What is your favorite amusement park?

[Tom_Foolery]

We have a small park near where I live called Holiday World. The place is awesome!! They have free unlimited soft drinks and free sunscreen in their water park; and the best thing is, their staff is GREAT!!!

[Coventina]

1. I know I'll get flamed, but...

for me it has to be Disneyland.

I'll never forget going there as a child. Seeing the first glimpse of the top of the Matterhorn was, well, magic.

My dad and I went for 4 days back in September of 2001, just after the attacks. We had planned the trip long in advance, so we didn't let fear keep us from going.

It was a magical trip. The park was deserted, and I hadn't been there since I was a kid. It was like every child's dream: Disneyland all to yourself. No lines, ride any ride you want as many times as you want.

If there is ever another major terrorist attack, I'm heading straight for Disneyland.

Go ahead and flame, I'm wearing my aesbestos panties!
:P

[nini]

39. Disneyland is my favorite too..

and I too have many great memories of it as a kid.

It is a magical place - especially when you're a kid

[Magrittes Pipe]

2. Cedar Point.

There is no comparison.

[prolesunited]

3. Agreed!

Especially if you like roller coasters. :D

[Pithlet]

6. Yep

It spoils you. Since moving away, I've gone to others, and think "This is it?"

[Blue-Jay]

8. America's "Roller Coast"

No other park compares to it's rollercoastery-goodness.

Crappy food, though.

[DarkPhenyx]

10. Absolutely!

No better park in the world. Consistantly has one or more of the best coaster in the world as well. Nice cool climate. Great views of the lake. Not too expensive adn you can ride all day.

http://www.cedarpoint.com/

[Nikia]

28. I've rode roller coasters there since age six

I was tall for my age and rode the coasters as soon as I hit 4'. I fell in love with roller coasters from that moment. I moved away so I haven't been there for a few years. I want to take my husband though, since he's never had that experience.

[Magrittes Pipe]

31. My wife hasn't been there, either.

We should have a WI DUers road trip to Cedar Point!

[geniph]

35. I worship at the shrine of Cedar Point

I am a hopeless rollercoaster junkie, and that place is NIRVANA.

[jdsmith]

4. Pedro Says:

South of the Border

[DarkPhenyx]

11. Oh barf!

I live just north of that place. WHAT A DIVE!!!!!!!!!

[jdsmith]

14. Hey, now!!

Butts. Fireworks. Blenheim Ginger Ale. A lookout tower to survey the entire kingdom.

And Joycean wordplay to boot!

[DarkPhenyx]

16. OK, fireworks I'll give you.

and Blenheims is defiantely choice. Still. I just can't bring myself to rate it highly. I mean the place sells pink plastic flamingos for crying out loud. I know this becaue that's where I bought the pair I gave to my roomie for her last B-Day. :evilgrin:

[russian33]

5. Used to be Riverside, in Mass...

...but now they turned it into Six Flags, New England...and I have only been once, and didn't like it as much.

[arwalden]

7. Busch Gardens, Williamsburg Virginia

[PAMod]

9. Knoebel's Groves in Elysburg, PA

The place is awesome and out in the middle of nowhere - beautiful part of the state & the park is mostly shade.

Free admission - two world class wooden rollercoasters and lots of fun for the kids.

I can take my family of 5, spend the whole day with lunch & dinner and ride tix, souvenirs etc. for under a hundred bucks.

[lanparty]

12. Cedar Point!!!

World capital of Roller Coasters!!!!

[dr.strangelove]

13. Coney Island, Astroland Park

Its small, so its only for a 2-3 hour day. But, it has the Cyclone, the grandfather of the modern rollercoaster.

For those who haven't ridden the cyclone should travel to Coney Island immediately. It is worth the trip. Its initial 85 foot drop reaches 65mph, very fast for a gravity driven, wooden coaster. Charles Lindbergh remarked that it was scarier than flying his airplane. I consider it to be the bench mark, the standard, by which all other coasters are measured.

In college I was a roller coaster frek, having hit over 150 in two summers. There are faster and rougher coasters. The cyclone remains first in my mind.

The rest of Astroland is fun. freak shows, games, the Wonder Wheel, the usual rides and the beach make for a fun afternoon.

