SteveStL
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15 hours ago, Danrarbc said:
Real OGs remember when barbeque was there.
I remember when it was a BBQ joint. My first visit to the park, the Screamin' Eagle wasn't even built yet.
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Maybe it was the Carousel queue ?
or having a Smoke at the Go Fresh Cafe ??
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Guessing the fence is to block the view of the old Moon Car Track. If so, Classy
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There is a Mule shortage Zack, haven't you heard? Everything goes to hell when Mules aren't readily available.
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1 hour ago, teacherkim said:
In 2016 the head PR person at the park told me that part of the problem was that the bands people were able/willing to pay to see had such high performance prices that it wasn't financially feasible anymore and bands with lower costs just didn't sell enough tickets (or tickets at a high enough price) to cover the cost. So essentially the park would lose money on most performances. The days of the park providing a "free" show are also no longer cost effective for them. She also indicated that the bands the park could afford to pay brought in a crowd that created a lot of security issues. So in other words higher costs for musicians coupled with worsening crowd behavior pretty much made all performances untenable.
At that time other than the cheer and band performances, they were still having the Christian music festivals, although I cannot remember if those were free with park entrance or an extra cost.......I'm sure someone on here remembers.
Too bad. I can remember seeing Chuck Berry play there around 1974 or 1975, when I was 6 or 7 years old. My Dad insisted on getting there super early to get good seats and it was so hot my Grandmother's cheap hair dye started to melt and run down her face, lol. I can also remember, like a lot of you I'm sure, seeing some great bands in the 70's and 80's there.
It bums me out but if there is no way to resolve that, and it doesn't appear that there is, then I say use the space for something new. It's just a waste and kind of sad to see it sitting there empty plus makes the park junky looking when there is no reason to maintain it.
That's too bad.... I have seen a few concerts as well at our park. ...and I hate hearing about security issues too. Seems like folks just can't get along anymore.
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Bummer... seems a waste of space and revenue stream
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Old Glory no longer has concerts?
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with the 1st Queue House from the Eagle removed, maybe they can expand the Kidde Land there. Bumper Cars, Junior Coaster etc
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SFSTL does lack Family and Kids attractions for sure... you would think the park and corp knows this. Bumper Cars, Moon Cars, Ordinary Swing Ride (replace by Sky Screamer, definitely not a family attraction), Carousel (SBNO), Junior Coaster (from the old Kid's area). what else am I missing?
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The Park is looking great! thanks for the Photos.
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It's Boom-a-Rific
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you go upside down 3 times, forwards and backwards... incredible aint it!?
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13 hours ago, liltrekkie said:
The only thing I don't know about is what happened with the mosaic. I really hope that's been kept. That was art.
Hope so as well, along with putting the Large Screamin' Eagle Sign back on the Third Hill (the hill behind the Station)
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1 hour ago, coasterbill said:
Band-aid fixing this clunker year-after-year seems in-line with the Six Flags playbook.
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Oh, I know that. It was just an observation how parks determine the lifespan of Coasters, etc. If these lifespans were true, then most of SFSTL coasters would be expired.
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I just read on Screamscape BG Tampa will be retiring Kumba this year. According to the Park and B&M Reps, the ride has reached it's life limit and it's time to retire it. That got me thinking about our be-loved Ninja. It was built in 86, moved from Canada to our Park in '87. If Kumba's life span is done then one would think the Ninja should be as well. I think I posted a few years ago, jokingly, it's Shelf Life was done. Makes you also wonder about all the Batman clones built in the Mid-90s as well. Just thoughts for the day
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Sweet, very sweet... but insert 'When Pigs Fly' cliche here
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or a 4D Free Spin.
Then re-locate Scream from SFMM and install in the back (Tidal Wave) towards the East. Then SFSTL will be complete coaster wise for a long time, imo.
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Ninja was built in '86 and should have been scrapped in '87.
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It all started when STL Leadership denied Disney to build a Park here in the mid 60s
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for the record, I am not on the 'Corp Hates Us' bus but I think we can all agree that SFStL seems like an afterthought at times.
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2 hours ago, Danrarbc said:
Comes from the Supergirl school of theming.
No doubt... pretty cheap and dull.
I remember (dating myself here) when Screamin' Eagle's Queue ran Air Conditioning (70's and early 80's). Not sure if those old A/C units are still there, but they were rusting away for years. I hope they removed them, what an eye-sore they would be.
thanks for the picture!
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Are they any Illustrations of what the new area? The First Queue Bldg for SE has been demolished so not sure what you mean.
On 3/5/2022 at 12:32 PM, Stlouisguy said:It hopefully will open up more space and it means that the original queue building for Screaming Eagle is finally open again!
Six Flags St. Louis (SFStL) Discussion Thread
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I prefer well-seasoned... 55 and still riding coasters.