Boulder Dash POV with New Titan Track! 

Totally agree!

Same!

Yes this ride is magnificent. All the rides against the mountain look great at this park.

That sounds so double 😂😉

That’s exactly why I love The Beast at Kings Island so much!

Ayy Yoo

The layout on the mountain ensures the ride maintains good pacing throughout. It doesn't slow down until you reach the brake run. Alright, it does a little bit, but compare it to many other coasters that usually slow down as you get to the end.

Boulder Dash has one of the most out of control and speedy feelings of a wood coaster. It keeps its momentum going and just doesn't let up... Another coaster doing the same thing is Twister at Knoebels. While not a top 10 coaster by any stretch, the pacing it amazing. Boulder Dash drew inspiration from a junior coaster called Rollo Coaster, many ACE people call it Baby boulder Dash but Rollo has been around since the 1930's

You can hear how smooth the coaster gets in that section of new wood replacement.

@@jukingeo People forget that before the Mean Streak opened the engineers were not certain that the trains were going to have enough gas to get back into the station.

@@billkeithchannel Mean Streak. I thought that thing was regarded as an abomination.

Believe me, this is not a ‘smooth’ ride - you’re seeing camera stabilization. We just rode this beauty.

I've ridden Wolverine Wildcat which has a section of Titan Track, and it's so smooth you don't even feel any vibrations

I do wonder if that's a very good stabilised camera.

@@shorey66 It's not, the Titan Track IS that smooth

It is. To this day, the best coaster ride at night was on Boulderdash. My favorite woodie overall is the Knoebel's Phoenix.

​@@jukingeoyeah! 2016 wit TPR and by night!!!!! Best ever!!!

@@Axel19762908 My favorite daytime (wooden) coaster is the Knoebel's Phoenix, and Boulderdash is a close second, but I have not had a better night ride on any other coaster. Boulderdash takes it here. However, I have heard that The Beast gives a spectacular night ride too, but I haven't been on that coaster yet.

@@jukingeo Phoenix and Knoebels as a whole is overrated. Best Woodies are El Toro and The Beast, duuuh

@@coastaku1954 I am going by what I have been on. Sadly, I have not been on either El Toro or The Beast, but I know they both rank up there and I have heard nothing but great things about both.

I say do the whole thing. I don't want the coaster to rot away.

@@jaystarr6571 I don't want BD to become a steel coaster... I would prefer they let gravity Group use their new pre-cut track as it works wonders on Wildcat

@@Whatchamawhozitagreed, some sections do require the titan track because of the forces involved...but not the entire coaster It's a very New England patchwork woodie lol, adds to lore exquisitely

@@landscapefutures Dude, I love Boulder Dash, when I first had the chance to ride it, opening year... dude, it knocked phoenix off the top spot as my favorite... still to this day I consider it the best terrain coaster ever constructed. The only reason it didn't remain at #1 was due to lack of maintenance... it became way to rough and LC seemed to be ignoring, probably just the parent companies at those times milking the park for every nickel it could. I would hate to see it Titan tracked 100% but sadly I see wooden coasters becoming redefined because of Titan Track... out of all the replacement Track systems on the market, Titan seems to be the best product. I think it would have been better for GCI to paint the TT to as close to a natural wood color as possible.... but hey that is on GCI. However, I do see TT becoming the the to track system on all future wooden coasters which will cause them to be re-defined, they will still have wood frames, but Titan Track as the running rail system. No denying the results Titan Track provides... Knoebels should consider it for Twister as they recently retracked the rose bowl in 2023 and it is worse than it was before the retracking.

@@Whatchamawhozit you're probably right. MONEY talks, and it's a worthy investment to eventually do the entire thing in TT LC isn't really a high revenue park so it makes sense that they would patchwork it like that, initially at least. And yeah, the park has been notorious for shady maintenance practices. BD is the best terrain coaster in the world, imo and agreed. Ultimately it wouldn't matter to me if it was all TT or patchwork TT. The lore is still there And same, I first rode the coaster for my 8th grade LC field trip lol. I was absolutely blown away. Me and my friends road it like 10+ times that day! Proud that we have this woodie in CT, being a nutmeger myself. I do feel the park knows BD is their crown jewel terrain woodie, and the world's at large...Hopeful they will continue to do right by it moving forward... Finally props to GCI tbh, what an incredible company. I am sure they will continue to innovate their services

Sounds like a jet taking off!

