Come on over to Adventureland - you're going to have a fun-filled day
We haven't been to the park since 2019 so we were interested to see what changes Palace has done since they took over the park
Let's start by stating that it is extremely busy for a Friday as the State Fair started yesterday
Time to walk down Main Street
Love the Giant Wheel commanding the view at the end of the Boulevard
First coaster of the day is Phoenix. This is a great spinning wild mouse and a lot of fun
The park has a really cute train
Next up was the New for 2023 attractions - Draken Falls (yes you get wet)
and Flying VIking (this was Credit #872 for our head editor)
Our first disappointment of the day was The Underground. Apparently they are doing work on the ride this year and it will be down the entire season
So we headed to Monster instead. We love this ride
The hangtime in most of the elements is next level and is a big reason we love this ride
Next up was Tornado which was demanding a healthy long line due to one train operations
We were lucky to catch a middle seat as it appeared that the wheel seats gave extremely rough rides. So our suggestion is try to get a middle seat if you plan to ride this wooden coaster
Now for our pick as the best ride in the park - Dragon Slayer
This is hands down the best installation of this style of coaster. The carts spin way more than all of the other installations (probably combined). There is actually a quad spin that happens almost routinely here in this bend above the station. It is insane.
Last year, the park added several new family rides. This is one of them near the bridge to what used to be Dragon Island
Speaking of the former Dragon Island, they have really cleaned it up. They moved all of the games to the former Dragon facade building and have opened up the area to add smaller family rides
Heading back to Outlaw Gulch, we were happy to see Sidewinder operating
That happiness was short lived because Outlaw is down and would not operate today
Also down was the rare SawMill Splash ride. I guess we might as well head back up to the front of the park
So we hopped on the Scrambler and picked up some mini donuts after before heading onward
Storm Chaser is still down if you were wondering. I guess it has yet to operate this season
Like we've mentioned in the past, we have a Swings enthusiast in our group so she made us ride the Swings at the end of Main Street. Not going to lie, they were fun
We also rode Space Shot, which is sporting new colors this year - and is naked with no top for some reason
Couldn't forget G-Force so we went and rode it next.
We decided to get one more lap on Monster before heading out as the crowds just seemed to keep getting bigger as the day progressed. We had fun, but need to remember to not visit during the Fair. Hope that they have more rides operational the next time we visit