{"id":117,"date":"2019-12-31T23:55:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2020-01-25T21:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T21:32:27","slug":"texas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parktimes.com\/ptsarticles\/welcome\/sections\/texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Section"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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     The TEXAS <\/strong>section recreates Texas of the old west. It consists of several stores and restaurants themed on the typical cowboy town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The original section consisted of two rides, the Railroad<\/a>, which is the only original ride still operating in the park, and the Astrolift<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In addition to the rides, the Texas section featured the\u00a0Gunfighters<\/a>, a street show and the Crazy Horse Saloon<\/a>, the park’s oldest theater show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Several stores and restaurants were in the section. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The  Chaparral Automobiles<\/a> were added for the second season in 1962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In 1965, the Arena was added to the west of the Railroad tracks. The first show featured circus acts. In 1966, the arena featured a wild-west show. In 1970, the arena was remodeled and featured the Las Voladores Flying Indian Spectacular. The Arena closed in 1974, after the opening of the Music Mill Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The  Astrolift<\/a> was removed in 1980. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For the 1983 season, the  Spindletop<\/a> was moved to the site of the Texas Lift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In 1990, the  Texas Giant<\/a> wooden roller coaster was added. The  Spindletop<\/a> was removed from the park in 1989, to make way for the photo booth at the exit of the Texas Giant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n