Damn same here. I’m 27 years old now but remember being like 10 and getting super scared in line for this. Crazy how much one grows especially with the bigger coasters I’ve rode on throughout the years
It's on my top-ten list of family-friendly, fun wooden coasters. Great for first timers, not too rough (it's well maintained), not too fast and furious, just tall enough, good for a shriek or two. I took a 70-year-old on it as her first roller coaster (!) a few years back, and she still talks about how much fun and "thrilling" it was. As I noted 2 years ago, it's located in a parking lot and so it's not a scenic ride, but this means that its L-shaped out-and-back configuration has a clear "narrative": you can see exactly where you are going and know when you get there; along with its short train of 3 cars, it creates a sort of welcoming friendliness.
Still a great ride after all these years. Not the biggest coaster around New England. But the back seat will give you some air time and a great kick. So happy that classics like this one are still around~ Rob/Boston
The retracking/reprofiling work that was done several years ago has made this an amazingly smooth ride for a classic woodie. I rode it yesterday and I think it was the smoothest I've ever felt it run. It's a good ride.
This was my first big roller coaster before I started to ride the big ones like, Six flags New England Wicked Cyclone, Untamed, Some rides at Hershey Park, etc, etc,
I lived 18yrs in the States, mostly Boston, and this was my most local coaster. It always had good airtime but depending on the day and conditions the range was everything from small pops to virtual stand-up stuff on the very same hill. My favourite within a reasonable drive, though, was the Riverside Cyclone, a brutal wonderful thing. A pity that Six Flags neutered it and then removed it. Also, I have wonderful memories of an Enthusiast's meet-up and takeover of Flyer Comet when Whalom Park was in it's dying days, and jovernight
No idea what happened at the end of that last message but the bits I mentioned about how great Boulder Dash was in the pitch black were omitted and I certainly never typed in 'jovernight', but everything from the J (which was the first letter of just) to overnight has disappeared.
@@bodsnvimto Boulder Dash remains one of my favourite woodies...such a unique design. I think it was the 2001 trip it tore up the track in the turnaround and was out of action for most of the day after the ERS. When maintained properly it's a top 10 woodie on anyone's list!
I grew up going to cannobie lake. I moved out to ohio in my twenties and now live close to Cedar Point (the roller coaster capital of the world). Cedar Point is cool and all, but cannobie lake will always be my favorite park.
I enjoyed my visit to this park - the Cannonball was a pretty good woodie. On another topic - not sure why Cedar Point say they are the roller coaster capital - they have fewer coasters than Six Flags Magic Mountain, Energylandia and Canada's Wonderland.
@@davidjellis I think they're arguing on quality, at this point. Whether *that* is true is a matter of opinion. Canobie is my home park and it has a charm that big thrill parks usually can't match. Its two adult coasters (now that the janky Corkscrew is no more) aren't the most extreme ones out there, but they're both good rides and well worth trying. There are a lot of decent flat rides and kiddie rides too, and more game arcades than many huge parks have. (Lake Compounce in Connecticut has a similar vibe and bigger rides, but it's also further from me.)
@@MattMcIrvin Both are great parks - only visited Canobie the once, been to Lake Compounce a few times now (none are close to me though as I live in the UK)
You tend to find that the drops are steeper than they look on video...mainly due to use of wider angle lenses that make the drops look far shallower than real life
When i as at canboie lake park I rode untamed and corkscrew and my goal is to ride the yankee cannonball but I couldn’t because of the long line and my family didn’t want to wait so I hope I will ride this ride next year
The Corkscrew's gone now, so I'm glad you got your chance to ride it! Often I don't ride the Cannonball because the line is so long (well, long for Canobie, not necessarily in absolute terms) and Untamed is RIGHT THERE next to it with a single-rider line that lets me basically walk straight on. So I get tempted to ride that instead. But the Yankee Cannonball is such a nice experience that it's worth doing too.
I think my mom been on this before or the other one decades ago. She even told the story after she gone on she was screaming and crying at the same time lol. And that's why she's not a big fan of roller coasters
Before its most recent retracking, it had a shake and rattle to it that could be unnerving, compared to smoother coasters. But now it's very smooth for a classic woodie, rides almost like a new coaster. It's not the tallest ride but you get a little airtime on the drops and bunny hills.
MasterC914 I live in MA and I go to this park kinda often. They don’t have enough money for it to be RMC’d. But I kinda want them to just leave it alone to keep the park old fashioned
If this park ever got an RMC which is doubtful.. why would they close an old ride when they could just build a ground up one I'm pretty sure this ride doesnt have thr correct foundations for an RMC. So the whole ride would have to be demolished
It arguably had more air on the bunny hills back then but it also rattled your bones. I guess which matters more is a matter of taste. I rode it yesterday and thought it still had some force. It was a rain ride on what had been a warm day, and that probably helped.
Hard to choose as they are both very different layouts...for it's size Roar-O-Saurus is wonderful, although this is a classic that has been operating for close to 90 years in total. Both are fun.
