In a
battle of the warriors, who wins, Batman or the Ninja? Both have stealth on their side, cool
weapons, and great fight moves. And they
both have their very own roller coasters at Six Flags St. Louis.
Today,
a friend and I played hooky (okay, so we responsibly put in for vacation a few
weeks ago) and went to get our adrenaline fix at Six Flags. It was a perfect day to be in the park. The weather was cool with a bit of overcast
and schools are starting up, so while there were kids there, the park didn’t
feel overrun.
Wanting
to get the most out of our rather pricy tickets (plus parking fees) we arrived
at opening, and, relatively methodically, went around the park riding different
roller coasters. Okay, so we also threw
in a carrousel, some water rides, and this fantastic swing ride, but we were
there for the roller coasters.
Our
first ride was American Thunder, a wooden roller coaster with some steep drops,
but even better were the tight, tight corners.
I’ll admit that perhaps my choice of pancakes and bacon at the Cracker
Barrel was perhaps not the best choice before getting on this ride. However, the second time around (after my
breakfast had some time to settle), it was awesome. Distinctly awesome.
Next up
was Batman, a loop-de-loop of a ride, where your feet dangle in the open air
while you sail up and down and around and around in an awesome corkscrew. Coming into the platform, the ride leaves you
dizzy from the spinning and high from an adrenaline rush rarely equaled. Coming off the ride, the only thing I wanted
to do was turn around and get right back on it.
Sadly,
compared to Batman, the Ninja was a disappointment. It still had some fun loop-de-loops, but I
guess that a few throwing stars can’t compare to the bat mobile. For future reference, I’ll ride the Ninja
first and then get on the Batman, or maybe just put a few more rides between
the two. Don’t get me wrong, the Ninja is
an awesome roller coaster, it just didn’t give me the same rush.
The Screamin’
Eagle, another wooden roller coaster, is apparently the oldest roller coaster
in the park. At first it reminded me of
Zingo from the (now defunct) Bell’s Amusement Park in Tulsa. However, I think that it must be Zingo’s big
brother. The ride had bounce and roll
that viscerally reminded me of Zingo, but it went on and on. Where some of the rides were over all too
quickly, this one allowed the pleasure of the ride to be fully realized before the
ride came to the end.
If I
were to rank my favorite rides of the day, the last roller coaster we rode
would be #2 behind Batman. The Boss, so
rightly named, is at the pinnacle of his career. Or perhaps the pinnacle of his first hill sets
up the ride for an exhilarating race up and down some of the most amazing hills
of the day. It was another ride where as
soon as I got off the only thing I wanted to do was get in line again.
Sadly,
the day had to come to an end, and we didn’t get to ride either the Pandemonium
or Mr. Freeze. However, both looked like
they were worth making another day’s trip to Six Flags; even if they don’t turn
out to be super cool rides, Batman and the Boss will more than make up for it.
Too cool for you. Not for me. I will go with you, hold the camera and ride the swings.
ReplyDeleteWe'll skip Six Flags and go find us another zip line. :)
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