This coaster is far more intense than this video describes. It’s crazy and it’s built on the side of a mountain! Once when we were about halfway through with the first stretch, we saw a Black Bear standing on that gray boulder on the right, above everyone, waiting for the breeze from the coaster as it went by. Lol, I was like WOW!
This ride is brutal at night during a thunderstorm. I’m a part of a rollercoaster group called ACE (American coaster enthusiasts) and we get to stay after hours or before the park opens during events and get special extended ride times exclusive to our group. We got one on boulder dash once, it was maybe 11 at night with lightning and got really dark😅
If you are going to ride this ride, I recommend both the front and the back seat. They provide completely different rides and are both fantastic. Do it at night if you get the chance.
The lush greenery of the woods just adds a lot of character and makes it interesting. The landscape and the ride design complement each other very nicely. On my "Ride Before I Die" list.
I am from London, England, U.K. and I've been lucky to have ridden this, one of my targets. It is brilliant, intense and wonderfully terrain hugging with plenty of air. Terrific.
@@Hi-uv7nn I think they are referring to a one chain system, rather than multiple chain hills or launches. I used to think multiple chain hills was 'cheating' slightly, and a second chain made it into a second coaster, but, most of the very oldest coasters has 2 lift hills...
I live only 15 mins away from Lake Compounce, so I'm lucky I get to ride this consistently it never gets old to me. When Boulder Dash opened in 2000, my parents took me for my 10th birthday. I ended up riding it five times in a row I was hooked. Whoever designed this track knew what they were doing. The scenery of Mt. Southington, speed, amount of turns and humps is perfectly balanced. The video doesn't do it justice it's WAY more intense than it looks. It thrashes and tosses you around but man the rush is amazing. This is by far the best wooden coaster I've been on. It's worth visiting Lake Compounce for Boulder Dash alone.
I recently rode Boulder dash september 2021 and it is one of the most intense wooden roller-coasters I have ever ridden. For only being 21 years old it shakes and rattles like an older ride.
Love this thing. I think a huge part of what makes it awesome is how it careens through the woods, as opposed to a big track structure just smack in the middle of a park.
There's really only one spot that's gotten painful in the past couple of season,s right at the end. They're completely retracking that section for the 2017 season.
I love this roller coaster. It's a fast, fast out and back ride built into the side of a mountain. The sounds and mechanical feel on the wood make it an updated version of old style coasters.
As someone who grew up afraid of roller coasters I went to Lake Compounce yesterday and rode all the coasters and Boulder Dash was my second favorite after Zoomerang. The speed is so intense that it had me holding on for my life 😂 this is a legendary coaster but it is pretty rough especially towards the end
This ride, hands down, is the best roller coaster I have ever been on in my life. Not too slow, not too fast, and bumpy enough to give you minor injuries.
Finally went to Lake Compounce yesterday as it's about 100 minutes from my house. Waited for the complete back on Boulder Dash. Holy shit is this ride intense. Definitely my favorite classic woody. Wicked Cyclone at SFNE is my favorite wooden coaster, but it's a hybrid so I can't really say it's "wooden." =P Boulder Dash is amazing and worth the visit alone.
HellAshes Exactly. It's the track that determines what type of coaster it is. So a steel hybrid coaster like Wicked Cyclone has a wooden support structure with steel tracks and a wooden hybrid coaster has a steel support structure with wooden track (like the world famous Cyclone at Coney Island).
I rode this more than 15yrs ago and I still talk about this coaster. This was hands down one of the best wooden coasters I've ever been on. I heard that they changed an element on it a few yrs ago but still looks as good as it was back then. Can't wait to go back cause it is definitely worth the trip.
Yesterday, I went to Lake Compounce. Totally recommend this ride if you want to go on a woody. The drops and hills are steeper than it looks and is faster than it looks.
Boulderdash is one of my favorite coasters and I've ridden quite a few. The reason I rate this coaster so high is because it gives you a feeling like the damn thing is about to come off the tracks at any moment. It just feels completely out of control. I still feel like el toro is the better coaster but this one is unique
Yeah. The last stretch of track (where its straight and going up and down over the humps before pulling back into the station) looks kind of weak in the video, but in reality the car is going so fast that you are getting air time off the seat on all of those humps. Not a ride for people with back or neck problems for sure, and primarily because of that last section.
