Screamin' Eagle (Six Flags St. Louis)

Roller coaster in the United States
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Screamin' Eagle
Six Flags St. Louis
Location Eureka, Missouri, USA
Coordinates 38°31′02″N 90°40′33″W / 38.517159°N 90.675888°W / 38.517159; -90.675888
Park section Illinois
Status Operating since April 10, 1976
Cost $3 million
Rider height 42 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Designer / calculations John C. Allen
William Cobb
Don Rosser
Type Wooden
Track layout L-Shaped Out and Back
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Serial number 145
Height 110 feet
Drop 92 feet
Top speed 62 mph
Length 3872 feet
Inversions 0
Duration 2:30
Rolling stock
Manufacturer Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (replaced 1990)
Riders per train 24
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Screamin' Eagle is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, USA. Opened in 1976, it was the last coaster PTC built and the last one built by John C. Allen.

History

Screamin' Eagle opened on April 10, 1976.[1]

For the 1990 season, Screamin' Eagle was repainted and the rolling stock was replaced. The park claimed that due to reduced friction between the trains and track, the maximum speed would be increased to 70 mph.[2][3]

Design

Elements

Color scheme

Red track and white supports.

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

Screamin' Eagle originally had three-bench trains from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. These were replaced in 1990 with new two-bench trains, also from PTC.

Gallery

References

  1. "6th season of fun at midwest's Six Flags". Blue Island Sun Standard. April 11, 1976. p. 31. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  2. "Screamin' Eagle's new look". The Daily Journal. March 29, 1990. p. 15. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  3. "Making the Eagle scream faster". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 20, 1990. p. 73. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

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Tallest wooden roller coaster
tied with
Montaña Rusa

April 1976 - June 1978
Preceded by
Cyclone
Tallest wooden roller coaster
tied with
Montaña Rusa

April 1976 - June 1978
Succeeded by
Colossus
Tallest roller coaster drop
April 1976 - June 1978
Preceded by
Thunderbolt
Tallest roller coaster drop
April 1976 - June 1978
Succeeded by
Colossus
Fastest roller coaster
April 1976 – June 1978
Preceded by
Cyclone
Fastest roller coaster
April 1976 – June 1978
Succeeded by
Colossus


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