snoloco
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One of my favorite warm weather activities is riding roller coasters. If you think of it, there are similarities to skiing, in that you're going down a hill fast.
Here's a few of the ones I've ridden lately. All are located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts.
Batman: The Dark Knight, a steel looping coaster, built by B&M, opened in 2002. It provides a forceful ride through 5 inversions.
Superman: The Ride, a steel hypercoaster. Built by Intamin, opened in 2000. This is my personal favorite in the park. It provides a long, fast ride with speeds up to 77mph, and many intense airtime moments.
The next one is interesting. It's called Wicked Cyclone, and has operated in its current form as a wood/steel hybrid coaster since 2015. It was originally called the Riverside Cyclone, and opened in 1983 as a wooden coaster. As the park grew and added newer and better rides like the two pictured above, it became obsolete, was a very rough ride, and became increasingly difficult to maintain. The decision was made to convert it to a steel coaster, with a new and improved layout, but reusing the existing wooden support structure to save money. It features many airtime moments and 3 inversions. The conversion was performed by Rocky Mountain Construction.
I'll be visiting other parks and riding more coasters, so I'll add to this thread then.
Here's a few of the ones I've ridden lately. All are located at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts.
Batman: The Dark Knight, a steel looping coaster, built by B&M, opened in 2002. It provides a forceful ride through 5 inversions.
Superman: The Ride, a steel hypercoaster. Built by Intamin, opened in 2000. This is my personal favorite in the park. It provides a long, fast ride with speeds up to 77mph, and many intense airtime moments.
The next one is interesting. It's called Wicked Cyclone, and has operated in its current form as a wood/steel hybrid coaster since 2015. It was originally called the Riverside Cyclone, and opened in 1983 as a wooden coaster. As the park grew and added newer and better rides like the two pictured above, it became obsolete, was a very rough ride, and became increasingly difficult to maintain. The decision was made to convert it to a steel coaster, with a new and improved layout, but reusing the existing wooden support structure to save money. It features many airtime moments and 3 inversions. The conversion was performed by Rocky Mountain Construction.
I'll be visiting other parks and riding more coasters, so I'll add to this thread then.
