THE ICEMAN COMETH!
Expect this ride to give you the cold shoulder, and maybe even a touch of frostbite.
Virtually identical to the Six Flags Over Texas version (apart from being a mirror image), this Intamin launch coaster delivers an insane amount of thrills in a relatively small space. The trains were flipped around in 2012 to provide guests with the sensation of a backwards acceleration, and it's a tremendously cool feeling (heehee). The trains truly scream around the track--you can hear this coaster's roar all throughout the park!
Like the one at SFOT, this ride utilizes a dual loading station for a faster boarding process. Since this is a shuttle coaster (meaning only 1 train can be on the track at a time), station operators load & unload one train of guests while the other completes its circuit. There were several occasions when the returning train matched up with the loaded/ready train so both switchtracks moved simultaneously! That timing was awesome to see.
~Special ride elements~
*0-70mph in 3.8 seconds
*Inside 'top hat' [an inversion]
*218 foot tall 'spike' with LIM boosters
Mr. Freeze also gets huge plus points for using a comfortable individual lapbar in lieu of a OTSR (over the shoulder restraint, which always suck). You'll be subjected to up to 4 g's during the launch and weightlessness at the apex of the 'spike', as well as some enjoyable hangtime at the crest of the top hat element. It's also the tallest and fastest coaster at Missouri's Six Flags.
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