put itself up for sale after a key investor pressured it to boost its stock price.
This is sad, despite the fact that I hate rollercoasters. (I do have fond memories of our O-Week trip to the water park, though. Wow, that was ten years ago!)
Coverage: Chronicle, Houston Strategies blog, obligatory Google map.