"missing that elite coaster at CP" Sir I'm going to stop you there. You see there's this red coaster. Needs a paintjob. Over the head restraints. Awesomeness. Yes Maverick is elite
My Personal List: 10: Busch Gardens Tampa 9: SF Great America 8: Kings Dominion 7: Dollywood 6: Silver Dollar City 5: SF Magic Mountain 4: SF Great Adventure 2/3: King’s Island 2/3: Hersheypark 1: Cedar Point (Placement of Hersheypark and King’s Island depends on how good 2020 coasters are)
Williamsburg is missing my man no offense but themes like that especially how well they were done deserve a spot on anyone’s list they don’t call it the most beautiful theme park for nothing.
@Cooper Does Stuff not really, kings dominion has a family and thrill appeal with a nice atmosphere, while carowinds has a buisness feel to it, which i dont like.
Silver Dollar City is just such a great place to be at, it's just amazing all the little touches that were completely new to me compared to all the standard corporate parks. A swinging rope bridge, random buildings/rooms with no other purpose than to explore, wonderful tree-cover shielding you from the sun, A HUGE CAVE, a bizarre but charming winding path up to the park, really wacky attractions like Flooded Mine, Grandfather's mansion, and that underground restaurant, a park *newspaper!*, and neat ride specific employee uniforms.
Dollywood needs a new awesome coaster to push it to the top 10. I think their next Wildwood Grove expansion will include that, since this expansion was family friendly. Also glad to see Great Adventure ranked high. Hopefully next year we get an elite coaster that really solidifies its spot in the top 3 Six Flags parks.
Busch gardens and kings dominion are my home parks and I went to Carowinds this past Saturday and must admit it’s the best park I’ve been to out of the. 3
I live in Charlotte NC about 10 minutes from Carowinds and the only amusement park actually nearby so I am grateful for everything that it has and I’m not complaining
King's Island and Cedar Point, #2 and #1 respectively! King's Island has got even better since Cedar Fair took it over, too! It's basically Cedar Point South now :D
It is REALLY hard for me to put together an actual ranking of my top parks, so that's why I was curious what other people thought. I'd have to say at the moment, however, this is how they stack up, with all of them, especially parks 2 through 7 being really, really close! 1. Cedar Point 2. Kings Island 3. Busch Gardens Tampa 4. Sea World Orlando 5. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 6. Hersheypark 7. Dollywood 8. Holiday World 9. Kings Dominion 10. Six Flags Fiesta Texas Honorable Mentions - Six Flags Great Adventure - Kennywood - Carowinds - Six Flags Magic Mountain - Six Flags Great America (Fun Fact: If Six Flags Worlds of Adventure still existed, as it did in the early 2000's, I would actually have that at #2, just behind Cedar Point! It was an awesome park!)
as someone whos home parks are hersheypark and SFGA im incredibly shocked at your rankings for both. in my opinion, SFGA is a much better park. el toro is better than skyrush (skyrush restraints play a big role in it) and kingda ka is better than stormrunner. fahrenheit is a good coaster but id still put nitro over it. for SFGA top 3 over hersheypark top 3, that wld be changed. however, candymonium will also likely be worse than jersey devil coaster, considering jersey devil will be a top 3 rmc. also seaworld orlando would not be as high as that, even though kraken is my favorite floorless and mako is my favorite hyper. the fact that there are only 3 coasters makes it not better than any of the parks on this list. seaworld is still focused on the animals with coasters as a newer addition to invite more thrillseakers against parks like the texas six flags, disney/universal, etc.
Kings Is So Good, Even The Vibe It Gives Like When You Go Early In The Moring And See the sun Rise Its Just So Beautiful And A Great Place To Experience. It Just Gives a Certain Vibe That Is So Amazing I Cant Explain It. Awesome Video Though😁
I have a feeling after 2020 tampa will go to number 1 for me also but as of right now Williamsburg is my number one it's a sentimental thing because Williamsburg is where my wife and I fell in love lol
Even though I've never been to the US I find your list good, I'm kind of sad of not seeing Dollywood and the two Busch Gardens higher on the list because they are the most European feeling park in the US. For my top I will go maybe like this: 1 - Phantasialand 2- Toverland 3 - Europa Park 4 - Holiday Park 5 - Energylandia 6 - Le Pal 7 - Parc Astérix 8 - Fraispertuis-City 9 - Nigloland 10 - Efteling
I'm glad I'm in the Midwest! My home park is Six Flags Great America, and I have Holiday World, Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Silver Dollar City all within a day's drive!
