Rush Street Flyer will be closing! This is from stltoday.com
Thrill-ride junkies, rejoice. Six Flags St. Louis will announce Thursday a new ride for the theme park. Fireball will be a single loop that has riders traveling back and forth, pendulum style, as they build up speed to soar, quite literally, head over heels.
Though it sounds like they closed the loop on the Joker (old-timers will remember it as the Buccaneer), the ride is actually taking the spot of the Rush Street Flyer in the Illinois section of the park.
The ride will be seven stories high and riders will sit back-to-back and face-to-face. A highlight of the ride: inverted hang time with riders suspended upside down.
The ride is expected to open next spring.
“Fireball combines a lot of thrilling elements and anticipation that we think is going to be a great addition to the park for both our teen audiences and our families,” said Elizabeth Gotway, public relations manager for Six Flags St. Louis.
The height requirement will be 48 inches. “It will be good for families because two of you will be going forward and two will be going backward at the same time. It’s a first for our park,” Gotway added.
Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California, Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags America in Maryland added the same ride this year.