Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka, Missouri
March 25 & 26 2015
Page Six




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Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

On the way to The Boss both Bond and Travis got sucked into the Highland Fling.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

While I can't ride "Enterprise" (named after the Starship Enterprise of Star Trek fame) type rides like this one as the son of an engineer I love the simplicity and durability of the design.  Anton Schwarzkopf with his flat rids and coasters engineered them to last as this one has since arriving at Six Flags St. Louis in 1977.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

In addition to the cool engineering part of it artistically the Highland Fling is a kinetic work of art.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

You can take out the people from the equation and run it empty and it is still something that makes you stop and watch.

Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri

Here is Bond on the Highland Fling as it spins down after inverting him a few dozen times.
 


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