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Runaway Rickshaws was a scrambler ride at Six Flags AstroWorld, located in the Oriental Village area of the park.

History[]

The ride was announced simply as "Scrambler" and opened with the AstroWorld park as "The Happening" on June 1, 1968.[1][2] It was enclosed in a dome for the 1971 season and renamed "Orbiter" in 1972. It was later relocated to Oriental Corner and renamed "Rick-shaws", then moved to Nottingham Village in 1989 and renamed "JoustaBout".[2][3] It returned to the Oriental Village by the 2000s as "Runaway Rickshaws".[4] After the park's closure on October 30, 2005, the ride was transferred to Six Flags Over Texas, where it opened for the 2006 season as Sidewinder.[5]

References[]

  1. Astroworld Will Be Amusement. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times (1967-10-22). Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Astroworld History. Coaster Photos. Archived from the original on October 9, 1999.
  3. Guenther, Karen (1998-10). Judge Roy's Playground: A History of Astroworld. East Texas Historical Journal. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019.
  4. 2005 Six Flags Astroworld and Waterworld Guide. Astrodome Memories. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.
  5. Sidewinder. SFOT Source. Archived from the original on July 14, 2021.

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