Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast (Six Flags St. Louis)

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Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast
Six Flags St. Louis
Location Eureka, Missouri, USA
Status Operating since April 10, 1998
Cost $10,000,000
Statistics
Manufacturer Premier Rides
Product Shuttle Catapult Coaster
Designer / calculations Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type Steel - Launched - Shuttle
Riders per train 20
Propulsion LIM launch and LIM boost
Height 218 feet
Drop 194 feet
Top speed 70 mph
Length 1300 feet
Track inversions 1
Rider inversions 2
G-Force 4
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Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast is a steel launched shuttle roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, USA. It is a prototype Shuttle Catapult Coaster built by Premier Rides. There is a mirror image of the ride located at Six Flags Over Texas.

History

Mr. Freeze was originally going to open in 1997, along with the release of Batman & Robin, but the ride suffered launch system problems. For this, the ride's opening was delayed to 1998.[1] It eventually opened on April 10, 1998.[2]

When the ride first opened, it had over-the-shoulder restraints. Due to a rough ride experience, they were later replaced with individual ratcheting lap bars for the 2002 season.

In 2012, the park announced that Mr. Freeze would run backwards.[3]

Design

Elements

Ride experience

Riders begin boarding on a train backwards. The ride features a switchback, allowing for two trains to run. The ride launches guests from 0-70 mph in 3.8 seconds using an LIM Launch. Following that, riders experience a 150 foot tall inverted top hat. Immediately, riders will go through a 113 foot tall 140 degree over-banked curve. They will then go up a 218 foot tall vertical spike. To help the ride gain enough speed to complete the course forwards and backwards, there is an LIM boost that pulls the train higher on the spike, and then thrust it down. The riders then traverse the course again forwards.

Trains

2 trains with 5 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.

Images

  • The ride in 2003

    The ride in 2003

  • The entrance

    The entrance

  • The safety sign

    The safety sign

  • The queue line

    The queue line

  • The extended queue area

    The extended queue area

  • The news and advertisement board

    The news and advertisement board

  • The tunnel to the factory

    The tunnel to the factory

  • The chicken exit

    The chicken exit

  • The launch mechanism

    The launch mechanism

  • View from the parking lot

    View from the parking lot

  • The station

    The station

  • The over-banked curve

    The over-banked curve

References

  1. ↑ From The Vault: Six Flags St. Louis 1997 Brochure + Press Release - NewsPlusNotes
  2. ↑ Bob, Reddy (April 12, 1998). "Many find Mr. Freeze worth the wait". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Off the Post-Dispatch. Retrieved May 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Six Flags St. Louis Introduces MR. FREEZE: Reverse Blast".

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