Canobie Coaster

A giga would certainly be another incredible coaster to pair with Behemoth (not only would it be a great ride, but I've heard nothing but positives as to how quickly Intimidator 305's line moves), but there are two other rides I'd rather see. One, I'd want to see a multiple inversion coaster. Whether it be an Intamin looper, Intamin accelerator coaster, or B&M wing rider, I think that would fit in nicely since the park's current inverting coasters (Dragon Fire, Flight Deck, and Bat) are pretty bad. Second, I'd want to see an Intamin wooden coaster. While this rumor hasn't surfaced, I think it would be a great fit for the park. Not only would it finally provide the park with a smooth and incredible wooden coaster, but it would have the potential to be a top 10 wooden coaster like the other Intamin wooden coasters.

^ I really liked Superman when I rode it last year. Granted I may be a sucker for the flying position since I actually am a big fan of those Zamperla Volare coasters, but I found Superman to be glass smooth and really fun. While the pretzel loop is the only highly forceful part, the other parts of the ride were still enjoyable for me. And the lack of theming didn't really bother me too much. Now I wouldn't wait 2 hours for it (amen for Flash Pass), so that's the only way I can deem it overrated since the line for it is always gigantic.

I've been on a couple of B&M inverts and have had a blast on all of them. Of the ones I've been on, I'd rate them like this... 1) Dragon's Challenge- Fire (incredibly forceful from start to finish and the dueling aspect is great) 2) Dragon's Challenge- Ice (just a bit worse than fire thanks to a dull finale) 3) Batman- the Ride (super forceful and great pacing make it one of my favorites) 4) Talon (no MCBR and forceful inversions make for a great ride) 5) Great Bear (fairly forceful and fun layout, but a bit short) 6) Alpengeist (other than the great first drop, I honestly found Alpengeist forceless- I'd take it over almost any other looper for sure, but it's just not as good as the other inverts without a doubt) I've found all of the B&Ms except Alpengeist and Great Bear to be very forceful, so that's good to hear about Flight Deck. Hopefully I get a chance to ride it someday, along with that GCI if it ever gets built.

Also changing to over-the-shoulder restraints would probably increase the ride's fairly low height requirement. That would be pretty upsetting for some of the young one who could ride it this year and in years past, but couldn't ride it next year.

DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Funtown U.S.A., Hoffman's Playland, Lakemont Park, Magic Forest, Marineland, Martin's Fantasy Island, Santa's Village, and Story Land all have free parking as well. The Great Escape costs $13 to park regular and $25 premium. Also, Six Flags New England upped their regular parking fee to $20.

My last roller coaster for the year (unless I end up going to the ACE Superhero Celebration at SFNE in October, but that's up in the air due to college) was SFNE's Gotham City Gauntlet during the Bizarro Bash water challenge. While I may have come back to the station with no water left (the 2nd drop killed me), it was still a blast.

I agree with everyone that a family coaster looks like it would fit in better, but Iron Wolf still looks like it would be unique to the park and be a pretty big draw among park goers. Whenever a park gets a new ride, there always will be those people who wish their park got that giga (and even if they do, there may be complaining), but once it opens people usually warm up to the fact that the park got a new ride.

I really wish this park good luck, but the fact that it failed a few years ago under a big license such as Hard Rock doesn't bode well for this park. Was it ever crowded during the short time it was open?

I really hope the lap bars stay since not only do they provide a more unrestricted ride, but they also help Sooperdooperlooper have incredibly fast dispatches. I rode the Sooperdooperlooper last year and still thought that the trains rode very well, but I guess they have just been around a while and need to be updated.

Great trip report. How is Flight Deck compared to B&M's other inverts?

Great photos. I don't usually see much of Palace Playland, except when I go there every few years. Did you ride the park's Technical Park Street Fighter, Adrenalin? While it has a short cycle, it's one of the most thrilling flats anywhere in my opinion. I can definitely attest to that. I wear glasses and after each ride I had almost no visibility out of my glasses thanks to the abundance of mist. It really seemed like they turned up the mist more as the day went on.

