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Texas Star Flyer
Texas Star Flyer is a Funtime Star Flyer operating at Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier. The ride opened to the public on July 27, 2012. The ride was installed by Ride Entertainment Group, who handles all of Funtime's operations in North America.
Ride.
The ride is a Swing ride where riders soar in a circle at speeds over up on a tall tower overlooking the park and the Gulf of Mexico, while going forwards and or backwards. First pieces of Texas Star Flyer arrived at
portion of the original route from Chicago to Newton, Kansas.
- In April 2016, Amtrak restored service, via bus shuttle, in both directions between Newton, Kansas and Oklahoma City with a connection in Wichita, Kansas.
- Since 1999, Amtrak's Oklahoma City to Fort Worth "Heartland Flyer" serves that part of the route.
- Amtrak's Texas Eagle currently connects Chicago with Dallas, but using a different route.
Of the original Texas Chief/Lone Star route, only sections from Newton