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This is wonderful! BGW is such a wonderful park and if it weren't for the 9 hour one-way drive I'd be going there quite often. I think this new coaster will definitely justify a visit.

The haunted graveyard at LC is excellent, really top notch stuff. It just goes on forever, (Like, a literal 45 minutes or so). I've done it for the past two years and am never disappointed.

I didn't even notice the area over there, I just saw the road leading in with a sort of information booth and went that way. Wow, I've never heard that. I thought it might be a balance thing, but figured that was dumb if couples can ride sitting next to each other on one side.

He asked me where I was headed, and I said I wanted to ride the Blue Streak. Maybe he thought you were just walking around or something.

Waldameer photos. I didn't really take "progression" photos of my time there, just shots of things. And a few words on Ravine Flyer II (To make up for the lack of photos of it), I was expecting it to have gotten somewhat rough, as GG coasters seem to do. Now I've ridden Voyage a few weeks ago on Middle America, and while it was a long, airtime-filled ride, it just had a bit too much painful roughness than I prefer. Same with Hades, insane air, just an overall brutal ride. From what I've ridden, RFII is easily my favorite GG coaster based off it's location, air, and smooth but wild ride. It's just a perfectly fun ride. Onto the photos. -Nick More Blue! Looking out the front of RFII's station. The ship was running pretty high but I didn't ride. And the ferris wheel rejected me It was so great to be here again. I learned how to spin myself while waiting on the up-side. Looked so stupid. I'm new to the amazement of Spider rides. An "Ali Baba." I've never been on one. I was the only one on it. The park is so nice. Really a Lake Compounce-like park. Except rather than mountains you have an awesome view of Lake Erie. Without a doubt the most intense drop tower I've been on. The crazy winds had the whole tower twisting and swaying. It was incredible being up there with that, and an endless view of Lake Erie with some big waves. I thought we were going to hit the ground, the brakes catch so late. This was open, but in 55 degree weather not many people were on it. Gave Steel Dragon a ride, fun as always. I hopped on the train hoping for better shots of RFII. Snagged one of Comet. That middle slide just looked too short, steep, and tunnely to be safe. The one shot I was able to get Disk-Os are fun! New for the park I think? Then it got reaaaaaaally dark. Dooooom. Okay, that was the shot with flash. It was a little more like this. I had to wait for the 3 people on it. Then I rode it alone. I went back for a few night rides on RFII (Amazing) Before the longggg drive home. Thanks for reading!

