WoF's Scream/Extremeroller

I was looking at a WOF website and noticed that the Screamroller was converted from a typical sit-down arrow corkscrew to a stand-up coaster in 1983.  I also noticed that the ride only stayed like that for one single season before reverting back to the sit-down coaster.  I was just curious as to why WOF decided to change the ride in the firstplace and then change it back?  Was it rough?  Anyone on this site been on both types of the coaster?  Also, was it Togo who designed the trains?  I figured it would be them since the King Cobra was built in 1984.  Any info would be great.
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"This is just a reminder to all Beast riders that the louder you are the faster the Beast will go!!!"-Beast Crew 2001

Yes, the coaster was converted to a standup and then back to a sitdown a year later, From my understanding it was due to the roughness of the ride. It was a standard arrow corkscrew so just imagine what it would feel like. Also I believe the trains were designed by arrow with Worlds of funs request, the roughness was the result, however it was the first standup coaster in the world. I was only 7 and not tall enough when it was a standup coaster. However I did ride it as a sitdown before it was moved.

The other interesting fact about the Extremeroller is that the station for it is still standing, Except now a wood coaster(TimberWolf ) now uses the old que house. If you ever visit the park you can tell due to the fact that the seats do not line up with the lines. Some of the footers for the ride are also still present in the small pond that the TimberWolfs que line wraps around.

It was only a standup for that one season? Hmm...That is interesting. The Rail Blazer at SFSTL was a standup for only one season, too, I think 1984. I was born in 1984, so obviously I don't think I rode it! lol But, I think the Rail Blazer was converted back to the River King Mine Train because of an accident on the ride, but I still think it is interesting that 2 of Missouri's parks did that a year apart! Hmm...

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I was able to both ride and work it.  It was changed in mid-season of 1983 and then changed back to setdown mid-season 1984.  The trains were made buy arrow (I have one car setting in my patio).  They changed it back not for the roughness on the rider (which it was) but to the roughness on the trains/track/etc.

They did do alot of track work before opening it (stand up) in 1983.  They even cut out the track on the top of the first drop and put in a piece that didn't have such a sharp radius.

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Jeff Mast
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Thanks a lot for the info.  It seems to me that a brand new stand-up coaster should have been built instead of changing the state of an original coaster.  I have a question for Jeff Mast.  You mentioned that they changed the radius of the turn when converting it to a stand-up coaster.  Did they change the radius back or leave it the same when the ride returned to its original sit-down state.  Also, did Arrow ever build any stand-up coasters after this attempt?  If they did, I haven't heard of one.
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"This is just a reminder to all Beast riders that the louder you are the faster the Beast will go!!!"-Beast Crew 2001

Does anyone have a picture of an arow standup train?
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They left it same when it changed back to sit down.   They built Railblazer in St. Louis but that was a converted Arrow mine train.  That opened 84 and closed after that season. 

 We have pictures of it on out website www.worldsoffun.org and it's in the history under past attractions.

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Jeff Mast
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