Six Flags New England

"The Great Chase" redirects here. For the French film, see À tout casser (film).

Six Flags New England

Previously known as Gallup's Grove (1870–1886) Riverside Grove (1887–1911) Riverside Park (1912–1995) Riverside: The Great Escape (1996-1999)
Location	Agawam, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42.0377°N 72.6157°W / 42.0377; -72.6157
Status	Operating
Opened	1870
Owner	Six Flags
Slogan	The Thrill Capital of New England
Operating season	April through October
Area	235 acres (95 ha)
Attractions
Total	63
Roller coasters	12
Water rides	1
Website	Official Website

Six Flags New England, formerly known as Riverside Park (1912–1995) and Riverside: The Great Escape (1996-1999), is an amusement park located in Agawam, Massachusetts, a western suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts. Opening in the late 1800s, it is the oldest amusement park in the Six Flags chain, acquired by Premier Parks in 1996 and rebranded Six Flags New England in 2000. Superman the Ride is among the park's most notable rides, having appeared as a highly-ranked roller coaster in the annual Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today since the ride opened in 2000.

History

Throughout much of the 20th century, the park was known as Riverside Park. It began as a picnic grove in 1870 named Gallup's Grove. It was briefly changed to Riverside Grove, and then eventually Riverside Park in 1912. Prior to 1900, most of the park's patrons arrived via steamship. The Springfield Street Railway extended its line to the park in 1900 and, although Riverside was at the end of the Springfield Street Railway, it was not owned by the railway and is, therefore, not considered a trolley park, contrary to published reports.

In the early 1900s, a few mechanical rides and a carousel were added. The park was purchased in 1911 by Henry J. Perkins who transformed the park from a picnic grove to an amusement park. He built the park's first roller coaster, The Giant Dip, in 1912, which proved to be so popular that another coaster, The Greyhound, was added in 1915. Under Perkins' ownership, the park continued to prosper and additional amusements were added, including a 300-foot-diameter pool that became known as Lake Takadip. The original Giant Dip coaster was replaced in 1920 by a new, more thrilling coaster that was twice the size of the Giant and was eventually named Lightning. A third coaster, Whirlwind Racer, was added in 1928.

Closure and re-opening

Postcard c. 1940s

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 took its toll on the park and by 1931 it had gone into foreclosure. For the 1932 season, the park operated only Wednesday through Sunday and in 1933 it closed. Several attempts to reopen the park failed and it remained closed through 1939, although the grounds were occasionally used for company picnics. A drive-in movie theater operated in the parking lot from 1937 to 1939.

Edward Carroll Sr. purchased the abandoned park in 1939 and after making improvements, reopened Riverside Park on May 29, 1940. Carroll is credited with rescuing Riverside and turning it into the largest theme park in New England. He purchased the plans and cars of the 1939 New York World's Fair Cyclone Roller Coaster and opened a new coaster in 1941. That coaster, now known as Thunderbolt, is operating at the park and is the oldest coaster — in its original location — within the entire Six Flags Chain of theme parks. The park continued to add new rides and removed some older ones. The theater and bowling alley were removed in the late 1950s, making Riverside Park a seasonal attraction.

Carroll took a liking to auto racing, a sport that was gaining popularity in the Northeast after World War II, and added it to his slate of attractions at Riverside, building the Riverside Park Speedway in 1948, replacing an open air bandstand. The 1960s was a popular period for stock car racing at Riverside Park. NASCAR began to hold events at Riverside Park Speedway in 1976. In 1977, Riverside Park added its first looping roller coaster, The Loop Coaster, later known as Black Widow. The park continued to be successful throughout the 1970s and a log flume ride was added in that period. By the 1980s, the park stopped selling individual ride tickets and began charging a "pay one price" admission.

In 1983, Riverside Park added its third roller coaster, which was also the park's second wooden coaster. The owners originally wanted a coaster exactly like the Coney Island Cyclone, but space was limited, so the coaster would need to take up less space and would have sharper twists and turns. It became known as the Riverside Cyclone. In 1987, Riverside attempted to build a white-water rafting ride called the Lost River Water Ride. Plagued with problems, the attraction never opened and was subsequently abandoned. A majority of the ride was demolished in 1989 to make way for Wild River Falls, a waterslide complex consisting of three sets of slides: Riptide, Blue Lightning and Pipeline. A popular attraction, Wild River Falls remained in operation until the opening of the Island Kingdom Waterpark in 1997.