[Kellanved]

15. the (now defunct) East-Berlin amusement park

It was one of the few chances to have the "real" East Berlin feeling before the park was shut down in 2002. And: entering one of their roller coasters actually took guts.


http://www.spreepark.de/spreepark/fahrgeschaefte_frameset.htm


Other than that: haven't been to a "Big" amusement park in years, but have a few fond childhood memories of Eurodisney and the Europa-Park.

[Beware the Beast Man]

17. Kennywood Park

West Mifflin, PA. Small park but it's over 100 years old and a national landmark. And still, the Jack Rabbit still scares me more than some steel coaster that goes 100 mph and has 15 loops.

[Westegg]

33. Yep, Kennywood! My childhood park & still my favorite...

I haven't been there in....shit, maybe 15 years?

Hey, Planet o' thee Apes-man, are you from Pittsburgh? If so, are you old enuf to remember the childhood taunt when the zipper on your pants was un-zipped: "Hey! Kennywood's open!"

If so, I salute you. If not, I salute you still.

[LynneSin]

18. I'm Hersheypark Happy here

My family all has season tickets and both my nephew and his mother work at the park.

BTW, they all live 15 minutes from Hershey

[dr.strangelove]

27. I go every summer with my mom and my neices and nephews.

Though I was pissed when they stopped doing the "real" factory tours and started that fake "ride" tour of the factory.

FYI, when I was 18 I got pulled over for doing 42 mph in a 35 zone. the cop gave me a warning and a hershey bar.

[name not needed]

32. Me too

Six Flags SUCKS! Might as well change the name to McThemePark

[The empressof all]

19. Palisades Amusement Park-Alas it's gone

I still remember many fun Sundays there. I can still taste those French fries served up in a paper cone. I would really have to suck up to my mom though to get her to allow me into that huge wave pool.

Aaaaaah sweet youth

[dr.strangelove]

24. I loved Palisades Park.

I remember driving up and having breakfast at a rest stop.
Great memories.

[CBHagman]

29. Sing with me, fellow Palisades Amusement Park fans!

Palisades has the rides, Palisades has the fun.

Come on over!

Shows and dancing are free; so's the parking, so gee

Come on over!

Palisades from coast to coast, where a dime buys the most,

Palisades Amusement Park swings all day and after dark!

Ride the 'coaster, get cool in the waves in the pool.

You'll have fun!

So come on over!



On edit: Oy, am I dating myself.

[The empressof all]

37. Hey do you remember the name of the roller coaster

Was it the Cyclone or was that the one in Coney Island. It is now driving me crazy

[Corgigal]

20. Playland in Rye NY

right on the water and was a backdrop for the movie Big. Tax payer supported so you can come in for free however you want to ride you have to take out a second mortgage.

http://www.ryeplayland.org/

[dr.strangelove]

26. Expensive and PEOPLE DIE

Sorry, had to do it. There was a death there two weeks ago.
I love Rye Playland too.
Now I can;t get that them song from the commercial out of my head (with the flying rat/squirrel).

[Corgigal]

30. yeah I heard

an 8 year old fell out of some ride. However I bet all parks have injuries and deaths.

[Malikshah]

21. Islands of Adventure

In Orlando-- always fun all the time. :)

[frylock]

22. six flags magic mountain..

the proving grounds for all bad-ass coasters!

[Gothmog]

23. Walt Disney World

I know that this is not popular but I am big fan of WDW.

[Lestat]

25. Valleyfair!

In Shakopee, MN!

[SmileyBoy]

34. It's damn expensive, tho.

It costs like 150 bucks for a family of four. The food is WAAAAAAY overpriced too.

But I remember the last day of 6th Grade, we went on a field trip to Valleyfair. I spent 15 dollars on a meager lunch at one of the concession stands.

It rained really hard the rest of the day. We got all wet. The end.:)

[MI Cherie]

36. It’s hard to choose only one!

I didn't have the chance to go when I was a kid, so I've grown up to be a roller coaster junkie!

Michigan’s Adventure is the closest. Shivering Timbers is one of the best woodies and they have a great water park!

Cedar Point has a lot of awesome coasters, but the lines are way too long. Same at King’s Island. (And we even try to avoid weekends!)

Six Flags needs some better rides, but it’s got the best deal around — the season’s pass is good at any of their parks and costs about what a two day visit would.

Outside the parks are usually a half dozen or so fast food places at least half the price as inside park junk food!

[HEyHEY]

38. Amsterdam's red light district