Agreed, although usually there are offers that reduce the price a bit and often buying online in advance is cheaper - but I have been to far more expensive parks, I recall it was cheaper here after 5pm and they don't charge for parking...I have paid $20 for parking at a theme park before!
Yes it is steep - but I'm happy to support one of the few great completely independent parks still out there. Plus $40 you're in all day and there aren't any ride tickets. There's an outdoor stage and you can get a free show - local bands, comedians, and other performers etc. All in all it's just a great day if you're there with your pals. You can also just hang out by the nice lake.
This coaster was my first huge coaster. Back in the days. Memories.
Mine too
Damn same here. I’m 27 years old now but remember being like 10 and getting super scared in line for this. Crazy how much one grows especially with the bigger coasters I’ve rode on throughout the years
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It's on my top-ten list of family-friendly, fun wooden coasters. Great for first timers, not too rough (it's well maintained), not too fast and furious, just tall enough, good for a shriek or two. I took a 70-year-old on it as her first roller coaster (!) a few years back, and she still talks about how much fun and "thrilling" it was. As I noted 2 years ago, it's located in a parking lot and so it's not a scenic ride, but this means that its L-shaped out-and-back configuration has a clear "narrative": you can see exactly where you are going and know when you get there; along with its short train of 3 cars, it creates a sort of welcoming friendliness.
Nicely put! I enjoyed my couple of rides on it...the park looked after us very well too!
^^ I appreciate your deep thoughts on L-shaped out-and-back layouts, George! More thumbs up needed! :-)
Perfect mix of not absolutely terrifying and still exhilarating.
Still a great ride after all these years. Not the biggest coaster around New England. But the back seat will give you some air time and a great kick. So happy that classics like this one are still around~
Rob/Boston
Indeed - a great ride and glad to see it being looked after and running so well
Agreed! Back seat of the Cannoball is the best!
This coaster packs a punch
I love this ride. Good beginner for new roller coaster riders it gives you the power to know what the drops feel like
The amount of times I’ve waited in the line for a hour for this
I live in Boston and I go to canobie lake a lot
The retracking/reprofiling work that was done several years ago has made this an amazingly smooth ride for a classic woodie. I rode it yesterday and I think it was the smoothest I've ever felt it run. It's a good ride.
That's great to read - thanks!
This was my first big roller coaster before I started to ride the big ones like, Six flags New England Wicked Cyclone, Untamed, Some rides at Hershey Park, etc, etc,
Un-Tamed is in Salem,NH(in Olde Canobie Village)
I lived 18yrs in the States, mostly Boston, and this was my most local coaster. It always had good airtime but depending on the day and conditions the range was everything from small pops to virtual stand-up stuff on the very same hill.
My favourite within a reasonable drive, though, was the Riverside Cyclone, a brutal wonderful thing. A pity that Six Flags neutered it and then removed it.
Also, I have wonderful memories of an Enthusiast's meet-up and takeover of Flyer Comet when Whalom Park was in it's dying days, and jovernight
No idea what happened at the end of that last message but the bits I mentioned about how great Boulder Dash was in the pitch black were omitted and I certainly never typed in 'jovernight', but everything from the J (which was the first letter of just) to overnight has disappeared.
I only rode the Cyclone after it had been neutered...still a great ride but clearly not a patch on the original build. Never visited Whalom park.
@@bodsnvimto Boulder Dash remains one of my favourite woodies...such a unique design. I think it was the 2001 trip it tore up the track in the turnaround and was out of action for most of the day after the ERS. When maintained properly it's a top 10 woodie on anyone's list!
I grew up going to cannobie lake. I moved out to ohio in my twenties and now live close to Cedar Point (the roller coaster capital of the world). Cedar Point is cool and all, but cannobie lake will always be my favorite park.
I enjoyed my visit to this park - the Cannonball was a pretty good woodie.
On another topic - not sure why Cedar Point say they are the roller coaster capital - they have fewer coasters than Six Flags Magic Mountain, Energylandia and Canada's Wonderland.
@@davidjellis I think they're arguing on quality, at this point. Whether *that* is true is a matter of opinion.
Canobie is my home park and it has a charm that big thrill parks usually can't match. Its two adult coasters (now that the janky Corkscrew is no more) aren't the most extreme ones out there, but they're both good rides and well worth trying. There are a lot of decent flat rides and kiddie rides too, and more game arcades than many huge parks have.
(Lake Compounce in Connecticut has a similar vibe and bigger rides, but it's also further from me.)
@@MattMcIrvin Both are great parks - only visited Canobie the once, been to Lake Compounce a few times now (none are close to me though as I live in the UK)
Nice footage! This is one of my favorite parks and one of my favorite coasters.
Thanks - it's the only time I have visited the park, but they looked after me really well and enabled me to get the footage I needed
Canobie use to run 2 different set of cars at once, making the line move faster. Now they only use 1 and it can be a bit of a wait.
