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The opening date for this coaster is really scheduled for July 4th? I was randomly looking for airfare from Philly, checking out the Phillies site as well, and found the Phils are playing the Cards June 14-15. It would be cool to go to a game and then the park the next day of the weekend.

 

 

I heard that if everything goes smoothly, like it has been, the ride should open up around Memorial Day weekend. The July 4th opening is basically the worst case scenario.

 

 

Here are some new construction photos from GCI Intern website.

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For some reason, despite this ride's obvious apeal for origonality and quality, it feels like the park will be lacking something that every other SF park has. On the normal SF Wood/Steel coaster ratio, it's about 7-12 steel coasters for every one woodie. Certanly not the case for St. Louis.

 

I love the fact that we have a couple of woodies. But The Boss is very rough and SF has ruined what the Screamin' Eagle was (Although it's still my favorite). I'm looking forward to EK this year.

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For some reason, despite this ride's obvious apeal for origonality and quality, it feels like the park will be lacking something that every other SF park has. On the normal SF Wood/Steel coaster ratio, it's about 7-12 steel coasters for every one woodie. Certanly not the case for St. Louis.

 

I love the fact that we have a couple of woodies. But The Boss is very rough and SF has ruined what the Screamin' Eagle was (Although it's still my favorite). I'm looking forward to EK this year.

 

I think that in '07, the Eagle was better than its been in over a decade. The retracking was definitely kind to my old friend.

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Ok, I am completely unaware of any topics about this new wooden coaster, so please forgive me if its already a topic.

 

I think its going to be a great coaster personnally, and I can only hope SFMM will get a new wooden coaster similiar to this one or El Toro.

 

http://www.sixflags.com/stLouis/rides/constructionphotos.aspx

 

I'll post only a few photos (Rob, Elissa, and any other TPR staff memebers, can you help me with readjusting the size of the pictures to make them bigger?)

 

For any of you who dont know, this wooden coaster is being built at Six Flags St. Louis.

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Reminds me a bit of Ghostrider at Knotts, though I doubt Evel Knievel will be anywhere near as painful.

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^ We do know that SFMM's 2009 coaster is supposed to be a "family" ride. So far, I've not heard anyone say for sure that it's steel, so a small woodie could be possible...

 

However, I think it will be a small steel something or other. No inversions, whatever it is. Mark Shapiro has already said he's not much for them.

 

Eric

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So, can anyone who has ridden Thunderbird compare this ride to other GCIs? I've ridden Thunderhead, is Thunderbird as good?

 

Having ridden all the GCI's to date, here's how I rank them:

 

1. Ozark Wildcat - Solid "A+" ride!

2. Kentucky Rumbler - "A"

3. Troy - "B+"

4. Thunderhead - "B"

5. Thunderbird - "B"

6. Renegade - "B-"

 

The above rides are all quite fun, and easily re-ridable.

 

 

7. Wildcat - "B-" (Only ridden with the PTC's)

8. Lightning Racer "B-"

9. Roar East - "C+"

10. Roar West - "C"

11. Gwazi - "C-" (PTC's really hurt this ride)

 

The rides above here are OK. I would like to ride the Wildcat with the new MF trains. Yet, Roar East seems a little better than it's west coast version because of the PTC's.

 

 

 

JJ

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Wildcat is much less jarring with the MF trains and negotiates the course much smoohter, however the lap bars have a nasty tendency to ratchet down during the ride to the point where it can be painful for many. I wish GCI would address this, it's really hard to even think about enjoying the ride when all you want is for it to be over so the lapbar can be unwedged from your gut.

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Hope they fix the station stop, it stopped so fast it looked like it hurl you forward into the bar and cause internal bleeding. Man I wish on Gwazi they had those trains, and maybe a complete demolition and a rebuild of a better than Voyage and El Toro put together kinda ride.

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