In 1994, Riverside partnered with Lady Luck Gaming in a proposal to build a hotel and dockside casino complex at the park, one of several competing casino proposals in the state. The plan died after Agawam voters rejected a non-binding referendum in support of casino gambling in November.

Purchase by Premier Parks

During the 1996 season, the track on the Musik Express was damaged and the attraction remained closed for a portion of the year. A Chance Chaos was ordered and was scheduled to open for the 1997 season. During the winter of 1996, the Carroll family was approached by Premier Parks of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, which subsequently purchased the park. Premier Parks renamed the park as Riverside: The Great Escape.

Under Premier Parks, various changes were made to the park. For the 1997 season, the new owners invested more than $20 million on general improvements and several new attractions. Attractions included the Island Kingdom Waterpark, which featured a children's water play area, various slides and a wave pool. Other attractions included Mind Eraser (later renamed to The Riddler Revenge) and Shipwreck Falls. In the process of renovation, some older rides such as the Bayern Kurve were removed. Main Street U.S.A. was substantially redesigned, and the Southern Center midway was themed to a 1950s city and renamed Rockville. Other improvements included a new entrance plaza and the carousel being renovated and relocated to the front gate.

The water park at Six Flags New England

In 1998, the park added several attractions including a lazy river, another children's play structure named Hook's Lagoon, a speed slide tower called Cannonball, a family raft slide named Swiss Family Tobaggan and a multi-slide tower called Big Kahuna. The water park expansion was added to the south end of the park next to the park's log flume. The park also added The Hellevator, an S&S Worldwide Turbo Drop tower measuring 21 stories tall, which was originally painted red.

Six Flags

On April 1, 1998, Premier Parks acquired the larger Six Flags chain of parks from Time Warner. The park continued to be known as "Riverside" until the end of the 1999 season. In 1999, the Riverside Park Speedway was removed and the waterpark was doubled in size. Additions included a new slide tower named Shark Attack and a second wave pool called Hurricane Bay. The park added a Hopkins river raft ride named Blizzard River to the North End, replacing a set of dry slides and the old Bumper Cars. Blizzard River was themed to incorporate the Penguin character from the Batman franchise, but the name of the ride was never changed when the park was allowed to use characters from DC Comics on their rides. A new western area called Crack Axle Canyon was added and included four rides, three of which were new to the park. In 2000, Riverside was rebranded "Six Flags New England", reflecting similar changes made at other Six Flags properties. The main street running through the park was renamed "Carroll Drive" in honor of the family that had owned the place for much of its history. The park added a new front gate plaza. On the former site of the racetrack, a new DC Comics-themed section of the park was installed. The area featured several new rides, including Superman – Ride of Steel, a hypercoaster designed by Intamin.

In 2008, Six Flags New England was to open The Dark Knight Coaster, an indoor MACK Wild Mouse coaster based on the upcoming film of the same name. The park's other Batman-based attraction had its name briefly changed from Batman – The Dark Knight to Batman: The Ride to avoid confusion. However, due to apparent permit issues, the ride was cancelled and dismantled, being sent to Six Flags Mexico, which built it in their park. The ride would have cost the park $7.5 million in exchange for bringing $280,000 in taxes for the state of Massachusetts. The cancellation angered the city of Agawam, which stated that issues with the ride were not evident. The park then announced the new "Glow in the Park Parade". On November 8, 2008, the Town of Agawam allowed Six Flags the right to build roller coasters up to 200 feet (61 m) in height. This paved the way for many future roller coasters in the park.

The 2010 season brought about the addition of a new children's area: Mr. Six's Splash Island located in Hurricane Harbor. This increased the number of children's areas in the park to four. In 2011, Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape From Arkham Asylum opened up in the DC Superhero Adventure section of the park. This ride replaced the football field and was placed on the same plot of land that the cancelled Dark Knight Coaster was supposed to be built on. The same year, the "Mr. Six's" portion of Mr. Six's Splash Island was dropped, effectively renaming the area to Splash Island. In late August 2011, it was announced that Goliath would be coming for the 2012 season. Simultaneously, it was announced that Shipwreck Falls, a water ride located in the North End of the park, would be closing to make way for this attraction. The 2012 season saw the opening of Goliath in the CrackAxle Canyon section of the park as well as a new restaurant in the same area known as JB's Smokehouse. A month before opening day in 2013, Catapult was unexpectedly removed and scrapped. In May of that same year, a new water ride opened in Hurricane Harbor known as Bonzai Pipelines. At the conclusion of the 2013 season, Taz's DareDevil Dive was closed to make room for New England SkyScreamer and Twister, an inverting ride located in Rockville, was also removed. At the time of its opening in 2014, New England SkyScreamer was the world's largest swing ride at 408 feet in height. The SkyWay attraction closed forever at the conclusion of the 2014 season.

