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Peppermint Park (also called "Peppermint Park Kiddieland") was an amusement park in Houston, Texas, United States, which opened in the late 1950s.It first started out in the parking lot of Sears in Pasadena, Texas and was co-founded by Bill Watson in 1956. [1]
Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States, owned and operated by United Parks & Resorts. The original park is in Tampa, Florida, and the second park is in Williamsburg, Virginia. There were also previously Busch Gardens parks in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California (1964–1979) [1] and Houston, Texas (1971–1973). [2]
Six Flags AstroWorld, also known simply as AstroWorld, was a seasonally operated amusement park in Houston, Texas.Owned and operated by Six Flags, the park was situated between Kirby Drive and Fannin Street, directly south of I-610.
Playland Park was an amusement park located in Houston, Texas operating between 1940 and 1967. Louis Slusky opened Playland Park in 1940 at 9200 South Main. It is remembered for its wooden roller coaster, Giant Skyrocket. Texas' first elevated monorail train briefly operated near the park.
The Kemah Boardwalk is a 60-acre Texas Gulf Coast theme park in Kemah, Texas, approximately 30 miles southeast of Downtown Houston, Texas.The Boardwalk is built entirely along the shores of Galveston Bay and Clear Lake.
Houston's Luna Park, was an amusement park that was operated from 1924 until about 1934. The 36-acre (150,000 m 2) "Coney Island of Texas" was built at a cost of $325,000 and featured a carousel, picnic areas, live entertainment (including diving horses), a dance hall with spring-supported floors, and various mechanical rides, including the Giant Skyrocket roller coaster. [1]
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, formerly Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., was an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas.At its height, Six Flags owned more theme parks and waterparks than any other company: [6] 42 properties in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including theme parks, amusement parks, water parks, and a family entertainment center.
Also in 1999, Six Flags Fiesta Texas was awarded Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award for Best Shows in the theme park industry. The park continued to receive the award every year until 2008. [10] In March 2006, Six Flags Fiesta Texas expanded its water park and renamed it White Water Bay. The rehab included a redesigned plaza, new food and ...