I think part of what makes this ride feel SO damn fast is being surrounded by trees on either side of the track so you have constant, close reference points for just how fast you are going. All speed is relative, so being immediately surrounded on all sides by objects that are not moving will definitely increase the sense of speed versus most coasters which are high up in the open air!
Been on this coaster many times. Ride is a lot more intense and faster than it looks in videos. Best wooden coaster ever. And Lake Compounce is a beautiful park.
You know, when you think about it, this is the REAL Son of Beast. Both are notable for taking their paths through the woods, and geniologically, sons are typically smaller than fathers through childhood (as is the case with Boulder Dash being a lot smaller than The Beast). But mostly, it's because both are woodies that go through a forest for the duration of the ride. Son of Beast had NONE of The Beast's traits.
Well that was never the point of Son Of Beast. Back when Kings Island was Paramount's Kings Island they branded it as the "bigger and badder" sequel to The Beast. They wanted Son Of Beast to be superior to The Beast in every aspect and of course that wasn't the case. If you ask me Boulder Dash is in NO way comparable to Son Of Beast, it doesn't meet the criteria to be the Son Of Beast.
If you live in CT you feel me, your trying to eat in piece near the trolley tracks and all you hear every 2 minutes is brattttatatatatatattaatattaatatatatand SCREEEEEEEMMMMM when the ride passes 😂
This is so true- to put it in perspective the tallest drop on this ride is 115 ft while the Incredible Hulk at Universal is 104 ft! i’ve been on this ride multiple times and I’m TERRIFIED of rollercoasters and drops so def great
I rode this for the first time today and this video doesn't prepare you for what is the actual experience! This video is awesome but the ride in person is absolutely bananas! What a rush it is!
I haven’t been on Boulder Dash in years. Last time I went on it, I was about 7 or 8 years old. Man, what a rush that was! I thought that it was gonna break since it’s a wooden roller coaster. I screamed out of my mind because of how scared I was when it became super intense. I would have gone on it in summer 2019, but I didn’t get the chance to go on it. If I go to Lake Compounce again this year, I’m definitely going on Boulder Dash with my friends. It’ll be my first time going back on it in god knows how many years. Voted the world’s best wooden 🎢! That thing is almost as fast as an EF-0 tornado!
Such a stellar design and GREAT ride, they gotta keep her dashing. First rides were opening year. I never experienced anything quite like it, but yet sections seemed so familiar! Best non-urban wood coaster.
I've been on this many times. I grew up in CT. I live in FL now and have been on every roller coaster here and Boulder Dash still tops them all. There's no better feeling of intensity then this coaster.
I love wooden coasters since everyone is obsessed over safety now a days a roller coaster at six flags is being take away and it has been shut down the new slide
Used to live about 30 minutes from here. Rode this many times. One of the most scenic rides you'll ever go on. All of the trees add to the sensation of impressive speed! But do not be fooled, this classic wooden coaster is much more intense than this video shows. A girl I know actually got a concussion riding in the last car, no joke.
i got to go on this late at night once during a staff party. my oldest brother had worked there many years ago and took me. BD + Darkness is the single best ride I've ever been on.
That was a rickety ride. I can't imagine the back seat experience with that roughness. Beautiful scenery though. I love rollercoasters moving through the woods.👍🏽❤️
It's hard to disagree that it's one of the best wooden coasters in the US, and certainly unique as a terrain coaster. I rode it on July 26 (2016) and it was great fun at breakneck speed. However, it was a bit rougher than I had expected; it had been retracked in 2007, and perhaps showing wear again. The worst part were the last few bunny hops/double ups, which were spine jolting. I got a mild ache from them, which suggests that they need adjusting (the track and my back). Perhaps the hops even need a bit of straightening, a suggestion that's probably coaster heresy.
YO!!! That Wildcat is a true heirloom coaster! Our WWII vets rode this coaster when *they* were kids. Yeah, depending on the time of year, it can be a bit cranky until they reshim it, but I never miss a chance to ride on a true vintage coaster.
What a nifty wooden roller coaster this one is! I wouldn't mind having this one in my own back yard, if that were possible or permitted. This ride is definitely one-of-a-kind, due to how it makes use of the wooded terrain like that!
