Big bang marks last ride for popular amusement park ride.
The Texas Chute Out is officially no more.
The iconic parachute ride at Six Flags Over Texas, which had its last hurrah on Labor Day weekend, was imploded today to make way for the world’s tallest swing ride, the Texas SkyScreamer.
The Chute Out was toppled by the Dallas Demolition Company. The 200-foot-tall ride, which opened in 1976, has seen more than 29 million riders through the years.
The new SkyScreamer will be twice the height of the Chute Out, towering 400 feet above the ground, and will hold 24 riders at a time. Riders will be able to see downtown Dallas on a clear day, Six Flags executives told reporters in August.
