SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org #1 News Source for New England Amusement Parks Mon, 13 May 2013 17:51:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Thunderbolt’s paint job is complete, Bizarro up next! http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/11/thunderbolt-paint-complete-bizarro-next/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/11/thunderbolt-paint-complete-bizarro-next/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 20:09:16 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1756 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/11/thunderbolt-paint-complete-bizarro-next/feed/ 3 Canobie Lake Park 2013 Opening Round Up http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/05/canobie-opening-round-up/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/05/canobie-opening-round-up/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 16:44:36 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1710 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/05/05/canobie-opening-round-up/feed/ 8 Thunderbolt Painting Update #2 http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/29/thunderbolt-painting-update-2/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/29/thunderbolt-painting-update-2/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:51 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1674 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. ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/29/thunderbolt-painting-update-2/feed/ 0 SFNE Saturday April 27th Trip Report http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/28/saturday-april-27th-update/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/28/saturday-april-27th-update/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 04:08:44 +0000 sfnekid http://sfneonline.org/?p=1648 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/28/saturday-april-27th-update/feed/ 0 Bonzai Pipelines Construction Update #2 http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/27/bonzai-pipelines-construction-update-2/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/27/bonzai-pipelines-construction-update-2/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:36:44 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1633 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/27/bonzai-pipelines-construction-update-2/feed/ 0 Update on the new slides for Water Wizz http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/22/new-slides-water-wizz-update/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/22/new-slides-water-wizz-update/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:00:06 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1592 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/22/new-slides-water-wizz-update/feed/ 0 Thunderbolt Painting Update #1 http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/20/thunderbolt-painting-update-1/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/20/thunderbolt-painting-update-1/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:00:34 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1545 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 ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/20/thunderbolt-painting-update-1/feed/ 6 Six Flags New England Opening Week Round Up http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/18/sfne-opening-week-round-up/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/18/sfne-opening-week-round-up/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:08:48 +0000 SFNE Online http://sfneonline.org/?p=1513 Six Flags New England opened up for the 2013 season on Saturday, April 13. Instead of doing an opening day trip report we thought it would be a good idea to make a round up post. Like always, a lot of things have changed at the park over the off season. This post will show ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/18/sfne-opening-week-round-up/feed/ 8 Changes to the Great Escape for the 2013 season http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/17/great-escape-changes/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/17/great-escape-changes/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:11:03 +0000 tge98 http://sfneonline.org/?p=1487 As some of you may know several strange signs popped up around the Great Escape during Fright Fest last year. One of the signs was located between the Canyon Blaster roller coaster and the arcade in Ghost Town. The other popped up in front of the Chippers Magical Mystery ride dome. The ride was removed ...

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]]> http://sfneonline.org/2013/04/17/great-escape-changes/feed/ 9 Bonzai Pipelines Construction Update #1 http://sfneonline.org/2013/03/25/bonzai-pipelines-construction-update/ http://sfneonline.org/2013/03/25/bonzai-pipelines-construction-update/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:09:05 +0000 Spencer Plourde http://sfneonline.org/?p=1408 I was by the park today and I took some pictures. The only visible changes were from Bonzai Pipelines. There were literally slide pieces everywhere! It seems like they are getting ready to put some pieces together on the ground before they install it. You can see the white slide pieces below: The pieces are ...

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