tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post2317481663650880204..comments2024-03-29T04:48:01.038-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Astroworld ViewmasterMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13589343076776387592016-04-23T20:02:59.963-07:002016-04-23T20:02:59.963-07:00if anyone hasif anyone hasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5683567831950816292010-09-27T05:00:00.640-07:002010-09-27T05:00:00.640-07:00Astroworld is one of my best childhood memories!Astroworld is one of my best childhood memories!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-53506833261148918012010-08-22T01:42:34.145-07:002010-08-22T01:42:34.145-07:00We moved to and lived in Pasadena in the late '...We moved to and lived in Pasadena in the late '60s to '75-76 and remember it was a blast that my parents would take my brother and I (born in '67) to Astroworld. We went back to Astroworld in the early '80s once. <br /><br />Recently (August 2010), I couldn't remember a couple of rides there, Googled Astroworld, and they were Alpine Sleighs and Le Taxi. Jeez, when I rode Alpine Sleighs for the first time when I was 5, I thought we were going to hit a wall with the front of the sleight in the dark tunnel ride with the speedy drop where the lights arched. Didn't it take a sharp left turn before seeing the gnomes and being hit with a blast of cold air?<br /><br />@TokyoMagic! and Major Pepperidge<br />I don't know what date you both made your posts but I've seen the picture here:<br /><a href="http://www.sixflagshouston.com/photos/AlpineSleighs/sleighs2" rel="nofollow">http://www.sixflagshouston.com/photos/AlpineSleighs/sleighs2</a><br /><br /><br />With a 4 picture gallery here (click Photo Gallery on the right):<br /><a href="http://www.sixflagshouston.com/rides/viewride.php?id=32" rel="nofollow">http://www.sixflagshouston.com/rides/viewride.php?id=32</a><br /><br /><br />More information on rides, etc. here (I have no affiliation with the site, not promoting it):<br /><a href="http://www.sixflagshouston.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.sixflagshouston.com/</a><br /><br /><br />It's really sad to hear that it's gone as I did not know even that I've been living in Louisiana since we left Pasadena. Out of touch, out of mind.Ofthe80shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455033809070027010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30276557878695736312010-02-11T23:01:00.718-08:002010-02-11T23:01:00.718-08:00A pang of sorrow and disgust strikes me every time...A pang of sorrow and disgust strikes me every time I drive by the sad vacant acreage that was once Astroworld (and also Waterworld, eventually). The bridge to nowhere does remain, with its vintage 1968 globe lamp posts along each side.Julie from Texashttp://98.197.230.192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-30989511562736179572009-09-02T15:58:31.673-07:002009-09-02T15:58:31.673-07:00The Astrowheel is the same model as the one at Her...The Astrowheel is the same model as the one at Hersheypark. But the one that was at Magic Mountain was unique in that each of the two "wheels" had four spokes and on the end of each spoke was a smaller wheel with four more spokes, for a total of sixteen gondolas that rotated around the smaller axis while the bigger wheel rotated in the opposite direction. It made for a continuous up-and-down sensation that was great. I have not seen another Galaxy-type ride anywhere else.ThemeParkMemorieshttp://www.themeparkmemories.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-65033598841553530872009-08-03T09:30:38.758-07:002009-08-03T09:30:38.758-07:00Great post! I live in Houston and miss AstroWorld...Great post! I live in Houston and miss AstroWorld.Donniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967754816339025176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-8476401701669555542009-08-03T02:40:45.679-07:002009-08-03T02:40:45.679-07:00Lat: 29°40'38.81"N
Long: 95°24'27.76...Lat: 29°40'38.81"N<br />Long: 95°24'27.76"WJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610261130964823635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85247116194109694082009-07-31T18:26:21.238-07:002009-07-31T18:26:21.238-07:00So sad it's gone. Don't have the viewmaste...So sad it's gone. Don't have the viewmaster reels, so appreciate you sharing a look at it. We do have a bunch or tourist photos (including that goofy costumed yeti- bear!). One more bunch to locate now... <br /><br />Thanks again!outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-2122847825438035502009-07-31T13:55:55.860-07:002009-07-31T13:55:55.860-07:00Dateline Houston:
