Date Ridden: Summer of 2008. Times Ridden: 1.
A quick congratulations to Darien Lake. No, not for building an outstanding new ride although the Orange County Choppers Motocoaster is not bad. No, I congratulate you on building a coaster in an area of the park virtually impossible to find. Well, maybe not impossible but you definitely outsmarted two coaster enthusiasts from Georgia.
In all seriousness, we visited Darien Lake after spending a half day at Canada's Wonderland on our 10 park quest this summer. We encountered some overcast weather and were hoping to ride everything in the park at Darien Lake before the storms hit. We got in everything including 3 laps on Ride of Steel. However, there were no park maps present so we were trying to figure out which way to go and simply could not find the entrance to the Motocoaster. Just as an FYI, it is located up the steps behind the Boomerang. A police officer was posted there for some reason so we thought that area of the park was closed. We went all the way around the lake and made it to another closed gate which they would not let us enter, so we had to go all the way back around the park. It was really confusing but was probably more our fault than anything else.
Now after all of that rambling, how was the ride? It was good. The unique motorcycle style trains were comfortable and the ride was fun. The launch is good as are the quick turns. However, the Motocoaster is mainly a family oriented ride and should be rated as such. It is by far the least thrilling of the parks coasters but is also the 2nd best one there I feel due to its smoothness and overall experience. It is a wonderful addition as the park seems to be gearing more for the family type atmosphere which I have no problems with. I thought about an 8 here but will stick with a 7. It is a great ride for what it does but does but that is about it. Just don't get lost. The lake does not look that big but walking around it three times is still not much fun.
Overall Score - 7
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