On July 20, 2014, Cyclone closed forever. Construction signs were quickly put up, and during August of the same year, it was announced that Rocky Mountain Construction would transform the ride into a steel hybrid coaster, which would include three inversions and a steeper drop. Wicked Cyclone opened in May 2015. The 2016 season saw the addition of two new attractions: Fireball and Superman: The Ride. Fireball, a Larson Loop attraction, was installed in the former location of Twister. Bizarro was transformed back into Superman, including a new red track color and other effects. In 2017, The Joker, a 4D FreeFly coaster, was installed on the former site of SplashWater Falls, which closed in 2016. MindEraser, the park's SLC received new trains with an updated restraint style. Also during the 2017 season, Superman: The Ride had a limited run of offering Oculus Rift goggles to enhance the ride experience. Buzzsaw closed at the end of 2017. Harley Quinn Spinsanity was installed for the 2018 season, opening in May of that year. To make room for it, the Tea Cups were moved to the former location of Buzzsaw and is now classified as an attraction in Rockville. The South End was transformed into Gotham City, also seeing the transformation of Mind Eraser into The Riddler Revenge (which received a new green and yellow paint job). For the 2019 season, Cyborg: Hyper Drive, a spinning flat ride, was installed inside the former Hall of Justice building in DC Superheroes Adventures area of the park. This ride is the first to include the fictional character Grid, a sentient cybernetic system and the arch-nemesis of Cyborg, in Six Flags' DC character roster.

For the 2020 season, the park announced the addition of Supergirl Sky Flyer, a Zamperla Endeavour located in the location of the former Kryptonite Kollider, which closed at the end of the 2019 season. Along with this, the DC Superhero Adventure section of the park will be rethemed to DC Universe. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Massachusetts guidelines preventing amusement parks from opening, Six Flags New England has yet to open for the 2020 season, and it seems unlikely that it will. Consequently, this has prevented Supergirl Sky Flyer as well as the rethemed DC Universe area surrounding the new attraction from opening.

Attractions

Six Flags New England is home to many rides and attractions, including two World Class Roller Coasters: Wicked Cyclone and Superman the Ride. Superman the Ride is 208 feet (63 m) tall and drops 221 feet (67 m) into a tunnel, reaching a top speed of 77 mph (124 km/h). It is considered one of the best steel roller coasters in the world according to the trade magazine Amusement Today, which awarded it the prestigious Golden Ticket award in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Wicked Cyclone is the first hybrid roller coaster to hit the East Coast. It is 109 feet tall and reaches a top speed 55 mph. It includes three inversions, the World's first hangtime stall, 14 airtime hills and the world's first double reversing banking airtime hill. Wicked Cyclone was voted the 2nd Best New Roller Coaster on the planet for the 2015 season with Fury 325 in first place. It has been in the top 30 ever since it was in the Golden Ticket Awards and never went down.

