| Not to be confused with Excalibur at Six Flags AstroWorld. |
- "Join King Arthur's Round Table!"
- ―Slogan[src]Xcalibur was a spinning ride located in Britannia at Six Flags St. Louis. It opened in 2003, and was manufactured by Ronald Bussink.
Previously, the ride was located in Fantasy Forest at Six Flags Great Adventure, where it had been known as Evolution. It and many other rides were added for the park's War on Lines campaign in 1999.
The ride temporarily closed for extensive refurbishment in early 2018. It then re-opened during the 2020 season but then was closed permanently at the end of the 2022 season.
History[]
On January 29, 2003, Xcalibur was announced as the park's 2003 attraction.[1] Xcalibur is a "Evolution" model by Nauta Bussink Bailey. It replaced the former England Sky-Way station, which had been abandoned since its closure almost two decades earlier. The ride was relocated from Six Flags Great Adventure, where it had operated as "Evolution" from 1999 until 2002. The ride was added to Great Adventure as part of the "War on Lines" expansion in 1999, and was one of 25 new rides added that season to make the park into a "Superpark". Before the ride was purchased by Six Flags in 1998, it was built in 1992 and had debuted at the 1992 Munich Oktoberfest. It then traveled through the European Fair Circuit for over 6 years.
For its new location, the ride was given a extensive makeover to resemble a make it resemble a medieval-era catapult. Each of the ride's 16 cars were given shields on each side, so that it could resemble the different Knights of the Round Table. The cars were also enhanced with new on-ride audio, which gave it a unique soundtrack. The ride opened to the public that summer.
Ride experience[]
Guests enter into King Arthur's "Round Table" and spin in circles on an axis.
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- ↑ Six Flags St. Louis (January 29, 2003). Six Flags St. Louis Announces a Royally Xtreme Xperience for 2003 (Press release). Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on February 8, 2003.