Rode this coaster for the very first time yesterday, easily the roughest and fastest coaster I have been on to this day, but in a very good way. My favourite ride at Lake Compounce. The video doesn't do justice to how fast and rough this ride is, but still an awesome video all the same.
Ya, it got me good. I haven't sprained my neck like that in a long time - if ever. I thought it might be lasting but it was gone when I got off the ride. Body hanging in but I'm juiced up with a good base of glucosamine in my system at present and that may have made an enormous difference. 'One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small - and the one* (dose) your mother gives you don't do anything at all.' Triple doses for three or four days 'cured' me of about 15 years of left hand strain from classical guitar work. I'll swear by the stuff. It's great you don't need to take it all the time, once there's a good enough base of it in your system - you can lay off and just monitor yourself-as needed. I'll just forget about it for a long time. But back to the point. Boulder Dash ROCKS ! ! ! ! ! !
I love this coaster. I trekked from Allentown, PA to Bristol CT opening year and it was during their halloween weekends. It was one of the colder nights so th epark was a bit empty the queue lines were so short they let us stay on (Since we rode the middle) for 6 straight trips. Boulder Dash is my favorite coaster with The Phoenix coming in at number 2
What an amazing ride. This looks like a ride that really test the wear and tear of a track as well as the coaster train. I love your videos, CoasterForce!
A thrill seekers dream. This is for people who like to ride world record rides (fastest Wooden roller coaster in US) and it's for people who don't like corkscrews or straight drops! I personally will throw up, not to make you cringe, but I can't stand corkscrews or loops.... 100ft drop..... 60mph. Perfect for a 12 year old girl like me :D
I went to hold my glasses onto my face but since the ride is so bumpy I almost knocked them off. Luckily, I was able to grab them and hold onto them for the rest of the ride. Someone a few seats over lost her cell phone.
Hands down my favorite coaster. As many others have stated, the video doesn't do it justice...it's a pure adrenaline rush. My biggest worry the first time riding this gem was that what would happen if a tree branch fell on the tracks...I mean, how would anyone know it was there? And going through the forest like that, you didn't know what waited around every corner. If you can get there, Boulderdash is a must-ride for any coaster enthusiast.
CrispyChicken44 They are at a safe enough distance where nobody on the ride would be capable of touching them, they always trim them back during maintenance time when necessary. You are perfectly safe on it.
I went on this and screamed the entire time with my friend. We screamed at the end. We screamed in the middle. We screamed when we were going up the hill at the very very beginning and this old-ass grandpa in the way back (we were front row) yelled SHUT UP ... But we didn’t lol
The “White Knuckle Mile” here in New England.....one of the most intense and exciting wooden roller coasters in existence. Pure speed, tons of air time, and the scenery is great. Ride it at night!!!
From top of first hill till it breaks it's 1:12 seconds, akin to getting beaten up by the best designed ultimate fighter on the planet. THIS thing ROCKS the rough ride to heaven! I don't think any coaster compares with what Boulder Dash is all about.
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The setting of a coaster going through a forest is so beautiful. Unbelievable!
I was just thinking about this. The Beast, Raven, Mystic Timbers, Grizzly do the same.
Just what I was thinking, I love the way it's nestled in between the trees.
It really does look beautiful.
You don't have much time to enjoy it. You're moving 60 miles per hour, so everything kinda just flies past
I hardly noticed when I went on today, I was just focused on how fun it was
Roller coaster deep in the forest and you don't need a disney theming. Absolutely beautiful classical ride.
It ain’t anything like that though. Plus you don’t notice it cause the roller coaster is the most intense thing ever
Theming by Mother Nature, who does the absolute best.
I like how it's surrounded by trees. Very pretty landscape but I'm sure it's extra work for the park to maintain.
People's heads keep the foilage trimmed 😅
@@NathanElcoate Good one...lol 😀
@@beatricejust7549 💇💇
Yup its on a mountain :p
@@NathanElcoate the foliage keeps the people's heads trimmed
I recently went on Boulder Dash and believe me - it's WAY MORE INTENSE than this video makes it seem! Very fast, aggressive ride! Loved it!
I dunno, it seems very intense in the video. I loved it.
