Six Flags New England
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Six Flags New England | |
Location | Agawam, Massachusetts, USA |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 1840 |
Owner | Six Flags |
Previous names | Riverside Park |
Area | 235 acres (95.1 hectares) |
Website | http://www.sixflags.com/newEngland/index.aspx |
Park map |
Six Flags New England, formerly called Riverside Amusement Park, is a Six Flags theme park located in Agawam, Massachusetts. It is the oldest of the Six Flags parks, though it did not originally open as a Six Flags park.
History[edit | edit source]
On May 5, 2000, the theme park was reopened under the Six Flags brand.[1]
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (12)[edit | edit source]
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
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Batman - The Dark Knight | Bolliger & Mabillard | Floorless | 2002 | Operating |
Catwoman's Whip | Zierer | Family | 2000 | Operating |
Flashback | Vekoma | Shuttle | 2000 | Operating |
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum | Maurer AG | Wild Mouse | 2011 | Operating |
Goliath | Vekoma | Inverted | 2012 | Operating |
Great Chase | E&F Miler Industries | Kiddie | 1996 | Operating |
Joker | S&S Worldwide | 4th Dimension | 2017 | Operating |
Pandemonium | Gerstlauer | Spinning | 2005 | Operating |
Riddler Revenge | Vekoma | Inverted | 1997 | Operating |
Superman The Ride | Intamin | Hyper | 2000 | Operating |
Thunderbolt | Joseph E. Drambour | Wooden | 1941 | Operating |
Wicked Cyclone | Rocky Mountain Construction | Hybrid | 2015 | Operating |
Past (10)[edit | edit source]
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Relocated |
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Black Widow | Arrow Dynamics | Shuttle | 1977 | 1999 | Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park |
Cyclone | William Cobb | Wooden | 1983 | 2014 | - |
Dark Knight | Mack Rides | Enclosed | Never operated | Six Flags Mexico | |
Giant Dip | Unknown | Wooden | 1912 | Unknown | - |
Greyhound | Josiah Pearce | Wooden | 1915 | 1933 | - |
Lightning | John A. Miller | Wooden | 1920 | 1933 | - |
Little Rickie's Little Twister | Allan Herschell | Kiddie | 1978 | 1999 | Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park |
Whirlwind Racer | Harry G. Traver | Wooden | 1928 | 1933 | - |
Wild Mouse | B.A. Schiff & Associates | Wild Mouse | 1957 | Unknown | - |
WildCat | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1974 | 1983 | Rocky Point Park |
References[edit | edit source]
Amusement parks operated by Six Flags | |||||||||
Current | America • Darien Lake • Discovery Kingdom • Fiesta Texas • Frontier City • Great Adventure • Great America • Great Escape • La Ronde • Magic Mountain • Mexico • New England • Over Georgia • Over Texas • St. Louis | ||||||||
Future | Zhejiang | ||||||||
Former | AstroWorld • Belgium • Bellewaerde • Elitch Gardens • Holland • Kentucky Kingdom • New Orleans • Warner Bros. Movie World Germany • Warner Bros. Park Madrid • Wild Waves and Enchanted Village • Worlds of Adventure | ||||||||
Cancelled | Dubailand | ||||||||