Six Flags St. Louis may not have the same coaster lineup as the upper tier Six Flags parks,
but it still has a notable ride lineup. You have three different wood coasters
offering wildly different ride experiences, some cloned but enjoyable steel coasters, and
a mix of non-coasters to fill out the offerings. So in this video, I will rate the top 15 rides
and attractions at this Missouri theme park. Before starting the countdown, I want to note
that this list will not include anything at the attached Hurricane Harbor water park,
as I have never visited it. 15) Fireball-
This Larson super loop may not be a coaster as advertised by the park, but it is a solid flat
ride. The rotations cause some great hangtime anytime you slowly revolve or stall at the top.
14) Log Flume- This is one of the earliest and smallest Arrow log flumes. While the
final drop is pretty weak, the layout is scenic as it’s set pretty far back from the midway.
13) Colossus- This 18 story tall Ferris Wheel is a great observation ride. You get one super slow,
13 minute long rotation. The views during the ride are fantastic. Quite a few of this park’s
attractions are pretty isolated such as the Boss and you get some neat aerial views of them.
12) Thunder River- This is one of the earliest river rapids rides. The layout is pretty simple,
but it has a fun location circling around Mr. Freeze, so you get some good views of the coaster.
Then this layout features several soaking rapids. The rafts don’t spin too much during the course,
so the rapids may hit the same people repeatedly. So be prepared
to get drenched if this happens to you. 11) Ninja- This ride has a checkered history.
Arrow started building it, but after they went bankrupt, Vekoma finished the attraction. So
unsurprisingly, this looper is pretty janky. I’m thankful I’m tall enough that my ears
clear the top of the over-the-shoulder restraint. Otherwise, this ride would have some pretty bad
headbanging on the transitions. But if you can get past that, the first half has some
solid elements. The first drop has a good pop of airtime. The initial vertical loop is forceful.
And the sidewinder has one of the scariest headchoppers ever with the chain return.
10) River King Mine Train- This Arrow mine train has a mostly slow and scenic layout.
You have all these turns through the woods. But the finale packs in one surprise thrill. If you
ride in the back, the final drop has an abrupt burst of ejector airtime.
9) Xcalibur- This rare evolution was thankfully refurbished,
so hopefully it lasts for many years to come. You have forceful spinning at the start.
And then you complete a full revolution. Halfway up and down, the gondolas will actually invert.
Then it’s super disorienting at the top since you staring at the ground as opposed to hanging
upside-down. I have an entire review if you want to hear more about this giant flat ride.
8) Pandemonium- This Gerstlauer spinning coaster features a fun, but familiar layout.
The ride spins more as it goes. You have some solid helixes towards the start.
Then the finale features a nice drop off a brake run followed by a zippy bunny hill.
I don’t mind that this ride is cloned since it’s a satisfying layout.
7) SkyScreamer- This Funtime star flyer stands 236 feet or 72 meters tall, but it feels even larger
since it’s placed atop a hill looking down on the park. The views up there are incredible. They’re
even better than the aforementioned Colossus. Plus, you get some moderately thrilling spinning,
especially if you’re freaked out being held that high off the ground with just chains.
6) Screamin’ Eagle- This was the last coaster designed by John Allen and it opened as the
world’s tallest and fastest coaster. Back in 2018, this was my favorite ride at the park.
But it ran much weaker for me in 2020. The ride was still mostly smooth, but the
airtime wasn’t as powerful. A lot of the small hills that gave weak floater offered nothing.
Then the extreme pops of airtime into the turnarounds were much milder.
I still like this coaster’s wooded setting and sense of speed as much as ever though! I’m hoping
I just got bad rides since the recent reviews of this coaster have once again been positive.
5) Justice League: Battle for Metropolis- This Sally dark ride can be found at a few different
Six Flags parks, but that doesn’t make it any less enjoyable. This ride is a screen-based shooter,
but there are plenty of targets and the guns are responsive. And the visuals are fun too. The ride
uses the DC Comics IP well as you see familiar heroes and villains. Plus, you have the occasional
physical scene serving as a transition, most notably that awesome looking Joker animatronic.
Catwoman Whip- I haven’t ridden the Funtime booster at St. Louis,
but I rode the same model last year in Adirondack Outlaw at Great Escape. This ride’s capacity is
putrid, but the ride is thrilling. The max speed feels fast, especially as the gondola wobbles.
There are more forceful boosters out there. The positives aren’t as intense and the flips
are graceful, but the view is likely awesome since its atop the same hill as SkyScreamer.
Superman Tower of Power- This 227 foot or 69 meter tall Intamin drop tower felt especially massive
looking towards the park. And the drop was mighty thrilling too. You dropped like a rock, getting
both floater airtime and a good stomach dropping sensation. I wish this ride wasn’t removed,
as it was a well above average drop tower, but I have a review if you want to hear more.
4) American Thunder- This wood coaster from Great Coasters International was another one that ran
notoriously weaker in 2020. The ride was still smooth and every single hill had some degree of
airtime. Most hills had little pops of airtime, but a few had stronger bursts of airtime. My
2018 rides had better airtime. Fortunately recent reports- as with Screamin’ Eagle-
say this ride is running better as well. 3) Boss- This Custom Coasters International
creation is one of the largest traditional wood coasters out there
in terms of scale and length. The first half has immense speed in the valleys.
The little hills have a mix of good floater airtime and great laterals. Then the large
drops off the turnarounds offer decent airtime as well. The second half is severely neutered
by a harsh mid-course trim. This kills the ride’s speed and pacing from that point. And I love the
ride’s setting in the woods. Very little of this coaster’s layout can be seen off-ride.
2) Batman the Ride- This Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster features the familiar cloned
layout, but the ride experience is as great as ever. All 5 inversions have great whip to them.
And those two vertical loops pile on the positive Gs. Then this is one of the smoothest Batman
clones, as this ride doesn’t have any hint of a rattle after 27 years of operation.
1) Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast- This Premier Rides LIM launch coaster is a powerful shuttle coaster.
You launch out of the station backwards and while this launch doesn’t have as much oomph as other
launches, it gets you up to speed. Everything that follows is intense. The inverted top hat is one of
the best elements in the world. It rapidly offers all three of the following: crushing positive Gs,
wicked laterals, and inverted airtime. The overbank is straight positive forces.
Then the vertical spike offers some of the most sustained weightlessness in the world,
especially since it’s drawn out even more by that mind-bending vertical booster launch.
Then the overbank and top hat have just as much power on the return run.
This ride isn’t the longest, but it takes my breath away each time as I cover in my review.
So those are my top 15 favorite rides and attractions at Six Flags St. Louis. What are
your favorite rides at this Eureka, Missouri theme park? Which coaster is your favorite?
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