This was my first roller coaster ever it was so much fun and I still have the pictures for it
Going here tomorrow, it's gonna be so funny!!! 😝
1:04 We…………went………….dancing across the U.S.A. 🎶
ahhh back in the day
The drops were way deeper than I thought they were when I first went on this😅
You tend to find that the drops are steeper than they look on video...mainly due to use of wider angle lenses that make the drops look far shallower than real life
worth the 45 minute wait
It's worth filming happy guests doing hands up! :-)
When i as at canboie lake park I rode untamed and corkscrew and my goal is to ride the yankee cannonball but I couldn’t because of the long line and my family didn’t want to wait so I hope I will ride this ride next year
Good luck - hope you make it this time
The Corkscrew's gone now, so I'm glad you got your chance to ride it!
Often I don't ride the Cannonball because the line is so long (well, long for Canobie, not necessarily in absolute terms) and Untamed is RIGHT THERE next to it with a single-rider line that lets me basically walk straight on. So I get tempted to ride that instead. But the Yankee Cannonball is such a nice experience that it's worth doing too.
@@MattMcIrvin I enjoyed the Cannonball - a lovely classic woodie 🙂
For a 80 year old wooden roller coaster, this looks insane
It's a pretty decent woodie - loved it!
A classic
Best coasteer
I think my mom been on this before or the other one decades ago. She even told the story after she gone on she was screaming and crying at the same time lol. And that's why she's not a big fan of roller coasters
Home park vintage rattle hella airtime. Great!
Very well maintained too considering it was first built in 1930, lots of great times at Canobie growing up in New England as a kid
@@ahyes589 Cannonball in Chattanooga is older I think.
I was on the one that u showed at beginning
That's cool 🙂
This Was My first ever Roller Coaster. I Dont even know if this is scary or not cause i havent been on others
you should try out some other ones and see how you feel
Before its most recent retracking, it had a shake and rattle to it that could be unnerving, compared to smoother coasters. But now it's very smooth for a classic woodie, rides almost like a new coaster. It's not the tallest ride but you get a little airtime on the drops and bunny hills.
I wanna ride!
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Love this one! I wouldn’t mind if it stayed the way it is or got RMC’d
MasterC914 I live in MA and I go to this park kinda often. They don’t have enough money for it to be RMC’d. But I kinda want them to just leave it alone to keep the park old fashioned
If this park ever got an RMC which is doubtful.. why would they close an old ride when they could just build a ground up one I'm pretty sure this ride doesnt have thr correct foundations for an RMC. So the whole ride would have to be demolished
No. RMCs should only be done for rough wooden coasters built between 1984 and 2005. Keep this classic running for as long as possible.
Did you ever get to ride it pre 2016 before GCI ruined all the airtime?
No - 2017 was my first and only visit to the park
It arguably had more air on the bunny hills back then but it also rattled your bones. I guess which matters more is a matter of taste.
I rode it yesterday and thought it still had some force. It was a rain ride on what had been a warm day, and that probably helped.
I love ur vids
Many thanks 🙂
Very similar to the one we rode at LeSourdsville.
Yankee Cannonball or Roar-O-Saurus?
Hard to choose as they are both very different layouts...for it's size Roar-O-Saurus is wonderful, although this is a classic that has been operating for close to 90 years in total. Both are fun.
I love this park but general admission $40? I think that is a little much for what the park is.
Agreed, although usually there are offers that reduce the price a bit and often buying online in advance is cheaper - but I have been to far more expensive parks, I recall it was cheaper here after 5pm and they don't charge for parking...I have paid $20 for parking at a theme park before!
Yes it is steep - but I'm happy to support one of the few great completely independent parks still out there. Plus $40 you're in all day and there aren't any ride tickets. There's an outdoor stage and you can get a free show - local bands, comedians, and other performers etc. All in all it's just a great day if you're there with your pals. You can also just hang out by the nice lake.
Free parking is worth the relatively cheap, when compared to almost any other park, admission.
Nice
is it scary
I didn't find it scary :-)
Is it painful like wildcat at lake compounce? Lol
I thought it was pretty decent. I haven't ridden Wildcat since it was retracked...it certainly used to be rough.
@@davidjellis oh it still is lol I was there a couple of weeks ago. It was terrible
@@davidjellis I’m going to canobie lake on the 22nd for the first time. I’m excited 😊
@@laurenmarie9332 That's a shame...I saw it testing after the re-track and it looked good - but it never opened during our visit
@@laurenmarie9332 Have a lovely time :-)
2:07 When the actual video starts
Ok david jealous
bro just went on this and everything got crushed
Scary Old ride* add: Do ThE dEw
Who thumbs downed this? Lol what a pervert
LOL - there's always one!
🎢❤️🎢❤️🎢
I tore my hymen on this ride! :(
Oh- 😀
What I am enjoying most, is how the layout mimics SFOG's wooden classic, Scream Machine.🥰💯🎢
I can see some similarities 🙂