Lake Compounce Vlog May 2024

Come and join us for our first ever visit to Lake Compounce located in Connecticut, USA. In this vlog we share on ride POV's from Boulder Dash, one of the best wooden roller coasters we've ever experienced. Along with that we check out the various other rides on offer at the park including a fantastic dark ride and a great variety of other attractions!
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[@TheRSAutumn]

You don't realise how much these vlogs help you escape for an hour or so, thanks for uploading another top video :)

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That’s great to hear. Thank you for coming along for the adventure!

[@reganperella7134]

@@ThemeParkWorldwideheeey great vlooogs

[@reganperella7134]

@@ThemeParkWorldwidethe hmpton umbrella ride is my favorite amusement ride in the entire city of connecticut hopefully to visit this park somepoint soon

[@reganperella7134]

@@ThemeParkWorldwidehey hows your usa rhode trip

[@GLI1346101]

It does the same for me.

[@RantamA]

Boulder Dash looks absolutley incredible, Just flying through the trees on the side of a Mountain!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s a brilliant ride!

[@theweakestlink2278]

Nice little classic amusement park. Love the lake and all the trees around the park.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great to visit for the first time!

[@Aceman896]

Tip: In the USA most local parks don't really kick things into gear until Memorial Day. It marks the start of summer for a lot of schools, so parks wont operate at full capacity until then. That's why you encountered a lot of closed things during your trip.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We will definitely bare that in mind with future trips to this area!

[@cccEngineer]

Yeah and I'm actually glad they had all the important rides open. They got lucky possibly

[@josephduda7270]

It was so wonderful to meet you two at Lake Compounce! Loved this vlog! So glad we got to ride Boulder Dash with you in the back car! Hope you had a great trip! Keep up the good work!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Great to see you!

[@user-nd7vm9jz8b]

These small parks need this type of exposure where someone does vlog and show others what the park and rides are truly like. Many people didnt know this park even existed

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great to visit!

[@beardown6574]

How exciting a new park! That boulder dash what a unique coaster going through the trees. Beautiful scenery there and the layout looks fantastic! Happy you were able to get some POV's before they shut it down lol

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Always love first time park visits!

[@luketomlinson7664]

We all love you Shawn and Charlotte!!!!❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@MistyHarris-zy7yh]

I love the older theme parks and he history! Enjoyed this video very much just wished more of the rides had been open!

[@CLC-1000]

Never heard of this park, but it looks amazing. Loving the entrance too with the house. 👍

[@shawnharrison9922]

"Are you a youtuber" 😂 bless him, hope you spoke to the lil chap afterwards.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We sure did!

[@stevefranks5150]

You 2 are amazing Shaun and Charlotte, you keep me entertained for many hours ❤️

[@smokeygames0420]

I used to work here 10 years ago. It has been bought and sold 2 times since, and it actually looks good now. Thunder and Lightning was working fine when I worked there, so maybe that lady was mixed up

[@aliensallaroundus1126]

SUCH A GRETA LITTLE PARK WITH FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AND THE LAKE IS GREAT AND CAN'T GO WRONG WITH B DASH

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great to visit here for the first time!

[@nicknickson3650]

Been going to this park since I was six years old. Not only is it nostalgic but the park has done a great job at staying up to date with the updated coasters and adding new rides. The food is also awesome. Thanks for sharing I'm glad you enjoyed!

[@Dan_Blick1986]

At 53:17 - oops! Hope whatever it was they dropped wasn’t too valuable! Thanks Shawn and Charlotte for another fantastic vlog! Boulder Dash looked great and can certainly see the comparisons made to The Ultimate about it (The Ultimate without the one lift-hill perhaps and less long too!). Thanks guys and keep up the good work ☺️

[@infinitecoasters8769]

In regards of the Titan Track on Boulder Dash, they put Titan Track specifically on hard to reach and high stress areas, and the Titan Track has actually allowed the ride to run the fastest it’s ever ran. Also, Titan Track isn’t always their default choice. The ride also got some new IPE wood track from GCI this offseason, so it will still be a wooden coaster.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing! The titan track sections were very smooth and was running very fast!

