pixelated85 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Do we get to call this the first "terrain" Boomerang? Curious how they'll modify the supports to work with the slope of the hill in that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm sure the process is not that complicated... Knotts had B&M modify a support and it arrived on site the year they were building windseeker. Six Flags could've contacted Vekoma to manufacture new supports for the new location. (In that case could chance-morgan be manufacturing a new support for this ride?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 ^ That is Ninjas third train which has been under there for quite some time. Shockwaves trains went to SFMM to be used on Viper and SFGADV to be used on GASM, GASM trains went to SFMM to be used up on Viper. Actually, one of GASM's trains is on Ninja (SFOG). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Now that SFSTL can market their park as the "Coaster Capitol of Missouri," an attendance boost is sure to come. hah. ok, sure. You can paint a turd gold, and it will still be a turd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcev5454 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Now that SFSTL can market their park as the "Coaster Capitol of Missouri," an attendance boost is sure to come. hah. ok, sure. You can paint a turd gold, and it will still be a turd. And I bet tourists will flock to see that golden turd, just like the "Largest ball of twine," or the "Biggest ketchup bottle!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 probably not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrs2420 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I really happy I live in Missouri but I can only afford to go to a theme park once this year so I need to choose between our Missouri parks. Brand new (paint on a 20+ year old coaster that came from a different park and is the most copied head rattling coaster) for 2013: Boomerang! or Brand new for 2013: Outlaw Run, the double inversion wooden coaster with the steepest drop. Guess I have a lot of thinking to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZIP Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Vertical construction on Boomerang has started, there are several orange supports up and lots of the pieces have been moved from the parking lot, so the ride will probably be built pretty quickly now (the opening date for the ride has not changed and it won't change from June 1). Apparently the park is going to get a new attraction for 2013, in the form of an actual paintball course, that will go in the field behind the family raft slides in Hurricane Harbor and behind the exploding shack that is along the railroad tracks (near Batman), how much it will cost and how it will be incorporated into the park, I have no idea and how people won't get hurt playing paintball at the park is something I don't know either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zcev5454 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 ^ that's really cool! I've always wondered why they kept that area as an empty field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Who the hell goes to six flags to play paintball??? I guess they'll try anything. One act of desperation after another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Maybe it will be some sorta 'Zombie Run/Obstacle Course' type of thing. Sounds strange for an amusement park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Curt Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Chalk it up to Six Flags being Six Flags. The Boomerang may be old but at least it is a new attraction being added to the park, something is always better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Coming in 2014: Mule-Go-Round... BACKWARDS In addition to this, SFSTL will offer an upcharge flag football field. yolo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think the pathway in front of Boomerang is going to look like this... where you can walk under a portion of the cobra roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Not bad. Now if they just get some new trains for this thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I hear you can see the coaster from I-44 now. Anyone with Pics out there? Curouis to see how the Skyline will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZIP Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Both of the lift hills are up and so is the station track, I would think that the loop will go up next (maybe by the end of the week) and then the cobra roll last. The ride is about as tall as the two bottom sections of Superman, you can see it from outside the park now, they removed several trees that were next to Rush Street (so you can see the ride from the area in front of the Mine Train), when the trees that are left have leaves on them, the ride may blend into the area more, but it's very noticeable right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 ^^ Nice. Hope we can get some progress photos soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks for the update Zip. As far as Boomerangs go, at least ours may be more picturesque than the others. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 The first person to post a review about 'what a great addition this ride makes to our park' should have to do mandatory jail time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 ^^ Why....just because you don't think it's a great addition to the park?? Give me a freakin break. They should have added anything to the park this year. Just another case of the SFAFanboy syndrome. Complain complain complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 We would have been better off going a season without any new additions so that we could get something worth advertising in the future. It's a waste of spending. This is the 'Jelly of the month club' of new park additions. I'm sure next year we will get something awesome........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Found these construction pictures!! http://sterettcrane.com/news/boomerang-roller-coaster-installation-at-six-flags-st-louis/ Boomerang Roller Coaster installation at Six Flags, St. Louis Using our Leibherr LTM 1250, a 300-ton hydraulic truck crane, Sterett is assisting the installation of a new Roller Coaster, The Boomerang, at Six Flags Amusement Park in St. Louis. We relied Sterett Heavy Hauling to transport the coaster into the park to our crane. Other equipment on site to be utilized throughout the installation includes our 80-ton Terex Rough Terrain crane, as well as a 130’ JLG Manlift, a60’ JLG Manlift, and a 9,000# JLG Reach Forklift provided by Sterett Equipment Company. The job duration is expected to be three to four weeks installing the Roller Coaster from the ground up. Chris Goode is the operator of the 300 Ton Hydraulic Truck Crane and Jason Adrian is the operator of the 80-ton Terex RT. Our biggest challenge to date has been maneuvering the 300-ton crane through Six Flags and setting up in a small area by the Screaming Eagle Roller Coaster, as seen in the background. The color scheme when it's all up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportsdude360 Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Good color scheme. Has anyone seen the trains yet? I'm hoping they'll be new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Whoever did that artwork doesn't know SFSTL very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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