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Serpent
Serpent
	Serpent in 2004
Six Flags AstroWorld
Location	Six Flags AstroWorld
Coordinates	29°40′34″N 95°24′25″W / 29.676°N 95.407°W
Status	Removed
Opening date	1969
Closing date	October 30, 2005
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Arrow Dynamics
Model	Mine Train
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	20 ft (6.1 m)
Length	810 ft (250 m)
Speed	14 mph (23 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:29
Capacity	500 riders per hour
Height restriction	36 in (91 cm)
	Serpent at RCDB

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Serpent was a steel roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld.^[1]^[2] It was built by Arrow Dynamics in 1969, which made it the park's first roller coaster and the last junior mine train made by Arrow Dynamics. After AstroWorld closed at the end of the 2005 operating season on October 30, 2005, the ride was demolished.

Ride experience

Reception

Cory Garcia of the Houston Press described the coaster as "chill" and "so laid-back, even those of us most afraid of rides could probably handle it with grace, or at least only a few screams".^[3]

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[1] "Serpent - Six Flags AstroWorld (Houston, Texas, United States)".

[2] "Houston Press | The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas".

[3] "Houston Press | The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas".

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-'''Serpent''' was a [[steel]] [[roller coaster]] at [[Six Flags AstroWorld]].<ref>https://rcdb.com/135.htm</ref><ref>https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/where-are-astroworlds-roller-coasters-now-6376818</ref> It was built by [[Arrow Dynamics]] in 1969, which made it the park's first roller coaster and the last junior mine train made by [[Arrow Dynamics]]. After AstroWorld closed at the end of the 2005 operating season on October 30, 2005, the ride was demolished.
+'''Serpent''' was a [[steel]] [[roller coaster]] at [[Six Flags AstroWorld]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/135.htm|title=Serpent - Six Flags AstroWorld (Houston, Texas, United States)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/where-are-astroworlds-roller-coasters-now-6376818| title = Houston Press {{!}} The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas}} </ref> It was built by [[Arrow Dynamics]] in 1969, which made it the park's first roller coaster and the last junior mine train made by [[Arrow Dynamics]]. After AstroWorld closed at the end of the 2005 operating season on October 30, 2005, the ride was demolished.
+== Ride experience ==
+{{Empty section|date=June 2023}}
+== Reception ==
+Cory Garcia of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' described the coaster as "chill" and "so laid-back, even those of us most afraid of rides could probably handle it with grace, or at least only a few screams".<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/videos-this-is-what-it-was-like-to-ride-the-rides-of-astroworld-8471659| title = Houston Press {{!}} The Leading Independent News Source in Houston, Texas}} </ref>
+==See also==
+* [[List of Arrow Dynamics rides]]
 ==References==
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