PTR - Rye Playland - 5/15/10

[edboxer]

So after 28 years in NYC we finally went to Rye Playland today. It was an absolutely beautiful day – low 70s, nice breeze and the park was empty with just about everything a walk-on.

 

Coasters

 

Superflight: 2 rides – not quite as painful as the one in Elitsch gardens, but OK for what it is.

 

Dragon Coaster: 4 rides. OK, I tried the front, the back, and 2 rides in the middle – there is no airtime anywhere on this coaster.

 

Crazy Mouse: 3 rides – Incredible, not only well maintained and run, but NONE of the trim brakes were on so you were flung around those tight turns!

 

No I didn’t ride the kiddie coasters.

 

Other Rides:

 

Derby Racer – One of only two remaining in existence (the other is at Cedar Point). BUT, Rye no longer uses the racing mechanism, so it ends up being just a fast Carrousel. Major dissapointment.

 

Gondola Wheel – a Ferris wheel, but with some great views of the water, the park and some of the coasters (see pics below).

Dragon Coaster - my hands in the air.

Dragon Coaster from the Gondola

Superflight from the Gondola

Long Island Sound from the Gondola

Entrance to Playland Lake

Joe and I in front of the Ice Skating Rink

Well, you gotta eat. Lunch at the the Tiki Bar right outside the park on LIS. Looked pricey, but incredible food. Joe had an excellent lobster roll. I had the peel and eat shrimp (there must have been two pounds of jumbo shrimp in that bucket.) Too much food, neither of us finished.

[larrygator]

Wow, I just checked the park's website to see if they were still selling POP wirstbands or had reverted back to pay per ride. It's good to see they still have the wrsitbands ($30), but I also saw the park now sells a non-riding wristband ($5) so it is no longer free to roam about the park.

 

FYI - The non-rider wristband allows you one game of mini-golf (normally $4).

Edited May 16, 2010 by larrygator