I road the Screamin' Eagle last year on what was rumored to be one of the last days it would be up and running before the rehab, but they DID bring it back for this year. I rode it twice this year on 2 separate occasions, and it was a SCARY ride simply for the fact that it is in dire need of work. Despite un-needed changes over the years I have attended, changes drops, banked turns, etc., This classic, out and back, figure-8 wooden coaster debuted at Six Flags St. Louis in 1976 CANNOT be lost to neglect. Screamin' Eagle at one time held the Guinness World Records for tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster debuted . It at one time held the Guinness World Records for tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster. For those that do not know...it is an out and back, figure-8 wooden coaster. It is merely a shell of its' former self. Though there is maintenance on the old coaster, it doesn't even come close to what it once was. I would guess that it doesn't even break 60mph (it was touted after they put in new cars that it ran 70+). My best memory is in 94' when they ran the coaster so you went backwards (much like Georgia's Scream Machine in 93'). Now with Eval Knieval in the park, and the boss (both woodies) I hope they do The Screamin' Eagle justice this off-season, these harsh past 33 years have been rough but it can be saved.
a decomishioned car (with the newer seats)
the original signage for the ride
