Serpent (roller coaster)

Serpent
Six Flags AstroWorld
Status Closed
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
Pictures of Serpent at RCDB

Serpent was a steel roller coaster at Six Flags AstroWorld. 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 scrapped.


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