planenut Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 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? UnderItAll and Luke_A 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Looking forward to riding it in a month! Will hopefully get some good videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 Then while you are at Lake Compounce they have another great woodie, Wildcat, well worth a ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yep. It was either this or wooden warrior, both astoundingly great rides, however boulderdash seems to be longer and have more of a flare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted July 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planenut Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 *cough* Wild Mouse! I envy anyone who has ridden Boulder Dash, it looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pognoi Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 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. Coaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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