virtual tour of six flags and rides

1. St. Louis Six
Flags
By Alexis smith

2. History Of Six Flags Then • The original name was Six Flags Over Mid-America.
 Now • It's been Six Flags St. Louis since 1997.
 Then • The park used to hire about 1,400 seasonal employees each year.
 Now • More than 3,000 seasonal workers help run the park.
 Then • Eight rides, including one roller coaster.
 Now • Thirty-four rides in the theme park, including eight roller coasters; plus eight
rides in the water park, which didn't exist in 1971.
 Then • Six Flags' dark water ride opened as Injun Joe's Cave.
 Now • After several name and theme changes, in 2001 it became Scooby-Doo!
Ghost Blasters: The Mystery of the Scary Swamp.
 Guest favorite • The River King Mine Train, which opened with the park in 1971,
remains a tradition for many parkers.
 Handmade • The waffle cones served at First Cone near the park's entrance
continue to be made daily, by hand, just as they were at the 1904 World's Fair.
 Brain freeze • Ice cream has always been a popular treat with guests; the park
serves up an average of 341,355 scoops each year.
 Originals • Four rides from the park's opening season remain today: the River King
Mine Train, Moon Antique Cars, Log Flume and Tommy G. Robertson Railroad.

5.  Batman The Ride. Built 1995. Inverted Roller Coaster
 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4
across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.

6.  This $7 Million GCI wooden roller coaster, which is identical
to the Thunderbird at Power Land, features an 80-foot (24
m) drop with a top speed of 48 mph (77 km/h), going
through a course of 2,700 feet (820 m) of track.[3] This ride
features 16 hills and multiple high banked turns at up to 67°
angles.[3] The layout crosses over and under itself
seventeen times. This ride also features two 24-passenger
Millennium Flyer trains for better cornering.[3]

7.  Tony Hawk's Big Spin roller coaster is scheduled to
open on April 21, opening day of Six Flags St. Louis'
2007 season.

8.  In the new Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, the ride begins with
the cars facing backwards, shooting out of the tunnel in
reverse, and, after topping out on the spike, the train
will re-run the course back to the station in a forward-
facing direction

9.  It was opened in 2000 and is acclaimed for its
"terrain twister" style, dipping up and down
with the terrain beneath it.

10.  Xcalibur motion is controlled. Xcalibur's speed and direction is
determined by motors located in the hub of the ride at the
top of the leg supports. Xcalibur is manufactured by Nauta
Bussnik Baily. The spinning ride is 113 feet (34 m) tall. It has 16
gondolas and can carry 64 people per ride.

11.  However, development problems delayed the ride's
opening to 1997, and the design was remade to
include a traditional chain lift like the original
Boomerang.

12.  Train has seven cars with two rows each, seating two
abreast per row.
 Height requirement: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall

13.  Riders are held at the top of the 23-story tower for several
seconds at the top. The cars are then individually released
from the couplings and free fall some 129 ft (39 m),
reaching 62 mph (100 km/h) before hitting the brakes.

14.  On August 29, 2013, Six Flags announced that they would be
adding the New England Sky Screamer to Six Flags New
England in 2014. At over 400-foot-tall (120 m), the ride will take
the record for the world's tallest swing ride from the Texas Sky
Screamer.

15.  In 1990, the trains were replaced, the turns banked, and a double up hill
was removed from a section of the track..from 2003-2006 the Screamin’
Eagle received significant repairs such as painting, re-tracking, and
replacing of the control panel. Although those renovations have been
made

16.  As of 1992 the wheel was lit by 2200 lights which displayed a 24-
pattern performance with a starburst finale. During the months
that the park was closed the lights displayed a giant clock
face which was visible to those passing on nearby Interstate

17.  This track was not outfitted with the modifications as
the other track received. The station remains today
with some supports and is used as a haunted house.

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