Lake Compounce
Bristol, CT
Event Information
Field Trip to Lake Compounce
Lake Compounce is 51.5 miles away from WMS and it takes around an hour and a half to go from WMS to Lake Compounce one way. (Including extra time for traffic) The round trip distance would be 103 miles and the round trip time would be about three hours including traffic.
When?
Friday, Jun 6, 2014, 08:00 AM
Where?
Lake Compounce, Lake Avenue, Bristol, CT, United States
The Destination
- Some of the biggest attractions in CT
- Oldest, continuously-operating amusement park in North America
- Students chose this destination over the Bronx Zoo and the Museum of Natural History
- Can buy lunch from the Crock Pot Cafeteria, The Potato Patch, Harborside Pizza, the Pizza Place, and many more restaurants and food stands
- Free soda and water is provided the whole day
The American Museum of Natural History
30% of students rated this destination a 5 out of 5.
The Bronx Zoo
47% of students rated this destination a 5 out of 5.
Lake Compounce
60% of students rated this destination a 5 out of 5.
Education
- Education Days
- A great learning experience
- Team building
- Doubles as educational field trip and a fun field day trip
Itinerary
- Leave WMS at 8AM on June 6th
- Get to Lake Compounce around 9:30 AM
- Enter the park at around 10:00 AM
- Students will go on rides in pre-organized groups
- Students will also work on the education program throughout the day
- Bring or purchase lunch*
- Eat lunch at 12 PM in designated, pre-determined areas
- Go back out to rides and working on education programs
- Leave Lake Compounce around 3:30
- Get back around 5 PM
Boulder Dash
These people are experiencing the thrill of the world's #1 wooden coaster.
Thunder Rapids
This family is enjoying the wet ride of Thunder Rapids.
The Wave Swinger
These kids are soaring through the sky on The Wave Swinger.
The Cost
- ($15.50a+$1,000b)/s=c
- a= number of people going
- b= number of buses needed
- c= total cost
- s= the number of students
- The cost that each student would have to pay would be $44
- Students must bring an extra $8-$10 to buy lunch in the park
- There is free bus parking
Citations
All information, photos, and videos are from lakecompounce.com. Only the map image is from Google Maps.