[@kristiphillips7783]

Believe it or not fresh cut fries are not offered all around America. They are big on the east coast and then scattered. People actually get excited when offered. For example I am from and grew up in NY. They were more or less expected and the norm. I moved to Ohio and not so much. Penn Station was about the only place. I was so excited when I went to Kings Island and found out the fries at the Potato’s Work stand were fresh cut. More places have them around here now but not enough. I just started making them at home. Bought a special slicer and deep fryer just for them…LOL!! No frozen fries in this house😁. Glad you two are having fun at these last two parks I have seen.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That’s very interesting to hear!

[@bigbrostevo]

It fills my heart with so much joy to see you experience Boulder Dash. I think a lot of us can share that feeling of anticipation of wanting to do a certain coaster for so long, then finally getting to do it. Just watching the first POV wowed me and took my breath away with how fast and smooth it is. I think it could possibly be the best way to go in the future to save (and improve) all of those old wooden coasters out there, to replace with the Titan tracks. If it makes them even smoother and faster than before, that's a great thing!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was grey to experience it!

[@What_would_Sarah_do]

So fun seeing old parks with a ton of history! I hope one of your US trips you can check out Great Escape in upstate NY! So much history, a classic old coaster and some old school themed areas you would appreciate!!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Would love to visit at some point in the future!

[@bifferstaff21]

As much as I love the videos from the well known parks, I love exploring the new (and older) lesser known parks with you guys and seeing all the new coaster creds! As much as I love the coasters, have always been a fan of log flumes so always entertaining when Charlotte is subjected to one! Your videos are always welcomed after a tough day at work, keep up the fab work both 👏🏻

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s always great to visit places for the first time!

[@GLI1346101]

21:12 56 inches to feet is 4 feet and 8 inches. I remember McDonald's Playland does have a height restriction close to that. Not much time in life to ride that kids coaster. You cannot ride it if under 36 inches or over 56 inches. I need to get out to Lake Compounce someday, my grandmother lives in Connecticut and is 90 years old, but I will still go if I have no relatives left living in CT.

[@Calakapepe]

Boulder dash looks like an incredible hybrid ride ❤ (i think its had a significant enough length of steel track)

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s an incredible ride!

[@davidnm21]

I remember riding on The Ultimate rollercoaster at LightWater Valley sadly now long closed and demolished. Seeing Boulderdash here just brought back memories for me, it looks truly awesome following the mountain side. This is a great little park and to hear it’s the oldest in America wow! Fantastic vlog once again TPW crew.

[@traceybeerling3004]

Hi Shawn and Charlotte Wow Boulder Dash looks amazing. What a beautiful setting for a park. Always love a new park. Thanks for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@dancaddick5679]

Great video guys. Easy way to pass an hour after a long hard day at work. Cant wait for the next one!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@mattman237]

Boulder Dash is haulin'! If you think it's beautiful now you should ride it in the fall after the trees have turned colors.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s incredible

[@rikspector]

Shawn and Charlotte, Wow,Wow,Wow What a great Woodie and that location WOW!!!!! Small park, such nice people and accommodating, letting you film. I love cozy parks, Dollywood is big but cozy, as well. Cheers, Rik Spector

[@kch9686]

Love to see y’all exploring a new park

[@heliotropehelenium5544]

Charlotte is too funny with the Kool-i-Aid man! The extra syllable makes me laugh!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Love it!

[@chrisbaker9767]

Great video Shawn and Charlotte from Lake Compounce located in Connecticut, USA. keep the good videos coming on the channel, Shawn and Charlotte. 😀😀👍👍

[@ChuckMound]

The Potato Patch met its Match as the Ravenous Pigs devoured the Fry Bucket..

[@mrvengerfc8049]

New parks are always some of my favourite vlogs ❤️❤️❤️

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Always love visiting a park for the first time 🤩

[@Travelmatt23]

Boulder Dash looks a stunning ride, rest of the park looks hit and miss, but still an interesting park.

