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Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri (636) 938-4800 St. Louis Front Page presents a feature page on Washington Avenue St. Louis Loft District, which has become a vital neighborhood with residential lofts, hotels, restaurants, galleries, nightclubs and other attractions.   |
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ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com) - Six Flags Over Mid-America opened its gates for the first time on June 5, 1971. Two hundred acres of pasture land in Eureka, MO was chosen as the site of the theme park and after nearly 2 years of construction, over 2 million man hours and an investment of $22 million, the third park in the Six Flags chain was complete. The theme park officially changed its name to Six Flags St. Louis in 1997 and remains Missouri's premier vacation destination. Guests visiting Six Flags St. Louis relive some of the park's history through Then and Now signs located throughout the park and at the Gallery of Thrills in the Palace Theater Lobby showcasing displays, photos and videos of the past forty years. The park is pulling out all the stops to make the 2011 season one to remember for years and years to come. Opening Day April 16, 2011 On Saturday, April 16, 2011 Six Flags St. Louis kicks off its 40th Anniversary season with the first 400 guests entering the park receiving a complimentary ticket to return to the park for the official Anniversary Celebration on June 5. The celebration continues with a special Opening Day Ceremony featuring local dignitaries, a flag raising ceremony and entertainment. Opening Day guests will also have the opportunity to participate in a 40th Anniversary Trivia Contest and sign up to compete in a Cupcake Eating Contest sponsored by Dierbergs Markets where the first of forty contestants to eat forty cupcakes will win forty tickets to the park. In honor of the 40th anniversary season, the park is offering a $19.71 one-day ticket valid April 16 or 17 online at www.sixflags.com/stlouis. Official 40th Anniversary June 5, 2011 June 5, 2011 marks the official 40th Anniversary of Six Flags St. Louis. The first 10,000 guests will receive a commemorative 40th Anniversary souvenir and all guests will be invited to enter a contest to win a Ruby and Diamond Pendant provided by Clarkson Jewelers. Guests will also be invited to enjoy a giant 40th Anniversary cake. When the park opened in 1971 it featured 8 rides. Today Six Flags St. Louis features 34 rides including the new SkyScreamer set to open mid-May. SkyScreamer is the tallest ride in the park standing at 236-ft. and will take guests soaring at 43 mph in a 98-ft. circle. Hurricane Harbor was opened in 1999 and remains the only free waterpark with theme park admission in Missouri. Hurricane Harbor celebrated its 11th anniversary in 2009 by expanding the water park to add the exciting Wahoo Racer and the theme park is set to amaze guests with an unparalleled spectacular nighttime parade, Glow in the Park. This six-lane water racer features a triple drop layout that provides maximum speed and airtime. Riders will race head-first on sled-type mats down 262-feet of steep drops and rolls reaching speeds of 35-mph. Wahoo Racer will be designed and built by the award winning manufacturer of water attractions, ProSlide. The new water attraction will be located between The Big Kahuna and the Speed Slide complex in Hurricane Harbor and is scheduled to open Memorial Day weekend 2009. In 2009, Six Flags St. Louis took its daily parade over the top and leave guests in awe with the introduction of a nighttime parade, Glow in the Park. This unparalleled nighttime spectacular will feature six custom-designed floats, two additional mobile units, 65 light-adorned performers and 35 support staff and technicians. Floats will light up the night with vibrant, multicolored lights illuminating the streets and fill the air with specially arranged cirque-style music. Drummers, puppeteers, singers, dancers and kinetic stilt walkers will surround the floats making the Glow in the Park parade unlike any other in the Midwest.
In 2008, the park introduced Evel Knievel, a 2,700-ft. ride experience that begins with an 80-ft. first drop at a 90° left turn angle, which is answered with a 55-ft. double down drop. Sixteen hills follow with camelbacks, a 40-ft. fan curve and multiple high-banked turns at up to 67° angles. Six Flags St. Louis has additional roller coasters including The Screamin' Eagle (3,872-ft wood), Batman The Ride (steel), Mr Freeze (steel), Ninja-The Black Belt of Coasters (steel) and The River King Mine Train (steel track/wood structure). Hurricane Harbor, is a 12-acre tropical paradise. Set among 20,000 tropical plants including palm trees and a volcano, the water park features 1,500 tons of sand and 1.2-million gallons of fun with six water attractions. A series of four brightly colored tube slides offer guests a watery trip down their choice of partially or totally enclosed 400-ft. twisting tubes from 5-stores high.
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