MestnyiGeroi
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I've just spent the day at Rye Playland (north of NYC, along the Long Island Sound, almost to Connecticut). This place is a hundred years old, and the seaside architecture still retains all the Art Deco charm of the years in which it was built. The park has an old-school family atmosphere, and the star attraction is the Dragon Coaster, a historic ride from the 20s recognized by ACE, with its unique theming preserved (you enter a long tunnel through the mouth of a dragon); it's a pretty great ride with some steep drops and bunny hills galore (and it gets much faster when it's full and has had a chance to warm up). The park also has a beautiful hundred-year-old carousel, a rare and surprisingly intense steeplechase ride, and a rare and surprisingly intense whip ride. All around this place is a classic old-school American amusement park.
So I'm baffled as to why -- if I'm correct -- there are a number of CF forumers who really hate this place. OK, it was overpriced, and it has a Zamperla volare that's pretty brutal. But other than some particularly bad specific experience, why in the world would anyone hate this place? If all you love is major thrill rides, I could see being disappointed, but if you appreciate classic, historic amusement parks, what's not to love?
So I'm baffled as to why -- if I'm correct -- there are a number of CF forumers who really hate this place. OK, it was overpriced, and it has a Zamperla volare that's pretty brutal. But other than some particularly bad specific experience, why in the world would anyone hate this place? If all you love is major thrill rides, I could see being disappointed, but if you appreciate classic, historic amusement parks, what's not to love?
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