Elitch Gardens
Location: 299 Walnut Street
Rides: 45 Total including 2 water and 7 roller coasters
Current price: Approx. $40 or so for a day pass and $50 for a season pass
Fun facts: Elitch Gardens was founded in 1890 at Tennyson and 38th.
Back when Elitch Park was in the first place, I used to go there once or twice every summer. Prices are not crazy. Everyone was smiling. The gates had two gates facing the 38th and Tennyson section, the gates facing the parking lot west, and a. every kind of cargo is known to be carried by ship. They had cool dock facilities, nice 50s-style dining rooms, games in almost every space that wasn’t occupied by riding, and they had roller coasters, the Wild Cat and the Twister.I always thought the Twister was a little rough, though I was a kid at the time, though young and old, the experience was simple, but Twister was shorter, maybe a little faster, and scary. hearing screams from men and women for miles as they drove down Wild Cat’s incredibly steep and exciting drop. Unbeknownst to other patrons on the Wild Cat or any other park rides. Bubble-gum also stuck to walls and trees. But there were so many great things about this quaint country amusement parle that matters how bad everything looks. They had a Log Ride, and one of these had a steep drop. When you hit the bottom, your log like train would create a wall maybe 20 feet high of pure water. We don’t need to do Saturnalia. The festival was already in town and here to stay. We certainly thought so.
In October – On October 1, 1994, this grand old amusement park closed its doors forever. Then a new “better” Elitch Garden was resurrected at 229 Walnut St. This was once a train station. However, the developers have decided to pull out all traces of trains or tracks and install a revamp, and move the old, convenient amusementpark site into ts. This revamping brought in some big names of the time, like Six Flags which was recently bought by PARC. Six Flags wasn’t as bad as we were led to believe. They killed off the old fashioned feel of the original amusement park, giving us Looney Tunes and many other Warner seasons. products and names. We had a building where the actors were doing Batman forever. It was like Universal Studios when Denver and Colorado thought it was a “tribute”. The original park at 38th and Tennyson had an old theater where people could put on plays and enjoy the company of neighbors and friends. It was a community park. But Six Flags provided us with some fun, exciting rides; such as the Mind Eraser, the Flying Coaster, and the Boomerang. Bad or good? It’s all in the eyes of the beholder, but I sure miss the old Wild Cat.
Roller coasters
Twister 2 – In the old Elitch park there was a great thrill ride called Twister. This ride is only a carbon model – “wider built” – but who cares as it only has a sporty squeal. The train goes up, the train goes down. No loops or loops. Not the other way around, but you can’t save your heart without losing a million miles. I remember the tension and the intensity on that first steep climb. Then when you reach the top, everything around you seems to slow down, your heart stops, and you can’t believe what you see. On the other side of that hill it’s like such a precipitous drop, you can’t help but worry that the train has flipped off the tracks and finally crashed head first into the pavement over 50 feet below. The train is dropping down the hill so fast, you don’t want to stop, but you can’t help but scream. That’s what Twister 2 does.
Type: wood
Status: Open
Opened: May 27, 1995
Designer: John Pierce
Lift / Launch system: Chain lift hill
Height: 100 feet
Length: 4,640 feet
Maximum speed: 55 MPH
High enough? You are 52 inches tall or taller to ride this thrilling ride
Mind Eraser – The biggest surprise ride in the new park if you ask me boc high speed destruction of mind It’s kind of like being in a fighter jet while the pilot is trying to dodge an incoming weapon. Breaths, twists, turns, you do it by whipping so fast that you don’t know what’s going to hit you. Just thinking back to the last time I rode Mind Eraser, I can’t help but want to go back to Elitches just to ride this to ride Hate the ride that hangs you upside down. It can be scary to look forward to but the thought of the ground so far below your head because it hasn’t been woken up for a very long time scares me. But you never get the chance to warp yourself into Eraser’s mind by twisting and turning in several rounds. So if you get a bad hangover from the top, never fear, you’ll be on the right side before you stumble on this untimely ride.
Type: Inverted steel roller coaster
Status: Open
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Designer: Vekoma SLC
Height: 115 feet
Length: 2,172
Maximum speed: 55 MPH
High enough? Go to Elitch Gardens and see. I guess you must be about 50 inches tall or more.
Sidewinder – It doesn’t hang you upside down, but you run back and out through the hoop, and you like to tell the managers of the park: “What is the point of all the game, leave us hanging upside down. It takes countless flights of stairs to travel. .
Type: Steel launched
Status: Open
Opened: 5/27/1995
Manufacturer: Sagitta Edidit
Model: Radius
Lift / launch system: Launched
Height: 56 feet
Length: 635 feet
Maximum speed: 45 MPH
High enough? You have to be at least 48 inches tall to ride this crap-fest
Boomerang – If you have ever been to a six standard Theme Park, you must be sure to have a great fun ride. You twist and turn through one loop, into another loop. To my dismay, this wasn’t so much fun as it was sickening, but everyone else around me seemed to be having a great time. The average capacity for both companies is 20. You’ll have a lot more on the line every time in Boomerang than you do in that Sidewinder crap-a-thon. Why he rides and runs is beyond me.