The former grounds are nothing b...Dateline Houston:<br />The former grounds are nothing but a weed choked lot along the south 610 loop. And yes, it did sit adjacent to the Dome (another one of the Judge's ventures which also faces an uncertain future.) The residential development planned for the site has apparently evaporated into the ether of the recession. My wife is a native Houstonian and has fond memories of the place, as do most locals. Unfortunately the place really began to slide in the decade prior to it's demise and became a notorious haven for scores of Houston street gangs. We took the kids there once and felt like the Warriors fighting our way back to Coney.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610261130964823635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47413052027643554602009-07-31T10:12:50.023-07:002009-07-31T10:12:50.023-07:00TokyoMagic!, I've seen a photo of the Abominab...TokyoMagic!, I've seen a photo of the Abominable Snowman, and yes, it was a guy in a costume! He looked like a muppet.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-5124972952450678412009-07-31T09:46:40.659-07:002009-07-31T09:46:40.659-07:00Wasn't it across the street from the Astro Dom...Wasn't it across the street from the Astro Dome? I think that's what the pedestrian overpass was for. I had read that someone wanted to develop that land, but I can't remember what they wanted to build there. Maybe the economic situation has put their plans on hold.<br /><br />My thoughts were the same as Chiana's when I heard it was going to be torn down.....it stood for THAT many years only to fall victim to the wrecking ball?<br /><br />I saw a great photo online of the riders in one of those sleighs being greeted by the abominable snowman...it looked like a man in a costume! I'll try and dig that up and provide the link.TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-62853433645958189622009-07-31T09:18:23.506-07:002009-07-31T09:18:23.506-07:00Thanks for posting these images. I used to go to ...Thanks for posting these images. I used to go to AstroWorld often in the late 80s and had a wonderful time.<br /><br />The address is 9001 Kirby Dr, Houston, TX, and yes, it's nothing but an empty lot now. :-(DizWizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972075156598004058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-43596795504055526372009-07-31T08:38:37.966-07:002009-07-31T08:38:37.966-07:00I don't have the exact address, but I read tha...I don't have the exact address, but I read that there is nothing left but an empty lot (some sort of pedestrian overpass was the last thing removed).Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-71650760522239334792009-07-31T08:19:17.582-07:002009-07-31T08:19:17.582-07:00If anybody has the old address, it would be easy e...If anybody has the old address, it would be easy enough to google the site and see what's there now.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-83408621054357600172009-07-31T06:51:13.291-07:002009-07-31T06:51:13.291-07:00these are great! what a beautiful park it was.
...these are great! what a beautiful park it was. <br /><br />love the first image where the Astrowheel seems to be rising up like some sort of alien, peeking out to see what unsuspecting tourists are coming for...lunch....im weird, i know it!<br /><br />thanks for sharing these :DNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-75101759852760643022009-07-31T06:34:51.983-07:002009-07-31T06:34:51.983-07:00AstroWorld ROCKS, went the once as a kid and alway...AstroWorld ROCKS, went the once as a kid and always have had great memories! The AstroWheel is very much like the "Galaxy" that was at Magic Mt! Fun Viewmasters, thanks!Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-81008717207574591102009-07-31T05:46:34.620-07:002009-07-31T05:46:34.620-07:00The alpine ride was designed by Harper Goff. I ha...The alpine ride was designed by Harper Goff. I have an attraction poster from Astro World featuring that ride.Matterhorn1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/07140583153080149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-2439756912079326902009-07-31T05:39:34.696-07:002009-07-31T05:39:34.696-07:00I always had fond memories of Astroworld, my uncle...I always had fond memories of Astroworld, my uncle was general manager there during the Six Flags years throughout most of the 1970s and 1980s.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120087203277090970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13479394519573861442009-07-31T04:32:34.241-07:002009-07-31T04:32:34.241-07:00Made it to 2005 only to be demolished... hrmph. Wo...Made it to 2005 only to be demolished... hrmph. Wonder how much of this was still there.<br /><br />Judge Roy Hofheinz + Der Hofheinzberg Mountains = "Yeah so it reminds you of the Matterhorn at Disneyland eh? So sue me!" :p<br /><br />Neat excursion :)Chianahttp://www.exquisiteirony.com/noreply@blogger.com