Steel Beast is a steel looping roller coaster at Six Flags Schuyler Lake.
History[]
Announcement[]
The coaster was announced on August 22nd, 1987 to parkgoers visiting the park via a video trailer at a pop up kiosk in the park. Construction for the coaster officially started on September 26th, 1987.
Opening[]
The coaster opened on May 30th, 1988 to a crowd of over 25,000 guests.
Modifications After Opening[]
In 1994, the arched tops of the loops were replaced with thicker post supports and the track was given more structural support to reduce stress. In 2003, the tunnel at the first drop was removed due to stress forming in the tunnel. Also the headlights from the front cars were removed due to to stress forming on the trains' front cars.
In 2018, the restraints were replaced with more comfortable restraints developed by Toronto Amusements that have the comfortability of a pillow. Originally, they were going to go with Vekoma vest restraints, but after the failure of the restraints' installation at Silver at Coney Island in 2017, which didn't fix it's major flaws besides headbanging, the park changed their minds. Also the headlights returned to the front cars after years of being absent, albeit now with LED lighting.
Stats[]
- Height: 205 feet
- Drop: 200 feet
- Length: 4,000 feet
- Speed: 70 mph
- Inversions: 8
- First Loop: 164 feet tall
- Second Loop: 138 feet tall
- Third Loop: 137 feet tall
- Interlocking Loop Part 1: 100 feet tall
- Boomerang Part 1: 87 feet tall
- Boomerang Part 2: 87 feet tall
- Interlocking Loop Part 2: 75 feet tall
- Corkscrew: 32 feet tall
- Duration: 2:30
- Flash pass available
Ride sponsors[]
- Doritos
- Axe
Trivia[]
- Steel Beast was added to Six Flags' Beast Lore in 2018 along with Beastie (Schuyler Lake).
- Unlike The Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the interlocking loops do not have arches after the 1994 modifications.
- Steel Beast was the last Arrow looping coaster to be built with arched supports.
- The arched supports were recycled from Corkscrew.
- The old Corkscrew arches were used for the entrance and gift shop/exit for Harley Quinn's Spinsainty.
- The Boomerang inversions never had arched supports.
- The "saber toothed tiger" train design was inspired by The Beast roller coaster logo from Six Flags Kings Island.
- The coaster was featured as a Coasters magazine centerfold in issue 87.
- This is the closest coaster to the main entrance gate to Six Flags Schuyler Lake.