Double double
#1,135 Rapterra. Wing coasters are my least favorite in the entire B&M catalog.... but this one aas fine, I guess, I enjoyed it on the front row with minimal bounce, the back row on the other hand was pretty horrendous although I guess it made me laugh at how bad it was, haha
After Rapterra I walked over to the Pumpkin Coaster, something I'd been trying to ride at KD since the Taxi Jam days. Cedar Fair had it recently relax the rules on adults without children riding their kiddie coasters. Last summer I was successfully able to do the one at Kings Island but a month later still denied this one....a year later and after +15 visits over the last 25 years, I finally got this bad boy.
1,136 Great Pumpkin Coaster
Continuing on my travels after Kings Dominion, I visited Busch Gardens with a potential two new credits but only received one, Big Bad Wolf. Minimal new B&M Shake and far superior to Phoenix Rising, Wolfs Revenge was a lot of fun. Would have liked a second ride but the lines and time constraints prohibited such #1,137
New day, new credit(s). Rope drop at Great Adventure and ran to Flash. Would have been on the first train of the day but opted for a front seat ride. I really wanted to do a second one in the back but due to the horrifyingly bad operations of the ride, the queue had ballooned massively and I didn't have the energy to wait. That being said, I thought the ride was honestly a lot of fun and while maybe not a
standout I think at some other parks, where capacity wouldn't be as crucial, this ride would be a winner. The Hang Time dropping off the first inversion was the highlight. Flash: Vertical Velocity #1,138
Having been to Great Adventure
a million times and with the park recently ripping out half of its attractions, I left after a lap on Jersey devil, nitro, and the recently refurbished ferris wheel. Originally the plan before driving to Boston was Nick Universe, for the third time, to finally get on Sandy, but the parks website lists it as closed until August Casino Pier would be an option for Xolo, it was closed last time I was there because of rain.... but instead I opted for Jenkinson’s Boardwalk, a park I last visited in 2005. Since my visit they had removed both coasters they had at the time and replaced them with new models. Although only one was new for me, since the SBF Spinner was a IAAPA floor show model I had previously done. So the sole cresit left was Shark Escape, #1,139
And now here comes the fun part and by fun I mean I guess it's really annoying. Four new coasters are opening in New England this summer. Three of them are production model SBF spinners (Quassy, Canobie, and Starland) ....the other is Quantum Accelerator. It's June 22nd,
none have opened. So there's that.
....but at least I'll get to see my mom and dad while in Boston