Roller coasters

Ride Name	Picture	Opened	Manufacturer	Model/Type	Location	Notes	Thrill Rating
Thunderbolt		1941	Joseph E. Drambour	Figure 8 wooden roller coaster	Main Street	Oldest roller coaster in the park.	Moderate
The Great Chase		1996	E&F Miler Industries	Family Coaster/ 16 ft Outside Spiral CCW	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Originally named Rolling Thunder.	Mild
The Riddler Revenge		1997	Vekoma	Suspended Looping Coaster	Gotham City	A Vekoma Suspended Looping Coaster. Formerly named Mind Eraser from 1997–2017.	Aggressive
Superman The Ride		2000	Intamin	Megacoaster	DC Universe	Formerly known as Superman – Ride of Steel (from 2000-2009) and Bizarro (from 2009 - 2015). This ride used Samsung virtual reality headsets during the 2016 season.	Aggressive
Catwoman's Whip		2000	Zierer	Tivoli - Large	DC Universe	Originally named Poison Ivy's Tangled Train.	Mild
Flashback		2000	Vekoma	Boomerang	North End	Originally at Star Lake Amusement Park as Boomerang, then Kentucky Kingdom as Vampire.	Aggressive
Batman: The Dark Knight		2002	Bolliger & Mabillard	Floorless Coaster	Gotham City	During the 2008 season, Batman: The Dark Knight was temporarily renamed Batman: The Ride to prevent confusion with The Dark Knight Coaster that was ultimately cancelled.	Aggressive
Pandemonium		2005	Gerstlauer	Spinning Coaster Model 420/4	North End	Originally named Mr. Six's Pandemonium. In 2007, Mr. Six was dropped from the title.	Moderate
Gotham City Gauntlet: Escape from Arkham Asylum		2011	Maurer Söhne	Wilde Maus Classic	DC Universe	Originally Road Runner Express at Kentucky Kingdom.	Moderate
Goliath		2012	Vekoma	Giant Inverted Boomerang	Crack Axle Canyon	Originally Déjà Vu at Six Flags Magic Mountain.	Aggressive
Wicked Cyclone		2015	Rocky Mountain Construction	I-Box	North End	Originally Cyclone, a wooden coaster designed by William Cobb and opened in 1983. It was reconstructed and re-tracked with steel by RMC in 2015.	Aggressive
The Joker		2017	S&S Worldwide	4th Dimension roller coaster	Gotham City	Replaced Splashwater Falls.	Aggressive

Flat rides

Ride Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Type	Location	Notes
1909 Illions Carousel	1940	M.C. Illions Carousel	Main Street	Among the horses, a lion, a tiger and a zebra can be seen on the carousel as the only menagerie animals on the carousel.
Wild Wheelz	1962	Arrow Development/ Gould Manufacturing antique cars	Kidzopolis	Known as Route 66 from 1962 to 2014. Originally all Arrow cars — many have been replaced with Gould cars.
Scrambler	1973	Eli Bridge Scrambler	North End	A scrambler ride.
Gotham City Crime Wave	1979	Zamperla Swings	Gotham City	Up until the end of the 2006 season, the ride was located near Scream! under the name of "Adult Wave Swinger."
Kontiki	1985	Chance Rides Alpine Bobs	Rockville	Themed around Polynesia.
Balloon Race	1989	Zamperla Balloon Race	North End	No minimum height requirement with an adult.
Stampede Bumper Cars	1997	Zamperla Bumper Cars	Crack Axle Canyon	Bumper Cars are powered from the floor, which means there is no receiver on the back of the car.
Scream	1998	S&S Worldwide 3-tower Combo Complex	Main Street	Originally a one-tower Turbo Drop called Hellavator. Two combo towers were added in 2000. Original tower is still a Turbo Drop.
Blizzard River	1999	Hopkins Rides River rafting ride	North End	Eight riders careen down a concrete channel in a raft while passing rapids, whirlpools and waterfalls.
Houdini – The Great Escape	1999	Vekoma Madhouse	Crack Axle Canyon	No minimum height requirement with an adult.
Tea Cups	1999	Zamperla Tea Cups	Rockville	A tea cup ride. The ride originally had no canopy. Relocated to the former location of Buzzsaw for the 2018 season to make room for Harley Quinn Spinsanity.
Tomahawk	1999	HUSS Frisbee	Crack Axle Canyon	Reaches heights of 78 feet.
Nightwing	2009	Slingshot	Gotham City	Formerly named The Blitz and Slingshot. An upcharge attraction. After being relocated to the park from Six Flags St. Louis, the ride was located in the DC Superhero Adventures section before being moved to the South End in 2011. Relocated in front of The Riddler Revenge for the 2018 season to make room for Harley Quinn Spinsanity and renamed Nightwing.
New England SkyScreamer	2014	Funtime Star Flyer	North End	It was the tallest swing ride in the world until the Orlando Starflyer opened in spring 2018. The New England SkyScreamer stands at 408 feet in height.
Rock n' Rodeo	2016	SBF/Visa Traffic Jam	Crack Axle Canyon	A spinning family ride located on the former Rodeo's pad.
Fireball	2016	Larson Giant Loop	Rockville	A larger version of a Larson Ring of Fire, measuring 22 meters (72 ft) in diameter. The fronts of both sides of the train are 50s style hot rod fronts. Located on the spot of Twister, the park's former HUSS Top Spin.
Harley Quinn Spinsanity	2018	Zamperla Giant Discovery	Gotham City	A very large pendulum ride with outward-facing seats that swings back and forth. The pendulum reaches a top speed of 70 mph and soars 14 stories high. Slingshot and Tea Cups were relocated to make space for the ride.
Cyborg: Hyper Drive	2019	Chance Rides Freestyle	DC Universe	An indoor spinning ride with outward facing seats. Themed to Cyborg and Grid. The ride was announced as "Cyborg" in August 2018 but was changed to "Cyborg: Hyper Drive" in February 2019. Located inside the former Hall of Justice building.
Supergirl Sky Flyer	2020	Zamperla Endeavour	DC Universe	Located in the location of the former Kryptonite Kollider.