Agreed. You're being thrown around and rattled
same! just went on it today
utube9000 true the next day my whole body was hurting
I hated it. Friends said it was slower. Bullshit this thing is a BULLET. NOT RECCOMMENDED FOR FIRST TIMERS (take my advice you'll thank me later.
This coaster is far more intense than this video describes. It’s crazy and it’s built on the side of a mountain! Once when we were about halfway through with the first stretch, we saw a Black Bear standing on that gray boulder on the right, above everyone, waiting for the breeze from the coaster as it went by. Lol, I was like WOW!
Now that is a cool little ride, a roller coaster that feels more like an alpine coster. That's just really neat.
Nah bro
@@Pimptopher420 what is it then
I think this is a little more intense than your typical alpine coaster
This is not a “little ride.” It’s a beast of a wooden coaster and easily one of the best in the world
The best part of this roller coaster is the end because you feel like you have cheated death. Awesome ride!!
For real though I almost fell off of it
Boulder Dash is the absolute best wooden coaster I've ever rode on!
Rick Mileske Agree
I prefer the Beast at King's Dominion.
The Beast at Kings Island is better
@@BobMocarski it's the same thing. It was King's island back in the 20th, now it's King's Dominion.
@@Daakusutepsu1 Wrong! Kings Island is in OH, Kings Dominion is in VA.
This ride is brutal at night during a thunderstorm. I’m a part of a rollercoaster group called ACE (American coaster enthusiasts) and we get to stay after hours or before the park opens during events and get special extended ride times exclusive to our group. We got one on boulder dash once, it was maybe 11 at night with lightning and got really dark😅
Sounds AWESOME! I use to be a member of ACE in the mid 90s. I'm still a coaster fanatic! This seems incredible but harsh. 💯🔥🔥🔥
Would love to see this filmed during the splendor of autumn!
Unfortunately the park isn't open during the fall except on weekend nights
@@bryantoliveira2813 They're screwing up there
@@bryantoliveira2813 I thought it was closed every day during the fall. They're open on weekends?
Mini Muffin Halloween stuff
If you are going to ride this ride, I recommend both the front and the back seat. They provide completely different rides and are both fantastic. Do it at night if you get the chance.
New England Thrillseeker I like the back better. Tried the front yesterday. It wasn't as good to me. Much more "feel" in the back.
The back is so scary and bumpy but it was so fun
Which one will give you the least brain damage and nausea
@@minimuffin7399
Front, but honestly you shouldn't have a problem with it unless you're sensitive to motion.
omg the back at night is the BEST! 10/10 recommend!! ✨
There is no other coaster like this one. It's a coaster lovers dream come true.
It deft is, went on it today 7/20 for the first time
So glad you enjoyed it!! One of the last hills is the fastest. It's unreal!
Cant wait for the retrack
Kevin Lee Burns there is the Beast in Kings Island. FYI
Excuse me the smiler is better trust meme
The lush greenery of the woods just adds a lot of character and makes it interesting. The landscape and the ride design complement each other very nicely. On my "Ride Before I Die" list.
This thing looks absolutely INTENSE
It really is
Ben Parrish it is But you get used to it
It is
Only us Connecticut people know what this is ;)
This coaster is known everywhere
I am from London, England, U.K. and I've been lucky to have ridden this, one of my targets. It is brilliant, intense and wonderfully terrain hugging with plenty of air. Terrific.
@@fredMplanenut is it worth a drive up from New York for a visitor? Also Six Flags New England and Canobie Lake?
@@visionist7 If you have time, they would be great choices. I wish I was not so far away. Good luck.
Yep :P
Boulder Dash is definitely one of my FAVORITE rides I've ever been on! Super fast and pretty long and the scenery is gorgeous!
This coaster only has one chain to pull you up the hill and then release you into a non stop fun filled ride!
DadzChannel NotCamerons yah... that’s how roller coasters work...
dark mode is better On RUclips except a few
@@Hi-uv7nn I think they are referring to a one chain system, rather than multiple chain hills or launches. I used to think multiple chain hills was 'cheating' slightly, and a second chain made it into a second coaster, but, most of the very oldest coasters has 2 lift hills...
@@themightyimp08 Those coasters are extremely rare though. So I guess I'm still confused by the comment.
