Ninja at Six Flags St. Louis

It seems like every boy these days wants to become a ninja especially with movies like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and House of Flying Daggers, not o mention the plethora of video games and manga being imported from Japan these days. If you want to really feel like a ninja though, go to Six Flags St. Louis and take a ride on THE NINJA!

Become a ninja as you flip, twist and fly through 2,430 feet of steel track. The Ninja was created in April of 1989, first started by Arrow, but Arrow went bankrupt so Vekoma came in and finished the job. When I found the Ninja on the east side of the park near Batman: The Ride, I was greeted by a statue of a ninja all dressed in black and being propped up by his sword stuck in the ground. As I bypassed this statue, I entered the queue line for this coaster. The scenery was not much to look at. Honestly all I remember is the Ninja statue in the front of the queue line, other than that all I can remember are a lot of rails that you would have to walk through if there was a line. I was there on a Monday, and there was absolutely no line. This coaster is starting to be aged, so it is not as popular of an attraction as some of the other coasters in the park, but it is still fun.

This coaster will take you through spirals, a 110 foot steep drop, a clothoid loop, a sidewinder, and a double corkscrew. You start off by climbing the steep hill and coming down into two loops. You climb several other hills before you enter the double corkscrew and returning back to the station. I can remember while on the double corkscrew I was in the car without a passenger and my body was thrown over into the other car. There were also a lot of people on the internet who claimed of getting minor bruises from this ride. Although this ride is a little rough on the body, it is still fun to ride. It is not my favorite coaster ever, but it is a good one.