This weekend The Great Escape opened for its 59th season. While there wasn’t any new huge roller coasters for the 2013 season the Great Escape did a lot of capitol improvements by filling a lot of empty spaces in the park. The park had two vacant domes at the end of last season and opening day this year the …
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Thunderbolt’s paint job is complete, Bizarro up next!
You read that title correctly… Bizarro is getting painted! At this time we don’t know if they are just touching up the areas where it was really red or if they are going to completely repaint the whole coaster. Before we get to Bizarro, lets take a look at Thunderbolt. The paint job was completed …
Canobie Lake Park 2013 Opening Round Up
Canobie Lake Park opened for the 2013 season a week ago and we’ve been getting many reports. We thought we would make an opening round up post like we did for Six Flags New England. The biggest change for the this season is the addition of Equinox. Canobie bought the ride last year off the …
Thunderbolt Painting Update #2
We were back at Six Flags New England this weekend for the season pass holder exclusive ride time on Bizarro. We also had to make sure to check out Thunderbolt’s painting progress and Bonzai Pipelines (click here for the Bonzai Pipelines construction update). The following are our pictures of how much SFNE has painted Thunderbolt. …
SFNE Saturday April 27th Trip Report
I made my second visit to the park this year, and just like the first trip, it was busy! Crowds were big today as it is Thrill Jam, the cheerleader event that Six Flags New England has every year. All of the coasters I went on ran as many trains as they could, which was …
Bonzai Pipelines Construction Update #2
We were at the park today and here is a quick look at the Bonzai Pipelines construction progress. It looks like all of the slide pieces are on site. These pieces that are stacked up at the translucent tubes that you drop into first. Then you slide into the dark with the solid tubes. Speaking …
Update on the new slides for Water Wizz
Back in February we reported that slide pieces have shown up at the Water Wizz location in East Wareham, MA. Today, we’re happy to confirm the location of where these slide pieces came from and what type of slides they will be. Special thanks goes to mrcreagle on our forum for helping us figure out …
Thunderbolt Painting Update #1
Thunderbolt at Six Flags New England is finally being painted for the 2013 season. We’re going to cover the whole painting process since they are painting it while the park is open. The following pictures were taken during opening day. Nothing has changed since then because the park has been open for Spring Break, therefore …