My plans for Saturday were to go hang out at Darien Lake for a while. But when I heard Blue Streak opened at Conneaut, I thought that'd be a little more unique of a trip. A 4 1/2 drive however, and with friends either away at college or uninterested, I went on an adventure of my own. The park: Unlike anyplace I've ever been to. It was just a small area with rides plopped down between a tiny neighborhood of houses. I paid $5 for parking, and then was let in to some of the random roads that go anywhere... I found a small parking area and tucked myself into a spot, noticing none of the other cars had the parking pass I was given, so I'm not really sure where I was supposed to be. I went for a walk, taking in the beach area with maybe 100+ people at the "Beach Club" building. Some people were playing a game in the yard the Toboggan was set in. I walked down a street of condemned-looking houses and past small wooden blockade saying "No alcohol beyond this point", so I was officially "in" the park. I grabbed two Blue Streak tickets and a few other tickets to do whatever other interesting rides were around. I was surprised at how many people were walking around (I guess still not many compared to most places), but there were hardly any people on rides. Blue Streak typically had 8 or so people per train. Blue Streak: While not amazing, it's definitely a really cool ride. The trains look ancient. Coasting slowly through the tunnel, it's like being in someones basement. With beams of light shining through it truly feels like a coaster that's been rotting for years that's just been hot-wired. The view in the front is great, of the heavily crooked lift hill and the trees alongside. It seemed like most drops on the way out had tree branches that are just narrowly missed. It was a little rickety in the valleys, but had some nice little pops of air on the hills, especially with just buzz bars. The newly tracked portion didn't seem smoother, just a different type of rickety. It had a clack to it. I later got a back seat ride, and I'm pretty sure I would've been a goner on the first two drops if I wasn't holding on tightly. Cute Story Time: While sitting on the Tumblebug (Pictures below) a girl avoided all of the empty cars and came to sit with me. She told me her name was Elizabeth, and asked me mine. I said Nick, and she began to talk about Nick Carter, so I'm not sure if she thought I was him or not. It was clear she had down-syndrome, and didn't seem to be with anyone else at the park. As we rode she scooted closer and closer to me, until we were right against each other. And she told me she was going to marry me one day. I felt a little bad but was glad she had someone to have fun with. I told her I have a long drive and had to leave, and she shook my hand and I left. On the way out, I stopped at the Devil's Den, and once seated I hear the ride op go "Oh hey Beth!" She had come over and wanted to ride with me. The ride op didn't know we "knew" each other and questioned her, but she said that I was fun and she wanted to ride with me. So we rode the dark ride together, her going "oooooh!" at all the gags and hugging my arm tightly. It was the interesting point of my visit. I gave her a hug goodbye and said I had fun. I began the 50 minute drive to Waldameer. I've never been to the park while it was open. Just during the Ravine Flyer II film shoot, and the manager walked us to each coaster to get the credits. It was looking very nice. Parking was free, and I paid $16 for unlimited rides (after 6pm). I went right to Ravine Flyer, which was a walk on. It felt so good to be on a top 5 woodie (for me) again. It's still smooth. And still has amazingly long periods of stand-up air. Really made my day. I wanted to grab some shots from the ferris wheel but didn't realize there are no single riders.(?) I walked around and did some of the flats, but ended the night with 6 rides on Ravine Flyer. I'll discuss more in the photos. -Nick Muriel and I began the long drive, facing much gloom. This is my road rage face. BLUE! Here's the view stepping out of my car And looking down towards the Beach Club and where the Toboggan sits I had never seen one of these up close, so I was excited. I wish it was running The view down the boardwalk. The Hotel Conneaut is up to the right. According to the website, they do $10 boat rides around the lake, but I never saw anything happening. Looking back at the Beach Club with some festivities. Here's the hotel. People were socializing on the long porch. This place looked very haunted, I'm pretty sure the people were all ghosts... Some of the area surrounding the park. Just really bizarre. The park's office An operating ride! I've never seen one of these before. Kiddieland, land of the kiddie coaster. I walked in faced by a sign saying all riders must be under 54" for each ride. So I didn't bother trying. Here's the midway. It really struck my "abandoned amusement park" fascination. It just has that look. I loved that it was a cold, windy day. This is the longest the line was=less than a train's worth. I asked if I could standby and get the front for the next ride. Station shot There's a mini golf course in the forefront. I thought about asking if I could walk through it for some pictures but realized there weren't many good opportunities anyway. The ride is well hidden. View from the train station It makes a nice little trip through Blue Streak then down and around the turnaround by the street. We had to stop and wait for the coaster train to go by before we could pass underneath Looking down the return portion I really like the look of the one-sided walkway. The track looks so simple. Around the other side now, looking at the second hill. So...wooden. Up into what I think was a mid-course brake run. But I don't remember any braking. One more look back The newly tracked turnaround I like this shot, it reminds me of a camp. I walked to the back of the park with a section of flats all operated by a single worker who one would summon to the ride of their choice. I've never ridden one of these, but I didn't feel like waiting for the worker to be done operating the Paratrooper for the other one patron in this area. Looking down the midway from the other end This looked fun! I've never seen one in person before, and I love trying old flats like this. Embarrassing myself in front of the ride-op. I'm somewhat of a lift hill enthusiast. Looking back at the giant, clunky cars. I went back for my back seat ride. Here's a better look at the train. Entering the tunnel Deliciously musty and eerie. On my way out I stopped to do this. I love how they added a sign advertising the "Infamous GUM WALL!!" I don't know much of the history of the park, but have heard about a fire at some point. Which I guess, heat could explain the melted lamps. Fun and desolation. One last look back. Thanks for reading! A few Waldameer photos on their way.

