Coney Island. New York. April 9, 2000.

Coincidentally, when the Cyclone was threatened, plans were made to relocate the coaster to Astroworld in Houston. When the physical relocation proved to not be feasible, Astroworld hired designer Bill Cobb to design a Cyclone-clone instead. With it being in Texas and all, Cobb designed his ride bigger and faster. Before Six Flags tamed it and put horrible trains on it, I hear the Texas Cyclone (a mirror image) was a more wicked, more incredible ride than its predecessor.

But not as, well, symbolic.

Cobb would later go on to design another famous Cyclone -- the Riverside Cyclone.

 

 

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