With the
purchase of Riverside Park in 1996, Premier Parks was on its way in
becoming the worlds largest amusement parks chains. They looked at
Riverside Park and knew that people were lacking one main ingredient and
that was a first class coaster in New England. Now remember, the Cyclone
was built 13 years earlier and it seemed that the novelty wore off and the
New England people wanted more. We needed proof. Well, in 1997 there was
joy in Mudville again. They loaded $22 million into Riverside and
thus began a step in the right direction. The main addition to it's roller
coaster arsenal was called mind eraser. The Mind Eraser from Vekoma
Inc. was built between the fall of 1996 and spring 97 and opened during
the 97 season. The Mind eraser is a two seater inverted coaster with 5
Mind Erasing inversions and a 115 foot lift hill. This coaster has
propelled Riverside back to the top as it was in the early 1900's. Every
day during the 1997 season, except for weather, the park was packed with
hungry thrill seeking individuals wanting to ride the new coaster. Mind
Eraser is everything it was hyped up to be and then some. Mind Eraser is
always crowded so get there early. Even on weekdays, people still come to
ride.
The P2 people have made us very happy and much more is in store for
Riverside Park. Actually, for the 2000 season, Premier has
transformed riverside park into Six Flags, New England.
