Serial Thriller (roller coaster)

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Serial Thriller
Location Six Flags AstroWorld
Type Steel
Status In Storage
Opened May 29, 1999
Manufacturer Vekoma
Model Suspended Looping Coaster
Lift/launch system Lift chain
Height 109 feet (33.2 m)
Drop 91 feet (27.7 m)
Length 2,260 feet (688.8 m)
Max speed 49.7 mph
Inversions 5
Duration 1:36
Max Vertical Angle 59 degrees
Capacity 1040 riders per hour
Serial Thriller at RCDB
Pictures of Serial Thriller at RCDB

Serial Thriller was a steel inverted roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld. Built by Vekoma it was a standard Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC). Opened on May 29, 1999 it replaced the popular Excalibur coaster. It was also the last coaster to be added to the park before its demolition. It closed with the park on October 30, 2005.

[edit] Fate

The ride was dismantled and moved to The Great Escape & Splashwater Kingdom in New York where it remains in storage.