Evel Knievel (roller coaster)
- Evel Knievel (roller coaster)
"This article is about the wooden roller coaster. For the stunt performer by the same name, see Evel Knievel"
Infobox roller coaster
name=Evel Knievel
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location=Six Flags St. Louis
section=1904 World's Fair
type=Wood
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type3=
status=Open
opened=June 20, 2008
closed=
manufacturer=Great Coasters International
designer=
model=
track=
lift=
height= 82
drop= 80
length=2700
speed=50
inversions=0
duration=
angle=
capacity=
cost=US$7,000,000
acceleration=
gforce=
restriction=48
rcdb_number=4045
"Evel Knievel" is a wooden roller coaster that opened June 20, 2008 at Six Flags St. Louis. It is themed to the stunt-performer Evel Knievel.
This $7 Million GCII wooden roller coaster features an 80-foot drop with a top speed of 50 MPH, going through a course of 2,700 feet of track.[ [http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/FA207BDCCCDD1D9C862573620074A6E6?OpenDocument New ride comes to Six Flags] St. Louis Post Dispatch Retrived and Dated 09/26/2007] This ride features 16 hills and multiple high banked turns at up to 67° angles.]
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quote="I've been thrilling people all my life with my death defying stunts. And I've proven after a spectacular fall that you're never a failure as long as you try to get up. What better way to create a new generation ofEvel Knievel fans than by partnering with Six Flags for this exciting attraction. I'm thrilled to be part of it."— Evel Knievel
source= [http://www.sixflags.com/stLouis/rides/EvelKnievel.aspx] References
External links
* [http://www.sixflags.com/stLouis/rides/index.aspx Six Flags St. Louis Homepage]
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