Quassy Amusement Park & Waterpark has revealed the name of its newest spinning coaster.
It will be called Crazy 8.
The name was chosen during a public naming contest and Cassie Shaw was selected as the Grand Prize Winner.
Eric Anderson, president of Quassy Amusement Park, said in a statement that they received almost 400 entries for the Name the Ride Contest.
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He said several contestants submitted Crazy 8 in various spellings, but Shaw’s was “written out just right.”
Each will be invited to join the official grand opening event in June.
Quassy said the new family coaster has a figure-eight track design “with cars that rotate as they glide along the course, delivering a dynamic ride experience for guests of all ages.”
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Quassy is also debuting the Aladdin Wave Swinger, a swing ride imported from the Netherlands, this season.
The amusement park will open for the season on April 26.
It is located at 2132 Middlebury Road in Middlebury.
