Bromley’s Expanded ZipRider Debuts Memorial Day Weekend

Manchester Center, VT - Bromley’s Sun Mountain Adventure Park opens for Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday the 29th through Monday the 31st, with its famous slate of rides and slides including the debut of the newly expanded Sun Mountain Flyer, New England’s longest ZipRider.

The park opens Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and gets all musical on you at 11:00 a.m., when WEQX FM’s Amber Miller broadcasts live ’til to 2:00 p.m. Sunday’s lineup includes the Vermont Institute of Natural Science’s “Raptor Encounter” show – two free shows with real live raptors like eagles, hawks, falcons and owls – on the Sun Deck at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The park will also be open on Monday, Memorial Day.

Go to www.Bromley.com for a virtual ride on the Sun Mountain Flyer, scope out all of the other rides and attractions and check the Events page for the summer’s complete lineup of free family-friendly music and shows. While there, read all about Tasty Tuesdays (FREE ice cream!) and Fridays After Five, when the park stays open late with a specially priced Adventure Pass and great food and drink specials on Fridays in July and August.

Bromley to Double Capacity of Popular ZipRider

Manchester Center, VT - Bromley Mountain has announced that is doubling the capacity of the Sun Mountain Flyer, the half-mile long ZipRider thrill ride that debuted in the Sun Mountain Adventure Park last summer.

Built at a cost of $1 million, the Sun Mountain Flyer launches riders from a five-story tower and attains speeds just shy of 50 mph; it was installed in 2009 as a two-line ZipRider, the usual configuration. An instant hit with the thrill-seeking public, the Flyer sold out on virtually every day of operation.

Bromley’s President Rich Wiseman suspected that the Flyer’s popularity might exceed expectations and had the ride engineered and constructed to accommodate, if needed, four lines. The additional two lines are being installed now, at a cost of $500,000, and will be up and running on opening day, Saturday, May 29.

The Sun Mountain Adventure Park, six miles east of Manchester, Vermont, on VT Rte 11, will be open weekends from May 29 through June 13 and daily from June 18. Check Bromley.com for details on all of the rides and attractions, hours of operation and a complete schedule of the summer’s free weekend entertainment.