Screamin' Eagle

Screamin' Eagle is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis with red tracks and white supports that guide riders over a course with multiple hills and turns. The coaster is operated by two trains with six cars each, carrying a total of 24 riders per circuit.

The coaster opened in 1976 during America's Bicentennial celebration and was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster of its time. It marked the final project of legendary designer John Allen and the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, closing out an era of roller coaster engineering.

The coaster became a park landmark after opening and draws visitors seeking the feeling of classic wooden roller coaster riding. Today it serves as a meeting point for fans of traditional rides who appreciate the raw, unpadded thrill of this construction style.

The ride reaches speeds that can challenge riders with weak stomachs, especially through the multiple rapid hills on the course. Visitors should secure loose items and be ready to experience physical sensations like weightlessness typical of wooden coasters.

The track follows a modified L-shaped layout with a preparatory drop hill followed by a series of short hills that create successive moments of flight. This sequence of rapid peaks makes each ride a series of quick, unexpected thrills.