jray21 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I'm hoping to visit Amy's family next year for halloween. They only live about 20 minutes away from Lake Compounce. The graveyard sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The graveyard is the best haunt I've been to since it's basically 6+ haunts combined so you only have to wait in one line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 ^Yes, totally agree. This is my favorite park Halloween maze. Â dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have a question about their haunt. How bad/graphic is the scene with the spiders? I'm most likely visiting LC this weekend, and am debating whether or not I want to pay the extra for the haunt. I'm arachnaphobic, so the severity of that scene is make or break as to deciding to pay for the package ticket as opposed to just the rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rai Fox Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 I have a question about their haunt. How bad/graphic is the scene with the spiders? I'm most likely visiting LC this weekend, and am debating whether or not I want to pay the extra for the haunt. I'm arachnaphobic, so the severity of that scene is make or break as to deciding to pay for the package ticket as opposed to just the rides. Â The spiders aren't bad. It's not one of the more graphic scenes. It's basically just big, static props of spiders, and "web" strands that you have to push through, IIRC. There's nothing really "in your face" or realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 There is one room where they're projecting bugs (I think they're spiders but I could be wrong) on the roof and it looks amazingly real. It's absolutely awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 That is at the beginning of the spiders. It hasn't worked as well since they first got it, it now only projects in a small spot. But the spiders is not very graphic. Â All of the parts were great this year. I do like the first half better though. Hopefully they improve the second half. I love the banshees though, really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 It seemed to work well on Saturday. I thought it was one of the coolest effects they had. If I were afraid of Spiders it would scare the hell out of me. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Heading here this weekend. How long are the lines for Boulder Dash generally? I want to at least get 5 rides in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejot Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Get there when the gates open and head straight over, you'll get a few rides in before it gets too busy. Within a few hours of opening though, at least last Saturday, a good portion of the queue was filled back to the sign. With the two trains running I'd say the wait leveled off around a half hour or bit more much of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 If anyone wants a good laugh... Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 If you want to ride Wildcat, ride Wildcat before you ride Boulder Dash (or ride Boulder Dash once and then go right to Wildcat)... Boulder Dash's line probably won't ever get to be more than 20-30 minutes but Wildcat... holy crap. It has one tiny train, probably with a row roped off and can get waits in excess of an hour. It did last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 They are running one train on Wildcat so if you want to go on it be sure to do it right at opening. The line will be out to pinks on crowded days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 The Haunted Graveyard is awesome. It's easily the best maze I've ever seen at a regional park. It's about 45 minutes long and there are a ton of actors and great scares. They had great sets too and a lot of times props that managed to scare a ton of people. I'd much rather parks have one awesome maze than 5 or 10 crappy ones like Six Flags. This thing is awesome and they do a great job keeping wait times manageable by assigning people certain times. We waited for about 40 minutes but the line was more of a slow walk than anything else... it moved incredibly fast so waiting in it wasn't too big of a deal. Â So true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Visited the park for the first time yesterday. Boulder Dash is a triumph. Front row, back row, middle rows- doesn't matter, this ride does not let up once during the course. On the first ride, my friends and I were laughing so hard from pure joy that we were basically cackling. And once the sun goes down, it's even better. I never thought I'd ride a coaster, especially a woodie, that would threaten El Toro in my rankings, but Boulder Dash is damn close. I need a final spin on El Toro to determine. Â Also took a couple of laps on Wildcat (a lot of fun) and a go-round on the boomerang (ouch) as well as the dark ride. I understand LC is a smaller park, but man is that ride bogus. The park itself was real nice, with a charming atmosphere that was evident even at night and decorated for Halloween. The free soda is an incredible addition, even though it seems like a waste of money for the park. Finished the night with a sausage from Pink's. It was damn good. Â Boulder Dash 5x - 10/10 Wildcat 2x - 6/10 Zoomerang 1x - 4/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I was talking to an executive of another park that does the free soda and she said that the positive feedback and goodwill increased admissions to more than pay for the free soda. Lack of dehydrated guests is another positive. Â I like not feeling like the park is trying to get me for every cent in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I don't find Zoomerang to be that rough, it is a pretty smooth boomerang. It is amazing what happens when a park takes care of their rides. Boulder Dash is amazing. I like it more than El Toro due to airtime, constant speed, and the uniqueness. It is awesome! Â Did you notice these new lights in the station? They look a little weird. They shine through the floor on the exit side and change colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcoaster Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 ^ Yes I noticed them in the station and pointed them out to my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesman Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I think we were riding behind you on the Flyers... did one of you have a Kings Dominion shirt on by any chance? Someone managed to snap the flyers at the very end when they started slowing down and we were shocked. lol  Wow I always though it was possible riding the different models of these. Curious which cable snapped? Now this may be an excuse to get a good flyer model that isn't from the 40s like one from Larson international. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dschu Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 I think we were riding behind you on the Flyers... did one of you have a Kings Dominion shirt on by any chance? Someone managed to snap the flyers at the very end when they started slowing down and we were shocked. lol  Wow I always though it was possible riding the different models of these. Curious which cable snapped? Now this may be an excuse to get a good flyer model that isn't from the 40s like one from Larson international. You know he doesn't mean actually snapped right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philrad71 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Finally got two night rides on Boulder Dash last night (once in the front). Â Wow is all I can say although I think that I still prefer a front row seat on The Beast at night. While BD has way more airtime, I still couldn't push it in front of Beast. Â I agree with others on the Haunted Graveyard though. Awesome walk through, very long and well themed. It was interesting that there was a parent that was forcing his daughter through it despite the fact that she was wailing, screaming and crying almost the entire time. She kept begging Dad to take the emergency exit, but that didn't happen. Â This may have been mentioned in past pages, but what's with all of the land clearing on the other side of the lake (road side)? We drove by and noticed massive amounts of land being moved which I believe used to be all woods and swamp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 They moved the road about 3 years ago and are in the process of expanding the water park over the next few years. Â Still Interested in what the park has planned for 2015. They said it will be a special addition and will create a lot of buzz. They have demolished the stage in front of Zoomerang so I am guessing something will use that land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genx24 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 ^ What's going on with the spinning coaster they got approval for? I feel the park needs a nice, non-boomerang steel coaster to complement Boulder Dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoulderDash Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Haven't heard anything about it. Probably just canned it. But they definitively do need a new coaster, I have heard some rumors about one but nothing official. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumFreak25 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 They need a Sky Rocket-esc Launch coaster badly IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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