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1990
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Contstruction
begins on Fiesta Texas |
1992
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March 14 -
Fiesta Texas, built as a show park by USAA and Gaylord Entertainment (Opryland)
opens in an old rock quarry on the Northwest side of San Antonio at the
intersection of Loop 1604 and IH-10. |
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May 22-25 -
Fiesta Texas holds it's grand opening. |
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Oct 31 - Last
operating day for the year |
1993
1994
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Fiesta Bay
Boardwalk opens |
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Park is open
in December for "A Lone Star Christmas" |
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Admission
price is $24.95 |
1995
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Screamin'
Skycoaster added |
1996
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Time Warner
takes over management of Fiesta Texas |
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May 10 -
Joker's Revenge, A Vekoma roller coaster opens. |
1997
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Roadrunner
Express, an Arrow mine train opens |
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Park is open
for "Holiday in the Park" for the last time. |
1998
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Bugs' White
Water Rapids, an O.D. Hopkins super flume opens. |
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Six Flags is
sold to Premier Parks |
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Premier
reaches an agreement with USAA to take over ownership of Fiesta Texas |
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Der Twister
and Frisbee, both Huss rides, open in the middle of the season after Premier
takes over. |
1999
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March 13 -
Boomerang Coast To Coaster, a Vekoma Boomerang, opens. |
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March 13 -
Scream, a S&S combo ride, opens with 2 towers |
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May 28 -
Poltergeist, a Premier Rides LIM launched coaster, opens |
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Third tower on
Scream is converted to another combo ride |
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Texas
Treehouse and Lone Star Lagoon open in Armadillo Beach |
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Mini Tea Cup
added |
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Chaos added |
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Daffy's School
Bus Express added |
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Taz's Tornado
added |
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Go Karts added |
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Rodeo Rider
added |
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Yosemite Sam's
Wacky Wagons added |
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Foghorn
Leghorn's Barnyard Railway added |
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Daffy's
Duckaneer added |
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Season passes
for only $39.99 and all of the new additions make 1999 the best year Fiesta
Texas has ever seen. |
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Park wins
Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for Best Theme Park Shows. |
2000
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March 11 -
Superman Krypton Coaster, a B&M Floorless, opens. |
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Boardwalk
Canyon Blaster "family coaster" is announced but never built. |
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Park wins
Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for Best Theme Park Shows. |
2001
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Fiesta Texas
concentrates on shows this season adding many new ones and improving some old
ones. |
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Park wins
Amusement Today Golden Ticket Award for Best Theme Park Shows for the third
year in a row |
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Daffy's
Duckaneer removed |
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Screamin'
Skycoaster removed |
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Tempest, a
Gravity Works Skyscraper, takes the place of the Skycoaster. Rides cost
$15 |
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Turbo Bungee,
a trampoline - bungee thing opens. Rides cost $7 |
2002
| Scooby-Doo
Ghostblasters - The Mystery of the Haunted Mansion (a Sally interactive dark
ride) opens. |
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Poltergeist receives lapbars instead of the OTSR's. |
| Joker's
Revenge will remain closed all year. |
| Rattler
receives some major track work. |
2003
| The
Amazing Chinese Acrobats premier in the Zaragoza Theater |
| The
"All New" Lone Star Spectacular premiers |
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the 4th year in a row, the park recieves a Golden Ticket Award for best
shows. |
| Golden
Ticket Award for the #1 floorless coaster in the world (#24 steel overall) |
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Joker's Revenge removed before park opens for the season and moved to Six
Flags New Orleans as "Jester" |
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