Looking for info on parks in Boston area

[Tammy S]

Next week we are going on a family vacation to the boston area to see historic sites etc. And being a roller coaster lover I do want to get some coaster credits. We are planing to visit Six Flags New England but have never been to that park before, or the area so i was wondering what other parks may be near by to get some coaster credits. Or any tips you may have to make our visit to SFNE as enjoyable as possible and be able to get on all the coasters. Thanks in advance.

[Rai Fox]

I don't know how far you're looking to travel, but there are a couple other great parts in the Southern New England area. If you're in Boston, then Canobie Lake Park is less than an hour to your north. It's not a big park, but it's a very pretty, classy, family style park with some fun, if mostly pretty common, flats and a few good coaster credits (classic woodie Yankee Cannonball, nicely themed eurofighter Untamed, and an old Arrow Corckscrew that, last time I rode it, was the smoothest I've been on in a decade).

 

The other good ones I know of are a bit further away, in Connecticut. A bit over two hours away, in Bristol CT, Lake Compounce is a fantastic small park, the oldest continually operating amusement park in America, pretty and well kept-up, and home to Boulder Dash, one of the top-rated wooden coasters in the world. If you're a coaster lover and haven't been on Boulder Dash yet, it's an absolute must do. LC also has ACE landmark Wildcat, a 1927 Herbert Shmeck wooden coaster (painfully rough in most seats, but I love it anyway) and Zoomerang, a Vekoma Boomerang coaster. Some other fun perks at this park too, like really good, reasonably priced food and unlimited free pepsi products all day.

 

A little further than that, you have Quassy as well, which is a tiny little place without a lot to offer, but they do have the small but very well received new Wooden Warrior coaster.

 

I'm local to this area, so I'd be happy to help with any questions or any more information you might need if you want to get to any of our parks. Unfortunately I can't offer many tips for SFNE, I haven't been there in a few years now, and it's changed quite a bit since then.

[beatle11]

You might want to check out TPR's North East Trip report from last year when they visited the area.

 

http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59983