Children's rides

Ride Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Type	Location	Notes
Animation Department	1998	Zamperla kiddie swings ride	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Children's swing ride.
Daffy's Hollywood Tours	1998	Zamperla Crazy Bus	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Children's bus ride.
Taz's Prop Delivery	1998	Zamperla Big Foot	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Children's truck ride.
Tweety's Clubhouse	1999	Zamperla Jumpin' Star	Looney Tunes Movie Town	Children's drop ride.
Wacky Wheel	2001	Kiddie Ferris Wheel	Kidzopolis	Originally named Chuck Wagon Wheel and later Cold Spaghetti Western Wheel.
Whirlybirdz	2001	SBF kiddie ride	Kidzopolis	Originally named Timber Town Sky Patrol and later Wags' Doggie Copters.
Krazy Kups	2001	SBF kiddie tea cups	Kidzopolis	Originally named Tiny's Tea Party and later Dorothy's Rosy Tea Cups.
Zinger Swings	2001	SBF kiddie ride	Kidzopolis	Originally named Flight of the Bumble Bees and later Henry's Underwater Swing Band.
Krazy Kars	2007	Zamperla Sports car ride	Kidzopolis	Originally named Big Red Cars.
New England Express	2007	Miniature train ride	Main Street	Originally named Thomas the Tank Engine from 2007 to 2010. (Closed from 2011 to 2012). Remnants of Whistlestop Park are used for theme of the train ride.
Ship's Ahoy!	2007	Zamperla Rockin' Tug	Kidzopolis	Originally named Captain Feathersword's Rockin' Pirate Ship.
Splish Splash Zone	2007	Playground and water play area	Kidzopolis	Originally named Henry's Splish Splash.
Wile E. Coyote's Speed Trap	1998		Looney Tunes Movie Town	The ride was moved to the former location of the Looney Tunes Movie Town stage for the 2018 season to make way for an expanded bathroom in the area.
ZoomJets	2007	Zamperla Telecombat	Kidzopolis	Originally Big Red Planes.

