Top 10 amusement parks
 

msn.com has ranked the 10 top theme parks in their opinion. Which one is your favorite?

Those money traps all suck. Every single last one of them.

Silver Dollar City isn't bad, actually. I'd go with that place.

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Only because tommykat is sure to see this later....

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Amusement parks don't amuse me. I only go for the kids.. To take my kids that is.

Never been there, but I would think Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH would have to be the best. They have what, 15 roller coasters now? What other reason is there to go to these places other than the coasters?

Joyland in Wichita. :)

It is great. We went over Memorial Day weekend. The Top Fuel Dragster roller coaster is the best I have ever been on. Goes 120mph and is over in 20 seconds. Speed rush galore.

I've only been to 4 of them, but I voted the Cedar Point. I've always wanted to go there.

Plus, I think The 6 Flags near San Antonio is better than Astroworld. I used to have a tradition with some of my Houston friends where we went to that 6 Flags the day after all the kids go back to school each summer. It was awesome.

I would hardly call Santa Cruz Boardwalk a money trap more like a dirt trap or aka homeless/drugaddicts trap

I voted for Disneyworld only because it's one of the few I've ever been to. These places are heaven when you're 12, but as an adult there's not a whole lot of attraction.

I remember just being crazed with glee at going to these places as a kid, and then I remember going with a friend to Six Flags near St. Louis when I was 18. It was very disturbing to me to come back and realize deep in my heart that it just wasn't that fun any more. I think that day was my first step toward old fogeydom.

Steal your Dollar city? Its fun if you are a cuuuun-try fella, and like rodeos and crap like that.


My favorite is Disney World (Magic Kingdom in this case).

<a href="http://themeparks.universalstudios.com/orlando/website/ioa_landing.html">Islands of Adventure</a>: Orlando, FL

If you want to DIE!!!

Actually, they closed Joyland. They are looking for buyers now.

I had more fun at Disney World this time (at age 24) than I did when I was 11 years old. I don't know why, but I guess it made me feel like a kid again. I'm planning on going back real soon.

I always liked the shows they put on and all the arts and crafts stuff was cool. My relatives are all midwest hicks (Iowa and Missouri) so I went a couple times.

Worlds of Fun has a RESORT now. I wonder how they plan on making money with that.

You have to have lots of tattoos and missing teeth to get in there.

I'd have to go with Cedar Point. Its the only park mentioned that I've been too.

Useless info: Cedar Point is owned by a company named Cedar Fair that owns several parks including Worlds of Fun in Kansas City...

How Ironic, thats the requirement to bang your mom

Things sure change, when I was growing up they had two amusement parks, the other was "KiddieLand." Joyland was the nice one.

U R A DIPSHIT. Go away.

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Hasn't almost everyone from Missouri, with the possibility of some of the St. Louis residents. :banghead:

Heck, I have actually been there 3 or 4 times..

So was she good?

I grew up working at Six Flags in Los Angeles.

Awesome way to spend teenage years.

So you were kind of a non-nomadic carnie, mer?

You can always count on amusement park polls to do two things.... mention Camp Snoopy only because it's indoors, and exclude Islands of Adventure.

Why is that? IOF is a frigging blast... the Spiderman ride is quite possibly the greatest non-rollercoaster coaster ever :D

Every morning I'd have to pick up my bright blue pants, a red and white striped shirt, and a red bow tie from wardrobe.

But I can toss a fugging ring around a bottle better than anyone.

Me and some of my buddies all took a road trip a few years ago in a van to Sandusky, Ohio to go to Cedar Point. We drove up one day, next day went to the park from open to close, then the next day we drove back to KC. It was by far the best Amusement Park I have ever been to. There's around 15 roller coasters, in which about 12 of them are better than any roller coaster ar WOF. The other 3 are either little kids rides or the really old ones from the 50's and 60's. They have a roller coaster there that puts the Mamba to shame called the Millenium Force. It's 315ft. tall (compared to Mamba's 205ft.) and it runs approx. 95-100mph (compared to Mamba's 75mph). At night time they leave the track completely dark and when you're at the top of the first drop you cant see the track but for only 20ft. down. They have 3-4 roller coasters that are inverted and around 4 of them that are like the Orient Express but better and a few wooden ones. This is by far the best theme park I have been to. Universal Studios Islands of Adventure come in at a close 2nd, only because of the Incredible Hulk roller coaster. If there are 3 roller coasters in the US you must ride. The very best one is in California somewhere, where theres a new Superman rollercoaster where they tip you over like your flying in the air like Superman. I havent ridden that one (yet) but I saw it on Discovery Channel. The Hulk and the Millenium Force though are awesome roller coasters.

I would just like to take a moment to nominate the amusement park "Mer" as an other vote in this poll. I've been to Mer and enjoyed some great rides.

zero to psycho in 3.5 seconds, baby.

