BY TAYLOR HARTZ STAFF WRITER Lake Compounce visitors will begin to see orange tracks piling up through the park’s midway this month, when construction will begin on the new roller coaster, Phobia. The new coaster is the first of its kind in New England, with a triple launch feature and a 150-foot peak. General Manager Jerry Brick hopes construction will be complete by the start of next season, as they prepare to lay 850 feet of track for the inversion-style coaster from Premiere Rides Inc., in Baltimore, Maryland. Brick announced the coaster in a press conference last Friday, showing a virtual simulation of what the twisted peak ride will look like, while debuting its slogan, “What will you phear in 2016?” The coaster is the largest capital investment in park history, beating out the $6 million Boulder Dash. “This is an exciting thing for Bristol,” said Bristol Mayor Ken Cockaye at the reveal of the ride. “Its great for the park and its great for New England.” The coaster will begin in a wooded area near Boulder Dash and travel through the midway, taking the place of the Enterprise, which will retire mid-August. Its triple launch mechanism uses magnetics to […]
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