Coaster Rides: 1997

• Jan 31 - Feb 1: The season started out with a trip to EastCoaster '97 in Allentown, PA. This included a look at Dorney Park's Steel Force coaster, under construction.
• Mar 31: A spring break trip to visit my grandparent in Florida had to include a stop at Busch Gardens Tampa. It was my first visit to the park. I loved Kumba and Montu.
  • Kumba *
  • Montu *
  • Python *
  • Scorpion *
• Apr 10 & 12: The next trip was to Busch Gardens Williamsburg for the Alpengeist Media Day and MACC's Screamfeat. Media day was cold -- an unexpected addition to the themeing.
  • Alpengeist *
  • Loch Ness Monster
  • Drachen Fire
  • Big Bad Wolf
  • Wild Mouse/Wild Izzy *
• May 10: Adventure World with SCREAM, where I purchased my season pass.
  • Mind Eraser
  • Python
  • Wild One
  • Canonball Coaster
• May 17: Blue Streak Bash - dusk to dawn riding! I actually left at 2:45am since I had a 3 hour drive ahead of me.
  • Blue Streak *
• May 18: I stopped off at Lakemont park on the way back to Maryland on Sunday.
  • Lil' Leaper *
  • Wild Mouse *
  • Skyliner
• May 24: For my birthday and memorial day weekend I make a trip to Hershey Park. The Wildcat has broken in nicely and gives a fast ride. I enjoyed the front seat the best (when the lap bar doesn't ratchet down). New this year are a ferris wheel, whip, and kiddie rides. The whip is a new model with 11 fiberglass cars and locking lapbars. They also have new bumper cars built my G-ride corp. of France. They look nice with lots of decorative lights and a neon paint job. They are a bit slow at startup, and travel at an average speed. The wheels turn completely around so you can drive backwards :) but they yell at you if you do that :( The restraint is a bar that comes down over the steering wheel.
  • Comet
  • Sidewinder
  • SooperDooperLooper
  • Trailblazer
  • Wilcat