Holiday World really needs to kick everything up a notch. They're close to both Kings Island and Kentucky Kingdom, and whenever I go there I just get a screaming sense of "baby park." (It's my home park!) I understand wanting to feel family-oriented, but most of their flat rides really suck because they haven't been updated in a good while, and while the Raven and the Legend are okay starter coasters, the Voyage and Thunderbird are really the only reasons to come to the park once you've gotten a few larger credits from the other nearby parks. The holiday themeing just seems so juvenile and dated, you can tell this is an OLD park. (Which is it - one of the oldest theme parks in the US!) But I wouldn't know what to suggest to help it, outside of "scrap the theme and go hard on thrills" - which they seem to be doing, in terms of thrills. Splashin' Safari is absolutely legendary though, blows every other water park I've been to out of the water. (Pun intended.) But they almost seem to be neglecting their dry park in order to advance their water park, which seems like a bad move to me as you get more seasonal time with the dry park. (April and Late August, September, and October)They either need to say "We're going to be an amazing family park" or "we're going to be a thrill park" because going in both directions is something that bigger parks with more land and budget can do, but not Holiday World. The only thing Holiday World has on KI and KK is the pricing and free parking and drinks. (But KK is getting really good deals too these past years, so HW is even losing that edge.) Not to mention there's no fast pass system for coasters, which personally irks me because I loathe going to a park and not being able to ride more than maybe a coaster or two due to large wait times, which Holiday World totally gets with Thunderbird and Voyage. /endrant
@@HouseBlackwolf Be careful what you wish for with a fast lane system. Some parks do a nice job of investing in an actual system to make it fair and accessible for all guests with registration or comeback window systems, but for others it's a total money grab. Cedar Point is my home park and when you spend nearly $200 on a platinum pass most people rely on repeat visits to get on everything. With it's worldwide reputation I can understand people who've traveled a great distance wanting a fast lane, but I am surprised to hear someone want a fast lane system at their home park!
@@timk987 When I say it's my "Home park," it's still a good two hours away from me. Which, I know doesn't SOUND like a big deal, but I'm physically disabled and driving long times and waiting long waits (even with my wheelchair) kills me. I get maybe 4 hours at a park, 6 if I'm lucky, a day before I have to rest for the rest of the evening, and if waiting in line chews up most of that time, I'm an unhappy camper lol. During peak season and when the Halloween Festivities are going on, the wait times can get pretty wild - and a two hour wait just doesn't cut it for me. Like they have the system that KI does where you get a "ride time" and then come back, but you've still gotta wait - which is totally fair! But I'm also willing to shell out some cash to make sure I ride everything I want in one day, maybe multiple times. (I don't get to go to theme parks too often - only been to KI two days this year, and I'm a season pass holder. Cue the sad piano music!)
@@HouseBlackwolfWhen you say "Like they have the system that KI does where you get a "ride time" and then come back,"...you are referring to the system for being disabled or having a medical excuse? I think that is pretty fair as well. The more elite coasters a park gets the more likely they'd get a line bypass system. I think that is sometime off for HW, unless they implement a system like Universal's Volcano Bay for Splashin' Safari. I'd say there is a bigger need there. Just out of curiosity, if you're only spending 4-6 hours in a park how much cash would you be willing to "shell out" on a bypass system? Do you get a Fast Lane at Kings Island?
Tim K I do! I know a lot of people would see it as silly, but nearly every time I go, unless it’s like in early May (before schools get out) or if I go during the week (Like a Tuesday or Wednesday) I try and get a fast pass if I have the money for it. Like I said, I only get about 4-6 hours at a park so I try to make the most of that by riding as much as I can. Fast Passes help because I don’t have to go all the way up the wheelchair ramp, then back down to wait, then back up it again an hour later when it’s time - I can just roll up and go! I totally agree with you on the front that it’s probably a long way before Holiday World gets a Fast Pass system - I think they totally need a few bigger rides first. If you got it, your only options would be just the Voyage, Thunderbird, and maybe the bigger water slides if they extended it to Splashin’ Safari. I just hope they start getting these big rides tho, I would love to see some life poured into the park I spent so many childhood summer vacations at. :)
Top 10: 1. Cedar Point 2. Hersheypark 3. Six Flags Great Adventure 4. Dollywood 5. Kings Island 6. Busch Gardens Tampa 7. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 8. Kings Dominion 9. Six Flags Great America 10. Silver Dollar City
My top parks 1. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2. Haven’t been yet 3. Haven’t been yet 4. Haven’t been yet 5. Haven’t been yet What do you guys think of my list?
