Posted June 26, 201411 yr comment_185898 A surprise recently when I got the chance to ride the Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce. Always had wanted this and suddenly, there I was. This is a brilliant wooden roller coaster that ascends a climb hill through trees across boulder strewn terrain, to then descend around the wooded hill then hug it's contours. Racing between the trees, and bobbing around corners reaching speeds of 60mph. Great airtime and with speed at low level it creates a fantastic ride. Hope I'm allowed to post this link?
June 26, 201411 yr comment_185899 Looking forward to riding it in a month! Will hopefully get some good videos.
June 26, 201411 yr Author comment_185902 Then while you are at Lake Compounce they have another great woodie, Wildcat, well worth a ride.
July 2, 201411 yr comment_186157 Yep. It was either this or wooden warrior, both astoundingly great rides, however boulderdash seems to be longer and have more of a flare.
July 2, 201411 yr Author comment_186202 Yep. It was either this or wooden warrior, both astoundingly great rides, however boulderdash seems to be longer and have more of a flare. Wooden Warrior at Quassy is a fantastic ride in a quite small area; the park is a very good family park with loads more of the conventional fairground type amusements, we did that on the same day.
July 18, 201411 yr comment_187227 I went to compounce today and by god boulder dash was incredible. My first wooden rollercoaster, and seeing as I've now ridden the best one, I never have to ride another again.
July 18, 201411 yr Author comment_187233 I'm glad you have now ridden it and that you enjoyed it. Now you have an excuse to try the others out, to see how they compare. Megaphobia at Oakwood is probably the best woodie we have in the United Kingdom but those at BPB are brilliant, they each have their own feel.
July 18, 201411 yr comment_187235 *cough* Wild Mouse! I envy anyone who has ridden Boulder Dash, it looks amazing!
July 18, 201411 yr comment_187240 The airtime in front row is incredible. I've never been on anything like it, pretty much every hill left me Gliding in between the seat and the restraint. Because this was my first woodie, I'm still unsure as to how these beasts of rides fully work. My restraint was miles off my lap and had a large give area, about 1.5 fists gap. I guess also the second time, It helped that I made my belt really loose. But dang it was a great experience, the force of the wind after the first drop is like nothing I've ever seen or been on.
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