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The 3D screens for Justice League:  The Battle For Metropolis won't be just playing the same old thing for you ride after ride.  They will be filled with computer generated scenery and characters that you can shoot at and interact with while you make your way through and above the streets of Metropolis.



Before leaving the building we ran into a few more remnants of what once was.  I'm pretty sure that hat might belong to Bugs Bunny.



Greg found a few faceplates from the Ghostblaster cars.  I'm sure these will be raffled off as well.  It would be a tough call to have one of these or an actual Ghostblaster.  I have to say that I would go with a Ghostblaster.



Despite the bitterly cold weather all of us had a great time walking around Six Flags St. Louis and Justice league:  The Battle for Metropolis.  From all I can find on the ride and those making it this is going to be THE non coaster ride for 2015 and I'm thrilled that it is at my home park (there is a duplicate being added to Six Flags Over Texas).  We will be back to take a look at least a couple of more times before it opens at the end of May.  Drywall work should be completed by the end of January, there will be a lot of painting after that before scene elements, screens and finally the ride vehicles are installed.  We will probably be back in March next just in time to see the end of painting and installation of scene and screens.



An interesting thing that Dave brought up was what would I think of turning The Boss into a steel or hybrid coaster like Rocky Mountain Construction has done with The Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas or turn it into a modified looping wood coaster like was done with Goliath at Six Flags Great America.  I of course asked if this would be for 2016 and the answer was "No" but his concerns are that The Boss is very finicky as conditions can make it either an amazing ride or an amazingly painful ride and its operating temperature is considerably higher than all of the other coasters at the park. 

My answer was that I love it when it is great but the other 60% of the time not so much.  I would keep it wood but have Rocky Mountain replace all of the track and work some of their magic by throwing a few inversions into it.  As maintenance and the cost of maintenance is an issue with it and the change is not going to happen soon I suggested he ask around and study how the current crop of Rocky Mountain designs age and see if in the end it would make economic sense to put The Boss under the knife.  If anything those questions and the question of whether or not to turn this into the "Iron Boss" or a better name since the ride sits in the Old England part of the park "The King" will not be decided for years so don't hold your breath.

It was great getting a little bit of an amusement park fix in the middle of January but I really can't wait for April so that the rides; with the exception of Justice league, will be up and running.

Thanks to Six Flags St. Louis Park President Dave Roemer for the time and the tour.
 


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