Texas
Universal to open kids theme park in North Texas
Posted on · The park will be the company’s first in Texas, and will cater to families and young children.
Tag: theme park
Houston Matters
Full Show: Global Trade, Kosher Business, And Weird Al Yankovic (June 13, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A look at global trade in Houston, the cost of keeping kosher, Houston's new theme park, and Weird Al Yankovic.
News
WATCH: Ohio State Fair Opens But Rides Closed After Deadly Accident
Posted on · Officials were investigating what caused the ride to break apart and did not speculate on the possible causes.
Houston Matters
Design Your Own Theme Park for Houston
Posted on · Houston seems to have it all. But we are missing a few things here: no NHL franchise, nowhere to go for truly great toasted ravioli, and perhaps most glaring — no theme park. At least nothing on par with AstroWorld, which closed back in 2005. A couple weeks back (July 6, 2016), Houston Mayor Sylvester […]
Houston Matters
Memories of AstroWorld
Posted on · With talk of a new amusement park possibly opening next year northeast of Houston, it got us waxing nostalgic for the amusement park we lost in 2005 — AstroWorld. Houston media blogger Mike McGuff grew up going to AstroWorld and once pored through old archival footage of it for a tribute to the theme park […]