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• Mind Eraser @ Six Flags | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 9 Comments
  Last Updated: July 15, 2009
  

  A Review of Mind Eraser & Its Many Clones The concept of Vekoma’s Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) is a great one. It’s a compact inverted roller coaster(even though the model name has ’suspended’ in it) with riders fixed below a tangle of twisted track. They are popular additions at theme parks with about 30 clones or slight variations around the globe. I’ve...

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• Theme Park Travel Odyssey 2008 Edition

  Written by The Coaster Critic 5 Comments
  Last Updated: January 10, 2009
  I figured I’d recap my 2008 theme park trips all in one post including my favorite and worst rides of the year. Thanks to reader Daniel for the idea after he recapped his year. If you have trip reports you’d like to share for last year or in the future feel free to send them in and I’ll post them. 2008 was a great year and I hope to visit at least three or four parks in 2009. Har...

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• OCC MotoCoaster @ Darien Lake | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: July 30, 2008
  MotoCoaster Marks New Era for De-Flagged Darien Lake On my recent trip to Darien Lake, near Buffalo, NY, I was happy to see that the park is thriving post-Six Flags. PARC Management, the new operators, have the park hitting on all cylinders. They even invested in a first-of-its kind motorcycle-themed launch coaster in the Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster. Darien Lake did a great job tying in the...

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• Darien Lake & Waldameer Park Trip

  Written by The Coaster Critic 2 Comments
  Last Updated: July 16, 2008
  Darien Lake & Waldameer Park Trip I'll be visiting Darien Lake this Thursday and Waldameer Park on Sunday. I'm looking forward to re-visiting Darien Lake now that PARC Management runs the park. I've heard good things and I'm anxious to see how different it is post-Six Flags. I'll also get to ride the coasters that I missed last time as well as the new Orange County Choppers...

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• Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: April 25, 2008
  Darien Lake’s MotoCoaster Gets a New NameDarien Lake, near Buffalo, NY, is building the first Zamperla MotoCoaster. This week, the park announced a new name for its first new coaster in nine years. Named after the popular reality show, the ride will be known as the Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster. The partnership makes sense. Especially when you consider that the show is based in Orange C...

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• Motocoaster Rides into Darien Lake for 2008

  Written by The Coaster Critic 3 Comments
  Last Updated: January 13, 2008
  Darien Lake Gets First New Roller Coaster in 9 Years It’s been a long time coming for the Darien Lake faithful. The park located just outside of Buffalo, New York hasn’t received a new roller coaster since Superman: Ride of Steel in 1999. No longer a Six Flags theme park, PARC Management wants to make a splash in 2008 with the addition of a Zamperla Motocoaster. RCDB’s listing is...

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• Schmap Darien Lake Travel Guide

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: September 3, 2007
  Recently I was contacted by Schmap.com. They found one of my Flickr pictures and wanted to use it for their Buffalo Schmap Guide. I agreed and it’s been posted to their mini-review of Darien Lake. Check out the review here. I should probably let them know that Darien Lake is no longer a Six Flags park. Anyway, check out their site the next time you plan a vacation or trip to a new city. ...

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• Darien Lake Under New Management

  Written by The Coaster Critic No Comments
  Last Updated: April 15, 2007
  A First Look at an Ex-Six Flags ParkDarien Lake, which was acquired from Six Flags by PARC Management, has recieved a number of changes during its first season under new owners. There’s a new web site and an official new name, Darien Lake Theme Park Resort. The new site has video footage of the park and several of the attractions. Most notable changes include the addition of new shows, a new...

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• Six Flags Sells Six Parks

  Written by The Coaster Critic 1 Comment
  Last Updated: August 22, 2006
  It’s official. Rumors had already been growing about exactly which parks Six Flags was planning to sell. Now the nation’s largest theme park chain has officially named the six parks that are on the chopping block. According to the Washington Post the parks are: Magic Mountain near Los Angeles, Wild Waves & Enchanted Village near Seattle, Elitch Gardens in Denver, SplashTown near Ho...

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• Predator @ Darien Lake | Coaster Reviews

  Written by The Coaster Critic 7 Comments
  Last Updated: April 19, 2006
  Darien Lake & Predator offer that New York charm On a trip to my wife’s home park in Western NY, I got to experience what Darien Lake had to offer. The Predator was definitely a memorable ride. It’s a wooden coaster located in the back of the park near one of the lakes and Superman: Ride of Steel. The layout looks interesting at first glance, so at first I was pretty excited. While...

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