Six Flags Enthuseast Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, Idaho, transforms into Scarywood for the Halloween season. With notable attractions such as the Terror Canyon Trail, the Zombie Express, and backwards Timber Terror, Scarywood becomes one of the Northwest's largest Halloween attractions! Even though Boulder Beach, Aftershock, and several midway flat rides are closed, the rest of the park is outfitted with all kinds of Halloween theming and many actors roam throughout the park. We reach the park late at night, but we find backwards Timber Terror lit up and ready to roll! "We're in!" This thing greeted people rather warmly at the park entrance. Later on, this guy would be juggling batons on fire! Waiting in line for the Zombie Express, this guy came up and scared the s**t out of people! But we weren't afraid. See? I told 'ya he'd be juggling batons on fire! It's like Sir Toppem Hat gone Adam Lambert with pinkeye! As you can see, the train looks a bit different... Nobody is covered with blood or has missing heads, so I assume all is good. Just what we need: Elvis with a shotgun! Mom was admiring the Swiss Cheese cobwebbing! Hey, I think I see the bush guy right there. Lemmie get a picture to see if it's him. *FLASH* Yup, it's him. There was a LOT of fog on the pathways! This shop seemed to be pretty popular during the whole weekend. I told him to stop clowning around. Photo op! I get a quick ride on Tilt-A-Whirl. Most of the rides on this section of the midway were operating and had their lights on. Ready to get 'Screwed? An exclusive night shot of Corkscrew! "I hear this may be leaving next year, so we might as well get our last credits on it..." Getting 'Screwed... at night! Normally, this would be Thunder Canyon... ...but for Scarywood it's become Terror Canyon Trail! And still the crappy lockers remain... The park looks pretty cool with all of these lights! After the maze, I get a ride on Tremors. Hey look! New signs! This one is the 2nd of 2 new ones. Still can't get the 'Z00M!' shot. This really was all you could see of Aftershock! The TT tree was still weird.... Panic Plunge looks pretty awesome at night! Probably the best picture I took all night, and it's my current avatar! "Bye bye Panic Plunge!" 2010 Park Map, for reference. Here's the thing that greeted us warmly at the entrance when we walked in! He came back to say goodbye, too! See 'ya tomorrow, Silverwood! Part 2 will come soon! Thanks for reading! Edited November 10, 2010 by Six Flags Enthuseast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbydinn Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 I love that sign. Instead of just repeating the same thing over and over, yell at people for not reading it the first time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBo Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 How was Timber Terror backwards? I really enjoyed it when I rode it during the summer a couple years ago. That thing has some serious airtime! Too bad they didn't put Tremors or even Corkscrew backwards. Maybe they should put Aftershock backwards?!?!?!?! Jimmy "Aftershock backwards > Aftershock forwards" Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Six Flags Enthuseast Posted November 7, 2010 Author Share Posted November 7, 2010 ^^^I agree, I like the news signs. I got a picture of the 1st one too, but it turned out blurry. ^^TT backwards was awesome! Even though the turns threw you to the side violently, airtime backwards > airtime forwards! I think they got the idea from SFMM, that's what a friend told me. Aftershock backwards would be interesting; wish it was open so I could ride it that way... ^Yeah, Silverwood has some pretty wacky yet awesome signs. I heard that they invested a lot too, and I agree, it was a lot of fun! That's great! Making coaster nerds one-at-a-time. Day 2 We take a quick trip to Wal-Mart to get some stuff. Then we go to Best Buy... and I immediatly get caught up with the iPad! For my friends on TST that are reading this, here's a lil' represent! Naturally, I get a little Aftershock time, since I can't get it at the park. As we head towards Marie Callendars, I notice this sign for Scarywood. At Marie Callendars, we get some pie. Mom got Rhubarb and I got French Apple, and it was all really good! Funny bumper sticker I noticed. "If I was an Alvey, I'd say this dinner at Chilis is gong to be better than regular sex!" "We're ready to go!" Bush Guy Credit #2. These hung clowns would randomly shake around... ...and then a real one would pop out of nowhere! This guy again! This time he was on the midway by Corkscrew. The line was too long, so I didn't ride Corkscrew this time. This actor ACTUALLY danced with me! Kudos to Silverwood for awesome, interactive actors this year! The Battle Zone area was converted into a snack stand for Scarywood. A look at what you could buy and how much it cost to buy it. I meet up with NorthWestCoasters at Panic Plunge. My arms hurt pretty badly after riding this. I ride Tremors again and get this interesting photo from the queue. Then it began raining, and several rides closed.... and my camera began having problems (although I *THINK* it may have more to do with the fact that I dropped it...) Blood Bayou (or something like that) had this aweosme animitronic in it! We head over to backwards TT and get a quick ride in. Group photo! NorthWestCoasters had to leave, but I stayed... ...and got 4 or 5 rides in on Panic Plunge. The ride ops did a 'just OK' job at loading, but the wait time was still less than 10 minutes. DROP! Final ride of the year! Goodbye, Panic Plunge! Paratrooper wasn't operating, and they even took all the cars off! We went to Susie's (I think, the one in the park), but it had already stopped serving big dinners, so I didn't get a chance to try it. =( Goodbye Scarywood! Thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 The theming is looking really good. I must say, the "non-operational" paratrooper with the cars removed only adds to the whole "abandoned" and "haunted" type of atmosphere they were going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Flags Enthuseast Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 ^I agree. Even though I think a few more ride could've been open, it was still a great event and the theming was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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