I live only 15 mins away from Lake Compounce, so I'm lucky I get to ride this consistently it never gets old to me. When Boulder Dash opened in 2000, my parents took me for my 10th birthday. I ended up riding it five times in a row I was hooked. Whoever designed this track knew what they were doing. The scenery of Mt. Southington, speed, amount of turns and humps is perfectly balanced. The video doesn't do it justice it's WAY more intense than it looks. It thrashes and tosses you around but man the rush is amazing. This is by far the best wooden coaster I've been on. It's worth visiting Lake Compounce for Boulder Dash alone.
I live like 15-10 minutes from there
I recently rode Boulder dash september 2021 and it is one of the most intense wooden roller-coasters I have ever ridden. For only being 21 years old it shakes and rattles like an older ride.
By far my most favorite wooden roller coaster ride at Lake Compounce .
Love this thing. I think a huge part of what makes it awesome is how it careens through the woods, as opposed to a big track structure just smack in the middle of a park.
This ride is intense, fast, and painful. If you have any kind of back or neck problems don't ride it. The last few bumps will rattle your brain.
i have neck problems and this does not hurt me in any way. wild cat on the other hand...hate that ride. it's more painful than fun
there retracking the rough parts
There's really only one spot that's gotten painful in the past couple of season,s right at the end. They're completely retracking that section for the 2017 season.
maiseydoodle yeah
maiseydoodle this ride would be better without the bumps
I love this roller coaster. It's a fast, fast out and back ride built into the side of a mountain. The sounds and mechanical feel on the wood make it an updated version of old style coasters.
As someone who grew up afraid of roller coasters I went to Lake Compounce yesterday and rode all the coasters and Boulder Dash was my second favorite after Zoomerang. The speed is so intense that it had me holding on for my life 😂 this is a legendary coaster but it is pretty rough especially towards the end
I love the Boulder Dash. A highlight of my vacation to America in 2017 🙏❤️
This ride, hands down, is the best roller coaster I have ever been on in my life. Not too slow, not too fast, and bumpy enough to give you minor injuries.
You nailed it on the head lol! I love it!
Finally went to Lake Compounce yesterday as it's about 100 minutes from my house. Waited for the complete back on Boulder Dash. Holy shit is this ride intense. Definitely my favorite classic woody. Wicked Cyclone at SFNE is my favorite wooden coaster, but it's a hybrid so I can't really say it's "wooden." =P Boulder Dash is amazing and worth the visit alone.
FYI - Wicked Cyclone is a steel coaster.
I usually just go by rcdb, which they call it a hybrid since it has wood in its structure.
HellAshes Yes, it's a hybrid. However it's a steel hybrid, not a wooden hybrid.
Ah, I see. Interesting. So what determines the difference? The material used for the track?
HellAshes Exactly. It's the track that determines what type of coaster it is. So a steel hybrid coaster like Wicked Cyclone has a wooden support structure with steel tracks and a wooden hybrid coaster has a steel support structure with wooden track (like the world famous Cyclone at Coney Island).
I rode this more than 15yrs ago and I still talk about this coaster. This was hands down one of the best wooden coasters I've ever been on. I heard that they changed an element on it a few yrs ago but still looks as good as it was back then. Can't wait to go back cause it is definitely worth the trip.
Has to be one of the favourite rides with the old style wooden style tracks / railings
This coaster is as good as the video looks - truly a badass ride. One of the best - ever.
A wonderful setting for a woody. Looks like a great coaster.
The setting makes this coaster awesome
Yesterday, I went to Lake Compounce. Totally recommend this ride if you want to go on a woody. The drops and hills are steeper than it looks and is faster than it looks.
Boulderdash is one of my favorite coasters and I've ridden quite a few. The reason I rate this coaster so high is because it gives you a feeling like the damn thing is about to come off the tracks at any moment. It just feels completely out of control. I still feel like el toro is the better coaster but this one is unique
My daughter and I rode this coaster over and over and over again when we visited this park several years ago. LOVED IT!
There's one part of the ride where it feel like the coaster will fly you out of you're seat.
Keiry Gonzalez it’s true
Keiry Gonzalez We call that airtime.
This is going to be my first rollercoaster and this video made me pumped for it!
That is really cool how it follows the land and has such a constant high speed. It could have gone another mile if they didn't stop it!
