Sources
Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. From the park and maker: Mid America Adventure guide. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.
Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Lindsey T (CC BY 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.
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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The layout contains many sustained airtime moments and quick…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “This one also includes small pops of airtime from…”; Silas M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride has great pacing, and Steel Vengeance like…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Pops of airtime dot around a twisty GCI layout,…”; Clayton, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It feels surprisingly fast and relentless when riding it…”; Brian Sheldon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The pace, twists, turns, and air pops keep you…”; Alexander Sims, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Otherwise I love the layout, the pacing, track contouring…”; Silas M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “This ride is really fun to ride over and…”; Christian Agnew, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is single handedly the best ride i've ever…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The coolest ride operator I can remember gave us…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “Still, make sure you check out this ride because…”.
The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: ThemeParkMark's back row POV, American Thunder - Six Flags St. Louis - Back Row (4K HD POV) - August 2023 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.