Type: Steel roller coaster
Status: Open
Manufacturer: Vekoma
Model: Radius
Height: Approx. 116 feet
Length: approx. 935 feet
Maximum speed: Approx. 47 MPH
High enough? You must be at least 48 inches tall to go on the Boomerang
Flying Coaster – A steel roller coaster, don’t be mistaken for a factory steel one, this big, bad baby is a very rare roller coaster. I have always had the pleasure of riding. First, he boarded the 4-way train, when it moved slowly. Impediments are designed to be tested. You can get comfortable while you are at the station. Next, they will have you choose your height on a series of five-level scales. This is how they determine how the rider will most likely be placed with the train. I think it’s a safety precaution, because it really has no other ride in the rest. Then they close the gate with a nail, and away you go. This ride is very unusual. The train went up the hill, and slowly but surely the train was going up. The first drop feels like your heart is going to pop right out of your mouth, it’s so terrifying and exciting. You roll through the barrel, whip around like Sonic the Hedgehog, and it’s weird that they all come out. But the flying coaster is definitely fun, I won’t deny the smile on my face afterwards.
Type: Steel
Status: Open
Opened: 5/18/2002
Manufacturer: Zamperia
Designer: Werner Stengel
Lift / Launch system: Spiral lift
Height: 50 feet
Length: 1,282 feet
Max speed: approx. 25 mph
High enough? You have to be 50 inches tall to ride this wild ride
Half Pipe – Another amazing ride is this Half Pipe. It’s perfect for anyone who loves skateboarding or skateboarding because it’s meant to appeal to that crowd. It looks like some sort of mound. A train went down on the side, and another came back. I think if you really do this kind of trick on a skateboard, it’s a lot different. In skateboarding, you launch yourself into the air, but halfway through the pipe, you suddenly stop going down 5 to 6 times. But if you’re not a big skier or snowboarder, this climb will hit you as hard as it hit me.
Type: Steel – launched
Status: Open
Opened: 5/27/2004
Manufacturer: Intamin AG
Designer: Werner Stengel
Model: Radius
Lift / Launch system: LIM
Height: Approx. 98 feet
Length: approx. 229 feet
Maximum speed: Approx. 43 to 44 MPH
High enough? You must be about 52 inches tall or tall to ride this baby
Great Chase – Great fun for kids. It’s what we once called “kiddie land,” and it delights the young. The Great Chase is not too scary or too fast or even remotely dangerous. Rest assured, parents will be happy to see a smile on your little one’s face.
Type: Steel
Status: Open
Opened: May 27, 1995
Manufacturer: Allan Hershell Company
Model: Dipper
Height: Approx. 12 feet
The Elitch Park movement gave us great rides, but it never felt like the heart and soul of Denver.
Lakeside
Location: 4601 Sheridan Blvd.
Opened: May 30, 1908
Rides: 37 total with 3 roller coasters and 1 water ride
Fun Facts: This is a family-owned and operated amusement park that has never moved in its nearly 100-year history.
I’ve been at Lakeside for so long, I don’t know what these rides are or what they do. But I have a good memory of a few. This amusement park has gone through so many changes, it’s hard to keep anything new. Ride like a Wild Chipmunk has been there for ages. My mother used to go on that ride. He told stories of great times when he was young, going to Lakeside. race track, Fun House, another great ride I wish I was there. see.
Back in the day, Lakeside Amusement Park operated Lakeside Underwater (from the late 1930s to the late 1980s). The former Fun House, which succeeded the Dragon, and the Casino Theater still host theater productions, games and concerts. Another thing that still stands today is the old Riviera Ballroom.
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Auto Skooters – A fun and exciting ride on attached cars that is not to be missed.
Cyclone Coaster – It’s not as fun as Wild Cat, but it’s right up there. Because this is such an awesome ride, it’s popular at Lakeside.
Crystal Palace
dragon
Iron wheel
The Flying Dutchman
Storms
Loop-O-plane
Matterhorn
go merry around
Rock-O-Plane
Satellite
Scrambler
Skoota Boats (Bumper Boats)
Spider
Sports Cars
Tilt-A-Wirl – Great fun, I remember feeling sick, but well worth it.
Train
The scourge
Wild Chipmunk – If you want speed, this is the perfect ride for you. I remember this ride actually made me feel like I had whiplash.
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Kiddie rides
Coaster
flying tigers
Turtles
Iron wheel
a wet ship
Frog Hoppius
Granny Bug
Horse & buggy
Space Ride
A dry ship
Kiddie Canoes
Sky Fighters
Midge-o-Racers
Kiddie Whip
Motorcycles
I promise you, the readers will find all these knights there. Some of them I knew a thing or two around things were terrible then, but he was already catching them.
Other fun and theme parks to check out in Colorado are:
Alpine funeral
Buckin’ Joe
Funtastic Fun
Gate Park Fun Center
Heritage Square – GREAT WATER
Carson County Carousel ornament
Royal Gorge Bridge and Park
Santa’s Workshop
