SILVERWOOD Athol, Idaho
Park News - (11/22/11) According to one source, Tremors at Silverwood may add a new wave of Topper Track to the coaster for the 2012 season. (10/21/11) RollerCoasterAlley has posted a new photo trip report from Scarywood. (10/3/11) The local news reports that Silverwood set an attendance record for the 2011 season, with over 650,000 guests passing through the front gate. (8/26/11) According to the local news a man was sent to the hospital after he lost his balance while trying to board the Corkscrew roller coaster, and fell five feet down land onto the tracks and became unconscious. (8/25/11) ACE will descend upon Silverwood this weekend to celebrate the park’s historic Corkscrew coaster, which originally opened in 1975 at Knott’s Berry Farm as the first modern inverting steel coaster in the world. The park will be presented with a plaque by ACE as well in recognition of their efforts to preserve the coaster. (8/15/11) According to this article, about 95 acres next to Silverwood have been rezoned for commercial use for the park, which apparently will allow the theme park to expand a bit more. Some of it will be to allow for a new interchange, while the rest has yet to be planned out, though in the end it leaves only about 40 acres for the park to directly expand into. In other news, RollerCoaster Alley has posted a few new details about Scarywood 2011, including details about a new haunt called “Mind Warp the Maze” as well as Terror Canyon becoming Freak Farm. (7/12/11) A nice trip report from Silverwood, a park we really don’t see too much about compared to other parks, can be found this week at Theme Park Review.
2012/2013 - New Ice Palace - Rumor Only - (4/16/11) I don’t know how serious this is, but a rumor posted to Roller Coaster Alley mentions that the park’s Ice Palace will have it’s last show in it this season, and then will be used only as a Scarywood haunt and as Scarywood prop storage in the future. However, they also claim that plans for a new Ice Palace are in the works… so perhaps in 2012 or 2013? Anyone know more?
2013 - New Wooden Coaster - Rumor - (11/22/11) According to Screamscape sources, there is a chance that the new custom built wooden coaster project from Rocky Mountain Coasters coming in 2013 just may be for Silverwood. It’s a bit too early to say for sure, but if true, this coaster could also have some stand-out unique features that will put Silverwood really on the map.
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