Theme Park News

July 9, 2011 26 Comments

Man Dies on Darien Lake’s Ride of Steel Roller Coaster

There was sad news out of the Buffalo, New York area yesterday as an Iraq war veteran died while riding

Featured Photos

March 5, 2011 6 Comments

Featured Photo #9 – An ‘Iconic’ Amusement Park Photo

This is a photo of Darien Lake’s Lasso. It’s a swing carousel or wave swinger built by Zierer. I took

Roller Coaster Reviews

July 15, 2009 21 Comments

Mind Eraser @ Six Flags | Coaster Reviews

A Review of Mind Eraser & Its Many Clones The concept of Vekoma’s Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC) is a great one.

Trip Reports

January 10, 2009 5 Comments

Theme Park Travel Odyssey 2008 Edition

I figured I’d recap my 2008 theme park trips all in one post including my favorite and worst rides of

Pop Culture

July 30, 2008 2 Comments

OCC MotoCoaster @ Darien Lake | Coaster Reviews

MotoCoaster Marks New Era for De-Flagged Darien Lake On my recent trip to Darien Lake, near Buffalo, NY, I was

Theme Park News

July 16, 2008 2 Comments

Darien Lake & Waldameer Park Trip

Darien Lake & Waldameer Park Trip I'll be visiting Darien Lake this Thursday and Waldameer Park on Sunday. I'm looking

Theme Park News

April 25, 2008 1 Comment

Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster

Darien Lake’s MotoCoaster Gets a New NameDarien Lake, near Buffalo, NY, is building the first Zamperla MotoCoaster. This week, the

Roller Coaster News

January 13, 2008 3 Comments

Motocoaster Rides into Darien Lake for 2008

Darien Lake Gets First New Roller Coaster in 9 Years It’s been a long time coming for the Darien Lake

Coaster Critic Updates

September 3, 2007 0 Comments

Schmap Darien Lake Travel Guide

Recently I was contacted by Schmap.com. They found one of my Flickr pictures and wanted to use it for their

Theme Park News

April 15, 2007 0 Comments

Darien Lake Under New Management

A First Look at an Ex-Six Flags ParkDarien Lake, which was acquired from Six Flags by PARC Management, has recieved