Replace that with Great America and you've got my list. But the second I get my driver's license and have the money and time to go to any of these, you can bet I'll be doing just that.
Although Hersheypark and Dollywood are 100% in my top 10, I can understand why you might not put them in there. I like that Kings Island is your number two. It is mine as well, and I get so much flack for putting at number two. I feel like I’m home when I’m there even though I don’t live anywhere near there. Operations are great the rides are solid, I just feel like I belong there. And of course, Cedar point. Goes without saying. I also call it my happiest place on earth! LOL.
Dollywood is awesome! Edit: also, Dollywood is probably getting a B&M Hyper because I’m pretty sure it won the survey they sent out. So that should bump it up.
Pretty good list! I was honestly shocked when Silver Dollar City showed up, but I'm glad it's on there! That being said, I can't agree with you on Great America. Not a big fan of that park, but I will admit they have been improving it a lot over the last few years.
As an Ohioan, I’m happy both our top parks made it to the top 2... but omg, I need to travel beyond my state! Some of those coasters at other parks look amazing, especially Fury and Kingda Ka!
It's a pretty good park, but aside from the three B&Ms, there's not all that much there. Some of the other coasters like backlot and vortex are solid, but other than that, it's kind of lacking
@@jackp3125 Although I agree with your statement there are a tonne of family rides and Canada's Wonderland is beautiful. But I do agree with you but I bet give it 5-7 years and it will be better than ever. Also Airtime Thrills didn't get the best experience at Canada's Wonderland.
SFMM is also my home park and I think we're lucky to be top 5. If Six Flags Corp. put more care into the park and how its rides are presented I think we could be ranked higher. That change looks promising though with West Coast Racers coming in. The only thing I don't agree with you on are what rides in Magic Mountain you consider "elite." Tatsu is not _arguably_ elite, it most definitely still is an elite ride in the world of roller coasters when considering other B&M's. I would also list Full Throttle as an elite ride and not a supporting one, I've seen plenty of people list it as their favorite ride in the park. We need a giga for our 20th roller coaster though stat haha.
Idk, a giga would cost an upwards of 25 mil, and Six flags hasn't poured anywhere near that amount of money into a ride in close to 20 years. I don't think it's a realistic expectation sadly.
Kings Island is my home park now while Cedar Point used to be my home park when I was little. I'm so happy i've got to experience both parks and it makes me so happy that i live so close to two of the world's greatest amusement parks in history.
Max Theme Parks Dollywood and Hershey were snubbed, kings dominion even though it doesn’t seem it, doesn’t really have much to it. Trust me I’ve had it as a home park before and it was much more worth it to go to Busch gardens
Max Theme Parks I mean I’m going to be honest. I’ve been to Dollywood, Busch gardens Williamsburg, Kings Dominion, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Sic Flags Magic Mountain, and this year I’m also visiting Carowinds and six flags over Georgia. I can safely say that kings island really isn’t overrated. I think personally it feels like a 4 or 5 park but when you really break it down it comes out 2 for good reason. Their top three are absolutely awesome, the best supporting cast of any park excluding cedar point, and with an outstanding ride on the way for 2020, I would say the park is pretty fairly rated. Now I get that there are a lot of KI fanboys that will hype of the most nonsense things of the park and even though it is currently my home park, I try to not associate with the fanboys though I do recognize that it is an amazing park! The info thing really missing is the outstanding ride that stands clearly above all which will be soon. It’s pretty sad how people will hate on the park just because they think it’s cool or that the park is deserving of it when it’s just honestly a great park :(
@Rollercoasters Worldwide Go there when Lightning Rod and Mystery Mine are both down. I went in Aug 2017 over 4 day stretch and that was the case. In fact, Wild Eagle kept shutting down intermittently and I thought it was odd for a B&M. Came to find out the were having trouble with bees in the station. At one point i think there were 5 or 6 coasters down! I wasn't impressed. I even thought the cinnamon bread was over rated! Okay on the outside, but just plain, hot and doughy on the inside! Fortunately we said at Dreammore so we had easy access and Time Saver passes. (but most lines weren't that long)
I live about 2 1/2 hours away from cedar point and I've only been there once in mid may on a hichschool field trip for collegiate classes. Despite being may, a school day, and 50 °F the lines were still really long. Unfortunately I can't say I had a great visit because many of the rides were closed due to wind speed / rain. The closings coupled with the crowds served to increase the lines even further. That said what coasters I did ride were undoubtedly the best I have ever ridden. Funnily enough one of the coolest parts of my visit was getting on a pendulum ride seconds before a sudden downpour. While my friends and I were on the ride the rain stung like needles which is a very fond memory in hindsight. The real kicker for the trips was the millennium force though. While I was riding it my friend next to me had his arms up, when he put them down he knocked off my glasses. This effectively meant I was wandering through the park blind for the whole day (Fuck you Zain). Despite the "bad" trip I still enjoyed Cedar Point more than any other park and would love to go back with my college friends.
