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This might not apply to everyone as I've talked to people that have no memories of before they were like 10, but, I have memories of going to astroworld in the early 90s when I was about 4 or 5 years old. I specifically remember ultratwister as looking insane and just having my mind blown watching it. I also remember Texas Cyclone as being just huge and loud. I was reassured by my parents that next year I would be tall enough to ride, but alas, we moved out califori-way and I never got any of the creds. Oh well, still lives on in my memory as a fun time.

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[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

It was so good, honestly, when you got off the coaster you could make it back on the very next ride if you ran fast, but it was up some stairs from where the exit came out. So you'd just have a whole herd of kids absolutely pelting it out of the exit tunnel and round the corner into the crowd, pushing everyone out the way in a mad panic to get to the stairs.

Ah, good times 😄