tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8691597956385360376..comments2024-03-28T13:36:38.722-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Astroworld LocomotiveMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-74620946888739988702023-06-20T12:43:54.786-07:002023-06-20T12:43:54.786-07:00Both these shots are probably from the late 60'...Both these shots are probably from the late 60's or early 70's. Neither engine had a name through at least 1980 and had red boilers with Blue (#1) and green (#2)cabs.todpednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24498354331055798982017-12-06T02:16:12.020-08:002017-12-06T02:16:12.020-08:00these pictures are from the 70's, I spent almo...these pictures are from the 70's, I spent almost every week at Astroworld from 1986 to about 1995, and the trees and plants around the bamboo shoot were way more grown. you couldn't see the bamboo shoot from the train at that location by 1986.Brian Theriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102579187807723799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-29316136107941261222013-07-27T15:43:11.084-07:002013-07-27T15:43:11.084-07:00Absolutely adorable. I bet Grandpas everywhere lov...Absolutely adorable. I bet Grandpas everywhere loved it; I know mine would have.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64672936532117974392013-07-27T12:56:44.049-07:002013-07-27T12:56:44.049-07:00K. Martinez, you know a lot about Astroworld! I gu...K. Martinez, you know a lot about Astroworld! I guess I should have mentioned the rides in the background, but I was too focused on the trains.<br /><br />Nanook, somehow as a kid I imagined Astroworld as being much more space oriented; almost as if the whole park was a 1970's Tomorrowland.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-25918406665709701282013-07-27T11:09:10.322-07:002013-07-27T11:09:10.322-07:00It's been 22 years since I was at Astroworld a...It's been 22 years since I was at Astroworld and outside of the Texas Cyclone Rollercoaster, I remember virtually nothing. Maybe has something to do with its demise.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-76681741292345225142013-07-27T00:20:16.050-07:002013-07-27T00:20:16.050-07:00The Arrow flume ride in the 1st and 2nd images was...The Arrow flume ride in the 1st and 2nd images was known as the "Bamboo Shoot" and was located in the "Oriental Corner" area of the park. One of the "610 Limited" train stations was also located in this area. The other station was located in the "Western Junction" area.<br /><br />Also in the 2nd images is the skytower in the distance known originally as Skyrama and later known as the Astroneedle. The skyway in the distance was known as the AstroWay which also boarded in "Oriental Corner" on the "Astroway Oriental" terminal. The other terminal "AstroWay Alpine" was in the "Alpine Valley" area.<br /><br />The auto ride in the 3rd image was known as Le Taxi and located in the "European Village" section.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.com