Yeah. The last stretch of track (where its straight and going up and down over the humps before pulling back into the station) looks kind of weak in the video, but in reality the car is going so fast that you are getting air time off the seat on all of those humps. Not a ride for people with back or neck problems for sure, and primarily because of that last section.
I think part of what makes this ride feel SO damn fast is being surrounded by trees on either side of the track so you have constant, close reference points for just how fast you are going. All speed is relative, so being immediately surrounded on all sides by objects that are not moving will definitely increase the sense of speed versus most coasters which are high up in the open air!
On this ride I screamed " IM TO SKINNY FOR THIS!" the whole ride while holding on for dear life.
Been on this coaster many times. Ride is a lot more intense and faster than it looks in videos. Best wooden coaster ever. And Lake Compounce is a beautiful park.
It's amazing how important the terrain is. This might be boring if built in a typical flat concrete amusement park. But as it is, I love the ride.
That's one of the best videos I've ever seen of this coaster. I love terrain coasters!
You know, when you think about it, this is the REAL Son of Beast. Both are notable for taking their paths through the woods, and geniologically, sons are typically smaller than fathers through childhood (as is the case with Boulder Dash being a lot smaller than The Beast). But mostly, it's because both are woodies that go through a forest for the duration of the ride. Son of Beast had NONE of The Beast's traits.
Well that was never the point of Son Of Beast. Back when Kings Island was Paramount's Kings Island they branded it as the "bigger and badder" sequel to The Beast. They wanted Son Of Beast to be superior to The Beast in every aspect and of course that wasn't the case. If you ask me Boulder Dash is in NO way comparable to Son Of Beast, it doesn't meet the criteria to be the Son Of Beast.
If you live in CT you feel me, your trying to eat in piece near the trolley tracks and all you hear every 2 minutes is brattttatatatatatattaatattaatatatatand SCREEEEEEEMMMMM when the ride passes 😂
Yup. 😂
Looks a little rough, but I just love how it weaves through the forest like that! Beautifully done :D
One of the most beautiful setting for a wooden coaster i have ever seen
Great coaster for folks with a fear of heights. The tree canopy makes you feel low.
This is so true- to put it in perspective the tallest drop on this ride is 115 ft while the Incredible Hulk at Universal is 104 ft! i’ve been on this ride multiple times and I’m TERRIFIED of rollercoasters and drops so def great
And yet, it's quite an intense ride! The second half by the lake is actually the most violent part.
I rode this for the first time today and this video doesn't prepare you for what is the actual experience! This video is awesome but the ride in person is absolutely bananas! What a rush it is!
This ride started out looking like the Grizzly at Kings Dominion.. I sure do love a Rough Head-Banging Wooden Roller Coaster
go ride the hurler at carowinds, it will rattle your goddamn head.
@@davemustaine6694
Actually, Hurler at Carowinds isn't that bad. The one at King's Dominion was worse before it was converted into Twisted Timbers.
I haven’t been on Boulder Dash in years. Last time I went on it, I was about 7 or 8 years old. Man, what a rush that was! I thought that it was gonna break since it’s a wooden roller coaster. I screamed out of my mind because of how scared I was when it became super intense. I would have gone on it in summer 2019, but I didn’t get the chance to go on it. If I go to Lake Compounce again this year, I’m definitely going on Boulder Dash with my friends. It’ll be my first time going back on it in god knows how many years. Voted the world’s best wooden 🎢! That thing is almost as fast as an EF-0 tornado!
I love that going thru the trees. I want to go on it.
This video doesn’t do this ride justice
It’s such a good ride so bumpy and so fast
Loved it!!
wow, this is an amazingly beautiful ride!
Such a stellar design and GREAT ride, they gotta keep her dashing. First rides were opening year. I never experienced anything quite like it, but yet sections seemed so familiar! Best non-urban wood coaster.
Love it 💖 never before this video have I *needed* to go to CT. Fantastic landscape on this coaster.
Still not a good enough reason to come to CT
@@405Army 😝😝😝
Connecticut is a beautiful state. It's the politicians that suck. Trees everywhere Jessica. You can drive nice country roads that have trees like this
@@richardmaher4410 yes and keep driving.
I've been on this many times. I grew up in CT. I live in FL now and have been on every roller coaster here and Boulder Dash still tops them all. There's no better feeling of intensity then this coaster.