I saw your 2019 bad experience at Fiesta Texas video and I have been to Fiesta Texas over 10 times and never had an experience like that - sorry you went through that Air Time Thrills cause it truly is a beautiful and special park with excellent coasters and rides!!
Kings Island is my home park. I love it. I’m excited for Orion but sad for Vortex. Vortex was really rough in its final few years, but it will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my first first “big boy” coaster. My dad snuck me on when I was about an inch too short to ride way back in ‘93. Back then, the line for Vortex would stretch all the way down the midway to the entrance of the Racer.
I’ve always thought I was spoiled to have cedar point as my home park because I’ve been going there for years and haven’t been to any other parks beside Disney and Orlando haha
I grew up only 20 minutes form cedar point. I know live a few hours from the park, but both my parents live less than 30 minutes. I adore Cedar Point. The only draw back is it spoiled looking forward to a lot of other coaster parks.
Kings Island number 2? I figured it be on the list but I didn't think it'd be that high..... Im not sure I agree with that but since it was my home park for years I guess Im not complaining. XD Ohio Uber Alles!
I live in St. Louis and sadly have only ever been to Six Flags St. Louis (In terms of big coaster parks)(I've been to Disney World but didn't get to enjoy it as much because I was super sick) I enjoy my home park and I think the Boss is an underrated woodie most people don't know about, but again I dont have much to compare it to. I would love to travel to all the theme parks in the country if I had the money. I hope to be able to go to Silver Dollar City soon considering it is one of the closest ones to me and I hear alot of good about it. Cedar Point would be awesome too. I'm going to the first Cowboys game against the Giants in Dallas this year, it'd be great if I could visit Six Flags Over Texas when I do but I don't think we will have the time.
I haven’t been to a lot of these in years so I’ve missed a lot of the best stuff from some of these parks, but my top 10 would be: 10) Six Flags Over Georgia (Once - 2008) 9) Six Flags Fiesta Texas (5 times) 8) Six Flags Over Texas (Home park so dozens) 7) Dollywood (Twice - 2008, 2018) 6) Six Flags Great America (Once - 2005) 5) Six Flags Great Adventure (Once - 2009) 4) Hersheypark (Once - 2009) 3) Kings Island (Once - 2012) 2) Six Flags Magic Mountain (3 times - 1998, 2006, 2018) 1) Cedar Point (Once - 2004)
Moving from Ohio to Indiana was NOT the move. I'm still near-ish, but I used to have Kings Island less than an hour away. Now I have Cedar Point, Kings Island, Holiday World, and last and least Michigan's Adventure all about four hours away. 🙃
Really appreciate the kind words about Kings island. It's our home park and a lot of my family has worked there over the years. They have commented about how well things are run too, and what a wonderful experience it was working there. I'll also say that they seem to have had the least amount of incidents and accidents so it's always felt like a safe place.
I think the ability to stay ahead of the curve in thrill rides like they had done at the beginning of the coaster wars which dick kinzel started. Coupled with its unique location with its diligent maintenance and focus on safety make it a top tier park. What other amusement park that you can goto the ride side of the park and later visit a water park and either during the day or towards at night chill out on a beach??... I have actually spent some days just relaxing on the beach and when the sun goes down take the family inside the park to ride a few rides before heading home.
