Oakwood Amusement Park: Update 1
Deep in the woods of New York is Oakwood Amusement Park... Well not really, the park sits on a large plot of land in New York. It has been here for quite a while now, and oh what a journey it has been. I'll give you the full story as we go on a park tour. Lucky for you it's spring testing, so there are no people blocking the picture.
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The entrance isn't the biggest, it was recently renovated to carry a larger guest capacity, especially with a major population center just an hour and a half away.
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Market street was here when the park originally opened. Back then it only had 2 buildings, now it has 5.
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For today we will turn left on the junction in Market Street to proceed into Country Town. The parks first coaster Century resides in the area.
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Century was built here in the 70's as a clone coaster to Shockwave at Six Flags Over Texas. It is one of 3 coasters to use the 'box' style Schwarzkopf track. In 1994 though, it was threatened with removal when a teenager was climbing below the track, and got his hand chopped off by a passing train.
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Across the pathway is Sawmill Falls, the only water based attraction in the park. It's great during summer, but no one likes to ride it during spring. Too cold I would guess.
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Also in this area are numerous flat rides, mainly for those who either don't want the thrill of a coaster, or want a better experience than a coaster can offer.
Oh dear me, I've forgotten to introduce myself! I'm Charles Yule owner of this extraordinary park, I should hope to see you all again for our next update in the second section of the park.
My first coaster-SooperDooperLooper at Hershey.
If you haven't ridden a Schwarzkopf you haven't lived.