Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
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| The two RV Gypsies and their grandson |
| Karen and Alex rode all roller coasters shown below several times. Karen is a "hands-up" roller coaster fanatic. Lee Duquette photographed Karen and Alex on several of the rides. Lee did not ride the roller coasters at all, due to a fall he had last year. |
| Batman:
Height close to 11 stories tall Top Speed: 50 mph Length: 2,700 feet Elements: 2 vertical loops (77 feet and 88 feet tall), 2 single corkscrews (each 40 feet long) and a one-of-a-kind heartline spin producing a feeling of weightlessness. |
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| Batman was a great ride, but before Karen and Alex got on the ride, they had to wait in a covered area with no fans. It was so hot and humid in that area and all the riders were complaining. Luckily, Karen Duquette had her own battery-powered fan with her that she often wears around her neck. As seen in the photo below, people are really close to the ground at one point. | |
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| Dare
Devil Dive was the park’s first "euro fighter" coaster,
with a rare 10-story vertical lift and first drop that dives beyond vertical
as it plummets towards earth. Dare Devil Dive's mission begins as you're
pulled straight up to the sky on a special vertical chain lift, then slowly
roll to the top of the tower nearly 100-feet in the air. After an agonizing
pause at the crest of the summit, you plummet downward at an angle that
is beyond straight down — it actually angles inward at a blistering
52 mph. It is the country's first PAUSE element before the beyond vertical
drop.
Then you careen through a thrilling combination of diving loops while executing three inversions before you catch air on a zero gravity hill and swoop across the dreaded Immelman vertical U turn stretched high above the ground. The crescendo builds as the car dives toward the ground and up into a Heartline roll before being slowed by the magnetic brakes. Whew! | |
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| Karen and Alex thought the only great part of this roller coaster was the first drop. Each car only holds six people and there were only four cars. Always a long wait for this ride. | |
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| Goliath:
speed 70 miles per hour Elevation: Over 20 Stories tall Length: 4,480 feet Duration: Approximately 3.5 minutes total from load to unload |
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Ninja:
Height over 12 stories tall Lee was unable to get a photo of Alex and Karen on this
ride. That's okay because they didn't like this ride anyway. It shook
their heads too much. Karen and many other riders were yelling "Ow
my head hurts". |
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| Superman: Ultimate
Flight uses state-of-the-art technology to create a thrill-ride
experience that's as close as an earthling can get to true unassisted flight.
Height: 11-1/2 story tall Top Speed: 60 mph Length: Rocket face-first through 2759-feet of tortuous track Elements: A 78-foot pretzel shaped inverted loop, a 360 degree in-line roll and first of it's kind dual loading stations at 60 mph -- Duration: 3 minutes |
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Considered by some as one of the greatest rides in existence, The Great American Scream Machine is one of the world's longest and tallest wooden roller coasters at this time, June 25, 2011.. Height: 10-1/2 stories tall |
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| The Georgia Scorcher - the coaster with no seats. The Scorcher will keep you standing at attention as it barrels through a figure-eight, a corkscrew, and two vertical loops all at blazing speed.
Hit a maximum G-force of 4 |
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Karen wanted to have Lee take a photo of her and Alex, but Alex refused. Karen tried to pull him off the pole, but couldn't. Oh well, these photos are more interesting this way anyhow. |
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Alex driving a remote-controlled monster truck. |
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Alex shoots dummies |
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Alex drove a go-cart. This was an extra fee, so Lee Duquette did not want to pay for Karen to drive the go-cart too, even though she wanted to. El-cheapo! And Karen Duquette did not have money with her. Bummer!!! (Note: Besides the entrance fee, there was also a $10 parking fee - later they paid a $20 parking fee at Six Flags New England). |
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Alex took a short nap on the tram ride to the car in the parking lot. |
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