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Rye Playland Discussion Thread
burningstroller replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Looks awesome! Getting married on "the mall" this summer. What about the dark rides? The map seems to show the Flying Witch but not Zombie Castle. -
Hello! Just curious as to what the crowd levels will be the last weekdays of August. The park is open 10:30-6...not very late. How do you think the lines will be? Doing 10 days in CA...5 at DL, 1 at Knotts, 1 at Universal. Six Flags will likely be a weekday but I'm concerned about the shortened hours. Thanks!
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Knoebels Discussion Thread
burningstroller replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Awesome report. I'm going there for the first time next week and pretty much only interested in the dark rides and coasters. Well, also the Fascination Parlor which is a slight obsession for me. I was hoping the place would be charming and a little hoaky as I'm dragging my wife there to spend a full day and she doesn't appreciate these kinds of things as I do. The hardest part was finding a nice hotel to stay at for the night...this little segway is sandwiched in between a 5 star hotel in Pittsburgh and then again in Philly. All the hotels seem far from the park and questionable. Looking forward to give the park a spin and very excited for the Black Diamond. I popped into Rye Playland last weekend and what I consider the holy grail of wonderful cheesy dark rides...I hope these measure up. -
Canobie Lake Park Discussion Thread
burningstroller replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Being a native from New Hampshire I can say that Vermont is nothing but trouble. If you look at the map you can clearly see that it's NH but upside down. Much like a crucifix may be upside down in a house inhabited by a demon. Seriously though, having lived all over the country and been to parks all over the world, Canobie is a gem and I'm sad to see it make news this way. Gov. Magnum Hassan...it's time to install the fence. Not sure why it keeps correcting to "Magnum" despite my efforts to change it to a similar female name. -
Canobie Lake Park Discussion Thread
burningstroller replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Being a native from New Hampshire I can say that Vermont is nothing but trouble. If you look at the map you can clearly see that it's NH but upside down. Much like a crucifix may be upside down in a house inhabited by a demon. Seriously though, having lived all over the country and been to parks all over the world, Canobie is a gem and I'm sad to see it make news this way. Gov. Maggie Hassan...it's time to install the fence. -
Knoebels Discussion Thread
burningstroller replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Get their early. As a non-gated park, you can take a relaxing stroll around the park while it's still quiet before things start to open. It's a great way to see the park without feeling like you're missing out on ride time. Ride the coasters either in the morning or afternoon/evening. The park typically only adds second trains if the line gets to a certain point and typically they don't hit that point until mid afternoon. Once they hit that point, with two trains, the lines fly, but if you get their at the awkward time just before they hit that point (usually around lunch), you might find yourself waiting a bit with only one train running. Hit the log flume... I think it's one of the better non-Orlando ones out there... Great advice. I'll be there on 7/2, down from NH. We'll be leaving PGH in the morning and heading there, so that's a bit of a haul. Any suggestions on hotels in the area? We are kind of Omni, Hyatt, W, or Westin kind of people...best thing I could find was the "Pine Barn Inn"...had some of the best Tripadvisor reviews. Also, anywhere to grab some cocktails mid-day in the area? Nothing worse than a dry park. -
Photo TR: My First Trip to Kennywood
burningstroller replied to JRice92's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
It's not. Hasn't been for a couple years now. That's a bummer. I'm going in a few weeks and I thought that was really cool the first time I visited the park. -
Photo TR: My First Trip to Kennywood
burningstroller replied to JRice92's topic in Photo Trip Report Archive
Does anyone know if the last scene in Noah's Ark is working? The flood gag. -
3 weeks in Japan and that might have been my favorite day...taking probably 10 rides on Jaws. Such a superior animatronic compared to Orlando. And as a Jaws super fan, the theming and detail around the island was incredible and far better than the U.S. version. I wonder how many Japanese actually understand the references?