Wender·Vista
Six Flags St. Louis
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited States
in Eureka, Missouri, about thirty miles west of the Gateway Arch

Six Flags St. Louis

— — the wood-coaster summer most Missouri kids remember.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Six Flags St. Louis opened in 1971 in the Ozark foothills outside Eureka, the third of the original Six Flags parks. The Screamin' Eagle still runs through the trees the way it has since 1976 — a wooden out-and-back that holds up on every list of the country's classic coasters. The Boss, American Thunder, Mr. Freeze. A working regional park more than a destination one, and for two generations of Missouri families, the marker of summer. from the studio

from the studio
Six Flags St. Louis
— bring it home

Six Flags St. Louis, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Six Flags St. Louis

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Six Flags St. Louis is a regional theme park in Eureka, Missouri, in western St. Louis County along Interstate 44, about 48 kilometres southwest of downtown St. Louis. The park opened on 5 June 1971 as Six Flags Over Mid-America and was renamed in 1996. The site covers roughly 200 acres in the Ozark foothills along the Meramec River, with a wooded layout that keeps the coasters tucked among mature oak and hickory.

— the year

Screamin' Eagle, a wooden out-and-back coaster built by the park's in-house team and Dinn Corporation, opened on 1 July 1976 for the United States Bicentennial and was briefly the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world. The Boss, a 5,051-foot wooden terrain coaster, followed in 2000. Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, a launched LIM coaster, opened in 1998 and was re-themed in 2012. American Thunder, originally Evel Knievel, opened in 2008.

— the visit

The park operates seasonally, generally from late March through the Halloween-season Fright Fest in October, with Holiday in the Park weekends in late November and December. Hurricane Harbor, the on-site waterpark, runs from late May through Labor Day. Parking is at the I-44 exit; the main gate sits on the south side of the freeway in Eureka. Single-day tickets and season passes are sold online; line-skip Flash Pass tiers are available at the park.

— where
United States · Eureka, St. Louis County, Missouri
— within
Six Flags St. Louis
— position
38.5133° N · 90.6764° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
48 km NE
St. Louis
city
5 km N
Eureka
town
40 km SW
Meramec State Park
state park
N
Six Flags St. Louis
St. Louis
Eureka
Meramec State Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Six Flags St. Louis — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In Eureka, Missouri, on Interstate 44 about 30 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis. The park sits in the Ozark foothills along the Meramec River, on roughly 200 wooded acres in western St. Louis County.

The park opened on 5 June 1971 as Six Flags Over Mid-America, the third of the original Six Flags parks after Texas and Georgia. It was renamed Six Flags St. Louis in 1996.

Screamin' Eagle, a wooden out-and-back coaster that opened on 1 July 1976. It was briefly the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world and still runs as the park's signature ride.

The Boss, a 5,051-foot wooden terrain coaster from 2000; Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast, a launched LIM coaster from 1998; American Thunder, a wooden coaster from 2008; and Batman: The Ride, a B&M inverted coaster from 1995.

Generally late March through October, with extended Fright Fest weekends in October and Holiday in the Park weekends in late November and December. The on-site Hurricane Harbor waterpark runs from late May through Labor Day.

About 200 acres in Eureka, Missouri. The wooded layout keeps most coaster trains hidden among mature oak and hickory rather than visible from the midways, a deliberate planning choice from the 1971 design.

— about the piece in your home

Two generations of Missouri families mark summers by this park, and Screamin' Eagle in particular sits in a lot of family memories. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well for that audience.

The Ozark-green and coaster-red palette pairs well with Family Heritage, Mid-Century-Modern, and warm Game-Room interiors. It reads beautifully in a finished basement, a bonus room, or a den built around shared family memory.

Yes. Theme-park nostalgia is a recognised current in collected interiors, and a quiet painted piece reads very differently from a poster reprint. A Medium above a console reads as a knowing personal pick.

Above a standard sofa a single Large or a 4-tile Mural carries the wall. Above a console or in an entryway the Medium is the right scale; a 9-tile Mural is for full feature walls.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and handle steam and splash. The Glossy finish is for dry display walls and framed pieces.

A soft microfibre cloth and clean water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it will not lift or fade with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is made by Reid Wender and finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license the artwork and we do not reprint from third-party stock.

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