Six Flags St. Louis (SFStL) Discussion Thread

[SteveStL]

^^^ Because it costs money.   They should just turn it into a Standup.

[teacherkim]

19 hours ago, Danrarbc said:

I'm not sure why the SFStL Mine Train doesn't have the bench inserts and contoured bar like Dahlonega or Runaway.

They'd be harder to squirm out of I'd think.

  

PS: Road Runner Express doesn't have a T-Bar.

Dunno, but I'm not sure spending on that will be a priority since they do have RR. However, it will be super annoying for the parents that have kids briefly in the range of "they rode it last year and can't this year". I foresee some screaming Moms and crying kids. I feel bad for the ride ops because they'll take the brunt of that.

[prozach626]

So I guess 42" kids can still ride Screamin' Eagle. That's family friendly.

[Danrarbc]

The Carousel Update:

https://www.facebook.com/share/17cpa8Ldbr/

 

Looks like it opens in June.

[prozach626]

Well worth the wait. Eve is almost five. I remember the very first time she and I rode, we... oh. wait.

[teacherkim]

On 3/28/2025 at 11:24 PM, prozach626 said:

Well worth the wait. Eve is almost five. I remember the very first time she and I rode, we... oh. wait.

So in other words, perfect timing, because she's old enough to remember riding with you at age 5 and will form a core memory! Unlike riding at age 2 or 3 and having no memory of it and then rolling her eyes at you when she's 13 and you show her a picture of the too young to remember ride trying to remind her of how cute she was then. Congratulations on the timing. 

[prozach626]

That's dumb. She's known what a carousel is since she was probably 2. It would have been a nice memory for us, regardless of how long it lasted.

Again, you're never going to convince me the closure isn't anything but hilarious.

[teacherkim]

18 hours ago, prozach626 said:

That's dumb. She's known what a carousel is since she was probably 2. It would have been a nice memory for us, regardless of how long it lasted.

Again, you're never going to convince me the closure isn't anything but hilarious.

Yes, a nice memory for you but she won't remember it. And again there are other carousels closer to where you live that you could have used. You are never going to convince me that despite claiming for a number of years now that you are mostly not that into this hobby anymore and disparaging theme park enthusiasts on a regular basis, the obsession you have with a carousel refurbishment is anything but hilarious.

[prozach626]

I think you need to leave your opinions about my family out of your posts.

[liltrekkie]

Remember when we just used to argue on whether corporate hated our park?

 

Good times. They've put some good money into the park this year, looking forward to seeing how it looks in person. 

[bert425]

44 minutes ago, liltrekkie said:

Remember when we just used to argue on whether corporate hated our park?

 

Good times. They've put some good money into the park this year, looking forward to seeing how it looks in person. 

I'm looking forwards to a visit soon. . . hopefully the Carousel will be open by the time I'm in the area next month.

[SharkTums]

Seriously, please stop fighting over a carousel at a six flags park. 

I'm not even going to read far enough back to see what this is about but don't talk about other peoples kids and everyone just move on to how dumb all the new height restrictions are.

[Danrarbc]

I get the new T-bar restraint height requirement increase.

I just don't understand why the same height increase was done on Mine Trains that don't have T-bars like Fiesta's, that's where my complaint lies.

 

  

4 hours ago, bert425 said:

I'm looking forwards to a visit soon. . . hopefully the Carousel will be open by the time I'm in the area next month.

They said they're expecting a June opening.

[bert425]

23 minutes ago, Danrarbc said:

I get the new T-bar restraint height requirement increase.

I just don't understand why the same height increase was done on Mine Trains that don't have T-bars like Fiesta's, that's where my complaint lies.

 

  

They said they're expecting a June opening.

Darn. I’ll miss it then 

 

but still eager to check out all the other park improvements (hopeful I’ll have a chance to swing by when in the area)

[SteveStL]

I read Tsunami Soaker will be SBNO all year, not that it had a decent history of being open anyway.   

[Danrarbc]

17 minutes ago, SteveStL said:

I read Tsunami Soaker will be SBNO all year, not that it had a decent history of being open anyway.   

I don't think it ever opened in 2024 either. That'd be two years SBNO.

Honestly I think that land would be better used if they tore it, the French restrooms and Mooseburger down and built a new restaurant. The new restaurant should be something like the Pavilion at CP, Lazy Bear Lodge in Canada or Miami River Brewhouse. It's more land than would be needed but it can open things up a bit and perhaps allows for some modifications to The Hill to make it easier to climb now that there isn't a restaurant there.

It's a lot - but Cedar Fair IS pretty focused on elevating dining. Even at some less-loved parks like Dorney.

The 3 restaurants I mentioned each sit on around 15k sq/ft. That would easily fit in this area in a bunch of ways.

[liltrekkie]

16 minutes ago, SteveStL said:

I read Tsunami Soaker will be SBNO all year, not that it had a decent history of being open anyway.   

I'm not surprised. It was never all that popular honestly. When it was hot most people was in hurricane harbor anyway.

 

What we should do is we should bring back the water cannons on thunder river. Now those were fun

[SteveStL]

I always thought the ride would be better suited in HH anyway.  It never fit in its current location.  It was just crowbar'd in without any thought of theming to the area., which is a problem to the entire park I suppose.