I agree with Islands of Adventure. But I've got to say that I've only been to three of the parks listed.

Busch Gardens
Disney Land
Disneyworld (Magic Kingdom) MGM Grand, EPCOT, Animal Kingdom,

Universal Studios Florida seems to have plenty to keep your heart pumping. IOA is part of Universal and has Incredible Hulk, Dueling Dragons, Jurassic Park, and a few other less intense rides. Spiderman is good, Popeye's Bilge Raft ride is OK, Dudley Dooright is fun, especially if you are riding with some hot women that enjoy getting wet!!!

I have no idea... I had a blast when I went. The two things that stuck out to me were Spiderman and the Hulk rollercoaster.... Granted, I haven't been on many of the so-called best coasters on the world, I hadn't ever been on a coaster that accelerated so well out of each turn.

I had to go with Disney World because it's the only one on the list I've been to.

My favorite though, is Hershey Park in Hershey, PA. No, it's not the most incredible place you'll ever go, but it's got a good mix of older rides and big fancy new ones. They've also got a small zoo next door, and Chocolate World, where you go on a tour of a chocolate factory.

I run whenever I start hearing, "clack clack clack clack..."

That was the first ride I rode there and the last for the better part of 5 hours.

I've been to Disney, Busch Gardens, Kings Dominion, and Six Flags. But I have to say that, for me, the most pleasant surprise was Hershey Park. As a PA resident, I've always heard of Hershey Park but never visited until several years ago.

IMO, it is on par with all of the above.

ROFLYes, I was stunned by its inclusion on the list.

Speaking of traps, I was literallly trapped there once when the marine layer rolled in a couple of hours early and ruined a nice sunny day. EVERYONE attempted to leave at the same time, and it was a gridlock getting on Highway 1.

Where in PA are you a resident?

My personal favorite ride is the Great Bear, but the Wildcat is a close second.

Dude.....

C'mon.

World's Of Fun not number 1?!?!?!

The media hates Kansas City! Damn Peter King!

Heh.

They've had good results from the RV park and the cabins and they haven't even completed the entire complex yet.

They also started construction on a new coaster for next year. It's supposedly an invert and the constuction area looks quite large.

I've been only been to a few - Six Flags Mid America, Worlds of Fun, Disney World and Six Flags Great America.

Of those limited choices, I'd have to go with Six Flags Great America. Has the best rides.

I also voted for Cedar Point. My wife and I are coaster nerd and make an annual trip up that way. The WoF pass gets us in for free and with direct flights to Cleveland it's a no brainer. The same pass also gets us into the park in Cleveland (Geauga Lake).

16 coasters and 3 of them have been world records when they first opened. Cedar Point was the first to top 200', 300' and 400'.

No Silver Dollar City? This is an outrage.

Their funnel cakes are excellent.

I didn't vote but I do plan on going to Cedar point this year. It's only three hours away but I haven't been. The kids are getting old enough now to enjoy this type of park.

Wellsboro, Pa. About 50 miles north of Williamsport. God's Country. The endless mountains. Home of the Laurel Festival.

Funny you should mention the Great Bear. My daughter convinced me to ride it with her in hopes that she could break me of my roller coaster phobia. It worked. I rode all of Hershey's roller coasters twice that day and I overcame my fears. I've never had more fun at an amusement park. It was liberating.

Wow! I actually went to Williamsport High School and now live in Trout Run! So when you say God's country, I know EXACTLY what you mean.

I teach in MOntoursville and we took our kids on a field trip to Harrisburg and then Hershey Park. I broke one of the kids in my chaperone group of his roller coaster fear too. The only one he WOULDN'T ride was the Great Bear.

Just went to Kings Island in Cincinnati. Amusment park was lame. They did have two of the worlds largest wooden roller coasters. But I hate wooden roller coasters, they just jerk the shit out of you.

Hershey park is the best. Great coasters and water rides and chocolate for the women.

Kennywood is OK for Pittsburgh and Cedar Point rocks!

No Adventureland in Ankeny, Ia.? This poll is crap.

Heh heh. That's what I grew up on. Adventureland, WOF, 6 Flags StL, and whichever Disney is in Anaheim. My old man wouldn't spend a nickel anytime but family vacation.

No Kiddieland on Wornal or Fairyland, or even the old Electric Park. My how times change.

ROFL I can relate, and there were not many of them.

I"ve been to all of the above Parks except Cedar Point & Astroland....I will admit to a bias but DisneyWorld is still good entertainment to me and gets my vote.

One thing I cannot fathom is how Paramount's Carowinds made the list...it's almost as bad as going to a County Fair...only larger.

mmaddog
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They don't hold rodeos at SDC. You ever been there?

