Six Flags New England
Amusement park in Massachusetts, USA
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Six Flags New England, formerly called Riverside Park, is a Six Flags theme park located in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA. It is the oldest of the Six Flags parks, though it did not originally open as a Six Flags park.
History
From 1870 to 1886, the park was known as Gallup's Grove. From 1887 to 1911, it was called Riverside Grove. In 1912, it was renamed Riverside Park. On May 5, 2000, the park reopened under the Six Flags brand.[1]
Roller coasters
Upcoming
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opening |
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Quantum Accelerator | Intamin | Sit Down | 2026 |
Present
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Status |
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Batman - The Dark Knight | Bolliger & Mabillard | Floorless | April 20, 2002 | Operating |
Catwoman's Whip | Zierer | Sit-Down | May 5, 2000 | Operating |
Flashback | Vekoma | Shuttle | May 5, 2000 | Operating |
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum | Maurer AG | Wild Mouse | April 16, 2011 | Operating |
Great Chase | E&F Miler Industries | Kiddie | 1996 | Operating |
Joker | S&S Worldwide | 4th Dimension | May 27, 2017 | Operating |
Pandemonium | Gerstlauer | Spinning | April 16, 2005 | Operating |
Riddler Revenge | Vekoma | Inverted | May 24, 1997 | Operating |
Superman The Ride | Intamin | Hyper | May 5, 2000 | Operating |
Thunderbolt | Joseph E. Drambour | Wooden | 1941 | Operating |
Wicked Cyclone | Rocky Mountain Construction | Hybrid | May 24, 2015 | Operating |
Past
Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
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Black Widow | Arrow Dynamics | Shuttle | 1977 | 1999 | Relocated to Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park (never operated) |
Cyclone | William Cobb | Wooden | 1983 | 2014 | Converted into Wicked Cyclone |
Dark Knight | Mack Rides | Enclosed | Never operated | Relocated to Six Flags Mexico | |
Giant Dip | Unknown | Wooden | 1912 | Unknown | Scrapped |
Goliath | Vekoma | Inverted | May 25, 2012 | 2019 | Scrapped |
Greyhound | Josiah Pearce | Wooden | 1915 | 1933 | Scrapped |
Lightning | John A. Miller | Wooden | 1920 | 1933 | Scrapped |
Little Rickies Little Twister | Allan Herschell Company | Kiddie | 1978 or earlier | 1999 | Relocated to Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park (never operated) |
Whirlwind Racer | Traver Engineering Company | Wooden | 1928 | 1933 | Scrapped |
Wild Mouse | B. A. Schiff & Associates | Wild Mouse | 1957 | Unknown | Unknown |
WildCat | Schwarzkopf | Sit-Down | 1968 | 1983 | Relocated to Rocky Point Park |
Attractions
Operating
Closed
Water slides
Six Flags New England also includes its adjacent water park Six Flags Hurricane Harbor which is included with price of admission. The park opened in 1997 as Island Kingdom and renamed to Hurricane Harbor in 2003.
References
External links
- Six Flags New England on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
Amusement parks operated by Six Flags
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