Former attractions

Ride	Year Opened	Year Closed	Description
Roller Coasters
Giant Dip	1912	1919	Wooden roller coaster.
Greyhound	1915	1933	John A. Miller-built wooden roller coaster.
Lightning	1920	1933	John A. Miller-built wooden roller coaster.
Whirlwind Racer	1928	1933	Harry G. Traver-built wooden roller coaster.
Wild Mouse	1957	Unknown	B. A. Schiff & Associates Wild Mouse roller coaster.
Wildcat	1968	1983	Schwarzkopf Wildcat (65m.) roller coaster.
Black Widow	1977	1999	Arrow Dynamics Launched Loop roller coaster. Replaced with Flashback.
Little Rickie's Little Twister	1978 or earlier	1999	Herschell Little Dipper kiddie roller coaster.
The Dark Knight Coaster	2008	2008	Mack Rides Indoor Wild Mouse. Planned for 2008, partially installed and then cancelled. It was relocated to Six Flags México and opened in 2009.
Cyclone	1983	2014	William Cobb wooden coaster. Rebuilt as Wicked Cyclone.
Other Rides
Monorail		1996	Monorail attraction.
Rotor	1973	1999	Rotor attraction.
Noah's Ark	1937	2019	Funhouse.
Poland Spring Plunge	1979	2005	Log flume ride. Originally named Red River Rapids. Replaced by Splashwater Falls.
Colossus	1985	2005	150 ft. ferris wheel. Replaced by Crime Wave.
Chaos	1997	2005	Chance Chaos. Replaced by a large bathroom building.
Spider	1968	2006	Octopus-style ride. As of 2018, the former ride pad still sits vacant.
Bumper Buggies	1990 or earlier	2007	Children's bumper cars. The old ride building has yet to be replaced.
Rodeo	1998	2007	HUSS Breakdance. Replaced by Rockin' Rodeo in 2016.
Double Trouble	1999	2007	Chance Double Inverter. Replaced by a basketball game.
Time Warp	1997	2008	Vekoma Air Jumper. Located near Pandemonium.
Nightwing	2000	2008	HUSS Fly Away. Replaced by Joker's Wildcard.
Bertie The Bus	2007	2010	Children's ride located in Thomas Town.
Harold The Helicopter	2007	2010	Children's ride located in Thomas Town.
Foghorn Leghorn Tinsel Town Train	Unknown	2011	Children's ride located in Looney Tunes Movie Town.
Shipwreck Falls	1997	2011	Replaced with Goliath, a Giant Inverted Boomerang.
Marvin the Martian Earthbound Journey	2000	2011	Children's ride located in Looney Tunes Movie Town. Relocated to Six Flags Over Texas.
Catapult	2006	2012	S&S Sky Swat. Located in what is now the queue of New England SkyScreamer. Formerly known as SWAT at Six Flags Astroworld.
Taz's Daredevil Dive	1992	2013	Skycoaster. Replaced with New England SkyScreamer. Originally named the Riverside Skycoaster.
Twister	1997	2013	HUSS Top Spin. Located next to Kontiki, where Fireball stands today.
New England Sky Way	1974	2014	Von Roll Sky-Ride. Transported riders between a station adjacent to Thunderbolt and the current site of the New England Sky Screamer. The supports for the ride remain in the park's North End area. From 2015 to 2017, the ride's old station near New England SkyScreamer was partially used as a space for Wicked Cyclone's lockers. These lockers were relocated to Blizzard River's queue in 2018.
Flying Aces	2001, 2014	2006, 2015	Whistlestop Park biplane ride. Originally located in Tiny Timber Town, the ride was put in storage when Wiggles World was added.
Splashwater Falls	2006	2016	Formerly located in the South End. It was replaced by The Joker.
Buzzsaw	1983	2017	Zierer Flying Carpet ride located in the South End section of the park. Originally named The Screamer and later the Slingshot. Removed at the end of 2017 season and replaced by Tea Cups.
Kryptonite Kollider	2000	2019	A Chance Rides Wipeout. Originally located in the Justice League building with the name "The Joker's Wildcard." It closed in 2004 and was put into storage. It returned for the 2009 season at the former location of Nightwing. The ride was rethemed to "Kryptonite" and then changed to "Kryptonite Kollider" for the 2017 season. The attraction was retired at the end of the 2019 season to make way for Supergirl Sky Flyer, which will occupy the same plot of land.

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor

Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Owner	Six Flags

Overview of Hurricane Harbor

Hurricane Harbor is a water park located within Six Flags New England. The waterpark opened in 1997 as Island Kingdom and was rebranded Hurricane Harbor in 2003. It features a number of family-oriented rides as well as thrill rides. The most recent addition is Bonzai Pipelines added in 2013. For the 2020 season, Bonzai Beach is being expanded and renamed to Buccaneer Beach. This area is to include a larger bathhouse facility and a new pool.

Ride Name	Opened	Manufacturer/Type	Notes
Swiss Family Toboggan	1998	Proslide Technology Inc. "Mammoth" family raft ride
Adventure River	1998	Lazy river
Big Kahuna	1998	Proslide Technology Inc. "Pipeline"	4 enclosed tube slides.
Cannonball Falls	1998	Proslide Technology Inc. "Speed Zone"	3 speed slides.
Hook's Lagoon	1998	SCS Interactive "Discovery Treehouse" with Proslide Technology Inc. "Twisters’ Zone" slides
Octopus Toddler Slide	1998		Climbing structure for children.
Kiddie Pirate Ship	1998		Fake pirate ship designed for kids to climb on.
Commotion Ocean	1999		A large wave pool.
Shark Attack	1999	Proslide Technology Inc. "Atomic Coasters"	4 half enclosed, half open tube slides.
Tornado	2003	Proslide Technology Inc. Tornado "Rattler"	Funnel-shaped tube slide that uses four-person "cloverleaf" or two-person "whirly wheel" tubes.
Hurricane Bay	2003		Wave pool with family activity area.
Monsoon Lagoon	2003		Family wave pool along with slides and interactive water play area.
Hurricane Falls	2003	6 slide Proslide Technology Inc. Twisters complex
Geronimo Falls and Zooma Falls	2003	2 Proslide Technology Inc. Mammoths
Typhoon Water Coaster	2005	Proslide Technology Inc. "Rocket" slide	The first water coaster in New England.
Splash Island	2010		Kids area including a wave pool and lazy river. Originally named "Mr. Six's Splash Island" but the prefix was removed after one season.
Rip Tide Cove	2013		Water play area.
Bonzai Pipelines	2013	SplashTacular DownUnder	6 body slides with trap doors.