One thing to remember when comparing the two parks is ability to grow cp is land locked and fully developed while ki owns 775 acres and is only using 364 at the moment leaving a lot of growth potential
@@stevenkennedy9478 KI will never overtake CP because Cedar Fair won't let it happen. Thats fine with me though, I will happily take the best two parks in the world being in OH
My rankings 5.Castles and Coasters (This was just a stop on a trip in Arizona) 4.Six Flags Great America (I didn’t have the best experience, it was 95 degrees, which coming from Indiana is horrible! And the V2 and X-flight operations took twice as long as the ride) 3.Holiday World (Fun park, one of the best water parks, and Voyage and Thunderbird are elite coasters.) 2.King’s Island (My home park, sadly it’s two hours away from me, but if I go there I can marathon Banshee, Diamondback, and Mystic Timbers all day. Plus their drop tower is amazing!) 1.Cedar Point (Amazing park. Steel Vengeance is easily my number 1 Coaster, with Millennium being number 2. Great top 3, top 5, top 10. This is the only park where the “fillers” are quality coasters like Gemini, Rougarou, Wicked Twister, and Blue Streak.)
iBhopper when I went there again it was broken down so I couldn’t compare it to Maverick! I think I’ll get to go in a week, so I’ll see how it stacks up!
Hersheypark has Great Bear, Sooperdooperlooper, Comet, Lightning Racer, Skyrush, Storm Runner, Fahrenheit, Laff Track, a top tier mine train, and will soon have a B&M Hyper. How the hell is it not a Top 10 park?
King's Island is our home park, and we're dying for Orion to open. Cedar Point is 2 1/2 hours away, and we've got our platinum passes for 2020, so we're gonna be in coaster heaven. Ohio is so fortunate to have these world class parks. We have friends from out of state that are planning to see us next year just to go to both parks.
My home park is Cedar Point. I went to Kings Island this summer and was thrilled with the operations there. They loaded trains so quickly and the atmosphere was great. Excited to ride Orion next season!
I will admit I have been to 2 parks so far. When I was near Spokane Washington, silverwood was the only park close enough to us. Spent 35 of my years there and thought aftershock was the best coaster out there until I moved to ohio and been here for 10 years now and last year my wife said let's go to cedar point, so we did. We have been there 6 times now and I feel silverwood is tiny compared to cedar point. Cedar point is only 2 hours from me where kings island is almost 7 from me. But I am glad to have cedar point as my home park now, with the gold pass, we will be there alot more this year.
I have not been to Carowinds before, so maybe it just looks a lot better in video. And, Kings Island used to be my home park, so maybe I stopped truly appreciating everything it had or something. ... But having Carowinds THAT far BEHIND Kings Island really threw me for a loop
Kings Island is my home park and I've never been anywhere else. I've only recently gotten into this and I'm headed to Cedar Point next year and I'm so excited. I love Kings Island and I don't understand how it can be topped but I have no experience with other parks so we'll see how it goes!
Great Adventure is my favorite park. I worked there from 1995-2003 and test rode Nitro, Batman the Chiller, and Medusa (Bizarro) before the opened to the public. Great memories there!
Here’s the thing, I really don’t think Kings Island can overtake Cedar Point.. I mean, In 2021, I’ll be staying there for a whole week at the hotel, and we will not only ride rides, but also go to the beach, rent jet skis, and go to watch the sunset. Cedar point isn’t all about the thrill rides, that’s what I love about it. Not to mention they have a hotel inside the actual park, not many parks have that.
Your pick for #3 has made me want to go back to SDC. I live near KC and visited Labor day 2018 and liked it. You have made me want to go back! I have the 3rd weekend in October open. Will definitely ride Wildfire in the back for that first drop. I didn't ride the mine ride last year but you have made me want to. Then of course there is Outlaw Run!!!
Can’t argue with that list. Here in Central Maryland we’re a one day drive or less to at least 7 parks! Would love to hit Six Flags in Illinois and some parks out west.
I honestly think living in the Cincinnati area is the best area to live if you are a coaster enthusiast. That might sound crazy because of places like south California and the Orlando, FL area but the reason why I think it’s the best area is two things. One you have 4 absolutely outstanding amusement parks considerably close by (Kings Island, Cedar Point, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom with places like Indiana Beach, Six Flags Great America, Hersheypark, and Beech Bend not too far off either). And two there are specific highways that literally lead right to those areas (Interstate 71 connecting Louisville, Cincinnati, and Cleveland with roads leading right to Sandusky, Interstate 75 connecting Cincinnati down to southern Kentucky, and I-74 connecting a lot of the parks in Indiana. It just seems very convenient with all of the parks.