[@stuart2897]

Looks a lovely place. The zoomerang coaster that was closed looks like a clone of the missile at old America Adventure. I do miss that park. It's nice to see you complimenting Charlotte Shawn. I can see how much you mean to each other. So nice to see . ❤❤

[@guywantsbi]

Excellent video I grew up in Bristol, so I remember the park 'back in the day', then I worked there for 20 + years, the last few as the train driver. NO better people to work for. Left this year due to health issues, but still love the place. The 'Bath house' building was the arcade when I was Growing up. Again, great vid and thanks for the compliments on the park

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing!

[@dawn7136]

I had no idea you had done this! You were just half an hour from where I live - could've popped round for a cuppa! I'm originally from North Wales, UK, but now living in CT, USA. I've been following your travels for a couple of years now, but completely missed this episode somehow. 🤷‍♀ (We love Boulder Dash too!)

[@Mercurywaxing]

Wildcat was build in 1927 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. It's the 14th oldest operating coaster in the world, and actually opened (I believe) just before the Cyclone in Coney Island. It's a special one. Glad you got a chance to ride it. I wish you had known it's history, but I hope it enhances your experience when looking back. Lake Compounce really does wake up after Memorial Day May 28th, the unofficial start of Summer in America.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was great to experience it

[@adventureswithJacqui]

I've really enjoyed this series, it's nice to see parks that I've never heard of and probably won't experience. Thanks for sharing your experiences x

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you!

[@FredMas-gt2uh]

The word was out that half of their rides were not working. This was the reason for the light crowd . They got rid of the bumper cars and the trolley . Its still an awesome park !! They can use a few spectacular flat rides

[@fritodoritolover]

That building currently hosting an arcade used to be a bumper car site. From childhood memory, bumper cars were there from at least around 2000 to 2010 or so.

[@ndragonzgaming1]

Hey Shawn and Charlotte! Great video can't wait for the Asia trip Fuji Q, Seibu Land, An army of Chinese Parks! And of course Universal and Disney it's going to be a Stone cold blast!!

[@jameskrten1164]

I definitely love the staff there and the fact the park is so clean and the food is good. I definitely prefer this park to Six Flags New England. Phobia is the best Skyrocket 2 out there in my opinion

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We had a great day!

[@randalheller7460]

Wildcat just reopened after being reprofiled and retracked by gravity group not gci btw! It was notorious for being one of the roughest coasters in the world

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing!

[@xanadurocks]

This is a very cute park, our woodie coaster Predator has bunches of titan track on it. Looks like you guys had amazing trips. Glad you are going to Rye Playland where some scenes from Big were shot, cannot wait for that . Be safe.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s such a great ride. It’ll be the final vlog coming up tomorrow!

[@MinminSpaceCadet]

Welcome to our little slice of heaven in Connecticut. Happy you got a chance to get on Boulder Dash, but you should have waited until June to come to the park. Many of the rides don't open until we have consistently good weather here. I can tell you, this park is a great way to spend a day here.

[@smart_cloud]

The gravity group did an amazing job on Wildcat, one of my personal favorites at Lake Compounce!

[@rikspector]

Shawn and Charlotte, WE had an Historic Carousel in Seaside Heights, N.J. on the Boardwalk that was damaged in Hurricane Sandy. It has beautiful, hand carved Horses by William Dentzel and Charles Looeff. The animals dated from 1890 to 1910, I road it with my Family many times. It was restored in Ohio and will reopen this Spring. This one is another oldie but goody, also worked on by Loeff. Cheers, Rik

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing Rik!

[@amandahamilton2987]

Wow Boulderdash looks so good! ❤Its got a bigger roar than Nemesis Reborn! 😂

[@Jeremy-jx4kq]

I’ve never been but I’m getting Waldameer vibes…small park, signature woodie, large water park

[@suerichardson4381]

Charlotte looks so disappointed at the lack of water rides this trip 29:44

[@BUEAU]

Attention to details TPW! Love it ❤ I've really been wanting to come visit boulderdash and now you are fully pushing me over the edge XOXO loving the history of this park! So much more than the coaster

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was a great ride!

[@essy1able]

It's such a shame that so many parks won't let you film on ride. At least you got a couple of POVs at this one but it must be annoying when you can film on some rides but not others. I wish more parks would change their policies to allow it, especially Merlin parks. Maybe one day. 🤞 Great vlog again, I've really enjoyed watching your USA trip. 😊

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I’m just glad we got to film on Boulder Dash!

