I went to Darien lake literally yesterday and made the mistake of going on the superman as my 2nd ride, I was scared to ride the other coasters so I didn't have as much fun as I probably Could've later on
You should go on The Viper. It's not as intense as Ride of Steel. I went on it the 1st time as a kid in the 80s when I was 10. It's my favorite coaster at the park. For an old Arrow coaster, it's very smooth. Some people complain about head banging, but I think it depends on how tall you are and what row you're in. Make sure the over the shoulder restraint is close to your chest when they lock them. It will pop up a bit, but you shouldn't move around as much. The front and back are the most intense. You may want to try sitting towards the middle of the train on your first go to see how it goes. Most of the teens & 20 year olds like the back because you get a lot of air time on the first big drop, but you can slam back down from what I've heard. The front has its own intensity.
Have not been there since 97-98. Doesn't look like much has changed. The only new coaster was the Tantrum and motocoaster. Was a good little park that seemed like it was staying with the times in the 90's, but looks like it is stuck in time now.
its amazing I highly recommend it, the issue is they are currently understaffed, so some rides are closed, and some go under maintenance quite often, other than all that, if you go on a week day, there will be practically no rides. I didnt even have to wait on the ride of steel
Predator was my very first roller coaster and my first upside down roller coaster was Flashback at Six Flags New England, I didn’t experience upside down coasters until I was in college and I decided to get over the fear and just do it and realized it wasn’t so bad, but Predator I went on when I was a kid and I loved it
I’m going here on Aug 20th, but I feel like nothing will ever beat Six Flags New England, bc that’s where I’m from & grew up going to. Plus it has wayyy more (& better) rides than Darien lake does😭 Still gonna make the best of it and have fun tho! I’m mainly going for the Avril concert, anyways😊
OMG VIPER is still there. Thanks for the memories, great video. Viper was there in 1984 and was the only coaster at the park when I worked there. So the WOOD coaster Predator how would you rate it from being jerked around or it is smoother?
Predator has historically had a reputation for being extremely rough, but it's recently been re-tracked by GCI and most accounts I've heard have said it's a big improvement. Beside the roughness, it actually has a decent layout with a few good airtime moments
I remember riding an identical version of the 1st coaster called flashback when I was 9 or 10. The shoulder harness didn't click down as tight, or it let up one, I can't remember but I remember being small I felt like I was slipping out after the cobra roll into the loop. I remember thinking, I hope I stay in on the way back. I had to hold on to stay in. I didn't ride it again until I was 14. Never that same seat though.
The bat, top gun, wildabeast, a slightly different version of bohemoth, the fly and leviathan is what I just seen, all these coasters can be ridden at Canada's Wonderland for a fraction of the price
I went here for my first time 1 or 2 weeks ago and I loved it, the first ride I went on was the ride if steel, BAD DECISION, anyways, one con is that all of the workers at like food stands are really moody and rude, but I get it, they have to stand there all day when it's hot, but still, if you hate your job then don't work there. Other then that it is an amazing park and I highly recommend going if you haven't already!!!
