Goliath513

Damn! From the video it looks like this ride is hauling BALLS! Can't wait to ride this when I'm there on Saturday!

Thanks for the comments guys. And yes, I am on New Element. New for 2009 - Goliath! After being canceled from Great Adventure for 2009, Six Flags Wyoming became the first Six Flags park to receive a B&M Dive Machine.

They didn't let us either on the TPR trip, except that little kiddie credit scammer Bethany. But then just before the Boulder Dash ERT, they gave us all a ride. It was hilarious - one abrupt lap, ka-ching credit, next load of freaks. I remember our group was headed over to Boulder Dash after riding the S&S tower when a park employee asked us if we were with TPR and when we said yes, he told us about the bonus ERT on Kiddie Coaster. Next thing we know, there's a stampede of TPR members over to the ride and that had the longest line of the night! Seriously, that day was amazing. One of my favorites on the trip. Superman ERT and Hurricane Harbor waterslides ERT at SFNE in the morning, Super Slide takeover at Quassy featuring the ride op who greased the track with Crisco before each run, and the amazing ERT on Boulder Dash that night. I got at least 12 rounds in that evening! It was no question that it bumped El Toro out of #1 woodie. Even later in the trip when I rode El Toro again, it was still nowhere near as good as Boulder Dash was that night! Looking forward to seeing more of these updates!

Known as the Windsor Waterslides to locals, this was one of the most popular attractions in the area and opened in the early 1980's. It was part of a campground and RV park that was next door. I grew up just a few miles down the road from the place and remember going there several times every year to ride the slides. The park had free admission and you would buy a wristband which would get you on the slides. On the other side of the entrance, you would cross a bridge over the main slides which would get you into the park. The three main slides consisted of a white open innertube slide called "Robin's Foley". a blue enclosed body slide called "Excalibur", and a blue enclosed innertube slide called "King Richard's Run". There was also a small kiddie slide just outside the main slides, but I forget what it was called (it was another medieval name like the big slides). At the end of the bridge, you would get your innertube and head up the hill to the slides. The entrance to the kiddie slide was just a few paces down the hill from the bridge. The entrances split off with King Richard's Run on the right, and Robin's Foley and Excalibur on the left. The lines met up again at the top of the structure where the slides began. Since the lines were right next to each other, people would often go over the fence if they decided to ride one of the other slides. The slides ended up in two splashdown pools next to each other at the bottom of the hill. The path up to the entrance was right next to the exit pool King Richard's Run and always smelled from a kid pissing in the pool of the kiddie slide that paralleled that path. Just above the entrance to the slides was a gift shop and a food store that was always VERY crowded and could take up to half an hour to get your food because of the crowds inside. The park also had a fairly large picnic area in the woods out beyond the slides and pool area. We would always bring burgers and other foods to grill in the barbecue pits since that was cheaper and better than the park's food anyways. Beyond the pool and kiddie area, was an arcade inside a portable and some volleyball courts out in the open from the shade. In the spring, the park was the place to go for all the schools for kids of all ages. I remember being there several years when there was several thousand kids in the park. Always a lot of fun to just hang out then even if the slides got boring pretty quick. However, this is what led to the park's demise. In June 2004, a 12 year old boy who didn't know how to swim drowned in the swimming pool. This did not surprise me that it happened because that pool would get extremely crowded (to the point where there were more people than water and would be easy for someone to go under and not be noticed until it's too late). I was at the park with my middle school group the day prior to this accident, and my brother (who was 12 at the time) was there with his school the day after the drowning. I remember him saying to me after he got back that just because of the attitude at the park the day he was there, that it would not be around much longer. I'm not exactly sure how lawsuits and everything went down after this, but sure enough, by September 2004, the park was closed for good. Here are the only photos I found while home at my parents house. These are from May 12, 2001. If anyone else has photos from the park, they would be appreciated! Excalibur and Robin's Foley bottom pool. The vegetation around the slides on the hill always made for a nice look, and the water was far warmer than at the nearby Six Flags water parks! The splashdown for King Richard's Run. This slide had a 42" height requirement instead of the 48" on the other big slides (not sure why since the splashdown pools for them were the same depth), which meant slightly longer lines. This was my favorite of the main slides and was one of the longest innertube slides I have ever ridden - which made for a hell of a ride! You can see the white kiddie slide next to it which had a splashdown strip right next to the pool.

