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

The light, sound, and motion of the ride just pulls you in.

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

The life that this brings back to Six Flags St. Louis is wonderful.

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

Going back to my talk earlier about the attitude of Danny and the rest of the managers at Six Flags St. Louis, I was told that many times during the project of refurbishing this carousel they could have taken the quick and easy path which would have opened it sooner but it wouldn't be the BEST version of the Grand Ole' Carousel. 

They want the BEST version of Six Flags St. Louis.  Like the work on the Grand Ole' Carousel it is going to take longer, probably longer than expected but this is their goal for the park.

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

As the park closed those attending were given the last ride of the night on the Grand Ole' Carousel.  Seeing this magical ride all lit up was certainly a great way to kick off two hours of exclusive ride time.

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

This year the decision to move our exclusive ride time from the Eagle and Boss to Mr. Freeze and American Thunder was a good one.  It turns out the gears for the Screamin' Eagle broke and it was down for the event as the park was waiting for a part.
 


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