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Rookie Racer
Steel Family at Mid America Adventure, Eureka, Missouri. Opened 2023.
- Height
- 41 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 27 mph
- Length
- 843 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Vekoma
Rookie Racer is a family roller coaster in the Britannia area of Mid America Adventure in Eureka, Missouri, the park called Six Flags St. Louis until 2026. The park presents it as a racing-themed coaster for young riders, with twists, turns and small drops.
Vekoma built the ride, a Junior Coaster model with 247 meters of track, and it opened on September 30, 2023. A booster wheel lift takes the single train of eight cars, each seating two riders, to the top of the course, which has no inversions. The train carries 16 riders.
The park lists a top speed of 27 mph and a track length of 843 feet, and RCDB gives a height of 41 feet. Riders must be at least 48 inches tall to ride alone, or 36 inches with a companion.
Sources
- midamericaadventure.enchantedparks.com/rides-and-experiences... (Park page: race through twists, turns and drops; top speed 27 mph, length 843 ft; Brittania; minimum height 48 in, 36 in accompanied.)
- rcdb.com/20702.htm (RCDB: operating since September 30, 2023; Vekoma Junior Coaster 247m, designer Stefan Holtman; length 843 ft, height 41 ft, 27 mph, 0 inversions; booster wheel lift; single train of 8 cars, 16 riders.)
- rcdb.com/4536.htm (RCDB Mid America Adventure: 4900 Six Flags Road, Eureka; operating since 1971; 10 operating coasters (River King Mine Train 1971, Screamin' Eagle 1976, Ninja 1989, Batman The Ride 1995, Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast 1998, Boss 2000, Pandemonium 2007, American Thunder 2008, Boomerang 2013, Rookie Racer 2023); former names Six Flags Over Mid-America (1971-1996), Six Flags St. Louis (1996-2026); operator Enchanted Parks; sold March 5, 2026.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.