For much more, you can buy a VIP tour, which allows you and your group to skip all the lines. Louis sells Flash Passes, which offer priority boarding opportunities. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park. Louis is open from late March through Halloween.
Hurricane Harbor is free with admission to the amusement park. It was originally called Six Flags Over Mid-America.Ī water park called Hurricane Harbor opened in 1999 adjacent to Six Flags. Louis opened in 1971 as the third amusement park in the Six Flags chain. Louis is located 30 miles southwest of downtown St. The Fabbri version is far more common and can be found at parks and fairs around the world.Theme Park of the Day: Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Six Flags St. It is believed that the third model in storage somewhere in the Netherlands. The third model is the most mysterious as it is the least known model of the three. Imperator is now sold to China and has not yet been spotted anywhere. It started out travelling the fairs in Europe until it found a permanent home in Vienna's Prater Park, until 2003 when it was dismantled and sent to travel the fairs again for the next few seasons. Louis (formerly operated at Six Flags Great Adventure and prior to that travelled throughout Europe before being rethemed and sent to its current location). The Bussink version is a pretty rare attraction as there are only three produced. The Bussink version has also been named Xcalibur, Evolution and Imperator. Other names for the Fabbri Versions include Discovery, Excalibur, Excalibur 2, Terroriser, Obliterator, Superman (at Ulten castle) and Circulator.
The park is now closed but the ride has been resurrected at Pleasureland Southport. In August 2011 a 12-year-old boy fell 30 feet from the ride (named Excaliber 2) at Camelot Theme Park in Lancashire, UK. In May 2006, an Evolution ride at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach was stuck upside down for seven minutes. A police spokesman says the ride appeared to give way at its base as it was coming to a stop. On March 14, 2003, an Evolution ride owned by Jerry Payne, collapsed at a Fair at the Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville, Florida 3 people suffered only minor injuries. But on the fair route Evolutions are known to go around between 3 and 5 times in a single ride cycle, Six Flags tends to tone down its rides. Louis made by Bussink, while Fabbri versions will circuit around multiple times depending on the operator. When the wheel is spinning in the air, the Fabbri model will either hold the seats upside-down or face down (depending on the controls) and the Bussink model will actually hold riders right-side up when the wheel is at the top.īussink Evolutions will normally only circuit once around like the Xcalibur at Six Flags St. It has a capacity of 64 passengers per ride whilst Fabbri's only seats 40 riders. The Fabbri ride is much smaller than the Bussink version which is sometimes referred to as the Giant Evolution. There are two manufacturers of the Evolution, Fabbri and Nauta Bussink make Evolution rides, however, both versions are quite different. Louis, a Nauta Bussink (now Ronald Bussink) version. Fabbri Versions have 10 cars seating 40 riders and Bussink models have 16 cars seating 64 people. The restraint is an over the head harness. The arm makes a 360-degree rotation around its axis spinning the cars upside down to a height of 20 meters (66 feet). The cars are able to tip back 90 degrees so that passengers are lying on their backs looking up. The other Evolution is owned by Butler Amusements of Fairfield, California, and the third Evolution is Owned by Fantasilandia in Santiago, Chile. One is owned by independent carnival operator Bishop Amusement Rides of San Antonio, Texas and travels with Ray Cammack Shows. It was last seen travelling with the Dutch carnival company Magic Fair Attractions.Īs of right now, only three Fabbri Evolutions travel in the U.S. The third model is said to be in storage in the Netherlands. The second one, dubbed Imperator, was sold to a showman in China. Evolution formerly travelled the European circuit before it was sold to Six Flags Great Adventure in 1999 and relocated to Six Flags St. The original ride was manufactured in 1992 by Nauta Bussink (now Ronald Bussink). Set up requires around 5–6 hours for the ride's assembly.
Portable Fabbri units break down on to two trailers. The minimum height requirement is 48 inches (120 cm) or taller. On one end of the arm are some counterweights and on the other is a rotating hub which holds 10 cars. It consists of four inclined pillars which support a revolving arm. Varies Evolution is a large thrill ride manufactured by the Fabbri Group in Italy.