Nice scenery , nice coaster with lots of air time.
Honestly this is my favorite roller coaster. It's definitely top 5
Was just there today. The coaster is frickin great! It's very smooth for a wooden coaster too!
Is this in Connecticut
+LZ GAMING it is
I was there yesterday and it was really bumpy and it felt like we almost fell out of our seats:/
I love wooden coasters since everyone is obsessed over safety now a days a roller coaster at six flags is being take away and it has been shut down the new slide
+Andrew S wut?
Used to live about 30 minutes from here. Rode this many times. One of the most scenic rides you'll ever go on. All of the trees add to the sensation of impressive speed! But do not be fooled, this classic wooden coaster is much more intense than this video shows. A girl I know actually got a concussion riding in the last car, no joke.
109 days until LC opens again. Ill be right in line for season passes! May 7th!!!!!
i got to go on this late at night once during a staff party. my oldest brother had worked there many years ago and took me. BD + Darkness is the single best ride I've ever been on.
Through the forest. That’s awesome
That was the best coaster ride I've not taken in my life. I need to ride this!!!
Wish me luck guys in going there on Friday
I love old wooden roller-coasters and this was the best one I've ever been on
Boulder Dash is not that bad it's just bumpy and it's really quick I went there and it was fun!
That was a rickety ride. I can't imagine the back seat experience with that roughness. Beautiful scenery though. I love rollercoasters moving through the woods.👍🏽❤️
Never have I ever been so conflicted on how I feel about a Coaster.....
I was never more restricted.. lol
That looks truly relentless. I’d love a go!
It's hard to disagree that it's one of the best wooden coasters in the US, and certainly unique as a terrain coaster. I rode it on July 26 (2016) and it was great fun at breakneck speed. However, it was a bit rougher than I had expected; it had been retracked in 2007, and perhaps showing wear again. The worst part were the last few bunny hops/double ups, which were spine jolting. I got a mild ache from them, which suggests that they need adjusting (the track and my back). Perhaps the hops even need a bit of straightening, a suggestion that's probably coaster heresy.
YO!!! That Wildcat is a true heirloom coaster! Our WWII vets rode this coaster when *they* were kids. Yeah, depending on the time of year, it can be a bit cranky until they reshim it, but I never miss a chance to ride on a true vintage coaster.
George Oliver I went on it and I couldn't feel my legs for a half an hour... is that bad?!?
What a nifty wooden roller coaster this one is! I wouldn't mind having this one in my own back yard, if that were possible or permitted. This ride is definitely one-of-a-kind, due to how it makes use of the wooded terrain like that!
This was my first real rollercoaster. Imagine that I almost pissed my pants due to the speed. Very fun tho
Rode this coaster for the very first time yesterday, easily the roughest and fastest coaster I have been on to this day, but in a very good way. My favourite ride at Lake Compounce.
The video doesn't do justice to how fast and rough this ride is, but still an awesome video all the same.
One thing it doesn't capture is the brutality of the double up. Phew!
Ya, it got me good. I haven't sprained my neck like that in a long time - if ever. I thought it might be lasting but it was gone when I got off the ride. Body hanging in but I'm juiced up with a good base of glucosamine in my system at present and that may have made an enormous difference. 'One pill makes you larger and one pill makes you small - and the one* (dose) your mother gives you don't do anything at all.' Triple doses for three or four days 'cured' me of about 15 years of left hand strain from classical guitar work. I'll swear by the stuff. It's great you don't need to take it all the time, once there's a good enough base of it in your system - you can lay off and just monitor yourself-as needed. I'll just forget about it for a long time. But back to the point. Boulder Dash ROCKS ! ! ! ! ! !
I love this coaster. I trekked from Allentown, PA to Bristol CT opening year and it was during their halloween weekends. It was one of the colder nights so th epark was a bit empty the queue lines were so short they let us stay on (Since we rode the middle) for 6 straight trips.
Boulder Dash is my favorite coaster with The Phoenix coming in at number 2
I highly suggest you ride this LAST because you WILL have a migraine and the duration of the ride makes you feel like your neck is about to snap
Lake compounce is a great park and boulder dash makes it super great and its my FAVOURITE ride at lake compounce
Damn, this thing looks like if it was a lot faster than 60 mph...... I WANT TO RIDE THIS!!!!!!!!!
you should it was funny i rode it on my birthday
AmericanBananaMan Wow, maybe I should then...... looks like the Beast on crack.
