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Park News - (3/31/08) You can find some good pictures of the former Mega Zeph trains from Six Flags New Orleans posted to the SFSTL.net forum. While no one is 100% sure what the plan is for the trains, we’ve still heard convincing arguments claiming that the plan is to refurbish them for use on Screamin’ Eagle in 2009 if possible. Otherwise, they may be stripped down to be used as spare parts for The Boss.
  (1/28/08) The latest rumor about the MegaZeph train(s) showing up at the park claims that they may be planning on putting them to use on the Screamin’ Eagle. With Gerstlauers already in use on The Boss and Evel Knievel using CGI Millennium Flyers, the thought is that the maintenance crew may be trying to make the park PTC free.
  (1/25/08) According to a report at the SFSTL.net forum, one of the former Gerstlauer trains from MegaZeph (Six Flags New Orleans) has arrived at Six Flags St. Louis. From what I understand, these are the same basic train design used on The Boss and could likely be used as a spare train or even as spare parts.

2008 - Evel Knievel - (4/29/08) A new construction update for Evel Knievel can be found at MidWestInfoGuide.
  (4/22/08) The official countdown clock for Even Knievel has been added to the park’s home page, counting down to a June 20th grand opening.
  (4/17/08) The photos are a couple of weeks old but you can get a great look at Evel Knievel at the GCI Intern website who reports that all of Evel is standing with the exception of a few sections they left out on purpose to allow for access to the structure while they finish up the mechanical systems and tracking.
  (4/11/08) Thanks to one of our readers, we’ve got two new pictures of Evel Knievel today.
  (3/31/08) You can find some pictures of Evel Knievel taken last week posted to SFSTL.net. Things are moving right along and from what we’ve heard the park may be looking to open the ride around June 19th if all goes well.
  (3/25/08) New construction pictures of Evel Knievel have been posted to Negative-G this week and it looks good. On a related bit of news, I’ve heard that construction on Evel is actual ahead of schedule by a couple of weeks, so the ride may be ready to open sooner than expected if all goes well.
  (2/20/08) A couple of new construction photos of Evel Knievel from last week have been posted to the official website but you can find much better pictures posted to Negative-G.
  (2/13/08) SFSTL.net has posted a new construction update for Evel Knievel as well as pictures of the former Mega Zeph cars on site.
  (2/5/08) Thanks to the guys at NorthEastCoasters, they sent us a copy of a photo they took showing off what the new Evel Knievel trains will look like and thankfully they’ve decorated them in the classic Evel Knievel style.
  (1/15/08) New construction pictures of Evel Knievel can be found at SFSTL.net. There are three pages so don’t miss them all, and in addition to the new coaster you can see the start of the new smaller Moon Cars layout.
  (12/17/07) New construction photos of Evel Knievel have been posted to the official Great Coaster Interns website. Just look in the photo section.
  (12/3/07) In a sad bit of news, I have to report that daredevil icon Evel Knievel has passed away after a three-year fight with a terminal lung disease. Take a moment to hold your breath one last time and think of Evel making his final great jump into the heavens forever. As for the Evel Knievel coaster, a new construction report has been posted to STSTL.net and the coaster has gone vertical at last.
  (11/1/07) One of our readers in Finland noticed something very interesting about the new Evel Knievel coaster going to Six Flags St. Louis… that it’s a damn near copy of Thunderbird in Finland’s Powerpark. There are some minor statistical differences (Evel’s about six feet shorter, a few mph faster, but layout wise what from what I can tell the only difference is that at the end of the second “out” run, Evel adds another set of track cross-overs and will pass under the first drop, taking that final far turnaround from left to right. Other than this one point, allowing for a slightly longer straight run of bunny hops on the return trip, the rides look fairly identical, so if you want a good look at what Evel will look like when finished, click here. It’s also worth noting that in it’s first year, Thunderbird took the #38 spot in the 2006 internet wooden coaster poll which isn’t bad given the coaster’s location off the more well travel routes of most coaster enthusiasts
  (9/27/07) While I’ve been telling everyone about the GCI wooden coaster coming to Six Flags St. Louis for weeks now… what I was never sure about was the name or theme of the coaster. I guess there was a good reason, because this is probably the strangest theme I’ve ever heard of.
  According to Six Flags the new wooden coaster will be named Evel Knievel, after the legendary stunt daredevil known as much for both his successful feats as well as his ability to survive even the worst crashes. The park will spend $7 million to build this new coaster that will be a dedication to the “king of adrenaline”.
  The coaster will feature two of the great GCI Millennium Flyer trains (24 passengers each), starting out in a kind of unique fashion with an 80 first drop, up into a 90 degree left turn and into a second 55 foot drop, hitting speeds of 50 mph along the 2,700 foot course. There will be a total of 16 hills and 14 track cross-overs before you fly back into the station. While this coaster should provide all the thrills GCI has been known for over the last few years, the size and scale of Evel Knievel should still make the coaster a family friendly addition to the park.
  I’m curious about how they came up with the idea to theme the coaster to Evel Knievel though. Maybe it’s just me but any ride themed to Evel Knievel should have some kind of track jump illusion in it somewhere, or a ring of fire. It’s got to be painted white with red and blue stripes and stars all over it. For the first time Six Flags has a coaster idea that would actually be appropriate if placed in a parking lot as long as they build it over the Bus Parking lot.