Friday 4-23-2010 I took a ride by Darien Lake to check out construction on “Splashtown”. I was surprised to see how many waterslide parts are in the parking lot, and the sounds of construction vehicles were very prominent and they were hard at work. So far, no waterslides have been lifted yet, but the support poles are up so I would imagine that they will start getting them off of the ground ASAP. Also, according to a source on http://amusementgraffixintl.com/forums/ there have been many painting projects at the park during the offseason. Viper will be painted all black, like the original colors in 1982, Boomerang was painted, The Brain Teaser (Ladybug Coaster) was painted, the Giant Wheel was painted, and it is reported that some of Ride of Steel will be painted, oddly enough only part of the ride though. Here are the pix!
Overview of the huge construction site.
Slide parts litter the whole parking lot.
Slides, slides, slides!
Through the trees.
More construction.
Noted!
All ready for slides!
The "Swirl City" complex will be extremely close to the entrance, which is sure to create excitement among guests entering the parking lot.
The Giant Wheel is looking great with the new paint job, if only it had some lights...
And we finish it with a look at the pink Ride of Steel.
Hope you enjoyed! I will have an opening day Photo:TR on May 8th.