You can see the tube sections of the original slides rotting away in a field of someone's backyard just northeast of Oakwood Lake along Highway 120. Not sure what happened to the Turbo Tubes, Jet Scream, and V-Max though. What is that slide at the top of the picture behind all the kids? Looks too small to be Turbo Tube or Jet Scream, yet does not look like any of the ones in the main slide complex. What's that thing behind the fence in the top left corner?

No sponsorship. It's one of those advertisement misters that Six Flags has put up lately around their parks. Here's another screen from the top of the rapids ride. Farmer Brown's Log Ride was the park's second ride. It then later became The Penguin's Blizzard River.

Here's an update from this year. Since I'm out in California for the summer, I took the time to go down to SFDK this afternoon and get my season pass before my SFMM trip next weekend for Terminator opening. Spent only a couple of hours in the park. With all the steel coasters having been repainted in recent years, everything looks new (this year, Kong got all new orange paint and Cobra got shiny red for its supports!). Lots of new signs and paint around the park as well. Here's the lowdown on how the coasters are running for the 2009 season. Roar: Back to two-train operation. Despite the heavy crowds today, this was a walkon. It is running better than ever, despite its age. If Terminator is anything like how good Roar was today, it could easily be a top 10 ride! Tony Hawk Big Spin: Nothing new, but I had some of the best spinning ever on my one ride today. The trick for the most spinning is to have two heavy people sit facing forward and have one light weight person (me) facing backwards. V2: Running very smoothly. Dispatches were faster than normal today. Boomerang: Moderately bumpy ride with minimal headbanging. Quite good for an old Vekoma. I can actually say I had fun on it for once. Medusa: One of the most forceful, yet smooth and fast rides I have ever had on my 200+ rides on it. The West Coast Trip is in for a treat this season as the ride was considerably better than I remember it being in the past few years. Kong: What the hell happened? It's still a pile of crap Vekoma, but holy sh*t, today's ride was worse than ever. I don't get it, all the other coasters in the park have improved, yet this has consistently gotten more jerky and painful in recent years. If they hadn't repainted it during the offseason, I would think this is at the end of its life here. On the upside, they are back to two train operation on this as well, so I didn't have to wait at all to get my ride for the year. EXTREME CLOSEUP! The new 3 Point Challenge is VERY popular with all the hyphy kids that hang out at the park. Which brings up an interesting point, why does SFA get all the negativity for the people that visit there? SFDK's crowd is basically the same, just west coast. This ride is the reason the Cedar Fair naming department had a major headache over the offseason! New Johnny Rockets is just like the one a short walk up the hill. They're also redoing the tiger stadium as part of the expansion. The covers will provide some much needed shade for these hot California summer days. They're moving Odin, the swimming tiger, to a new home over here near Boomerang. Cedar Point fanboys are not the only ones who can wet themselves over new signs - even if this one has only been painted to match the new colors.

Um yeah, I'm going to have to crap all over that article about the "approval" for the coaster to be built. Yes, the height variance issue appears to have moved forward, but they did not mention how they would deal with the noise issues. Honestly, the height issue seemed almost a trivial setback compared to the noise issue that Prudential bitched about. Once the city can get Prudential to STFU, then it's safe to say this coaster will become a reality (unless Cedar Fair turns this park into a parking lot - which after my visit there last summer, would be an improvement!).

^^ Will this be the same magnitude of "big" that SFA promised this year? There have been several rumors about Heritage Square in Golden CO closing down forever. Today I heard from someone very high up in management that the park is not closing and is safe for quite some time! The alpine slides are the only part that are threatened because the owner of them is retiring. The park is divided into several separate owned parts: alpine slides, amusement park/rides, shops and shows, and waterslides. It should be noted however that the waterslides have been permanently shut down for 7 years now due to their age, low income, and high maintenance costs. There used to be a bungee tower, but that was also closed down around the same time the slides went. The future of the rides section is looking very bright for the next couple of years (especially for coaster enthusiasts).

What is their policy on the kiddie coaster? Child required? Maximum height of 54?

If the GP seriously think this is just another Psyclone, then we shouldn't have a problem with that. Why? Shorter lines for the rest of us! The trains are really neat too - reminds me of what they did with wild mouse cars for The Dark Knight to beef up the theming there. This looks like a top notch GCI that will most likely have a place in my top 10!

