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30 minutes south of downtown St. Louis. It's 58 degrees!!! Finally some warm weather. Last week was unusually cold for STL. Our highs didn't even pass the freezing point.

Hahahaha...I do the exact same thing. It makes my voting so much easier. Waiting also. This one is going to be harder than my Wood one because I got 3 good canidates for number one, Mr. Freeze, Sheikra and Batman. Same here. I used it for the wood poll and it makes voting much easier. Me to. It makes voting easier.

Quote from the member parkjunkie on the www.sfstl.net boards. I really hope they just use these on the Boss and not EK. That would just be horrible if they did.

New construction photos. Enjoy! http://www.sixflagsstlouis.net/updates/2008/20080120.htm

I don't know about the other parks but SFSTL's quality significantly improved in 2007. Landscaping, employee friendliness, and cleanliness had the most positive changes.

I would like to see SFA, SFKK, SFM go but only if they were sold as continuing operations like the other parks. I don't like the idea of building parks over in Asia. I think they should just focus on the parks in the US and add something new every year to every one of them, even if it is just a water slide or kids area. Something is better than nothing.

Update time. http://www.sfstl.net/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=37&g2_itemId=2347

Boss has gotten rough but some rides are better than others. For example, in early June I had an amazing night ride right before closing. Loads of airtime and a lot of laterals. Not one spot where it was rough. By far my best ride on it last year. Then in mid July I had a horrible ride. No forces. I couldn't count all the areas where it was rough. Came off of it with a headache and LIMPING! My worst ride ever. So honestly it just come down to when you ride it. I just hope that the major retracking it is receiving helps because the Boss is a awsome ride, even when it is painful.

LOL!!! What the press release failed to mention was that there will be aproximently 274 trashcans per rest stop for riders convenience.

Wow.....Sweet looking cars. Can't wait to see the layout.

Although I would of much rather seen the park use some of its excess land (they're currently only using about 1/3 of the land they own), I really like the spot where they put EK because that area of the park usually doesn't have a lot of people and can be dead at times so this will definitely help generate traffic in that area.

I think it is going in the existing area but I'm not sure.

I don't see the branding as being "Dark Knight" as much as I see it being Batman related. Regardless of how well or how bad "Dark Knight" does as a movie, the Batman franchise is tried and true and will be around for many, many years. Quit your bitching. Would you rather the ride have been called "Flight Deck?" --Robb I agree. The Batman franchise will definitely be around for a LONG time. I actually like the idea of the Dark Night coasters. They may end up being really cool if SF can theme them well.

At least they finally announced it. Good to see Cedar Point focusing on kids instead of thrills.

Can't wait to ride this in the spring!!! I also am looking forward to seeing how they're going to re-route the Moon Cars.

Looking pretty sweet!

I know. I can't wait to ride EK. I just hope it opens ahead of schedule but if it doesn't I'll just have to wait till May. Although VERY similar, EK is not an exact clone of Thunderbird. There are some minor differences. Quote from Screamscape. EDIT: Beat me to it CP_RULES

More new photos. http://sixflagsstlouis.net/updates/2008/20080104.htm They've also started work on the SW corner of the ride where there will be a midcourse turn near the station.

Wow. I've been following the construction of this ride and they're really flying. Keep up the good work! I also really like the colors. They fit the theme well.

Wow. How stupid can you be? This is the kind of stuff that gets people hurt/killed at amusement parks. I just hope security was nearby and he got escorted from the park.

Here are some pics from a couple days ago. http://www.sixflagsstlouis.net/updates/2008/20071227.htm

The Boss is being retracked right now. It is the largest amount of retracking since it opened. On a side note Screamin' Eagle is also having sections retracked. Six Flags St. Louis -Repaint Mr. Freeze, Batman, Ninja, and finish Screamin' Eagle's paint job. -Add more trees towards the front of the park, including Hurricane Harbor. The back of the park is heavily wooded which is very nice during summer but the front of the park has absolutely no shade -Add more trashcans in the parking lot. They are always to full and adding 20 to 30 trashcans could help greatly. -Tear out the Hannibarrels. It's been SNOB since 1997 and a new flat would fit perfectly there. -Expand Hurricane Harbor. No matter what there is always a large crowd and it's ten year anniversary is next year and the only new ride it has received since opening is Tornado (2005). Something along the lines of Deluge would fit very nice. -Add air conditioning in Batman's que. It can get really hot inside the tunnel/station during the summer. -Refurbish the carousel. It is extremely beat up and needs a lot of work done. -Fix the speaker on the train. It is really annoying when you can't even understand what the person is saying. -Extend Hurricane Harbor's hours.

Here are some EK construction photos. These are from Friday. http://www.sixflagsstlouis.net/updates/2008/20071214.htm These are from Sunday. http://www.sfstl.net/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=37&g2_itemId=2241 A lot more construction has taken place since Sunday and the ride stands about 80ft. tall and can be seen from the highway.

This just looks painfull plus it also is going to end up being a capacity nightmare. Not the best desicion the park could of made. I just hope this park will get lucky and they won't have to many problems with the ride.

Something is better than nothing.....good to see SFA get some attention to. Hopefully this leads to bigger and better thing for the park.