That's what is great about woodies, un-like steel coasters!

"It got kind of rough, now it's not. For those not aware,"

you should have rode it when it was brand new. Opening year this thing was just amazing. I went on a 40 degree night during a Halloween fest and because the park was not crowded I achieved so many credits in that 5 hour window I literally had dreams about it for weeks. Over the years it became rough... as all wooden coasters do as the Southern yellow pine doesn't age well and with the forces this coaster produces it tears it up fast. The new Gravity Group track system they used on Wildcat would greatly benefit this coaster, but the owners are opting for Titan track and once they get past 1500 ft RCDB will reclassify Boulder Dash as a Hybrid, they did that to Lightning Rod. Still even it's roughest state it was no where near as rough as the former Hershey Park wildcat or Roar at Six Flags America.

It is pretty smooth running, and I went on it before the track upgrade.

@@jukingeo When was that done?

@@bobsquires4521 Oh, the upgrade to the Titan Track? I have no idea, it is a new one on me as well. In fact, I wasn't aware of Titan track and how it can seemlessly mix with wooden track. I don't know how it rides either. I would have to visit Lake Compounce again and ride Boulderdash to fully evaluate it.

Literally why do we keep doing this

Thanks for the report!

Sounds fun lol

Beast is way smoother but also way more boring.....Mystic Timbers blows the beast out of the water for everything including Night Rides. Haven't ridden Lightning Rod yet.... Hell, I haven't ridden this at night in a couple years since Lake Compounce is afraid of drizzle. They close if so much a cloud comes over the park these days. Fucking Palace. I like like 10 minutes away and everytime I wanna go they close for some bullshit. Anyway, I rode it last weekend. Not too bad in back....Still rough as shit in the middle

@@Posirep Beast is a giant mine train. XD

It is, but. I live in Cincinnati so it's like saying the Phillies are better than the Reds. They are, but you're not gonna get me to admit it.

@@jasonhook3884 well living in denial is not a good thing it can lead to mental health issues.

Voyage for me but this is on my list to coasters to get to😊

1. This isn't a full conversion. 2. Titan Track is by GCI, not RMC 3. Parks are choosing to go with hybrid track over pure wood as wood will need to be replaced far more often than steel. Steel saves them a LOT in maintenance and guarantees the longevity of the ride for a lot longer than a wood retrack does.

Well, looks can be deceiving, because it actually is wild & crazy.

That's what i thought before going on it 😅 its very fast and rough. If i could've kept my eyes open I would've enjoyed some nice scenery tho!

I dont think Boulder dash ever had a second lift....

It has never had a second lift lol

It's only the first drop and turnaround

@@jasonhook3884 No, there's several smaller sections as well. But even still, the first drop and the turnaround alone are like a third of the ride lol

it's less than 1200 ft right now. it rides as smooth as it did when it opened in 2000, but the titan track is definitely not wood and removes a lot of that out of control feel.

@@jasonhook3884 not even the turnaround the titan track doesn't start until ascending that bunny hill after the turn around.. The other parts are fresh wood excep the drop. If you notice most of BD is pretty smooth where the wood still exists but it had it's problem spots...

​@@Spooky_Psyche no there isn't, if you look at the video and pause it as it approaches the turn around the fresh track you're seeing is a new top layer of southern yellow pine, the Titan Track is GREY in color and only appears on the drop leading to the first incline and after the turn around going into the first airtime hill. 0:38 right rail is fresh Southern Yellow Pine. You can see the board cut in the wood. 0:51 is the transition from fresh SWP wood to Titan track. 1:05 begins the transition from Titan track back to wood. 1:14 is fresh southern yellow pine, 1 layer (top layer) 1:30 also fresh southern yellow pine 1:34 Left rail is a fresh layer of southern yellow pine. 1:46 starts as Southern Yellow Pine then by 1:47 transitions to Titan Track. You can also identify Titan Track by the cross ties as they are grey and steel the other time spots I mention the cross ties are wood. Pausing the video you can actually see the difference and the texture.

Lake compounce in Bristol, CT

@@Coaster101 **NEVER BEEN THERE, IVE ONLY BEEN AS FAR AS DANBUARY**

Don't cry

Lake compounded, Bristol, Connecticut