Post by Bud Parsley on Jul 18, 2008 18:20:12 GMT -8
Just got back from a trip to Boston and we hit Six Flags New England while we were there. Nice little park with a few things I've never done before.
We entered the park and of course made a b-line for Superman. I mean, this thing has won the award for best steel coaster three different years (including 2007) and so I was very anxious to try it out. And it was GREAT. The first dive into the underground tunnel was excellent. The rest of the ride was full of MAJOR air and a great layout. I think I would give the edge - slightly - to Millennium Force just because I think the view of the lake can't be beaten, but this is a VERY close second. Regardless, my top four coasters are now all Intamins (MF, Superman, TTD, Xcelerator)
I also got to finally ride a spinning coaster (Pandemonium)- not sure how I've lasted this long without being at a park that has one of these - but anyway, it was great. I really think I'm going to like these rides and the repeatability factor is extremely high - a different experience every time. Very fun.
They had a cool little wooden coaster (Thunderbolt) which was a classic fun ride, a B&M floorless (Batman) that was one of the more painful Beemers I've ever been on, a large, old wooden coaster called Cyclone which was probably a great ride 20 years ago, a Vekoma SLC (no comment), a Boomerang, and finally, a small family coaster and kiddie coaster.
The flat ride selection was farily standard though they did have an S&S Sky Swatter. I desperately wanted to ride this thing but our timeline was extremely tight to begin with and by the time we made it to that area of the park (an hour before closing) the sky swatter was closed. I'm not sure if it was an upcharge or not but I still would have paid the money to give it a try. It looked amazing.
Hurricane Harbor is also attached to this park and since you get both for the price of one, we went in and tried the slides we'd never done before. I finally got on a ProSlide Tornado which was tons of fun but hardly worth the hour wait. Also they had a water roller coaster slide where you ride in rafts and it accelerates you up and down various hills through the use of conveyor belts. Kind of weird, but still a lot of fun. The water park was massive and I really liked all it had to offer.
I really paid close attention to the "vibe" at the park - since Six Flags is trying so hard to become more family-friendly. Now I've never been to SFNE before but this was a weekday in mid-summer and the teenage crowd was in full force. But I have to say that, due to more security guards than I've ever seen in a single park, the experience we had was very positive. The park was clean, the ride ops seemed to actually enjoy what they were doing, and I did not see a single instance of line jumping. Maybe this particular park has a more well behaved crowd than other Six Flags parks, maybe not. Regardless, I'm more and more tempted to make a return visit to SFMM, a park I boycotted several years ago when X opened.
So there you have it, a fun little park with a great coaster in Superman, and a few other fun surprises.
We entered the park and of course made a b-line for Superman. I mean, this thing has won the award for best steel coaster three different years (including 2007) and so I was very anxious to try it out. And it was GREAT. The first dive into the underground tunnel was excellent. The rest of the ride was full of MAJOR air and a great layout. I think I would give the edge - slightly - to Millennium Force just because I think the view of the lake can't be beaten, but this is a VERY close second. Regardless, my top four coasters are now all Intamins (MF, Superman, TTD, Xcelerator)
I also got to finally ride a spinning coaster (Pandemonium)- not sure how I've lasted this long without being at a park that has one of these - but anyway, it was great. I really think I'm going to like these rides and the repeatability factor is extremely high - a different experience every time. Very fun.
They had a cool little wooden coaster (Thunderbolt) which was a classic fun ride, a B&M floorless (Batman) that was one of the more painful Beemers I've ever been on, a large, old wooden coaster called Cyclone which was probably a great ride 20 years ago, a Vekoma SLC (no comment), a Boomerang, and finally, a small family coaster and kiddie coaster.
The flat ride selection was farily standard though they did have an S&S Sky Swatter. I desperately wanted to ride this thing but our timeline was extremely tight to begin with and by the time we made it to that area of the park (an hour before closing) the sky swatter was closed. I'm not sure if it was an upcharge or not but I still would have paid the money to give it a try. It looked amazing.
Hurricane Harbor is also attached to this park and since you get both for the price of one, we went in and tried the slides we'd never done before. I finally got on a ProSlide Tornado which was tons of fun but hardly worth the hour wait. Also they had a water roller coaster slide where you ride in rafts and it accelerates you up and down various hills through the use of conveyor belts. Kind of weird, but still a lot of fun. The water park was massive and I really liked all it had to offer.
I really paid close attention to the "vibe" at the park - since Six Flags is trying so hard to become more family-friendly. Now I've never been to SFNE before but this was a weekday in mid-summer and the teenage crowd was in full force. But I have to say that, due to more security guards than I've ever seen in a single park, the experience we had was very positive. The park was clean, the ride ops seemed to actually enjoy what they were doing, and I did not see a single instance of line jumping. Maybe this particular park has a more well behaved crowd than other Six Flags parks, maybe not. Regardless, I'm more and more tempted to make a return visit to SFMM, a park I boycotted several years ago when X opened.
So there you have it, a fun little park with a great coaster in Superman, and a few other fun surprises.
