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Flags New England, Agawam, Massachusetts |
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Six Flags New England, or SFNE, is a theme park in the Six Flags chain of parks, named for the New England region in which it is located. Six Flags New England is located in greater Springfield, Massachusetts, in the nearby town of Agawam. Like most other Six Flags parks, Six Flags New England is divided into two sections: the amusement park, which includes major attractions such as Superman - Ride of Steel, Mind Eraser and Batman: The Ride, and the water park, named Hurricane Harbor. Technically speaking, it is the oldest of the Six Flags parks, though it did not originally open as such. Six Flags New England used to be Riverside Park. It started out as a picnic grove called Gallops Grove in 1840. It eventually was renamed to Riverside Grove, then Riverside Park. Riverside was a trolley park owned by the Springfield Street Railway. In the early 1900s a few mechanical rides and a carousel were added. In 1942, the park acquired its first roller coaster, a wooden roller coaster called the Thunderbolt which still operates today. The park continued to be known as "Riverside: The Great Escape" until the end of the 1999 season. Riverside, like many Premier Parks was "flagged" or rebranded as a Six Flags Park. And more Connecticut photos in the menu below. |
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| Karen in line to ride the Superman roller coaster. Superman: Ride of Steel is a steel megacoaster. It boasts a 208 foot lift, 221 foot drop, and just over a mile of track. | |
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Superman - Ride Of Steel Amusement Park: Six Flags New England (Agawam, Massachusetts) Classification: Roller Coaster Type: Steel - Sit Down Status: Operating since 5/5/2000 Make / Model: Intamin AG / Mega Coaster Designer: Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH Length: 5400' Height: 208' Drop: 221' Inversions: 0 Speed: 77 mph Duration: 2:35 Elements: Tunnel |
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| Trains: 2 trains with 9 cars
per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders
per train. Riders must be between 54" and 76" to ride. |
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Karen rode the Superman
roller coaster three times on this day. |
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| Karen with Superman in the far background - - this helps show the height of the ride |
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| Note: The two RV Gypsies returned to Six Flags New England on August 3, 2011. Superman: Ride of Steel has been re-done and is now Bizarro, the peculiar creature from Htrae where inhabitants believe in doing the opposite of Earthly things. Since Lee is under doctors orders not to ride roller coasters anymore, Karen rode Bizarro several times alone on this date. In Karen's opinion, it is the only roller coaster worth riding here. Karen feels this way because in July 2011, the two RV Gypsies went to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio and Karen rode Top Speed Dragster (see video and photos in the USA 2011 RV tour). After riding Top Speed Dragster, Karen feels that most roller coaster are lame. This is only a personal opinion. | |
| Karen rode Batman - The
Dark Knight - This coaster climbs 117 feet in
the air and will speed you along more than 2,600 feet of track at 55 mph
in just 140 seconds. |
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Batman the ride Length: 2600' |
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| Trains: 2 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 28 riders per train. | |
Karen is in the second
row with an orange shirt on |
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Photos above: Superman
on left of photo & Batman on right in each photo) |
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| Mind Eraser: Length: 2260' 6" Height: 109' 3" Inversions: 5 Speed: 49.7 mph Duration: 1:36 Elements: Roll Over Sidewinder Double In-Line Twist (Double Spin) Trains: 2 trains with 10 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 20 riders per train. Riders must be between 52" and 80" to ride. |
Karen also rode the "Mind Eraser" THAT'S THREE ROLLER COASTERS, THREE TIMES EACH IN ONE DAY --- YOU GO GIRL! |
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think the name of this
ride was Tornado, but not sure - It spun around in a circle, while tilting vertically and going higher and higher. |
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Karen returning to earth
- and yes, she also rode this ride three times in a row. |
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