I was at the park today. Pictures and more descriptions tomorrow. But in short, there were a decent amount of people around, but mostly at the "beach club" thing or whatever. There were never more than 10 people or so on a Blue Streak train. I didn't find it really rough. At least not painful rough. The first two hills in the back were crazy with just the buzz bar. But it then fizzled out quickly. Still a neat ride and cool looking park. -Nick

Does anyone know the kiddie coaster rules? Can adults ride?

This is a fun surprise. I don't know a ton about the park, but considering this super old coaster is just now back up and running, I think I might head down there tomorrow! A 4 hour drive isn't too bad. Maybe I can hit Waldameer and Darien Lake on the way back home too. This all after I get out of work at 11. DOABLE.

For what reasons do they do pull-throughs other than clearance checking? This ride for example doesn't look like it has any obvious close calls or head choppers.

Is this a joke? The net was ON THE GROUND and they simply didn't notice? So stupid.

It doesn't have a bad ride anywhere, but I find the front to be the best. The hills aren't so big as there are a ton of them, so I think the front is a bit more erratic as it hits the top of each hill.

Lake Compounce will probably be pretty busy, but the Boulderdash crew has always seemed rather efficient. It's a nice park to just walk around and take your time in, 5 hours should be plenty.

I was at the park for a good chunk of the day today. It ended up raining pretty hard but was fun riding Viper in it. There's still only one train, the blue train, on Ride of Steel. When I was there about a month ago, it had broken down, and after the mechanic got it back up he hung around, and I asked about the other train. He said they were in the process of getting a brand new red train, he was just waiting for it to be prepped (specifically different "holes drilled") so he could put it together, he said it wouldn't take too terribly long. But as of today, there's still no sign of it. The line wasn't horrible, but ran all the way back to the entrance at one point (although excluding switchbacks, just a straight line). Hopefully they get the red train there at some point soon. Predator as of my last few visits has only been using one of its new Voyage trains. The other, I noticed today, was sitting on the transfer track, the front car separated and spaced away from the others, and some other seats detached from some cars. I don't know what's up with that. Didn't really ride a ton today. I noticed on my last visit they'd turned the mist on on Mind Eraser, which is awesome and I haven't seen in years, but today it was off. And this is also worth sharing, the park posted it on their Facebook.

I just placed the order! I'll try to get a check out tomorrow. A question though, we'll be arriving the evening before, I have a season pass, but my friend doesn't. Would it be possible for her to buy a 2 day park ticket, and then having that second day ticket, pay the "season pass" price for the event? It'd be awesome to hang at the park some the evening before. Edit: On second thought, it'd be almost the same price paying for a regular park day+the event as it would a two day ticket with the season pass price. East Coast Bash is a good deal!

I have train picture that's a little dark in just the right spots. If anyone's curious enough with photoshop you could zoom and up the brightness a bit. But I can't see any pedal. I was there a few weeks ago. And that Boomerang was by far the roughest I've been on. I never knew a vertical loop could hurt so bad.

This year I've got: Darien Lake pass Six Flags pass from New England Cedar Fair Platinum pass from Knott's. Darien has paid for itself a ton, the Six Flags pass has as well. I'm working hard to get my worth out of the Cedar Fair pass. Because it had to be three times as much as the others.

^Great to know there's a skyscraper there! I'll have to ride it on the Mid America trip soon. Skyscrapers are by far my favorite upcharge ride, scare me to death every time.

"Hello, I'm stuck on this ride and the park probably has no idea. Help!"

^When I was there anyone could ride. No kid needed. And, Great America Scream Machine is alllll done with. I loved that ride.

This is tempting. I've been trying to get down to the park so this would be the best way to do it. RIGHT after Mid America too. August is gonna be busy.

I rode it this past Thursday, and it was a walk-on, along with everything else in the park. It was okay. I just hate the transfer from the top track to the bottom.

Nice, colorful pictures. I was there for the first time a few weeks ago, and was pleasantly surprised with everything. The park isn't stunning, but decently pretty. And Shivering Timbers was incredible.

^That was my thought. Maybe they'll get Chang so they can retire Iron Wolf within the next few years.

This is unbelievable. I've never met him, or even knew that much about him, but I've always heard wonderful things about the Koch family and their park. I was really looking forward to meeting him this summer. This is about as sudden as death gets. RIP Will.