Flashback! and Chute Out (parachutes) - Gone

ThatTh*ngGirl

Closing Labor Day weekend.

Very sad about Chute Out.

Daffy · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 10:40 am Post subject:

http://www.sixflags.com/overTexas/info/news_2012FlashbackChuteOutClosing.aspx

I wonder why they going to take it out for? I am glad that I Rode it When I was there....

DESK · Viper Rider Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 167

Oh No! That's one less boomerang...

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: zzzzz

Mike Robinson · Site Admin Joined: 12 Mar 2002 Posts: 4184

So Good Times Square is going to become Gotham City? Sweet....

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject:

Daffy · Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 9:29 am Post subject:

http://www.amusementtoday.com/

The Fierce Pancake · Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 12:55 pm Post subject:

This was one of the last parachute drops. Anyone know of any other working models still?

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:16 am Post subject:

Daffy · Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:17 pm Post subject:

Are they going to get new Ride or something whats the deal? Are they sill paying off Texas Giant???

rusty_tracks · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:07 pm Post subject:

Daffy · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:49 pm Post subject:

I wonder what is the BIG News I read on FB that they have BIG News on Aug. 30 2012. Do anyone know????

ThatTh*ngGirl · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 7:49 am Post subject:

rusty_tracks · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 10:11 pm Post subject: Texas Chute Out

I remember when the Texas Chute Out went in at SFoT. It was the hottest amusement ride in the industry at the time. Of course, it is quite tame by todays standards if you compare it to Dungeon Drop or Superman: Tower of Power. But, it was exciting none the less. The really brave folks would ride the baskets that you stood up in. They would run all eight (or was it ten?) baskets, and the line was still quite long. It will be kind of sad to see it go, especially since it has been such a part of SFoT for so longl.

BTW, why did they reduce the number of operational baskets to just three or four?
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Markieb · Posted: Sun Aug 26, 2012 8:25 pm Post subject:

Because no one hardly rode it. No need to run them all , when there is no demand.