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DARIEN LAKE
Buffalo, New York (Abbreviation: DL)
Known as Six Flags Darien Lake (1999 to 2006)
PARC Management
 Park News - (4/30/08) I’ve heard a rumor that Predator may be getting new trains this season. Anyone know more?
(1/28/08) You can get a peek at the new shows and entertainment Darien Lake is planning for the 2008 season by looking over their calendar page at their Audition Tour Dates. New shows they are looking to cast include: Rythmnicity (rhythmic, urban style show with a dynamic musical score), The Lost Treasure of Adventure Isle (Pirate themed Sing and Dance-A-Long), And The Answer Is (game show), Cirque Nouveau (Cirque style show) and LaserBlast (night time spectacular).
(8/10/07) We’ve been informed that some refurbishments to Predator are now complete and that the ride, while still described as “aggressive” is an improvement over how it was before.
2008 - Orange County Choppes MotoCoaster - (5/5/08) New pictures from the opening day of Darien Lake can be found here. You can see the finished OCC Motocoaster, including the new logo as well as take a peek at sections of Predator that have been rebuilt over the off-season. Still no confirmation yet about Predator getting new trains however.
(4/30/08) According to the local news the guys from OCC will be on hand at Darien Lake on May 16th for the OCC Motocoaster’s grand opening, complete with camera crews from The Learning Channel as the event will be used for a future episode of American Chopper. During their visit the Teutuls will be drumming up ideas for a coaster themed motorcycle which will be designed and built for the episode.
How sweet is that? I’d love to get my hands on a coaster themed bike like that. And it looks like everyone may be given the chance too as they will return to the park on June 12th to unveil the finished chopper which will remain on display in front of the new official OCC Gift Shop near the exit of the coaster. A second similar bike (worth $30k) with a custom Darien Lake themed paint job will be given away as a grand prize in an OCC themed contest put on by OCC and the park.
(4/22/08) Darien Lake has signed a deal to team up with the famous Orange County Choppers custom motorcycle builders, thus changing the name of park’s newest coaster to Orange County Choppers MotoCoaster.
(4/14/08) According to the picture in the local news, the new Motocoaster is already going up and will be ready to roll by May 3rd. They also mention that ticket prices will go down by $5 this season, with senior, child and after 5pm tickets going for just $19.99. The park will also feature a new show called Rhythmnicity, a new children’s show called An Alarming Adventure, a quiz show called And The Answer Is! as well as Cirque Nouveau.
(4/10/08) According to this news article, the new Motocoaster at Darien Lake is under construction near the Beaver Brothers restaurant, and hopes to have it ready to run when the park opens on May 3rd.
(1/22/08) Darien Lake has now confirmed their new Motocoaster on their website along with a good video of the ride in action.
(1/14/08) According to Park-World magazine, Darien Lake will launch “the world’s first MotoCoaster from Zamperla” this May. Looks like it may be a race between this an Pony Express at Knott’s to see which opens first. Darien Lake’s new coaster is actually the prototype coaster that has been set up for some time outside the Zamperla factory in Italy but will now be shipped off to Darien Lake. It features a launch of 0-38mph in less than three seconds, several spirals and stands 44 feet tall. I’ve added a video of the prototype in action from YouTube.
2009/2010 - Enclosed Coaster - Rumor - (11/26/07) I’m not sure how good this rumor is or even when it is for, but we’ve heard a rumor that Darien Lake may beconsidering a plan to add some kind of small spinning coaster inside the old Batman / Grand Cirque show structure with the idea of adding a roof over the structure to enclose it in darkness to allow to build a themed environment for the ride. Two possible themes mentioned were either a family friendly haunted house environment or a simple carnival funhouse theme.
???? - Future Development - (7/9/07) The local news has posted a weird news byte about the future of Darien Lake this week. It says the new owners are planning a $109 million investment into the park that may see it expand into a year-round operation by expanding the hotel to include an indoor waterpark resort.
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