^^ The funny thing is he's such a hardcore fanboy for a park so crappy.

I would think so. So CP & SFMM both have 18 coasters! I have all 18 credits at Cedar Point, whereas I only have 15 credits at SFMM (that includes Flashback, but I never got a chance to ride Psyclone). However, that will soon change after my SFMM trip in a few weeks after Terminator opens!

^ Yeah that's the video. I can imagine how awesome that slide must have been since I've ridden basically the same thing at Waterworld in Denver. Too bad V-Max didn't get brought up to CGA as well. Would have made the park suck less than it does. As for the guy riding down the slide head first, he was probably an employee. Nobody in the right mind would let a guest do that. Looking forward to seeing what more you have on this park!

^ I think I saw it up and running when I was there for Fright Fest last fall. ^^ Compared to Super Flight, Flying Coaster was enjoyable (and that sucked hard).

I go by whatever Coastercounter says. It's simple and straight forward. As Brent said, it doesn't track the traveling carnival coasters, but that makes up for racing coasters, clones and relocated ones that count as multiple credits. The example of SFDK's V2 is great for this. Having ridden the original version and the current one, I still only count it as one credit even though the layout has been very much altered, newly repainted, and is basically a completely different ride from when it opened. At the same time, I count rides like Colossus, Lightning Racer, Superman the Escape (still have yet to ride the right track), and Rebel Yell as two credits each. I won't count new trains, retheme, for a ride as a new credit, unless the ride has been relocated (like Carolina Cobra). So when I ride X2, I will not add that to my count. However, if I ever do get out to Carowinds, I will count Nighthawk as a new credit even though I rode it when it was Stealth. If a ride is retracked, I won't count that unless the old track is entirely torn out and replaced all at once. By this method, I count Space Mountain at DLR as two credits since the new track is basically a new coaster. However, if this were Jeff Johnson, each seat at different time of day would be a new credit. So take a 28 seat coaster and 12 hours of the park being open, you got 336 possible credits for a single standard Vekoma Boomerang.

Tyler's sure to love this one.

I'm not sure how their operations are early on in the year as I usually go during the late summer / fall. And don't even bother with the Kiddie Coaster. They won't let you on. (That's coming from someone who got on Jr Gemini at Cedar Point last year without a child) Didn't the pump for Disaster Canyon break last season? Good to see they fixed it and have it running. The waterpark is worth going to if you go on or after the 16th. It's too bad you're not going the following week because that is when Hyland Hills Waterworld opens up. Fish N Farm is the name of the small fairground style amusement park inside Heritage Square in Golden, CO. Admission is free, so you buy tickets for the rides. They have a Miner Mike and a Python Pit. Both credits are attainable (I got them last year).

Although I haven't been to Elitch's or Lakeside yet this season, I can assure you that Flying Coaster at Elitch's will NOT be operating. In fact, maybe after your visit here, you could let us know if they have begun taking it down yet. Management has said they are "moving the ride to a new home." Everything else at the park should be operating. Halfpipe often breaks down, but it's a powered Intamin, so nothing out of the ordinary. The only advice I can give you is bring Advil for after you ride Mind Eraser. At the end of last season, it felt was worse than ever. As for Lakeside, there is about a 90% chance that Dragon Coaster will be closed. I've never seen that thing open, yet RCDB lists it as "operating." Don't even try for the Kiddie Coaster credit there because they won't let anyone over 54" ride. Cyclone and Wild Chipmunk should be operating and are both great coasters. I doubt they'd open the park if they knew Cyclone was going to be closed. I have been to alpine slides Park City, Utah, but that was before the Alpine Coaster was built. They are considerably longer than other alpine slides I've ridden. If you're looking to ride alpine slides, visit a park with an old atmosphere (think Knott's without the Cedar Fair intrusion), there is a park in Golden, CO (about 20 minutes west of Denver) called Heritage Square that has alpine slides. There is also a small fairground style amusement park just below the alpine slides that has several kiddie coaster credits that you could get if you wanted to. There has been talk about closing down the alpine slides, but the shops and rides are there to stay. Have fun in Colorado!

