Screamin' Eagle (Six Flags St. Louis)

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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, Inc.

Designer / calculations

John C. Allen, William Cobb, Don Rosser

Type

Wooden

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 very 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 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
Chain lift hill Hill Hill Hill Bunny hill Micro bunny Hill

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.

Images

Screamin' Eagle in 2003

References

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

External links

Screamin' Eagle on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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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Present	American Thunder Batman The Ride Boomerang Boss Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast Ninja Pandemonium River King Mine Train Screamin' Eagle
Former	Big Bend Jet Scream River King Mine Train Rockin' Roller

Other attractions

Present

Former

[1] "6th season of fun at midwest's Six Flags", Blue Island Sun Standard (April 11, 1976), pp. 31. Retrieved on November 12, 2020.

[2] "Screamin' Eagle's new look", The Daily Journal (March 29, 1990), pp. 15. Retrieved on November 12, 2020.

[3] "Making the Eagle scream faster", St. Louis Post-Dispatch (April 20, 1990), pp. 73. Retrieved on November 12, 2020.

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