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Connecticut: Boulder Dash

Roller coaster purists will love The Constitution State’s scariest offering, Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce in Bristol. Ranked as the fourth best wooden roller coaster of 2019 by Golden Ticket Awards, Boulder Dash reaches a top speed of 60 mph as it whips passengers around a hillside (and a bumpy one at that). “The long lines for getting on board are worth it,” James F. of Portland, Maine says on TripAdvisor. “The train climbs up the hillside to fates unknown on the other side of the crest. I won’t tell you, in case you think you know what happens next but haven’t actually been. It would spoil the surprise.” Lake Compounce is actually one of the 8 oldest amusement parks in the world.