Screamin' Eagle (Six Flags St. Louis)
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| Builder | 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 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
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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
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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 |
