Screamin’ Eagle at Six Flags St. Louis has been in operation since 1976. Park management wanted something special for their fifth anniversary. So they convinced legendary roller coaster designer John Allen to come out of retirement once more. What resulted is what the designer himself considers to be his masterpiece. I won’t disagree with him. Screamin’ Eagle […]
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In 1984, Six Flags St. Louis, which at the time was known as Six Flags Over Mid-America, converted its River King Mine Train into a state-of-the-art stand-up roller coaster. Whether foul play or negligence it, unfortunately, led to Death on Rail Blazer. It was a very new concept at the time. Because there were not
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River King Mine Train has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since June 5th, 1971. It was one of the original rides that opened with the park. This classic Arrow Dynamic’s mine train has a top speed of 30 MPH. If you grew up at Six Flags as your home park, then there is
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Six Flags STL Ride Removals is not what I wanted to be writing about today. The Six Flags chain announced that each park would be losing one ride. Seems that the powers that be didn’t look kindly on Six Flags St. Louis this year since we are losing two rides. Six Flags STL Ride Removals:
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Batman: The Ride has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 1995. It was the fourth installation of this Bolliger and Mabillard (B&M) Invert Clone. The original, which premiered at Six Flags Great America in 1992, opened to rave reviews. Regardless of Batman: The Rider’s many installations, it consistently is one of, if not the most popular ride
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Fireball at Six Flags St. Louis has been flipping riders upside since 2016. Designed and manufactured by Larson International. Most refer to this model just as a Larson Looper. Though this specific one at Six Flags St. Louis is the 22M Giant Loop. It does a loop, but is it a roller coaster? Fireball at
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The Tommy G Robertson railroad has been giving tours of Six Flags St. Louis since day one of operation, June 5th, 1971. Some theme parks that have trains are actually powered by electricity. Not so with the Tommy G. Robertson at Six Flags St. Louis. It’s a full working, propane-burning, steam-powered locomotive train! Tommy G.
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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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Boomerang has been operating at Six Flags St. Louis since 2013. It was designed and manufactured by Vekoma. Boomerang began operation under the name Flashback at Six Flags over Texas in 1989 till 2012. Boomerang again? I don’t think I need to describe what a Boomerang is. Yet, in case you need to be brought
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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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