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[ghosthost]

I worked at Six Flags STL during the years 1995-1998.  I started out at the Admissions area in the entrance to the park.  I soon moved to Operations-Rides then to the Entertainment Department.  During those years it was owned by Time-Warner.  During that time we were still a "theme park" with costumed cast members.  I was a ride operator for THUNDER RIVER, THE SWINGS, GUIDED TOURS for groups, Foghorn Leghorn (I cant remember how many times I was whacked by kids and their parents), plus a troll and a haunted house actor (I actually made a guy pee his pants in front of his girlfriend).  I made ALOT of friends during that time frame and was considering moving down to Branson and working at SDC but the turned me away because I didnt live there long enough and they give first preferance to Branson residences.  I will be looking for old pics from my SFSL days, needless to say when Premeire bought the park in 1998, they let the park go to pot.  Although, this year they have put money into the pak after the bankruptcy reform......supoosedly they are some new ride changes in store for 2011 with some rides from Kentucky Kingdom was closed.  We'll see.     TIM

[Junior]

Yeah! I love these kinds of stories. Give us more. And pictures...lots of photos of you on park. I loved going to Six Flags as a kid, and later on, one of our "Juniors" at the diving bell, a guy named Bob...came to us from Granite City, Illinois. He worked the previous summer at Six Flags at the Hoo Hoo Log Flume Ride. (One of my favorites) Any old stories of the Mississippi River Ride that used to be there, or the old Injun Joe's Cave dark ride? Both were favorites, also.

[rubedugans]

A good friend of mine was at SF STL from about 99-02 I believe. He must have taken your place as foghorn. He was also bugs, and marvin on busy days. It was great to see him out of costume perform the character "walks" that had very subtle differences. The best thing he has told me was that even in costume, when photos were taken, he would inevitably end up smiling (even though he was wearing a big head!)

[ghosthost]

You know I DID smile while in that huge head was on mine....lol. I would love to get a job down at SDC though, would they hire someone in stl?

[History Buff]

Well, with that city accent of yours, it could be tough.  Idea!  You could play the character of real-life St. Louis steel magnate and Devil's Den/Marble/Marvel Cave explorer Henry T. Blow!  Wouldn't it be cool having a presentation in the Shoe Room by ol' Hank himself?  Plus, the only big head you would have to wear would be the character's own ego.

[ghosthost]

I would like to tell you of at least THREE GHOSTS that haunt the SFSTL park.  As some may know there were two fatal accidents at the park.  In 1978 a gondola feel from the first arm of the SkyWay.  Three people were killed.  It was revealed that it was a mechanical malfunction, 2 girls and a man died.  The ghost of a little girl has been seen playing in the area where the one arm was located in the former USA (now Studio section of the park).  I personally have seen this spirit in the transfer house located by the mine train.  Also in 1984, a lady was killed on the RAIL BLAZER, a stand up coaster, when it was proved that her husband pushed her out of the car when it went around a bend, her body slamming into a nearby tree.  It was revealed that she enjoyed the shows.  One night I was shutting down "Police Academy Stunt Show" at the Empire Theatre (formally where Sid and Marty Kroffts Puppet Shows were held), I stood on the stage facing the seats stating that we were dark for the evening making sure no one was still in the building.  Out of nowhere a voice stated "IM HERE TIM!".  I decided to say it again, suddenly the "ghost light" a security light above the stage started to swing back and forth, then the temp in the auditorium dropped.  I rushed out of there and turned in the keys.  A supervisor asked what was wrong, I looked like a saw a ghost.  I told them wat happened, and they said I just met "Stella" the woman who died on the coaster.  And then there is the man called "The Pig Man". It is said that the park was the site of a pig farm and the owner refused to let them buy the park.  Someone forced him out, as he was carted away, he placed a curse on the land.  Soon, he died.  It is said that his spirit still roams the park.  One night a friend and I were dowing a sweep in back of the Screamin Eagle, just talking and walking the back service road, we heard pig calls and pig sounds in the distance maybe about 100 feet of us.  There is no farms in the area.  One night I worked overnights at Wardrobe.  I was by myself and there was noone in the building. Out of the corner of my eye there was a older man standing amongst the clothing. When I turned around there was noone there.

[rubedugans]

For an image of the SkyWay Gondola ride from SF StL I had posted a few images of old postcards from my collection of SF over Mid America (Now StL.) As well as a link to my SF photos from Flickr.

http://sdcfans.com/forums/index.php?topic=345.15

[ghosthost]

Hey History Buff,  Im a STL convert.......I am originally from a town called Hillsboro in Jefferson County.  I came to STL in 1978.  The area was "pure country" but went down to see my old home and a flippin subdivision popped up and the gravel road is now blacktop with stop signals!  The Sandy Valley Covered bridge was turned into a state park....!  The covered bridge is one of a very few still standing.  I think it was built in the 1880s. Now a National Landmark on the Historical List.  You can take the boy from the country but you cant take the country out of the boy LOL!  Some people even say I have a southern Missouri accent but they havent heard one yet I think!     TIM

[rubedugans]

I found this yesterday while researching defunct SF StL rides
http://www.paranormaltaskforce.com/6flags.html