Hornet
Hornet is a family twister roller coaster located at Wonderland Park in Amarillo, Texas. It was previously enclosed and located at Six Flags AstroWorld, as well as at Boblo Island Amusement Park.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: steel roller coaster in Texas
- Also known as: “Mayan Mindbender”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wonderland Park and Herring Hotel.
Wonderland Park
Theme park
Photo: Slapshot46, CC BY 3.0.
Wonderland Park is an amusement park located in Thompson Memorial Park, Amarillo, Texas, United States. Wonderland Park is situated 600 feet south of Hornet.
Herring Hotel
Historic building
Photo: Joshua Coach oh Ommen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Herring Hotel is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Amarillo, Texas. It was completed in 1926 and was named after the builder and operator, Cornelius Taylor Herring. Herring Hotel is situated 2½ miles south of Hornet.
Amarillo Civic Center
Public building
Photo: J. Nguyen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amarillo Civic Center is a multi-purpose convention center in Amarillo, Texas. It consists of multiple facilities including: Elvis Presley played two sold-out shows at the Civic Center: June 19, 1974, and March 24, 1977. Amarillo Civic Center is situated 2½ miles south of Hornet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pleasant Valley and Amarillo.
Pleasant Valley
Hamlet
Pleasant Valley was an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is now largely within the city limits of Amarillo.
Amarillo
Photo: Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Amarillo, which means "yellow" in Spanish, is the center of the Texas Panhandle at the edge of the Great Plains.
Cliffside
Hamlet
Cliffside is an unincorporated community in Potter County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. Cliffside is situated 5 miles west of Hornet.
Hornet
- Categories: amusement ride, steel roller coaster, and tourism
- Location: Potter, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.2442° or 35° 14′ 39″ northLongitude
-101.83301° or 101° 49′ 59″ westOpen location code
857W65V8+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 6508657491OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2112754
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In Other Languages
“Hornet” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hornet”
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