Lake Compounce TR

[ECZenith]

What's up guys, just got back from a few hours at Lake Compounce and thought I'd drop a TR here.

 

The weather was pretty good all morning, and the crowds were light except for the school groups. Lake Compounce opened it's gates at 11:00 am and we headed for Ghost Hunt which usually gets the longest line in the park.

 

This is a fun Sally dark ride/shooter haunted house. It's fun and all but I can't really get into the fact that most of these types of rides have "cut-out"-looking props that just sort of move back and forth. I guess Men In Black spoiled me. It's good that the park has Ghost Hunt though, it's a pretty rare occurance for a park to get a new dark ride.

 

Next was my favorite wooden coaster, Boulder Dash. If you haven't been on this Custom Coasters terrain masterpiece, you've gotta make the trip. We took quite a few rides from all over the single train they were running as EVERY ride in the dry section of the park was a walkon throughout most the day.

 

My girlfriend's a flat ride junkie so we hit the Huss Enterprise and the pirate ship. It topped out at 99 degress today, so the line for the Saw Mill flume ride was about half an hour. We decided to skip this one for now, but I got a view of the construction for next year. LC is getting the "world's largest" S&S Screamin' Swing: Thunder & Lightning for 2006. They've barely started work but the ride will go up quick once parts arrive.

 

Down Time, the park's new for 2004 S&S Turbo Drop was surprisingly powerful! Even better than I remember from last year. I think the time theming and the ticking clock/alarm noise increases the overall experience of this ride. So glad they got one of these towers, the park feels complete with a good drop ride.

 

The Compounce Mountain Skyride was next. This chair lift takes over half an hour to make it up the mountain and back, pretty nice views though. We ended the day on the regular rides with Wildcat and the rapids ride which surprisngly had no wait.

 

There was a lot of talk about a new coaster here. A couple of the staff were talking about a water coaster over the lake within the next couple of years. I'll believe it when I see it, would be nice though.

 

Ali and I checked out the waterpark which had huge lines for slides. We made it onto the lazy river and several of the slides, and took a swim in the lake. This is a great park and keeps getting better by adding new rides... giving free soda... having friendly staff. Defiantely a nicer day than Six Flags. Riders aren't as intense but the atmosphere is perfect.

 

Thanks for readin'

[SharkTums]

If it wasn't for that darn lake, I think I'd like their waterpark more!

 

Elissa "likes chlorine!" Alvey

[coasterdude5]

Yeah, I'm one of those folks that has to see the bottom to be alright! But it'd still be fun. You get to experience how they used to live. I guess...

[ECZenith]

The lake swimming area was surprisingly clear and not out too deep. Two of their slides actually end up in the lake as well. The rest of their waterpark is modern stuff. The "lights out" body slide that wraps around the lighthouse was my favorite slide their.

[SonOfBeastSucks]

I don't have any comments about the your TR ........ but how long do you need to see the park? I plan on hitting LC and SFNE in the same day.

[ECZenith]

SFNE is about an hour away from Lake Compounce. You COULD do both parks in a day, as I find on a weekday I can see everything in the park in about 4 hours. If it's a not-so-crowded day at SFNE, or if you get a Q-Bot, I would say definately yes.

[SonOfBeastSucks]

OK, Thanks! Nice TR by the way.

[Homey G.]

Ack!! No mention of Boulderdash??

 

Brian, who really likes the Millennium Force of wooden coasters. 8)