[@oscarmorris6736]

Love that park Shawn, honestly, I'd like to of seen Boulder Dash get the full GSI treatment like they did for Ghost Rider at Knotts, I'm with you on that, It should have remained a Woody completely. Still, it remains one of my favorites cause of the location.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s a great ride!

[@dubcheck2943]

I can understand the use of titan track on BD. Must be a challenge accessing parts of that coaster for the maintenance teams. Still need to get a decent woodie on the credit list, rode Rollercoaster express last week, that is the opposite of decent :)

[@andrewlevick1015]

I rode Boulder Dash a few years back with the Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain. We had an ERS. We rode it for 1 hour solid. It's very rerideable. I wish we had a woodie like this in the UK.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Amazing ride!

[@liamrankin1976]

woodies are still the best great video both 😄

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Great ride!

[@stoppropaganda2573]

Its been a long time since I've been to this one but I remember reading that during the retrack of Boulder Dash they removed the triple up and changed it to a double at the end because it was entering the brake run much too fast, though very fun! Someone correct me it I'm remembering incorrectly. Another great video Shawn and Charlotte!

[@ajlewis9454]

Yes they reprofiled the ride after a train went through the brake run and hit the train in the station.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing!

[@neilfinnemore5545]

Loving Battlestar Galactica music at the beginning!

[@BlotRorschach]

To be fair, the Soarin soundtrack is utterly incredible.

[@brent_in_aussie]

I visited Connecticut in 2012 and had no idea this park existed… looks beautiful guys !!

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It’s a beautiful park

[@nellingwood2]

I hear you say you're getting on a classic woodie, and Im like "Oh oh." Wildcat is at the bottom of my coaster credits. Maybe the retrack improved it. Extremely shaky. They have closed rides a lot of the time. Theyre the closest park to my house. I typically go to the 2 Six Flags nearby instead. Its unfortunate you didnt get to ride Zoomerang. That is probably the best/smoothest boomerang Ive been on (including the inverted versions).

[@lelandmartin6840]

Love bolder dash.... It's so fast was a bit rough a year and half ago.... But so good lake compounce doesn't have much for coaster's but worth the trip with this one. Wildcat was the roughest I've ever ridden but had 2 re tracks

[@suerichardson4381]

Love when you visit different amusement/theme parks 10:02

[@rampanttwattery4844]

Another great vlog guys, smashing it again on this trip. You must be working really hard on the editing! Boulder Dash looks sensational, I know I’d love riding it. Such a long layout too, perfect.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thank you so much!

[@mburns194]

What a cute little park this was. Never heard of this park. Great to share about it. Too bad something’s were closed. Should reduce the admission prices. Great shoutout about Kennywood (my home park). Very similar. We have a Potato Patch fries, too. I always enjoy your videos. 👏👍

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We had a great day still!

[@ValleyThrills]

Planning to go this summer!

[@AMagicProduction]

Love Lake Compounce- hopefully you guys can visit Canobie Lake Park in New Hampshire when you come back to the states. Shawn will get a kick out of it- it literally looks like it popped out of the world of RCT2

[@AlisonJolley-gl2bu]

I bet Charlotte love this trip no water rides this time !!

[@shakeyadupree7511]

I went to Lake Compounce today with my class for a field trip

[@zangerton]

Is Boulder Dash the longest ride ever? 2 min and 10 seconds. WOW what a ride.

[@user-nd7vm9jz8b]

Many people don't go to Michigan adventure most people go to cedar point. Maybe one day both of you could go to Michigan adventure. Haven't had a new ride since 1990s

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I’m sure we’ll visit at some point!

[@demarrichards5797]

I have been there before, it was amazing

[@keiranhyre750]

Brilliant vlog

[@albert7374]

Can't believe the cony island video you guys did THE COASTER WAS RIGHT ON THE STREET lol !

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was indeed. Such a unique place!

