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Boston Globe
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Readers share amusement park memories
edsox15 posted on I was taking a class at my gym and the instructor was talking about their upcoming family trip that will include his kids' first visit to Story Land. Everyone — and ages in the class ranged from 70ish down to early 20s — had memories of going to Story Land and we were all so happy to hear it's still around and thriving. My favorite, though, is still the water park in Saco, Maine. Growing up we always did a week camping . . . and would do a day at Splashtown. One of these summers I'm going to take a day off and make the trip — be fun to try it as an adult. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up CadiaC Advertisement posted on Another vote for Story Land. We went 25 years ago and loved it. Went last year with grandchildren and it's even better. Particularly good for the young child . . . lots of sweet kiddie rides. Fantastic water park. And there is a 'scary roller coaster' (Roar-O-Saurus) — so scary that once was enough for me! Mark123 posted on This article reminds me of the ones we lost: Whalom Park, in Lunenburg; Paragon Park, on Nantasket Beach; Pleasure Island, in Wakefield; the coasters at Revere Beach and Salisbury Beach; and [Acushnet Park] in New Bedford. Advertisement Stretch_1977 posted on Lake Compounce 'has kept pace with the times, recently re-tracking the Wildcat (built in 1927) and Boulder Dash (2000) to give the wooden coasters faster, smoother rides.' Whaaa? The old school clickety-clacky, shaky, bumpy, tooth-rattling ride is what makes ancient wooden coasters great. Modern steel coasters do all kinds of crazy twists and turns, but they feel way too safe. Nothing imparts sheer terror like that sense that the car is going airborne and the whole ramshackle, bone-jarring assembly is about to fly apart. GeoLove posted on Still on the Ball These [older] women [soccer players] have given this old athlete who wakes up stiff and in pain the encouragement to keep going on with a smile on my face ( Swan Man posted on 'Now 84, she has retired from competitive soccer . . . ' Gotta love it! Evenspar posted on Self-Acceptance Hahaha! I had no idea that I was embodying ajumma style until I saw an episode of Kim's Convenience where the young daughter donned white arm-covers and a visor and declared, 'Ajumma style!' ( Advertisement paulinlim posted on This line spoke to me: 'Becoming an ajumma is about taking power back.' It's a concept women of a certain age from all backgrounds can relate to, and should take to heart. HazelTulip posted on The menopause part of life is so freeing. No more trying to appeal to male gaze. No more young children to cater to. No more appeasing husband. No more following our parents' old-fashioned rules. No more caring what neighbors think. It's absolute freedom. I see no negatives! We put ourselves first for the first time in our lives. TeaCuppa posted on Game Day Decisions Dude, your Connections stabbed me in the heart ( Eddie Finocchiaro Marshfield I also fell in love with the Celtics on a black and white TV. I'm a little younger than the writer, so my affair started in the mid-60s. Watching a game that appeared to be played in a snowstorm — the reception was not the same as today's cable. I started going to games in the '70s and held season tickets for the length of Larry's career. Too many games and memories to recount here, but my blood runs green, and always will! Advertisement Steve6! posted on [Ross's] not once seeing the Celtics at TD Garden seems harsh. For all the nostalgia the original Garden brings, it's the team and the fans that make an atmosphere vibrant. I would watch the Celtics anywhere. Dp515 posted on People who never experienced it could never understand the experience of walking those ancient labyrinthine tunnels to arrive at the concourses and then past tall, velvet, theater-like curtains (yes) to enter an arena thick with ethereal cigarette/cigar smog (the people sitting across the court were only rumors to my child eyes). Today's experience is certainly more comfortable. That's all I'll say. shmessy5 posted on My first memories of the Celtics were listening to Johnny Most in the early '60s on my transistor radio under the covers because it was past my bedtime. Johnny was my old Boston Garden: I am still a fan, of course, but it was never the same after Johnny stopped screaming at the refs. 99999999-9 posted on CONTACT US: Write to magazine@ or The Boston Globe Magazine/Comments, 1 Exchange Place, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02109‑2132. Comments are subject to editing.
Boston Globe
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
The six best amusement parks in New England (and the scariest ride at each)
Advertisement Roar-O-Saurus at Story Land Handout Biggest thrill: Roar-O-Saurus is a rite of passage at 850 NH Route 16, Glen, New Hampshire; 603-383-4186 Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Funtown Splashtown USA As you hurtle toward the trees on the Excalibur, a half-mile wooden roller coaster that winds through the woods, you might forget you're at a spot known for its easygoing vibes. With plenty of kiddie rides at the Advertisement Biggest thrill: Funtown's 220-foot Dragon's Descent drop tower is a must. 'At the top it sounds like a dragon breathing,' says spokesperson Mariah Hawkins. 'The views of the beach or the woods are amazing' — at least for the 11-second pause before the bottom falls out beneath you. Route 1, 774 Portland Road, Saco, Maine; 207-284-5139 The Wave Swinger at Lake Compounce Handout Lake Compounce Amusement & Water Park Built in 1846, Connecticut's Biggest thrill: The award-winning Boulder Dash races 4,725 feet, much of it through the woods, at speeds exceeding 60 miles per hour. 'It's great at night, an experience you can't forget,' says the park's Meg Forno. 185 Enterprise Drive, Bristol, Connecticut; 860-583-3300 The Yankee Cannonball roller coaster at Canobie Lake Park. JIM DAVIS/Globe staff / File Canobie Lake Park It's hard not to feel like a kid when you're spinning in Biggest thrill: To feel your heart in your throat, don't miss Xtreme Frisbee, where riders are strapped to a spinning saucer at the end of a swinging pendulum. It's hard to tell which way is up. 85 North Policy Street, Salem, New Hampshire; 603-893-3506 Advertisement Six Flags New England From the chain-swing carousel of Gotham City Crime Wave to the tilt-a-whirl action of Supergirl Sky Flyer, New England's largest amusement park taps into the DC Universe of superheroes. There's plenty for all ages at Biggest thrill: Superman: The Ride, which has a stomach-lurching 208-foot drop that earns it the designation of 'hypercoaster.' It reaches a top speed of 77 miles per hour. Route 159, 1623 Main Street, Agawam; 413-786-930 0 Water Country BEN GIBBS Water Country It's not really summer until you find yourself humming the theme song for this Portsmouth, New Hampshire, classic (you know the one). A lazy float in an inner tube down the quarter-mile Adventure River is pure summer. Biggest thrill: You might find you're still scared of the dark on the twisting, 40-foot plunge inside Dr. Von Dark's Tunnel of Terror. 'It's pitch black,' Hehl says. 'You can't see the twists and turns and drops coming, but everyone comes out smiling.' 2300 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; 603-427-1112 Advertisement Patricia Harris can be reached at
