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Operating since 1912 |
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Riverside Park, Riverside The Great Escape |
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413-786-9300 |
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413-789-4585 |
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800-370-7488 |
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Six Flags New England's site |
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1623 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001
USA
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253 |
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| More About This Park |
History:
Beginning in 1840, “Gallups Grove,” played host to popular family picnics and clambakes. The name was changed to “Riverside” in 1912 when the new owner, Henry J. Perkings, transformed the land into an amusement park Featuring a “sanitary bathing pool” and a number of mechanical rides. In 1938, Edward Carroll, Sr., leased Riverside’s adjoining parking lot to open Massachusetts’s second drive in theater. Soon thereafter, Mr. Carroll purchased the park.
In 1997, Edward Carroll Jr. sold Riverside, to Premier Parks. Riverside officially became Six Flags New England on December 8, 1999.
Notes:
Re-branded as Six Flags New England in 1999. 2000 was it's first operational season as Six flags New England. |
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sfne stinks
Joined: Sep 2001
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Lol.. SFNE just look at my screen name... need i say more? :-D
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| 9-24-04 15:21:06 |
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wickedtwist1
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 51
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Six Flags NE is the only one in the chain of parks that I have been to. It is a small park with a decent collection of rides and roller coasters. They also have one HUGE water park that is free with park admission. For those looking to ride some top notch roller coasters, Superman and Batman are some of the best around.
The park dosn't have the smartest emloyees around. They are slow at their jobs, and you can tell that they dont want to be there. Try and visit the park during Fright Fest. The park is nicely 'spooked' out with some decent halloween haunted houses. Make sure to get a Qbot because the lines for all major attractions can get verrrry long. Six Flags New England is definatly worth spending a day there.
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| 1-30-05 15:01:37 |
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704Justin
Joined: Feb 2005
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Six flags New England Is THE BEST of all the Six Flags Parks. It is really huge, has a great layout, and has the BEST rides around! No Joke! I have been going to that park for 15 years. I was born I Agawam, And i live in agawam.
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| 2-11-05 23:26:00 |
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canobiefan
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 52
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One of the better Six Flags parks. Helps that they have the BEST coaster on earth (S:ROS) two great wooden coasters (Cyclone and Thunderbolt) and a great compact B&M floorless (Batman: The Dark Knight). Couple other complimentary coasters and several other great rides make this one great park.
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| 5-26-05 18:02:47 |
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Thrillboy
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 199
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Great park. it also helped that the only time i've been there (as of this post) I won the free super Q-Bot. great that HH is free and is definately better than the new Jersey One.
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| 6-14-05 22:15:29 |
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GeorgiaDawg278
Joined: Jul 2005
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I went to SFNE for 3 days, and I like the park. Though I must say that I still consider SFOG to be better. SFNE had Superman Ride of Steel (which is my favorite coaster), and Batman the Dark Knight (gotta love those floorless), but SFOG just has more and better rides. Here's a few things to compare:
Georgia Cyclone is WAY better than SFNE's Cyclone.
Deja Vu is better than flashback.
Ride of Steel is better than Ultimate Flight.
Acrophbia is better than Scream.
I didn't get to ride Chaos or Nightwing, so I don't know how they would size up the the Wheelie.
The Magic Show is better than the Bad Bob Show.
that's all I got, overall, I give the park a 4.
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| 7-7-05 15:02:24 |
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Coaster JACK
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 160
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I use to go back in the Riverside days. That was a long time ago.
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| 3-9-06 12:44:17 |
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Canobie Coaster
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 244
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I went to Six Flags New England a week ago and can say that it was my favorite amusement park that I have ever been to. The roller coasters were top-notch (Superman, Batman, Cyclone, Thunderbolt, Mind Eraser, Pandemonium), they had a very good collection of thrilling flats (Double Trouble, Twister, Tea Cups, Rodeo, ect.), good theming in areas, lines were very short (though dispatch intervals were slow on most rides), not to mention their gigantic water park.
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