July 26, 2024

Elitch Gardens



Welcome to Elitch Gardens in downtown Denver

Pretty nice carousel

Main Street for the park

Nice photo spot here at the end of Main Street with the Ferris Wheel as a backdrop

Twister III Storm Chaser was our first coaster of the day

Not a bad ride, but definitely rougher than it needs to be

Tower of Doom is the park's drop tower ride

Brain Drain is a fitting name for a Larson Loop because seriously why would you willing ride one of these rides

We rode Minderaser once for the credit.  Horrible ride

Meow Wolf has a ride here at the park called Kaledioscope

It appears to be a continuation from their permanent exhibit just down the road

It is a very trippy ride and you can tell that it is using a former "Boo Blasters" ride system

Blazin' Buckaroo was the kiddie coaster and yes we rode it

Disaster Canyon is the rapids ride

We were actually shocked to see this ride open today.
Half Pipe was actually a lot of fun.

Shipwreck Falls creating a huge wave

Boomerang was actually very good.  I think it has newer trains but it rode very well

Star Flyer was an interesting version of the tall swing rides.  Never seen one like this before

Tilt-A-Whirl

Sea Dragon

Spider

Hollywood and Vine - I didn't get the name either

Sidewinder - old school Arrow shuttle

Final thoughts, Elitch Gardens gets a lot of unnecessary hate from the enthusiasts, but we had a decent time at the park.  Do we have any need to visit again in the near future?  No.