arson Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Once again, Kevin, Tim, and myself set out to get some indoor kiddy credits. This time, we went to New York. But first, we had to stop at Dorney Park for some off-season pics. We also stopped off at a close Burger King (but not just any Burger King, a Burger King that has a view of Talon through the drive-through window). Leaving Allentown, we headed to West Nyack, New York. The Palisades Center is a huge, huge mall (said to be the third largest in the US). It also has a Jeepers in it, which is what brought us there. Another Python Pit credit down (a good one, too). The we walked around the mall. With four stories, and a ton of retailers, it took us four and a half hours to leave the mall. Highlights for us included Circuit City, Best Buy, Target, an Imax theater and 21-screen movie theaters, an Ice rink, an antique carousel, and a ferris wheel. They also have a Disney store, Lego store, Apple store, Sharper Image store, and a Post Office. I hadn't really heard too much about this mall before, and everything seemed new, and there didn't seem to be many vacancies in the mall. After escaping the clutches of technology from the mall (and myself purchasing an iBook from the Apple Store), we headed very close through NYC's five boroughs to Sports Plus. I was really suprised with the little FEC. It offered an ice rink, bowling, paint ball, lazer tag, a few smaller rides (Frog Hopper, kiddie whip, bumper cars), plus the Tornado and the Thriller Coaster. The Tornado is a cool Wisdom Rides creation that's a combination of a Wave Swinger and a teacup ride. The base of the ride would spin and tilt, while the individual cars have a disk in the center that you can turn. The Thriller Coaster was also suprising. There was a lot to the layout of the ride, which was built in what used to be a motion sim theater. The nice part is that you got two rides on the coaster, which was twice as long as I expected. There were a decent ammount of force to the ride, and it looked well-maintained. Pictures: Kevin and Tim find the coaster a PTC Carousel! What a cool mall! Kevin shares the mall map with TPR readers.. "But where's the coaster?" We arrive at Palisasdes Center Talon from Burger King! Laser and Steel Force Talon Hyrdra Steel Force in the off-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arson Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 More Pics: We also went to Knotts... Tim stalks the Lego Raptor Ferris Wheel the Carousel I love the Lego store Tim loves the Lego store Kevin loves the Lego store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arson Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Sports Plus: Driving home though Manhattan Ride overview Dips The blacklight effects were pretty cool... Tornado, a good flat Very thrilling, actually Thriller! Welcome to Sports Plus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 lol I did both parks myself last may (I also went to Boomers but the coaster was closed because it was "wet" ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Haha they had those blowdryers at Liseberg too. Very powerful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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