Park entertainment

Formerly The Hall of Justice

During the park's branding as a Six Flags in 2000, the Looney Tunes characters were added to the park. The line-up of Looney Tunes characters includes: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Porky Pig, Petunia Pig, Pepé Le Pew, Roadrunner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin the Martian, Taz, Granny, Lola Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Speedy Gonzales, Yosemite Sam and Gossamer.

In 2006, the park underwent a massive expansion in the entertainment department when Mark Shapiro took control of Six Flags. With this, Six Flags New England has added Justice League characters, along with the Hall of Justice. In 2007, enemies of the Justice League known as the Legion of Doom came to Six Flags. This addition brought the following characters to the park: Batman, Robin, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Joker, The Riddler, Sinestro, Cheetah, Lex Luthor and Captain Cold. The Hall of Justice is located in the building where the Jokers Wild Card flat ride used to be, transforming it into a secret lair. Times are posted outside indicating when guests will be able to meet the characters and pose for pictures. However, the Hall of Justice building has recently become the home of Cyborg: Hyper Drive.

The park also has some of the characters from Mystery Inc including the great dane detective himself Scooby-Doo, his best friend Shaggy Rogers and his nephew Scrappy-Doo.

In the 2008 season, the Glow in the Park Parade was introduced. It was the unique brainchild of world-renowned creative director Gary Goddard and featured five custom-designed floats, 65 performers and over 35 support staff members and technicians. Each float was adorned with vibrant-multicolor lights that illuminate the park and surrounded the streets with custom-composed cirque-inspired music. The parade featured drummers, puppeteers, singers, dancers and kinetic stilt walkers to create an unparalleled nighttime spectacular. The parade did not return in the 2009 season, but it did return in 2010. The parade never got to complete its full season run in 2010. It was cancelled in July after new management took over the Six Flags Corporate office.

Fright Fest

During the month of October, the park gets transformed for its annual Halloween festival, Fright Fest. This transformation includes the addition of Halloween decorations to its Crackaxle Canyon, Main Street, South End and Rockville areas, making them Haunt Zones with roaming characters to give the areas the themes of a ghost town, a demon area, a graveyard and an Area 51 complex, respectively. In addition, several shows and attractions are added, including Mayhem Mission and The Trick-o-Treat Trail for kids, Dead Legends Live on Main St., Haunting Illusions, Wheel of Fright and three up-charged "haunts". Dead Legends Live has all past singers together and parody their songs about being dead. "Illusions of Terror" is a magic show in the Rockville Theater featuring illusionist David Garrity. The Wheel of Fright is a wheel and whatever you spin it to land on you have to eat or do. Such things to eat are cockroaches or worms. Prizes include season passes or exit passes. The five premium haunts are called Wicked Woods, Total Darkness, The Aftermath: Zombies Revenge, Slasher Circus 3D and Midnight Mansion. Wicked Woods is in the picnic groves wooded area comprising a trail with people popping out at you and chasing you. Total Darkness is in the picnic grove and it is a walk through in a pitch black area, filled with frights. Slasher Circus 3D is in the picnic grove and is right beside Total Darkness, however this attraction is full of different lights and colors with a clown theme throughout. Midnight Mansion takes place on the ride Houdini. They transform the whole ride building into a haunted mansion. The Aftermath: Zombies Revenge is similar to Wicked Woods, but themed to the zombie apocalypse. In early 2009, Six Flags New England received an award within the chain for the best Fright Fest of 2008.

See also

• Incidents at Six Flags New England

External links

• Six Flags New England
• Six Flags New England at the Roller Coaster DataBase