2014 Roller Coaster Preview: So Far Joel August 14, 2013 New Roller Coaster Lists 11 It's time to start looking forward to next season. While we're likely to have a number of official announcements from parks in the coming weeks, a few roller coasters have already been announced for 2014. Let's... Read More...
Lake Monster Roller Coaster Planned for Darien Lake Joel July 26, 2013 Roller Coaster News 11 In what may someday be known as the coaster comeback story of the decade, Darien Lake has some exciting plans for its incredibly rough wooden roller coaster Predator ... Read More...
Man Dies on Darien Lake’s Ride of Steel Roller Coaster Joel July 9, 2011 Theme Park News 26 There was sad news out of the Buffalo, New York area yesterday as an Iraq war veteran died while riding Darien Lake's Ride of Steel roller coaster. Apparently, the man, Sgt. James Hackemer, was a double amputee... Read More...
Featured Photo #9 – An ‘Iconic’ Amusement Park Photo Joel March 5, 2011 Featured Photos 6 This is a photo of Darien Lake's Lasso. It's a swing carousel or wave swinger built by Zierer. I took this photo on my first trip to the Buffalo area park back in 2003. It was my wife's home park growing up. Y... Read More...
Mind Eraser @ Six Flags | Coaster Reviews Joel July 15, 2009 Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 26 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) wit... Read More...
Theme Park Travel Odyssey 2008 Edition Joel January 10, 2009 Trip Reports 5 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 li... Read More...
OCC MotoCoaster @ Darien Lake | Coaster Reviews Joel July 30, 2008 Pop Culture, Roller Coaster Reviews, Steel Roller Coaster Reviews 3 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... Read More...
Darien Lake & Waldameer Park Trip Joel July 16, 2008 Theme Park News 2 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... Read More...
Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster Joel April 25, 2008 Theme Park News 1 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 ... Read More...
Motocoaster Rides into Darien Lake for 2008 Joel January 13, 2008 Roller Coaster News 3 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 Supe... Read More...
