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New England Parks & Attractions 2017 Plans
Topic Started: October 17 2016, 11:16 AM (133 Views)
Whalom
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New Hampshire
Parks
Canobie Lake Park (Salem) - Capital improvements (As part of the Sewer system upgrade the park is also doing a lot of work to the Canobie Express train line, expect changes to the layout. The park also added two puzzle rooms to the Wooden Nickle arcade) Postponed/Canceled Rumor - New Flat ride (A local paper reported they will gt a flat before the end of the year. No other details are available) New Hampshire Explorer (The park had submitted plans to build a River rapids ride, Kids play area, and a supporting themed village behind Untamed. Plans were called off likely do to the tragic accident on a similar ride in Australia)
Santa's Village (Jefferson)- New Show ( The park has launched a new show Tinkers' Tune Up at the Jingle Bell Theater) Added 2016 Poogee Penguin's Spin Out Coaster (Spinning figure 8 coaster by SBF rides) in 2016
Story Land (Glen) - New Midway game (The park has added a bulldog themed midway game by the loopy labs building) Removals - Whirling Whales (Do to maintenance and safety concerns the park has removed this attraction. they hope to replace it in the nest season to two)
Clark's Trading Post (Lincoln) - Tuttle's Shooting Gallery (The park has added an pay to play shooting gallery form Daniel's Woodland) Removals - Tuttle's Rustic House ( The park has stopped giving tours of their crooked house and has converted it into a new attraction)

Water Parks & Other Attractions
Whales Tale Water Park (Lincoln) - Surf Simulator (A Pacific Surf Designs simulated surfing attraction)
Cowabunga's (Hooksett) - Tiki Blast (The facility has added a Foam Play area)
Cowabunga's (Manchester) - New Location (The companies 3rd location will be opening up at the former Lowes near the Mall of NH and use 21,998 square feet of the building)
Fort Jefferson Fun Park [Formally Six Gun City] (Jefferson) - No addition announced Rumor Arcade (Plans call for the old Trading Post building to be converted into an arcade) Onsite Cabins (The park plans to have the Current onsite buildings modified to cabins)
Candia springs [formally Liquid Planet] (Candia) - No addition announced Added 2016 Adventure Course (The new Owners Installed a new adventure course featuring 2 level of difficulty)
Fun World (Nashua) - New Pinball Machines ( The park has added two new pinball machines; Wizard of Oz and Lord of the Rings) Capital Improvements (The facility will be upgraded with fresh lighting rugs and a wonderful new look to the Food stand, redemption area, Party areas and Dining room)
No addition announced at Water Country Water Park (Portsmouth), Fun Spot (Meridith), Sky Venture/Surfs Up NH (Nashua)

Massachusetts
Parks
Six Flags New England (Agawam) - The Joker (The park will add an S&S 4D free fly coaster) Mind Eraser upgrades and Galactic Attack VR (The coaster will get upgraded trains with a more comfortable restraint system as well as the addition of a VR option featuring a Space theme) Holiday in the Park (A Christmastime celebration transforming Crackaxle, Main Street, Rockville, loony Tunes, Kidzopolis, and South End into a winter wonderland) Removals Removals Splash Water Falls (The park will remove their White Water West Spinning Raft Ride to make room for another attraction) Superman VR (The park has removed the VR option from Superman)
Edaville USA (Carver) - Pirates Adventure (The park plans to open a pirate themed dark ride) Dickens Village (The park will open a shopping and dinning Main street with a Victorian theme) Coming soon Pregate shops (The park is developing shopping and dining area with a Cap Cop theme that will be accessible without entering the park) More Rides (A swinging ship, Bumper Boats, Go Karts, and more are all planed and will be added soon) SBNO Kersplash (A Flume coaster hybrid. relocated form the Washington state Fair, Puyallup WA. It's built by E.F. Miller)

Water Parks & Other Attractions
Cowabunga's (Reading) - Now Operating (The companies 2nd location is up and running at 265 Main St. North Reading, MA)
Kimbal's farm (Westford, MA) - No addition announced added 2016 Soaring Eagle Zip Line (A 100ft tall Full Circuit Zip line) Spin Zone A bumper car bumper boat hybrid, The only Spin Zone in New England)
Water Wizz (East Wareham) - No addition announced
No addition announced atSouthwick Zoo (Mendon), New England Aquarium (Boston), Franklin Park Zoo (Boston), Stone Zoo (Stoneham), Legoland Discovery Center Boston (Somerville), Berkshire East Ski Area (Charlemont)

Connecticut
Parks
Lake Compounce - Wildcat New Trains (Wildcat will be replacing their PTC trains with trains build by Gravity Group) Boulder Dash and Wildcat Rehabs (The parks two wood coasters will get major rehabs this off season. Boulder Dash will remove the triple up and replace it with a new element while Wildcat will get a simpler upgrade that will reprofile a few rough spots. Both coaster are being worked on by Martin & Vleminckx of Canada) Purchase The park has purchased the eight acre site on the parks southern border from Briarwood Real Estate Limited (Lincoln College in Southington, CT) for $400,000.
Quassy - 2 new flats (The park will add Skipper's Clipper's a pirate themed jet ride from SBF/Visa and UP, UP & AWAY a Zamperla Samba Balloon ride) Park Improvements (The park will add 3 new Building all featuring a Turn of the century look the candy shop will replace the current popcorn stand and feature an old Taffy puller a s showpiece and a Second Floor Office for Park operations)
Possible future attraction Teen/Adult Slides a teen adult slide complex featuring 3 new Pro Slide slides one of which will feature an Explosion element and a 30ft tower) Future plans (A Beach Snack bar will be added with a roof top lounging area, Backstage the park will add a new maintenance shop to improve park operations)
Ocean Beach Park - No addition announced

Other Attractions
Maritime Aquarium (Norwalk CT) - No addition announced
Mystic Aquarium - No addition announced

Maine
Parks
Funtown/Splashtown USA (Saco) - No addition announced Expanded food offerings (The park will rework a number of there food location and expand verity of food throughout the park)
Palace Playland (Old Orchard Beach) - No addition announced (the park has a few rides up for sale including there Dragon and Galaxy coasters)
York's Wild Kingdom (York Beach) - No addition announced added 2016 New bumper cars (The park has upgraded their bumper car attraction)

Water Parks & Other Attractions
Aquaboggon (Saco) - No addition announced
Seashore Trolley Museum (Kennebunkport) - No addition announced

Rhode Island
Water Parks & Other attractions
Adventureland (Narragansett) - Big Air Jumps (Jump 25 ft in the air on this Turbo Bungee attraction)
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Water Wizz (Westerly) - No addition announced
Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence) - No addition announced
Atlantic Beach Park (Westerly) - No addition announced

Vermont
Water Parks & other attractions
Killington Mountain Resort (Killington, VT) - No addition announced added 2016 Beast Coaster Opened summer 2015 (a 4,800ft long Alpine Mountain Coaster)
Santa Land (Putney, VT) - Future Unclear (After a controversy over animal care in Winter 2014 the park never opened for the 2014 season. The owner has attempted to file for Bankruptcy and at the same time is tying got get extra land rezoned to add a small campground)
Jay Peak Resort/Pump house - No addition announced

Check back soon, more updates announced as they come in
Edited by Whalom, August 29 2017, 10:38 AM.
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I'm Saddened to hear of the removal of Whirling Whales at Story Land. It was a simple ride but a lot of fun. Wisdom Rides designed a nice small ride. I hope they can replace it in a timely manner. A post of Facebook said they hope to replace it in the next season or 2.
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