SIX FLAGS DARIEN LAKE Buffalo, New York (Abbreviation: DL) Known as Six Flags Darien Lake (1999 to 2006) and as just Darien Lake (2007 to 2018) Owned by EPR Properties Managed by Six Flags Theme Parks
Park News - (3/21/2024) Another interesting development has come up regarding Darien Lake’s Boomerang roller coaster. Images of a second shipment from Vekoma from China have been found online, this one with an arrival date of 3/19 (compared to the first one which was 3/16). This second shipment claims to have two more pieces of roller coaster track, but these two pieces weigh almost as much of the three previous ones combined. So that’s five new pieces of track so far, which makes me wonder if even more are on the way, or perhaps any more surprises, like a new train. Another reader shared some insight into the process, going back in history a little bit to when Morey’s Piers replaced some track and more on their Boomerang in 2020. From what I’m told they replaced the track from the exit of the vertical loop up through the second lift hill, plus replaced the ride’s control system and added a new train. That particular upgrade which also started in the Spring, kept their Boomerang down until early August, so depending on how things go, SFDL’s Boomer may be down longer than expected, depending on the extent of the renovation. (3/19/2024) According to online sleuths, Six Flags Darien Lake is expecting a shipment containing three pieces of “Boomerang Looping Track” from Vekoma, being shipped in from China. This has led to some initial speculation from enthusiasts that perhaps one of the many Vekoma Boomerang models in China has been closed, and somehow Darien Lake has managed to just buy three pieces of track. However, one item that many enthusiasts are not aware of is that during the big theme park construction boom in China, Vekoma opened a new manufacturing plant in China in addition to the ones they have in the Netherlands and Eastern Europe. With three production plants, Vekoma is able to produce the needed items in multiple locations, wherever things work out better from a timeline, production cost, or shipping point of view. Given the timeline however, I'd expect that Darien Lake will likely open for the season with their Boomerang down, until they are able to get this track replacement work done. (3/7/2024) Darien Lake has posted a couple of pictures showing off where they are currently installing the new Titan Track on Predator. Over the past two off seasons we’ve seen Titan Track added to the first big turn-around on the far end of the coaster and then a section added to the next big turn around. Based on the new photos from the park it looks like the latest batch of Titan Track will be an extension to the section added last year, heading back over the camel hill towards the back end of the layout.
(3/3/2024) New pictures on social media from the park have confirmed the rumors that Six Flags Darien Lake was adding a third batch of the steel Titan Track to their Predator coaster. The pictures show off a new truckload of Titan Track that has greatly improved the sections of the ride it was added to for the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
(2/9/2024) I haven’t see anything myself yet, but a reader tells us that they heard on a local news report that Darien Lake’s Predator coaster would once again be adding more Titan Track to the layout for the 2024 season. This follows after adding a test section ahead of the 2022 season and even more of the new steel rail system last year, so this would be the third year in a row. (1/22/2023) Six Flags Darien Lake has confirmed that more Titan Track upgrades are coming to Predator for the 2023 season. - UPDATE: At this point it appears that the track on the first two big turnarounds have now been converted to Titan Track, which makes me wonder if they might upgrade the final turn as well before the 2024 season.
2024 - Nothing new is expected this season at this time...
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