Canobie Coaster

Enchanted Forest Way back in the 1990s, my parents took me to Rhode Island’s Enchanted Forest. I don’t remember much, but they described it as a rundown amusement park run by ex-cons. Maybe that’s why it’s now closed. But that wasn’t the only Enchanted Forest. On the complete opposite side of the country, tucked in the Oregon hillside is one of the most charming kid’s parks you’ll ever find. Enchanted Forest truly is in a forest. I’m pretty sure this park was built in the days before ADA compliance was a thing. The hill this park is built on is treacherous. And the park doesn’t hide it either. Check out these excerpts from the accessibility section on their website. By foot the park was pretty hard to navigate. My prayers are with those in wheelchairs. This is one of the MORE accessible paths. The entire park is shaded. Even though it was 100 degrees out, it felt like it was in the 70s. Just try to look at the park from Google Earth. You won’t see anything but trees. You’ll question if a park even exists. The park is built into two loops- Storybook Lane and another loop with all the rides. And every inch of the park is ridiculously charming. It sort of feels like a discount Disney with the theme music and little areas. How quaint. I especially love this animatronic that pops out the window. Howdy from the wild west. I’ll start with one of the most bizarre credits in the world, Ice Mountain Bobsled. The park originally had an alpine slide. After a few years, they decided to convert it to a roller coaster. This thing truly looks homemade, almost like a ripoff mountain coaster. And it only gets weirder when you see the vehicles. WTF?!? Picture a bobsled with swiss-cheese, plastic coverings. You may think these things are stupid, but you’ll realize they’re 100% necessary when you see some of the clearances on this ride. Oh, and there are ZERO restraints. The coaster starts with a short lift and slowly weaves through the picturesque mountain. But the real fun occurs when you start ripping down the hillside. The profiling on this ride looks wrong in many places. Most places actually. It looks like it should kill you, but thankfully it doesn’t. And it’s thanks to the cars. They’re well-padded so there’s no pain, only laughter (remember no restraints). It’s mostly laterals, but there’s at least 1-2 spots of airtime. And it was far longer than expected. I didn’t realize how far down the hill this ride went. In fact, there’s a second lift at the end. This is my type of coaster. It is extremely screwed up and quite frankly shouldn’t exist. But it does and it’s a a riot. This thing gets way more speed than you’d expect and the lack of restraints results in a surprisingly wild ride. 7.5 out of 10 If the Matterhorn got drunk with a mountain coaster, you'd have the Ice Mountain Bobsled. Just look at those cars. WTF? 100% unique and probably homemade. I never realized just how far this coaster strayed from the mountain. I know the Swiss cheese holes look bad in photos, but you don't notice them too much during the ride. Watch your head when the ride decides to give airtime. Up next is the Big Timber Log Ride. You may think it’s an ordinary log flume. But it’s actually a coaster. Now the coaster section is admittedly very short (just one drop and uphill bit), but I’ll count it. I honestly preferred everything else on the ride. You pass by a nice logging scene and the ride feels a good 100+ feet off the ground since it’s built on a hill. And that final drop is great too. It’s massive and even gives a tiny pop of air. Due to the heat, I declined the complimentary poncho but those water-phobic coaster enthusiasts should hop all over this. While the final splashdown is massive in size, it’s the first drop that’ll get you. 8 out of 10 If you look hard, you may see the coaster drop. You don't have to look too hard to see the regular flume drop though. I know it may not look like it, but this drop isn't a soaker. I swear I'm being honest. Would you believe this little park also has a trackless dark ride? I couldn’t believe it either, but I present to you the Challenge of Mondor. While the show building is extremely small, the ride doesn’t feel it. The reason is because you stop at several points. Sometimes you just spin in place. Other times you’ll take a quick detour down a dead-end with more targets. The trackless vehicles really help this ride utilize every inch of the building. I thought the scenes were dark, but what I could see was well-themed. Most of the figures were static, but there were a few animatronics sprinkled in. And the auditory feedback helped me grab the high score for the day. I felt so accomplished beating a bunch of kids. 8 out of 10 I have no clue how this park has a trackless ride system, but I'm not complaining. The park also has a Haunted House. Considering the park’s audience, I expected some cheesy, blacklit garbage. But this was a bonafide haunted house that could scare adults. There were some loud and sudden jump scares. I thought the scenes were well-done except for the fact that many had a delayed reaction. For that reason, make sure you don’t rush through it. My favorite scene was this Pepper’s Ghost effect of some ghouls rising from their graves. There were no live actors, but judging by the number of terrified kids in its current state, that’s probably a wise choice. That’s especially true since this is a pretty long haunt too. I really don’t think this is a great fit for the park, but I enjoyed it. 7 out of 10 If you stand here long enough, you're guaranteed to see a child run out crying. With the rides covered, it’s time to talk about Storybook Lane. This walkthrough brings all your childhood stories and fairy tales to life. If you’ve been to Idlewild, it’s similar to the Story Book Forest. Some are single houses or displays. Others are far more involved. For example, for Snow White, you travel through this mine. For the witch and Little Old Lady in the Shoe, you go down slides. But the standout was Alice in Wonderland. To say this wasn’t meant for adults is an understatement. I saw the small entrance, but I figured it wasn’t more than a few feet. Nope. This is a claustrophobic pathway that’s a good 20 yards in length. If that’s not enough, it leads into an evil maze with more dead ends than I could count. I can totally fit! About halfway through, I realized I made a grave mistake. If you're wondering why I'm not crawling, the floor was pavement. Want to get lost? Yes, Disneyland's castle may actually be bigger. In general the scenes looked great. Just don't look too closely at their faces... Oh Jesus I'm going to have nightmares. The Exorcism? Mary's Lamb looks like he's about to take a steamer. Enter through the witch's mouth. Slide out the butt. If you prefer not to be farted out a witch's butt, you can instead take a slide from the Little Old Lady's shoe. In many ways, Enchanted Forest reminds me of a European park. And I mean that 100% as a compliment. It has that laid back atmosphere and some funky things you never find in America. I know Enchanted Forest is meant primarily for children, but I loved the park. The park’s theming combined with some unique attractions made it stand out for me.

