Those that have been around the boards afew years know that I set a goal about 4 years ago to hit coaster #400 and did not make it. So three years ago I did the same thing and missed it and luck would have it I said last year was going to be the year and fail to get it. I was thinking it was life the Holy Grail would have been easier to find and did not set any goals this year and yea luck would have it that I crept up on it.
I am not really going to go into details about this trip but will say that it had changed alot leading up to my depature thursday evening and luck would have it good old work got in the way and a meeting lasted longer then expected and it threw off my trip so I packed it in and saw Termmy friday and decided to head up to Kennywood and then Cedar Point, but a funny thing happend on my trip up for I decided to start at Idlewild so I could see and ride their mouse. So rolled into Idlewild for a few hours to enjoy a really nice looking park.
Saturday May 23rd around 10:32 I arrived at Idlewild:
So I figured I would like this place from what I have saw.
Reminds me of another wooded PA park walking down this road.
Standard Ferris Wheel
I have always been a fountain fan
Just thinking of what people thought in the early years when walking up and seeing this coaster.
Easy name to recall
Set of Old School and snappable Flyers
Entrance to the Wild Mouse
A mere Fence is between you and the coaster.
Riders enjoying the Rollo Coaster
One of the slides on the water park side of park.
Caterpiller with the Mouse in the foreground
The Mouse running
The Spider
Natural Beauty of Park
One of the shortest flumes I have saw.
Get abit wet it seems
Funny thing is there is a sign on this outhouse telling you that this is only a prop and not a real on.
One of many Paratrooper rides I will see in the next two days.
Yes the Mouse is in abunch of trees.
A Vekoma Mouse waiting
Scene from the Mister Rodgers Ride
The very strange Mouse
Then off to Lakemont
In Seach of #400 (Day One & Two Up & Completed)
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In Seach of #400 (Day One & Two Up & Completed)
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Re: In Seach of #400 (Idewild up)
The great thing about Pa. is that you do not have to go far to be at another park. I decided that Lakemont was up next and let out of Idlewild at around 1 pm or so. I think I took every backroad in Pa. to get there. I guess my gps decided to take me on a tour of Pa. but arrived at the park around 2:30 ish of so after hitting a moajor rain storm.
So enough of me babbling and on to the pics!
View walking into the park
The Octopus
The Til-A-Whirl
Park was abit empty
World's oldest operating Coaster
Pile of bad wood took off of coaster
The storage shed for the other cars.
Notice all the new wood that has been replaced.
Side Friction car on track
The Skyliner
The Turn Turn Around
Up the Lift
Train on the course
The Tobogan
Not a bad deal for the Holiday?
So at this point in the trip I needed three coasters to hit #400 and Delgrossa had only one that I cared to even ride so I fired up the GPS and figured I could be at Waldameer by 7:30 that night. Yea it is what you young people call a no-brainer and I was on the road again.
Next stop Waldameer.
So enough of me babbling and on to the pics!
View walking into the park
The Octopus
The Til-A-Whirl
Park was abit empty
World's oldest operating Coaster
Pile of bad wood took off of coaster
The storage shed for the other cars.
Notice all the new wood that has been replaced.
Side Friction car on track
The Skyliner
The Turn Turn Around
Up the Lift
Train on the course
The Tobogan
Not a bad deal for the Holiday?
So at this point in the trip I needed three coasters to hit #400 and Delgrossa had only one that I cared to even ride so I fired up the GPS and figured I could be at Waldameer by 7:30 that night. Yea it is what you young people call a no-brainer and I was on the road again.
Next stop Waldameer.
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Re: In Seach of #400 (Idewild, Lakemont, Waldameer up)
So after searching around for a hotel for an hour the night before. I will tell you that I will make sure I have a hotel reservations next Holiday. I was off to Darien Lake to sample what they had to offer and I wanted to get the other Ride of Steel clone. And once again after many two lane roads I was at Darien Lake. I will go ahead and say that I was not impressed with operations of the park one bit. It seem to me that they opened and still had alot of things that needed to be addressed and I hope that they do get fixed since I thought the park has alot of potential.
On with the pics:
Nothing like a SLC to greet you while walking into the park.
Seems almost every park has one of these today.
And we spy a Vekoma Boomerang also.
The Moto-Bike coaster themed to OCC.
The Large Wheel
The sign and notice the line?
Seems these folks have a problem reading the sign?
The wonderful view of the SLC from across the lake.
Seems the Rapids will not be operating today.
The Arrow Looper was waiting.
You seeing a theme here with the closed rides right?
Park needs all the help it can get!
Predator waiting for the Prey.
Seems these trains are not on the tracks.
Took a mere 10 plus minutes to dispatch one train each time it was in the station and no I was not waiting twop hours to ride it.
So after afew hours at a very unclean and crappy operationwise park it was off to Martin's Fantasy Island.
On with the pics:
Nothing like a SLC to greet you while walking into the park.
Seems almost every park has one of these today.
And we spy a Vekoma Boomerang also.
The Moto-Bike coaster themed to OCC.
The Large Wheel
The sign and notice the line?
Seems these folks have a problem reading the sign?
The wonderful view of the SLC from across the lake.
Seems the Rapids will not be operating today.
The Arrow Looper was waiting.
You seeing a theme here with the closed rides right?
Park needs all the help it can get!
Predator waiting for the Prey.
Seems these trains are not on the tracks.
Took a mere 10 plus minutes to dispatch one train each time it was in the station and no I was not waiting twop hours to ride it.
So after afew hours at a very unclean and crappy operationwise park it was off to Martin's Fantasy Island.
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Re: In Seach of #400 (Idewild, Lakemont, Waldameer up)
So the last stop of the trip is at Martin's Fantasy Island since it was right down the road so to speak from Darien Lake. I was here for the Silver Comet and whatever else they have here and on with the pics:
Always a sucker for some falling water and could not resist upon entering the park.
The Merry Go Round at front of the park.
The Main reason for coming was the Silver Comet.
Third swinging ship in the last three parks.
And what would a park be without a Giant Wheel?
Standard Zamp Spinning Crazy Mouse
Talk about one kick butt ride!
Turn around for Silver Comet
Train Speeding through course
Underrated coaster operating today.
Another Super Disk-O ride
So I had entertained the idea of heading to Seabreeze after Fantasy Island but decided to call the trip and head home. So I began the 14 and ahalf hour trip back to NC at around 4 pm that Sunday.
So final mileage is 1826 miles in 60 hours with 13 new coasters added to total. But after four years of trying #400 is in the books and began the search for #500.
Always a sucker for some falling water and could not resist upon entering the park.
The Merry Go Round at front of the park.
The Main reason for coming was the Silver Comet.
Third swinging ship in the last three parks.
And what would a park be without a Giant Wheel?
Standard Zamp Spinning Crazy Mouse
Talk about one kick butt ride!
Turn around for Silver Comet
Train Speeding through course
Underrated coaster operating today.
Another Super Disk-O ride
So I had entertained the idea of heading to Seabreeze after Fantasy Island but decided to call the trip and head home. So I began the 14 and ahalf hour trip back to NC at around 4 pm that Sunday.
So final mileage is 1826 miles in 60 hours with 13 new coasters added to total. But after four years of trying #400 is in the books and began the search for #500.