[@KevinTheSpider]

i would be the one, that would yell ''TEQUILA!'' in the station .. 😆

[@attractionshubno1]

Great Vlog as always Shawn and Charlotte, you 2 are absolute legends and always will be legends

[@ArnauYT]

I've checked it and the attractions that are closed are notified on the website, but great vlog! Boulder Dash is awesome

[@user-qd1go6vr7b]

Did in joy the ride

[@user-qd1go6vr7b]

Wedding day Charlotte and staon

[@shroomyesc]

2:26 well that's an interesting noise in the background! 😁

[@jorjafoxluvr]

Wow Boulder Dash just flies :) Glad you were able to video it before they said no more.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Incredible ride

[@hemijet3598]

Finally got to ride boulder dash it was good but a bit rough. You were being nice about wildcat. My honest opinion is its the worst rough coaster i have ever ridden. We all had a headache afterwards.

[@aliensallaroundus1126]

The bottom drop used to be pretty rough glad to see Titan track in that section

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

It was nice and smooth on the drop now!

[@aspeyal8239]

You should return one day with longer hours to get a night ride on boulder dash. Great vlog. 😊

[@suerichardson4381]

Loving the history photos 48:18

[@danielflynn8530]

Hey your in my hometown guys in Connecticut. I live in Bristol it was a great day yesterday for a theme park hope you enjoyed your stay. Did you know they filmed a scene in a movie called Reservation road with Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo being at the entrance. Don’t be surprised if riding boulder dash you see a black bear lol. The big factory tower is an elevator manufacturing company I believe.

[@Posirep]

The Ride ops used to say if you lose anything on the ride it's the property of the bears lol

[@the_silent_taco]

I know the arcade near the end was bumper cars, the flat ride that was next it it was one of those that goes around on a slant that goes faster and then goes backwards.

[@the_silent_taco]

It is my home park, I haven't been in a while

[@the_silent_taco]

Also fun fact, Milli Vanilli concert where they got caught lip syncing was at lake Compounce

[@ajlewis9454]

It's my home park which I grew up in, in the 60s. My first coaster was wildcat in 1967. The arcade building was the bumper cars and the old bath house was the arcade in the 70s. If you have any questions about the park I will answer them. I live 10 minutes from the park and know everything about it. The park doesn't fully open until schools are out for the summer.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Thanks for sharing!

[@L30xx__]

Great video! Hope you had a brilliant trip in New York! 😄

[@starsanctuaries]

emerald park in ireland just opened up europe's largest intertwining rollercoasters! i was wondering if you have plans to visit?

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

We’ll be heading out there this summer!

[@starsanctuaries]

@@ThemeParkWorldwide hope its the day i'm going!

[@quix9556]

The wildcat backstory is a bit interesting. It got the new trains and full retracking in 2017, but it was horrible and even worse than the old track. So this year they brought in Gravity Group to do the precut track, and reprofiled it for the new trains. They'll probably finish the whole thing and paint it all white next off-season. And they just removed the trolley ride last off-season, the trolley itself was on a lease from a museum and it ended unfortunately.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

That’s interesting to hear!

[@gamingandcraftswithlogan8714]

Great video! Still a bit bitter I won’t get to see you at Thorpe park because I’m going the 25th, but have a good time!

[@bonniecait35]

You should get little rubber bands or tokens made with your channel name on to keep on you and give out to people when they ask your channel name when travelling around 😎

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Great idea!

[@ThemeParkChloeRoblox]

Hey Shawn, you should do a cover/parody of the song “we didn’t start the fire” and in the song, you can list lots of different rollercoasters that are in the UK. There are two different versions of this song and I think you should cover the fall out boy version because it’s better in my opinion.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

Now that would be different 😂

[@ryanfrieman733]

I have been wanting to get on Boulder for years. Will try to make the 5 hour drive this summer!!

[@Coasterlover72]

The story on the trolly. It was on loan from the trolly museum for several years, but the museum decided to take it back this year

[@OLIMERCER87]

Amazing park I like the ghost dark ride brilliant. 👻🚋🚋💀Plus love me some spooky atmospheric take overs.

[@usroadtripper]

Today I learned that they closed the Lake Compounce ski lift in 2017 😢 That was my favorite non-Boulderdash ride in the park last time I was there.

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

I bet that was great!

[@suerichardson4381]

Everything is AWESOME 25:27

[@suerichardson4381]

Takes you back to your childhood 32:50