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Day 8 - Saturday 13th June 2009 Trip Report from Lake Compounce |
Day 8 - Lake Compounce, Connecticut. We all left the hotel at a sociable 08:45 today for a short drive to Lake Compounce. On arrival we all amused ourselves with random group photo's etc. before the park representative arrived with our tickets. After a short time, we were heading off to our ERS on Boudler Dash. What a superb coaster!! A very smooth, yet fast woodie that hugs the terrain on the side of a mountain speeding amongst boulders and trees.
Some of the group have ridden this before, but were still impressed as they have made slight modification to the track since the last visit. During the ERS we were allowed 2 rides before having to walk round to the queue line again. After the ERS ended we'd all had plenty of goes and were all very pleased with the session. An awsome coaster.Following the ERS we all split into our groups to do our own thing. Lake Compounce has alot to offer including many rides and a waterpark. The other coasters available to us were the Wildcat, an old woodie which was still great, the Zoomerang (Vekoma Bommerang) which looks superb having recently had a paint job, and the cars refurbished using expensive car paint that changes colour as the coaster goes by, and the final coaster a small kiddie one.
Other things to do include a vintage tram car, and the chairlift which is a 30 minute round trip journey up the side of the mountain. This offered spectacular views over the souurounding countryside as it is 937ft at the top. Some members went and had fun in the waterpark and on the flat rides, but to summarise, an excellent day was had by all. At 16:00 we boarded the bus back to the hotel for an earlish evening as we have a long day tomorrow. This will involve a charity walk sponsored by Six Flags called "A Walk in the Park" where we will all join in the event and pitch in for a good cause!
This evening people have split up to do some shopping at Walmart and various places before some of us (and yes, that includes Ryan) will be heading to the Sports Bar next door for food, beer and some Karaoke!
Please Note: All on ride photographs were taken WITH PERMISSION of the theme park and ride management. Under no circumstances should any member of the public or club member attempt to take photographs on rides without express permission from the theme park. Safety comes first - follow the rules!
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| Group Photo | Boulder Dash ERS | Boulder Dash ERS | Boulder Dash ERS | Wildcat |
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| Zoomerang | View from The Chair Lift | Brad Peet on The Chair Lift | Dave & Steve borrowed by a mother so her kids could ride the Kiddie Coaster | Nancy selling her wares |
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| Dan on the Karoke | Vince on the Karoke | Pete & Baz on the Karoke | Ann on the Karoke | Brian & Adam on the Karoke |