My favorite river rapids ride hands down has to be Popeye & Bluto Bilge Rat Barges. The incredible combination of theming and soaking elements makes it the best example of this type of ride in my opinion. Some of my other favorites are the Kali River Rapids (the drop and theming really make the ride for me), Dr. Geyser's Remarkable Raft Ride, Hershey's now defunct Canyon River Rapids, and Lake Compounce's Thunder River Raft Ride.

Behemoth had incredibly fast loading and there was absolutely no confusion as well so I think the seating arrangement will work fine.

While I will take most roller coasters over dark rides, I have to say that I am still a fan of dark rides since they provide a relaxing alternative to the thrilling options that a park has. For example, I always make sure to ride Canobie's dark ride (Mine of Lost Souls) at least once during each of my visits to my home park.

I'm jumping on the bandwagon as well to add in that your rendering is great as well Fooz. I'm excited for SkyRush. Not only does it look like a thrilling and unique hyper coaster, but it will change Hershey's skyline for the better. Now the first coaster I see while walking across the park won't be just the Comet and a little bit of the Great Bear, but it will also be this gigantic Intamin.

Great trip report. Until this year, I hadn't been to Quassy in almost 5 or 6 years and I have to say that the park has improved a lot. While it's unfortunate to see the Monster Mouse gone, unfortunately it simply grew too old and was difficult for the park to maintain. And I agree 100% that the Wooden Warrior is an incredible coaster and easily the best junior wooden coaster I've been on. Heck it's one of my favorite wooden roller coasters anywhere now.

^ I skipped all three of them at Bizarro Bash on Saturday, but while walking by each ride I didn't notice any of them experiencing down time. Seeing Flashback not breakdown was the real shocker for me. But I agree that Shipwreck Falls is on the chopping block. Along with it's maintainence issues, it just doesn't bring in much of a crowd considering that it takes up a decent plot of land. On Saturday, it didnt seem to have a line all day while everything else did.

For me the most overhyped coaster has to be Knoebels's Twister. It's still a fun wooden coaster, but I don't really find the ride super noteworthy since it's kind of rough and doesn't bring too much airtime. I still find the layout really cool, but I just didn't find the ride overly fun unfortunately.

For me I would have to say Catapult at Six Flags New England. Now I still ride it once each visit, but those restraints kind of scare me a bit.

^ That last clue makes me think it's either a spinning wild mouse (something like Pandemonium or Spinning Dragons) or a giant wheel with the spinning cars like Palace Playland's old Sun Wheel used to have.

Hats off to both Theme Park Review and Six Flags New England for organizing a great event. As expected, ERT was incredible as I got 6 laps on Batman in the morning along with 1 ride on both Bizarro and the Gotham City Gauntlet in the morning. Then at night I got 5 laps on Bizarro and tried the water challenge once (I did well until the 2nd drop). Then there was the rare waterpark ERT. Also, lunch, TPR Quest, and the photo walkback tour were amazing as well. With Six Flags New England so close to my home, I visit there regularly and I can honestly say that was the best visit I've ever had at the park.

Glad you had a great time at Lake Compounce. I haven't been there in a few years, but clearly the park looks just as great as it was when I was last there.

For me, the most overrated roller coaster I've been on is Alpengeist. While the ride was still fun, it's easily the worst B&M invert I've been on. I liked the theming and first drop, but the rest of the ride just seemed forceless in my opinion.

There was a rumor on Screamscape. It could obviously end up being false but it's still worth discussing. Maybe Six Flags wouldn't buy any new Vekoma rides, but they could still move them between parks.

While I personally am not a fan of the Mind Eraser like many other enthusiasts, it still draws a good crowd that far exceeds that of Flashback. Plus I've never seen it down on any of my visits. I think Deja Vu should go on the North End or in Crackaxle Canyon if we get it since most of the crowds swarm to DC and the South End/Hurricane Harbor and that area could use another major ride.