All I have to say is AWESOME. My old topic got bumped without me having to even ask. Last summer when my friend and I went to CGA, we rode the Thunder Falls slides that were relocated from here. They were pretty cool and are clones of two of the three tubes of a speed slide complex at Waterworld here in Colorado. Very Fun. Here's some information based on what a friend of mine told me about the park. Maybe this can reduce the load of information for you to post. Main Slides #1: The Plunge (Second half of the slide was known as Waterfall and the splashdown was moved from the lake to next to Turbulence) #2: Flash Flood (Featured a large almost plunger on top of it that would buildup water, and then discharge it and shoot you down. Unfortunately the thing used to push so much water was broken after a few years, and never replaced.) #3: Turbulence #4: Subway (longest underground section) #5: High Tide (ran parallel to Subway) #6: Cyclone #7: Out of Bounds (ran parallel to Cyclone) An old brochure posted here indicates 9 of these slides, but even counting Waterfall as the 8th slide, there is still one missing. The brochure I saw this in was from 1990. Do you know anything more? 3 Turbo Tube (innertube slides). From what I heard, these were known as disco slides because they gave the effect of having a disco balls in them, however this was more of a trick of the lighting from the outside with the semi transparent green tubing (Waterworld here has slides that gave this effect as well) instead of an actual light. I also heard that The Plunge, Flash Flood, and one of the Turbo Tubes shut down a few years before the park closed. Do you know when or why this happened? Jet Scream. Basically early innertube speed slides which consisted of two parallel tunnels that you could go down. The first part was enclosed and the final part was open. You rode down it, then it leveled out, and then it again went downward into the splash pool. As for the innertube Rapids Ride, it originally had two rivers, but they cemented off one of the sides in the early 90's due to staffing issues. From what I heard, this is basically the same style of ride as Tortuga Run at Waterworld here in Colorado and the one at Dorney's waterpark (I forget the name) which are basically pools cut out of the hillside connected by small drops and turns to resemble a river flowing down a hill. I saw a video (I think it was on mysapce) of V-Max, and it looked like one of the much larger speed slides we have here in Denver, only with the top of the drop enclosed. I can't seem to find the video, so if you have some pictures that would be cool. There are some pictures a few pages back showing Castaway Bay / Kiddie Cove, Cyclone and Out of Bounds, Subway and High Tide, and the Plunge. To give Robb and others and idea of what Oakwood Lake used to look like when the park was open.

Here's a couple new screens for you guys. I never really liked the look at the game's go-karts, so I decided to make my own racetrack. I'm pretty happy with how this turned out. White Water Safari is an Intamin rapids ride built in 1993. This one's heavily based off the same ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom (one of my favorite rapids rides!).

I seem to remember a tunnel on Roar West as well. It's been years since I've ridden it. Yeah there's a tunnel near the end on it. SFA's Roar has one too. I have talked to the park about hosting a campout for Terminator and the answer was no, sorry! --Robb That's too bad there's no campout. My friend and I are planning to go down there for opening. Will there be any TPR event for the opening though?

Do you like water parks? If so, I'd recommend Dorney because they have an awesome water park free with admission. Hershey has a small mediocre water park that replaced a great rapids ride (well just the expansion). For the coasters, I would pick Hershey because their coaster collection is, in my opinion, stronger. Stormrunner is amazing, Fahrenheit is decent, Great Bear is MUCH better than Talon at Dorney, Lightning Racer and Wildcat are both awesome GCIs. Sooperdooperlooper and Comet are even pretty good. Those are all the coasters worth mentioning. Oh, and both parks have Wild Mouse coasters too that are about the same. Dorney, well let's just say you don't go to Dorney for the coasters. Steel Force is about as tame as a powered dragon coaster, Hydra is slow and boring, Talon is also very tame, Thunderhawk is decent, but does not compare to the GCI awesomeness at Hershey. There are three kiddie coasters too. With Laser gone, the coaster collection is at a mediocre level, but the water park is what makes Dorney great. But Nicole and Dave said it well. Great Adventure is the choice if you're looking for pure coaster awesomeness!

Pretty kick-ass trip report you have here. I would have loved to go back in 1999 after I first visited in 1998. The first year for Ghostrider and the last year for Windjammer. I still miss Windjammer and the parachute drop on the Sky Tower.

I agree that Vortex is absolutely terrible. There aren't many steel coasters that hurt me to the point of where I can not stand to ride, but Vortex is one of them. I've always wanted to ride a Togo stand-up just to see if one is as bad as Vortex. Too bad Shockwave was closed when I was at Kings Dominion last year.