Screamin Eagle Ride

[coasterboy76]

Hey all, I was just out at Six Flags St. Louis last weekend, and I was riding on the Screamin Eagle. We were riding in the last car, and I was noticing down some of the hills, that I felt a pull, like trim brakes were added to the hills. Does anyone know if they did in fact install trim breaks, or am I just going crazy.

[coasterdave]

After riding it for 30 hours in July, I can tell you that there are no trims in that area.

[Jonathan]

Exactly what I was about to post haha

[coasterboy76]

Ok I posted the picture just to have a picture of the Screamin Eagle, I am very aware of the fact that there aren't any trim brakes there " In that area"

 

The part of the ride I was talking about was after the big u turn ( One of the best parts of the ride I might add) on the drop down from THAT turn is where I am talking about.

 

But hey thats ok-- will be in the park in a couple of hours and can check it out for myself.

[coasterdave]

Then let me say there are ZERO Trims on that coaster.

[coasterboy76]

Rode the Eagle again today and nope no trims! I don't know what I felt last week on the coaster, but nope rode it a couple of times today and no trims.

 

Really glad too, because it's always an incredible ride.

[benzo41190]

maybe you felt the up-stop wheels just slowing down the train a bit. If you have ever ridden American Eagle in the last car. When ever there is airtime, you can feel the train ridding on the up-stops. Which slows down the train abit.

[coasterboy76]

cool thanks!

[CP_RULES]

maybe you felt the up-stop wheels just slowing down the train a bit. If you have ever ridden American Eagle in the last car. When ever there is airtime, you can feel the train ridding on the up-stops. Which slows down the train abit.

 

 

When I rode Screamin' Eagle a couple weeks ago there was virtually no airtime on it. Which is a shame cause I always remembered it being an airtime giant.... maybe just a bad day?

[coasterboy76]

I remember as a teenager, when the cars were different on the Eagle, no dividers in the seats, one lap bar across the whole car instead of 2 seperate ones, and no head rests on the cars and no seat belts. you always got airtime! down the first hill, the camelback and the drop after the big U turn.

 

I still get airtime on the drop after the big U turn but thats the only place.