page_title: Six Flags AstroWorld
section_title: Features
hierarchical_section_title: Six Flags AstroWorld / Features
caption_attribution_description: English: Author: en:User:Postoak, released to the public domain
context_page_description: Six Flags AstroWorld, also known simply as AstroWorld, was a seasonally operated amusement park located in Houston, Texas. Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park was located between Kirby Drive and Fannin Avenue, directly south of I-610. The park opened on June 1, 1968, and was originally developed and constructed as part of the Astrodomain, the brainchild of local philanthropist and former Houston mayor Judge Roy Hofheinz, who intended it to complement the Astrodome. AstroWorld was sold to Six Flags by the Hofheinz family in 1975. The park later included Six Flags WaterWorld, an adjacent water park.
  AstroWorld was permanently closed by Six Flags after its final day of operations on October 30, 2005, the final night of Fright Fest. Demolition of AstroWorld and its water park was completed by mid-2006.
context_section_description: There were ten themed areas by the early 1980s. WaterWorld, an adjacent water park built in 1983, became part of AstroWorld in 2002. The park's outdoor concert venue, the Southern Star Amphitheatre, opened in 1980. Well-known musicians and bands performed at the amphitheater over the years, including The Beach Boys, Grateful Dead, and Bob Dylan.
  Other features included:
  Alpine Valley
  Oriental Village
  610 Limited train
caption: Alpine Valley
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