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The old fin-based LIMs HAVE to be on straight track, and to be compatible with the existing power delivery and control systems it's not super likely the guts of the fin LIMs are significantly different now than 20 years ago. You can see the newer LSMs mounted on hills (as well as magnetic brakes) in this Ice Breaker photo. And yes I realize this is a pointless discussion

I was indeed thinking new LIMs in the valleys would work. The new ones don't need to be on straight track. I was just thinking out loud. I know it'd be pretty expensive but replacing these old model LIMs when they need it probably ain't that cheap anymore either.

I'm kinda shocked Premier hasn't developed an retrofit package for their first gen LIM coasters to allow the usage of one of their newer systems. Though obviously that'd cost money, wouldn't be free. But I imagine the newer design is more reliable and cheaper to operate. No to mention boosters could be added in other parts of the layout and removed from the spike. And Shazam itself is fine. It's that canopy that's been looking rough for some time.

The park linked the 50th Anniversary festivities on social media. https://www.sixflags.com/stlouis/events/50th-anniversary

We need to talk about Shazam.

I concur with the Eagle improvements, but they wouldn't be cheap. Wouldn't that basically require rebuilding the entire station? I'd also love to see new chasers return - enough so that I tried calculating the hardware cost a few pages back. Labor would be the major cost there. There are floodlights in use during Power Hours but I don't think they've lit everything that once was. Edit: In regards to food service. The problem is chain-wide. I agree they need to fix it - but I'm not going to let it stop me from recognizing the positive things they're doing this year.

It may have been removed right around the time the cotton candy stand opened. There's very little room between it and where the ropes were. There were trampolines on the opposite side of the plaza before the stand as well I believe and that also would have made the plaza a bit crowded if they were there with the Batmobile in place.

I mean other than the other dozen major park improvements, yeah, I'll take all the victories I can get. You live really close to one of the few parks Six Flags is opening a new ride at in 2020/2021. Life isn't so nice at the parks that aren't tier one.

The last video in this article is the Batman segment. https://fox2now.com/am-show/tims-travels-friday-night-six-flags-power-hours/ Spoiler: [removed the spoiler - don't want to rob KTVI of the views and clicks] - It's awesome and we've been asking for this for years. I love everything the park has done this year.

Why do I get the feeling this is a hint. Is the Batmobile returning? Because oh my god...

Parking is now an add-on for season passes. A one-time $80. There is no gold pass level anymore. I'm not sure why you're so resistant to the membership though - it actually comes out cheaper especially at the current pricing. You just can't prepay.

The member home park list is definitely longer.

An arch integrated into a sign isn't unheard of.

I think we'd all love that. Don't think that's going to happen though. They're playing up the St Louis bit of the name now more than ever.

Now that we know what it is. I wonder what the new one looks like

I don't think you do this stuff for a rollercoaster or anything. Some of this is addressing deferred maintenance from the bankruptcy era, and the rest is probably beautification for the curtailed 50th anniversary celebration.

I mean. If I was going to install new lighting I'd probably repaint before attaching new hardware - you're already up there working on the structure, two birds with one stone. The old system didn't get a full overhaul or anything, and the pumpkin was never replaced. Not that I seriously think that's what is happening, but only certain things stick out driving on I-44. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

They already cleared those trees though. I was also thinking sign or lot. A new LED matrix board would certainly qualify as something that one would want to especially see at night (and would make the removal of the trees super necessary to get the most bang for your buck). Otherwise the only really recognizable thing from the highway at night is Colossus?

MOST of the museums in STL are free. Which is really nice. You can walk through the Science Center, Zoo and Art Museum (even History, but it's really not in the same league as the other three I mentioned) all for free. No none of them are the absolute best, there are paid facilities that hold those honors for obvious reasons, but they're all really good without having to add the "for a free museum" qualifier. Edit: The Fair St Louis site seems to be down right now I wonder if they're doing an major update on it. Edit2: Nobody drove by the park tonight?

Y'all making me want to take a 1hr 30min round trip drive just to see what you're talking about. It's just a crane for Superman demo isn't it?

They're doing a great job this year. If we really sit down and look at all of the things getting TLC in 2021 it ain't bad. Batman queue, Freeze tunnel, Power Hours lighting, a massive amount of fencing and new decks, multi-year flume restoration project, the carousel restoration, Colossus paint job and I'm sure I'm missing more. Heck do the HVAC on Freeze and Batman and I'd swear the (Holiday World) Koch family or Herschend owned it now

If the fog machines are restored inside the Batman station I'm going to be super happy and impressed. I mean we already got the lighting back on Freeze.

Unless the Mine Train station gets reconfigured to be a more standard loading design I can't see them loading every row until protocols end.

Most of the membership perks work everywhere.

Man I wish I could have experienced that sequence. Airtime pop off of the turnaround (still there), positive Gs, airtime pop on bunny hill, back to positive, then a little float topping the hill into the next curve. With another airtime pop after that curve. And also lats due to less banking. But alas I never rode it in the buzz bar era.