It was... Funny?
No one asked you and i don't give 4 flying shits about what you think
AmericanBananaMan Repeat after me: CALM THE FUCK DOWN!
What an amazing ride. This looks like a ride that really test the wear and tear of a track as well as the coaster train. I love your videos, CoasterForce!
A thrill seekers dream. This is for people who like to ride world record rides (fastest Wooden roller coaster in US) and it's for people who don't like corkscrews or straight drops! I personally will throw up, not to make you cringe, but I can't stand corkscrews or loops.... 100ft drop..... 60mph. Perfect for a 12 year old girl like me :D
Alto Dragon61667 It's not the fastest wooden coaster in the US
Alto Dragon61667 it is
Dogorski nope
Lightning Rod is the fastest, at 73 miles per hour. This doesn't even come in the top ten.
This isn’t even close to the fastest in the us. Lightning rod is. That is a lot faster than this. Do your research before giving out false information
With the person I was next to on this, it was one of the best moments in my life.
Just found out that I'm related to the person who created the park, small world i guess.
That's awesome! Do you get some kind of discount?
Instant nostalgia from summer camp.. thank you
My glasses fell off mid ride
“Lake compounds is not responsible for anything lost, stolen, or broken”
Julian Stevens I can hear this comment
Never a good idea to wear glasses on any ride
I went to hold my glasses onto my face but since the ride is so bumpy I almost knocked them off. Luckily, I was able to grab them and hold onto them for the rest of the ride. Someone a few seats over lost her cell phone.
Hands down my favorite coaster. As many others have stated, the video doesn't do it justice...it's a pure adrenaline rush. My biggest worry the first time riding this gem was that what would happen if a tree branch fell on the tracks...I mean, how would anyone know it was there? And going through the forest like that, you didn't know what waited around every corner. If you can get there, Boulderdash is a must-ride for any coaster enthusiast.
good god this thing is scary i felt like i would fly out of the stupid thing while riding it, never doing a rollercoaster again
Seat belts on this ride have been known to pop off XD
Is this in Connecticut?
yes
i hate you and your grandmother who died of leukemia when you were in her womb
MegaRKLein good for you
Incredible coaster with ridiculous pacing! Thundering through the woods at that speed is just amazing 😍 my no.4 coaster 👌
I love in ct
Went recently, and this coaster was amazing!
They should cut some of those branches that stick out to the track. That scares me, someone could get hurt or decapitated.
No they shouldn't, it is inspected everyday for things like that. Keep the trees!
I said cut, not cut down. I'm all about the trees being there, but having tree branches stick out like, 5 feet into the track doesn't seem safe.
CrispyChicken44 They are at a safe enough distance where nobody on the ride would be capable of touching them, they always trim them back during maintenance time when necessary. You are perfectly safe on it.
Good, glad to hear, Don. :)
This ride has actually has a history of decapitation
That's one fast wooden coaster and i love the overgrown greenery , must have been a tough install !
When it was built it was the worlds fastest wooden coaster not sure now though.
I went on this and screamed the entire time with my friend. We screamed at the end. We screamed in the middle. We screamed when we were going up the hill at the very very beginning and this old-ass grandpa in the way back (we were front row) yelled SHUT UP ...
But we didn’t lol
The grandpa was right, stfu
Yeah ikr the grandpa was right
The “White Knuckle Mile” here in New England.....one of the most intense and exciting wooden roller coasters in existence. Pure speed, tons of air time, and the scenery is great. Ride it at night!!!
That looks like one of the coolest roller coasters ever!
This was the best roller coaster I rode so far!
This coaster is awesome. We go on it a bunch of test every year. One of my favs
The most beautiful rollercoaster in the world I've ever seen.
Kent-Ove Prestberg check out The Beast at Kings Island
@@anthonywhite4831. That will do 😉
From top of first hill till it breaks it's 1:12 seconds, akin to getting beaten up by the best designed ultimate fighter on the planet. THIS thing ROCKS the rough ride to heaven! I don't think any coaster compares with what Boulder Dash is all about.
I love how it wraps along with terrain