Six Flags St. Louis (SFStL) Discussion Thread

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

Wow, how amazing is it that even after all these years, the Giant Drops still get big lines? Maybe its just because its new to the area, but still, that's awesome! Glad to see not only was this ride saved from Astroworld, but that it also received so much attention already.

I wish there were more good tall Giant Drops around my area.

[CoasterCrazyWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Thanks for posting the pictures!

Drop rides are fun and they are the only type of ride that still scares me every time that I ride it.

Miss Metropolis needs to visit SFoG's Gotham City!

[CP_RULESOnly 1/2 CP fanboy]

WOW! Thank you for the update, the tower is looking WAY better than it did at SFAW.


^Mmmmmmm!


^Uck!

I can't wait to get back up to SFStL again this summer to ride EVERYTHING! SFStL is such a great park. Screamin' Eagle is looking good too. Did they end up re-painting the track red and hand rails blue!? Anywayz, thanks for the update!

[St.LouisBOIHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

^ Yes, the 1st half of the Screamin' Eagle got repainted with the red tracks, white structure, and blue rails. I think the last half is getting painted over the winter.

[Kumba9I own the website www.donkey.com]

Nice review and photos!

Couple of comments:

1. Park mgr- Nice tie..lol (bet he doesn't wear that to church).
2. the ORIGINAL WW is HOT!!!!!!!!! (Lynda Carter-bring HER to 6F).
3. Batman- 2 words. JENNY CRAIG (and sit-ups).
4. With all the investment into that ride and theming, couldn't they have sprung a little more cash to put a decent que-line? (Or are those movable que's just temporary?)
5. The girl in the photo had a nice smile, but she REALLY appeared bored of the whole thing (just my opinion..lol).

[coasterdude5Randomness]

Nice update! I'm glad they repainted the tower to match up with the name! Yeah, it does look alot better than it's days at Astroworld.

[sixflagstloldschoolMacaroni and Donkey]

WOW! Thank you for the update, the tower is looking WAY better than it did at SFAW.


^Mmmmmmm!


^Uck!

I can't wait to get back up to SFStL again this summer to ride EVERYTHING! SFStL is such a great park. Screamin' Eagle is looking good too. Did they end up re-painting the track red and hand rails blue!? Anywayz, thanks for the update!

Eagle below is painted half way from the beginning of the hill behind the station all the way to the break statio is un painted still. The track was reworked and include banking on the L back in to the station and the turn before the final hills before the station! This was redone this year. I dont remeber it last year. They used to be level, like the old cyclone curves, This was built before banking was thought about! This may also be a reason for waiting to paint this end, In case of problems. Seems they were haveing issues this morning!

[FreefallbestrideeverWhen I grow up, I want to breed donkeys!]

Awesome, so i'm guessing alot of parks are getting SFAW old stuff How much better are Intamin drop towers compared to S&S?

[FishermanI think Intamin should make a donkey!]

I miss my Dungeon Drop...

Looks nice in the new colors though.

-Derek

[viking86Beware of the freeze-dried donkey!]

Awesome, so i'm guessing alot of parks are getting SFAW old stuff How much better are Intamin drop towers compared to S&S?

WAAAAAAAY better!!!! The speed on the S&S towers is controlled, so you get a quick acceleration on the top but after a very short while it just moves downwards with what seems like constant speed and the effect of falling is gone. The cars on Intamin towers are rolling on vertical tracks and are only affected by gravity once they are realesed. Because of this the speed just keeps increasing until you hit the brakes!

S&S towers are like observation towers compared to Intamin's tower rides!