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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Six Flags St. Louis Turns Record Financial Results

Eureka-based managers indicate Six Flags St. Louis is gearing up for a monumental year in 2013. The new season starts March 29 with weekend operations.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation representatives, the parent company of Six Flags St. Louis, announced record financial results for 2012, reporting $1.1 billion of annual revenue and $383 million of Adjusted EBITDAin 2012—the highest in the company’s history.  “We are looking forward to a great season doing what we do best, offering breath-taking thrills and a great value to our guests,” stated Dave Roemer, Six Flags St. Louis park president, in a news release about finances for this Eureka business. “We are excited to be introducing our ninth coaster, Boomerang, in late spring, as well as offering the season dining pass again with upgrades to provide more convenience and dining options. Six Flags St. Louis is laser-focused on providing…

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Six Flags Over St. Louis, Six Flags Announces New Boomerang Rollercoaster for 2013 Season, and Eureka City Hall

Cynthia Baumer

9:16 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013

i think if you are a eureka resident you should get a discount.   more ›

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Six Flags Announces New Boomerang Rollercoaster for 2013 Season

Six Flags managers promised to add something new for each season. On Thursday at 6:30 a.m., the coaster capital of Missouri—Six Flags St. Louis—unleashed news about Boomerang. A media call with Six Flags' CEO occurs later this morning.

Next year, Six Flags St. Louis visitors will be greeted by a new, vividly bright orange and electrifying lime green steel monster: Boomerang. Standing at 125-feet tall, this gravity-defying, nerve-racking, stomach-crunching steel roller coaster will rocket riders through a combination of thrill sensations unlike any other coaster experience at the park, Six Flags officials announced Thursday morning. Boomerang first will pull 28 riders backward, slowly up to the top of the 125-foot tall lift hill. After a brief pause, it’ll release them into complete mayhem, hurtling them along 1,650-feet of twisted steel track at speeds up to 50 miles per hour, Six Flags managers promise. Then they will race through a half loop, shoot into a right half …

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Six Flags Over St. Louis

Cmorenutz

1:36 am on Friday, August 31, 2012

This is just an old rollercaoster they brought over from Texas. It is far from new, it opened in 1998. Once again Six Flags St Louis gets the shaft while Magic Mountain and Great America seem to get atleast 1 or 2 new BIG rides every year. Last big ride we got was in 2000 with the Boss. Way to cut corners as always Six Flags, then have the audacity to market it as a new ride.   more ›

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