Canobie Coaster

I agree 100 percent with this. If slots are gone for a ride or at a less than ideal time, I'd still like to have the option to wait in a standard queue.

I like watching them for parks I've never been to since it helps mr get a feel for the park's atmosphere. Rcdb can tell me if the park has a worthwhile coaster, but a live stream can tell me if I'm walking into a charming park like Waldameer or a lifeless one like Clementon.

Great report! I love the park's retro sign.

I dress for the worst (double under armour, winter jacket, hat, gloves) and shed layers if needed. Don't some parks switch out wheels for the colder weather? I think I saw that on the Great Adventure forum for Nitro.

Cool report! I hadn't heard of this park before.

Wow this ride looks great! I really wish we see one of these in the US in the near future so I can stop ragging on Vekoma as much.

Superman at SFNE (barely) after the park gave just 15 minutes notice that they would close 6 hours early. I've never ridden it in the rain before. All I can say is that I'm thankful I'm visually impaired and need to wear glasses.

I typically don't do the haunts/mazes, but I am all for parks extending their hours. Same with the Christmas events. The only haunt I regularly do is Lake Compounce's because it's nearly an hour long and you reserve a time. At most parks, when I see a longer line for a haunt (that may cost extra) or a shorter line for a coaster, I'm picking the coaster every time.

28 miles and 28 minutes (no-traffic) to the Yankee Cannonball.

Did they reopen it after that piece fell in the queue?

Please don't be another coaster so I'm tempted to return

Fury rattled a bit on that first low hill, but other than that it was glass smooth and the little bit of rattle wasn't enough to detract from the ride. I know what people are talking about with regards to the rattle, but it's never been enough to ruin a ride for me. The only B&Ms that truly stink are the stand-ups, like the steaming pile of poop near Fury known as Vortex.

I'm fortunate I got to experience the ride dueling in my first visit to Islands of Adventure. It was a bummer they stopped dueling, but they were still in my top 3 for favorite inverts even when they didn't duel. The unique layout and forceful elements made it a win in my book.

I'm going to pull a Six Flags here and RMC the GCI twister I created.

Great report of a rarely seen park! I believe that crazy spinning ride is a Hrubetz Tip Top (Link). They used to have one called the Surfer at a lot of the local carnivals and the spinning on that ride was insane. The tubs were super easy to spin and the bounces amplified the spinning.

I don't know what's weirder, this or that water slide alpine slide thing. I'd definitely give this one a whirl since I trust Wiegand.

Great update! I didn't have an issue riding the 3 woodies in my May visit, but I also ride Boulder Dash a ton which is about equally as aggressive so I was prepared. Raven and Voyage both had some rough spots, but I actually didn't find anything on the Legend rough (just intense laterals).

Nope, Buzzsaw is fun and all, but I couldn't put a ride on that ahead of Superman.

^ That looks similar to the L&T Systems coasters I've ridden at Gillian's and the Granby Zoo. If it rides anything like those 2 coasters, this would be an upgrade over the Galaxi for sure.

It wasn't the rain that closed the park; it was the low crowds. Everything but Goliath was running in the steady rain.

I make an annual trip to Maine for Funtown because of how cheap their twilight tickets are. This will give me something to do in the afternoon beforehand. The other interesting item in the article is that Palace Playland has one interested buyer in the Galaxi. It's an older coaster, but I do wonder who was interested.

Palace Playland is adding a new $4 million roller coaster next year that will replace their Galaxi coaster. The "Sea Viper" is coming from Italy and will be the "only one of its kind in the United States" once it opens. The coaster is 70 feet tall, will seat 24 riders, and is a bit larger in footprint than the Galaxi. This new coaster should serve as the premier attraction for this beachfront park. The key bits from the Portland Press Herald: (Full Story) Below is a link to the story from the Boston Globe as well. Boston Globe Story

Great report! I'm really looking forward to visiting the park later this month.

Labor Day weekend in general is pretty busy for the park since it's the last big summer weekend. Considering the perfect weather today and how cruddy it was yesterday (what few people there got rainchecks to return), I expect it to be pretty crowded.

I stopped by the park today to validate my 2018 season passes and get some rides in since I figured the park would be dead. I was correct on the latter as I have never seen the park this empty before. Unfortunately the lack of crowds was to my detriment today. We arrived at 2:45 since we saw the forecast had the rain stopping around 4-5. We figured the park would close early around 7 or 8. The park did close early, but earlier than I expected at 4. I don't fault the park for closing early but I wish they made the announcement they were closing at 4 sooner than 3:45. We were over by Wicked Cyclone when we heard that so we had to run across the park to get on Superman. Otherwise we would have missed it today and that would have been a bummer having driven 2 hours. Everything was running 1 train, but we got on Wicked Cyclone twice, Superman twice, and Pandemonium once since nothing had a line. The crew at Wicked Cyclone's crew was painfully slow and spent more time socializing than checking restraints. Superman's crew hauled trains out so fast we were able to fit 2 rides in. Afterwards we stopped at Nicky's Pizza down the road. I have to stop there after every visit. For $15 we got 2 orders of fries, 2 jumbo slices of pizza, and a gyro. And it was all good too! Goliath was of course closed. We got a ride across from 2 small kids. We spun like crazy. We rode Wicked Cyclone in a cyclone. Lines were like this for the hour we were there. Nicky's Pizza afterwards.