Negative-G Six Flags St. Louis 2011 Opening Day Page Nine

Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka, Missouri
2011 Opening Day
April 15, 2011
Page Nine

The Pandemonium (Formerly Tony Hawk's Big Spin) roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Here's another of the "Then & Now" signs celebrating Six Flags St. Louis' 40th Anniversary. The queue area for Pandemonium (formerly Tony Hawk's Big Spin) used to be the seating area for the old dive show/dolphin show arena.

The Pandemonium (Formerly Tony Hawk's Big Spin) roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

They should have just changed the name of Tony Hawk's Big Spin to Big Spin but I don't mind the name Pandemonium as it's a good name. What's annoying as hell is the whole "Kraft Twists" advertising built into the ride's queue artwork. What ever happened to having a sign by the ride, maybe an ad in line and on the map saying "Pandemonium sponsored by Kraft Twists"? I didn't mind that sort of adverting but this is a bit much and guess what it's going to cost to make new banners and removing all of the signage all over the building once Kraft Twists stops paying however much they do per year. I just loathe advertising especially after working in that field for well over a decade so I'm kind of bitter about any of it, even on a coaster.

The Pandemonium (Formerly Tony Hawk's Big Spin) roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Pay no attention to this car. No it does not look like a skate board and those decorative circles on the side are not supposed to represent wheels. Here's a new idea for Six Flags corporate just make a cool ride and don't call it after someone or some product. Just give it a cool name and maybe some theming and be done with it.

The Pandemonium (Formerly Tony Hawk's Big Spin) roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Here's CoasterJedi and her husband John having fun on Pandemonium.

The Grand Carousel at Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

This is a yearly thing for me so I'll keep it quick. I want the Grand Carousel to get some love as the paint is either wearing thin, chipping or completely gone from the horses but again no work has been done on these this year.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

On the way out there's a nice map of the park as it was forty years ago.

Yes the new names for rides annoy me and yes I want the carousel restored but still I always have a great time at Six Flags St. Louis. It's not the biggest park in the chain and yes they seem to be a bit further down the trough when new rides are passed out but what they have is really good, the lines are rarely long and normally everyone gets as many rides as they want. They create smiles and good times and that's what all of us go there for.

That's why I keep coming back again and again.