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The Boss (roller coaster)
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The Boss is a wooden roller coaster
at Six Flags St. Louis
in Eureka, Missouri
. Ranked among the top 5 wooden coasters in America, it features a lift of 122 feet (37.2 m), a first drop of 150 feet (45.7 m), four drops of 150',112',103',and 72', and a 570 degree helix.
It was opened in 2000 and entered many roller coaster top ten lists. It is acclaimed for its "terrain twister" style, dipping up and down with the terrain beneath it.
Wooden roller coaster
A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlaid upon a wooden track. Occasionally, the structure may be made out of a steel lattice or truss, but the ride remains classified as a wooden roller coaster due to the track design...
at Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags St. Louis , is an amusement park owned by Six Flags, Inc. It is located in Eureka, Missouri, USA . Opened in 1971 as the third theme park of the Six Flags chain, this was the last park that was built under the Six Flags name...
in Eureka, Missouri
Eureka, Missouri
Eureka is a city located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, between St. Louis and Pacific, Missouri, along Interstate 44. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 10,189. The city is west of the former site of Times Beach, the site of dioxin contamination discovered in...
. Ranked among the top 5 wooden coasters in America, it features a lift of 122 feet (37.2 m), a first drop of 150 feet (45.7 m), four drops of 150',112',103',and 72', and a 570 degree helix.
It was opened in 2000 and entered many roller coaster top ten lists. It is acclaimed for its "terrain twister" style, dipping up and down with the terrain beneath it.