The Grand Ole Carousel has been in operation at Six Flags St. Louis since 1972. The year after Six Flags originally opened. Yet this is by far the longest operating ride that exists at the park. It was first manufactured by the Philadelphia toboggan Company in 1915 for the now-defunct Luna Park in Cleveland, Ohio. […]
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Supergirl Sky Flyer at Six Flags St. Louis has been in operation since 2019. It was designed and manufactured by Zamperla. This sits on the same plot of land as an old favorites of mine, the Highland Fling. Both rides share a lot in common. Is Supergirl an improvement over the Highland fling? Is Supergirl
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Tsunami Soaker has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 2014. This is a Twist ‘n’ Splash model designed and manufactured by Mack Rides. It is one of three water rides in the main park, away from Hurricane Harbor. What is Tsunami Soaker? I am a huge fan of the Twist ‘n’ Splash model.
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Spinsanity has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 2017. Designed, and manufactured by Zamperla. This is the park’s “Mega Disk’O” ride. Spinsanity Overview Riders sit in one of thirty-nine bicycle seat chairs that look outwards into the park. The disc spins, and at the same time, the disc moves up, and down a
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SkyScreamer premiered at Six Flags St. Louis in 2011. This is the park’s Star flyer model. Which was designed, and manufactured by Funtime. It stands at 236 feet with a speed of 45 mph. How does it fly? I find SkyScreamer to be a little deceptive. When examining the ride from in the queue, you
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The Joker Inc. at Six Flags St. Louis first opened in 1980 under the name “The Buccaneer”. One of many Intamin swinging pirate ship rides at so many Theme Parks. They are in so many because they are always a crowd-pleaser. The feeling in your gut when the boat swings to its top height, before
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Superman Tower Of Power 2021 Update This post is now to be considered archived. Six Flags St. Louis has announced that Superman Tower of Power will be removed for the 2021 season. All told, The Man of Steel entertained us for 15 years. Wish we still had some time with this ride. I loved this
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Xcalibur premiered in 1992 at the Munich Oktoberfest as Evolution. It toured the fair circuit in Europe, until finally being purchased by Six Flags in 1998. It didn’t travel to its current home of St. Louis. Six Flags Great Adventure was lucky to premiere Xcalibur in the United States. Here it receives its new name
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Justice League: Battle For Metropolis is a 4D dark ride that has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 2015. It was one of the two original installations of Justice League. The other being at Six Flags over Texas which did open first. For Six Flags the theming is about the best I have
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Thunder River has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 1983. It is their water rapids ride. Up to 12 people sit in the circular boats, and they go down the river getting wet and making memories. While Thunder River is smaller than most similar rides, and to often certain effects don’t work. I
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