Status Removed Closing date October 30, 2005 Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics Closed 30 October 2005 Height restriction 1.07 m Park Six Flags AstroWorld | Opening date May 12, 1984 Type Steel – Suspended Height 25 m Max speed 55 km/h Opened 12 May 1984 | |
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Model Suspended roller coaster Similar Texas Cyclone, Batman The Escape, Hornet, Ultra Twister, Viper | ||
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XLR-8 (pronounced "accelerate") was a steel suspended roller coaster. It was designed by Arrow Dynamics (at the time called 'Arrow-Huss') and located at Six Flags Astroworld from when it was constructed in 1984 until AstroWorld closed in 2005. XLR-8 was the successor to the troubled Bat at Kings Island, which had closed due to several problems.
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- Classic arrow dynamics suspended roller coasters the bat xlr 8 big bad wolf more
- How to make xlr 8 rct3 zacharylunsford2
- Halloween Fright Fest 2002
- Closure
- References
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Halloween Fright Fest 2002
For Astroworld's Fright Fest 2002 event, the last four cars were reversed, which had never been done before on any other suspended roller coaster. The change was successful and the trains remained like that until Astroworld's closure in 2005.
Closure
On September 12, 2005, it was announced that Astroworld would close permanently at the end of the 2005 season and would be demolished shortly afterwards. XLR-8 closed along with the rest of the park on October 30, 2005. On February 3, 2006 the ride was sold for $50,000 and was scrapped. The train cars were sent to Six Flags Magic Mountain, where they are now used as trains for Ninja.