Negative-G - Six Flags St. Louis Daredevil Daze 2015

Click on any photo to see a larger version.

The Mr. Freeze Roller Coaster Behind the scenes tour during Daredevil Daze 2015 at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Mr. Freeze has an interesting history as coasters go.

The Mr. Freeze Roller Coaster Behind the scenes tour during Daredevil Daze 2015 Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Originally planned as the big 1997 addition to Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags over Texas which received a mirror image copy of the ride problems kept both from opening until 1998.

The year delaying problems stemmed from Mr. Freeze's launch system that uses linear induction motors to shoot the train out of the station up to 70 mph in 3.8 seconds.

Premier Rides built two launched coasters for Kings Island and Kings Dominion using LIM's in 1996 and after the successful "launch" of those rides Six Flags contracted for four LIM launched shuttle coasters for the next year.

If you don't know a "Shuttle Coaster" is one that goes forwards and reverse using the same track. Mr. Freeze shoots you out of the station, up through the top hat inversion, around the high overbanked turn before sending you straight up the spike where eventually the train runs out of momentum and you fall backwards through the track you just came through.