Hello fellow blog readers! I would like to give everyone a warm welcome back to Penn State! I hope everyone is excited for the new semester. For my passion blog, I will be continuing my topic from last semester, with some small changes here and there. For those of you who are unfamiliar with my blog, I basically discuss a different roller coaster every week, and at the end of the blog I give it a list of credentials and rate each on scale from 1 to 10. It then gets an overall rating by averaging the credential scores together. Last semester, I focused on one amusement park which is a personal favorite of my mine, Cedar Point. After covering all the major coasters in that park, I figured it is time to move on to other coasters. Rather than staying in one park, I am going to review different coasters from different parks. In this blog, I will outline what coasters I will be covering throughout the semester.
In the next blog, I will be discussing one of my favorite rollercoasters I have ever been on. X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California is by far one of the most invigorating rides I have ever been on. There is no ride like it in the world. If you’re a rollercoaster junkie like me and you’re ever in the LA area, Six Flags Magic Mountain is a must simply because of this ride.
In blog three I will be moving across the country to King’s Dominion in Richmond, Virginia. One of the most unique rides I have ever been on, Volcano: The Blast Coaster is a sure way to get the adrenaline pumping through your veins. The ride sends thrill seekers through the heart of a volcano in a twisting and turning adventure.
Blog four is set in Jackson, New Jersey where I will examine what is considered the best wooden coaster to ever be made. El Toro in Six Flags Great Adventure is one of the park’s greatest attractions along with King Da Ka, Nitro, the Superman Ride, and many more. There aren’t many wooden roller coasters around that compare to this one. Wooden coasters get a bad rap because they are uncomfortable and rough. That’s where El Toro separates itself from the rest.
Next, we’ll be traveling to the capital of the Midwest. Located just north of Chicago, Illinois, Goliath at Six Flags Great America is a steel track on a wooden frame, very similar to Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point which was discussed in one of my previous blogs. This unique ride boasts a plethora of inversions and g-force turns that will leave riders exhilarated.
The sixth blog will cover Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce in Bristol Connecticut. This small amusement park is home to one of the most unique wooden coasters in the country. Fun fact, this was the first rollercoaster I’ve ever been on! It is a basic out and back coaster that sends riders on an adventure through the trees.
The final blog will discuss Skyrush in Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This is one of the newest additions to the Hersheypark family. This ride is appropriately named, as its drop climbs to a height of 200 feet. The ride reaches a maximum speed of 72 miles per hour, whipping its riders around turns with extreme g-forces.
Let me know in the comments if you would like to have a different rollercoaster reviewed, if not these will be the ones for the semester!