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And the door open too! Is that the maintenance shed cracked open?

Great report! I must have caught Hulk on a bad day this year. It blew me away in late 2017. It felt like Kumba. This September, it was still smooth but not as wild, even in the back. And thank you for reaffirming my decision to skip Fast and Furious. I hated the scene on Hollywood's tram tour and this one sounded even worse. You were spot on it would be exceptional as a coaster or Test Track type ride.

^ Excuse me, it should be Green Lantern: Second Flight.

I was browsing the Six Flags site for the hours for Great Adventure's Holiday in the Park and accidentally ended up on the chain's main page for HITP. Does anyone else find it funny that Magic Mountain's thumbnail shows the now removed Green Lantern? Well at least they still light the sign up.

^ I'm really excited for the water park. The body slides look humongous, water coasters are usually my favorite type of water slide, and this will have heated water. Here are some photos from this past weekend.

Great report! I agree Flying Dinosaur is incredible, but those operations sound terrible. I actually don't mind the loose article policy on Flying Dinosaur or Hollywood Dream. I remember it going pretty quickly since everyone had bins all ready to go by the time they reach the station.

Excellent report! Those shots with Mt. Fuji are incredible. Out of curiosity, where are the single rider lines at Fuji-Q? Are they by the main entrance or do you have to go hunting for them?

Disney does such a good job that I like lands to properties I could care less about.

^ Intamin T-bars are fantastic for airtime and freedom as long as a ride is smooth. Intamins are. This wooden abomination isn't. I can speed through a smaller park or a park I've already been to, but it was a bit difficult at Parque Warner when there were things I wanted to reride. Their Fastpass also had a rule you had to wait 15 minutes before reriding something, so that also slowed me down.

Great reports! Panic Clock is actually a Vekoma. SFNE used to have the same model. The most unique thing about it is that the arms themselves tilt upwards at the start of the ride so you have clearance with the ride platform. Compare that to most other frisbee rides that have a sliding platform. And that rapids ride truly is a soaker. Me and one other TPR member went without the poncho. We were so drenched that a few members in line saw us and bailed out.

^ I think Disney is making a sequel and tv series around Zootopia. The IP has a lot of possibilities.

^ I was expecting that to be a kids park, but I was surprised to see some bigger rides there. The security staff I interacted with were friendly. I didn't feel unsafe or anything.

The problem with any location in Ghost Town is that it's on that hill. The area by Condor is further back, but I'm skeptical that'll make much of a difference. I understand why the park wants it in Ghost Town so it's highly visible from the road. But this seems like a tough battle.

I'd also watch out for the temperature. X2 opened late and closed early due to inclement weather. It was a sunny day in the high 50s on the day I visited. That was the only ride I saw go down for (what I presume was temperature), but it looks like it'll be cooler on your visit.

^ I agree it was annoying, but from the perspective of security I understand. I'm hoping it was more due to the mall's newness and Christmas.

Maybe 1001 Nachts is moving in with her.

I'd think the Jesus Days would have a less rowdy and more well-behaved crowd if they practiced what they preached.

Out of curiosity, what temperature does it need to be for Twisted Timbers to run? Back in April 2018, they didn't open it until it was 50 degrees outside and I imagine it's cooler than that during WinterFest.

I just looked that slide up and that looks like a great start to the slide!

^ For me the star was that log flume. But from a coaster perspective, I found Superman just ok (not sure if I rode it on a bad day) and a Batman clone is always great (just not unique). Maybe Coaster Express could get the Gwazi treatment where hardly anything was reused. I didn't have time to eat since I only had a limited amount of time before returning to the airport. That's good to know if I make it back.

The real test will be the Christmas week.

^ Great to hear! That's a coaster I definitely want to try at night when I return.