Why did astroworld close down?

Answer 1

What other posters say is partially true, but it all boils down to revenue. Astroworld was old, and revenues continue to fall from year to year. The park was not worth keeping.

Two things killed the park, and one led to another. The first was the "season pass." For the price of two daily admissions you could get in for a whole season. That led to a lot of working Mom's dumping their kids off there for the day while schools were out. Gangbangers hung out there as well, and the park became difficult to manage. Hell, they had METAL DETECTORS at the entrance. The park didn't used to need it. "A" led to "B" which lead to a lot of people staying away. In addition, the single day admission was too high for for Joe Blow to justify visiting from Katy or Sealy once a year.

My wife and I went the last day it was open. The many coats of paint failed to hide the poor maintenance and the gritty feel. While we were there when the park opened that day, we could only stay for three hours until the hoodlums showed up and started pushing through lines, talking smack, and doing those stupid gang gestures at other people.

I miss the Astroworld of old, but it is gone and it is never coming back. It truly pains me to say that, as I had a lot of great memories there in the 70s and 80s.

I hear rumors from hopeful people that some other theme park owner (Disney, Universal Studios) is "secretly" buying up land here. The rumors are not true. If Houston couldn't support an established theme park, then they certainly won't support another one. It isn't worth the investment.