My old man was the type that refused to let you stop and piss.

"We're only 7 hours from ****ing Disneyworld! We've been on the road for 20 hours already. You can hold it..."

I would say it would have to be Magic Mountain (Six Flags affiliate) just slightly North of LA.

My old man was the same way. Dammit, I'm the exact same now.

Wow is right! We're neighbors. I guess it is a small world.

Those mountains down in your area are some of the most beautiful in the world. There's a pure, untouched, lush quality to the area we live in that you just can't find anywhere else. I've traveled all over this country by car and by foot and I'm convinced of that fact.

Just a couple weeks ago I watched huge black bear (I'd guess about 400 lbs.) a 100 yards out in the field walk parallel to the road for about 30 minutes. It was like a circus attraction. Cars were pulling off and I was passing my binoculars around. The bear acted as though he didn't have a care in the world. Every once in a while he'd turn his head and look as if he was wondering what all the commotion was.

By the way, my sister lived in Trout Run for several years.

Small world indeed. It's rare to run into people AROUND HERE who have lived in Trout Run, much less on the internet.

I agree about the mountains. They really cool things off. When I go running, one of the roads I take has Lycoming Creek on one side and a mountain on the other with lots of trees. The temp is probaly 5 degrees cooler on that one road than the rest of the town.

One of my favorite things to do on a sunny mild day is to hike up a mountain up here. I also like to go to Rock Run or Rickett's Glen for a day. It is beautiful here.

I've been to Rock Run, my friend. I went swimming in a nice little swimmin' hole there with my sister and her boyfriend. Coldest damn water I ever experienced. Felt like a million bucks afterwards, though. If you've never been to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon you ought to go sometime. It's quite a scenic view.

I also do a good bit of hiking and running. Something about nature that really helps keep my feet on the ground.

I heard that.

I actually try not to go to Rock Run unless it's a REALLY hot day. It's so much cooler there. I've never actually gotten in that water, but from stepping in it, I can tell there would be significant shrinkage.

Never been to the Grand Canyon, but everyone tells me I should.

If you go to the Grand Canyon, the Leonard Harrison State Park side has two scenic views. While most people view the canyon from the peak, the better view is the one that is lower. It allows you to view the length of the canyon on both ends much better. Plus, don't get caught up in looking down or viewing the canyon. My favorite part is viewing the mountain tops for as far as the eyes can see. It is like a desert of mountain tops that extends to the horizon.

Awesome, I'll have to get out there with a camera before the summer's over.

Just curious...

Cedar Point
or
Universal Studios Orlando

Depends on what u want.

Cedar Point = Coasters. Do you love Coasters? Lots of Coasters?

Universal = Family atmosphere. Big budget shows and tons of dark rides. No coasters.

The also have Universal Islands of Adventure right next door.

Cedar point for the roller coasters. Millenium Force is amazing. So is that one that you stand up for the ride. Now, how could they not include Islands of Adventure? It has really great rides and it's so much cheaper to go to Universal/Islands of Adventure than to go to Disney. Oh, and one of the classics is Knoebels. Great memories there.

Wow, that's the best link I've ever seen. I'm surprised you just didn't say "www.google.com" It's not like the info on MSN's front page changes or anything...

Never been to Cedar Point. Hear its the best though.

Where's Universal studios on the list? Thats my favorite. No coasters? The Hulk? Dueling Dragons? Mummy? Some of the best.

We went on a 11 day trip to Orlando one year. Spent a day a each of the 4 parks in Disney. Spent a day a each of the 4 parks in Universal and another day at Sea World. That was way too much.:shake:

This list is still crap 4 years later.

I can't imagine any Knott's Camp Snoopy could be much different from the original one, and that one is boring for anyone under 60. Or anyone that doesn't like jam.

Went with the California Disneyland. I dunno, I'm a sucker for Disney.

My son couldn't hear very well for the first few years of his life. Disneyland in C.A. found out in conversation and gave us passes to skip to the front of every line.

18 years growing up in Southern California, and it took me until I was 28 to go on every ride in one day.

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure needs to be on there.

Besides Cedar Point, its the best park I've been to.

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busch gardens= free beer. its a no Fn brainer people.

Six Flags Astroworld isn't even open anymore.

I lived in Williamsport for about a year. Also Lewisburg for a year. It's beautiful there. I've driven up and down Route 15 so many times going up to NY State and down to DC I know it like the back of my hand.
We never went to Hershey Park though. We went to the factory for the tour, but not the amusement park.
We used to go to Knoebels, which I loved for what it was. You don't pay for parking, you don't pay admission, you just pay per ride- like $1.50 for a roller coaster. And they had good roller coasters there. I like the wooden ones best anyway. It was a very laid back place. Not crowded, you could bring food and eat at the picnic tables.