I grew up in Mississauga and was a die hard Canada's Wonderland fan since it was my home park for so long. It was great... until we went to visit friends in Windsor Ontario (southernmost town in Ontario) and too a trip to cedar point. 3 years later we Moved to Windsor. 4 years after that I finally had a car and a license and my friends and I started our yearly pilgrimage to Cedar Point. There are so many coasters out there that i want to ride COUGHx2COUGH but i am more than happy that Cedar Point is my home Amusement Park. and just an hour or so drive longer and I can hit King's Island...
I grew up in Dayton, OH. So, we had season passes to Kings Island (48 min away) growing up. And we frequently spent family vacations in Cedar Point (2hr 57min away). Now, I live in Chicago and Great America is a 36 min drive from my door...😍 And my younger brother lives in Maryland 11 min from SF America (which isn’t a GREAT park, but still close). Not only that, he lives less than a 3hr drive from... 1. Kings Dominion 2. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 3. Hersheypark 4. Dorney Park 5. SF Great Adventure 😳😳😳😳
I've always felt like people who say any Six Flags is the greatest has never been to Cedar Point. Cedar Point is the most fun I've ever had at any one place. There is SO MUCH TO DO. Their coasters are second to none and if you go during Halloweekends it's just so much fun. What an amazing place.
Carowinds has a special place in my heart. I grew up going every summer. I used to get so mad because I was too small to ride top gun which is after burner now. It was a huge moment when I finally got to ride it, and now I ride it every time I go. And the Fury! Holy crap!! Do I even need to say anymore?! 😍
My plan for carowinds. Rmc hurler. Demolish nighthawk in favor of a dive/wing/flying b&m. Floor-less convert vortex. Put a nice Gci in the spot of the rapids ride. And maybe cutting Carolina cyclone entirely in favor of some sort of intamin
seeing busch gardens tampa on this list was a pleasant surprise! i feel like that park is so under appreciated. most people come to universal, disney or sea world in florida but i will always recommend busch gardens over disney to my customers at work who ask. people are understandably mad about iron gwazi but that park still has a lot of amazing coasters!!! hope i can make it to busch gardens williamsburg
Great list. I usually rank my parks by the experience I had there / how much fun I've had. That standard isn't really fair if I have only visited a park on crazy busy days (Kings Island) or I wasn't able to get the full experience at a park (SFMM), but that's still how I rank them. Sometimes, a mediocre park or one with a weak coaster lineup can give me a fantastic experience (SW San Antonio-SFStL-WOF), by going at the right time or visiting enough to really take it all in. An attached waterpark can provide a big boost for me. 10. Sea World San Antonio 9. Kings Island 8. Six Flags Great America 7. Silver Dollar City 6. Busch Gardens Williamsburg 5. Kings Dominion 4. Six Flags Fiesta Texas 3. Sea World Orlando 2. Busch Gardens Tampa 1. Cedar Point I'll be visiting Six Flags Great Adventure in a few weeks. You mentioned the locker policy. How is that one enforced; metal detectors? I heard about the empty pockets thing. What if I use a money belt, attached to my belt loops, with a front zippered pocket that I tuck in? I often do it that way when I go to parks, and it works beautifully.
Wow SWSA thats surprising, and I also rank these parks largely based on how much fun I had there (though not entirely cuz if I did, SFNE would be wayyy higher) The SFGADV locker policy applies to Toro, Ka, and Joker. You cant have anything metal in your pockets-cameras keys change phones. The employees usually even make you pat your pockets down, but they didnt have metal detectors when I was there. If you can pat yourself down without making it obvious there's something hidden then youre fine
I know that SWSA would surprise a lot of people. But I have always had such a great time there, and I have had enough time there to really take it all in. Weak coaster lineup, but the waterpark on site adds a lot, and there's always plenty to do on my summer visits. I know my experience there is unique. Thanks for the info on SFGAdv. I'm always prepared to get a locker if I have to, even though I always have everything secured. I just like knowing ahead of time of annoying policies.
I'll hopefully make a trip to Magic Mountain (either Fright Fest or Holiday in the Park; I didn't want to be out there in the summer when it's brutally hot!) and the inevitable questions: 1. X2 - inner or outer seat? 2. Scream suffers from a major B&M rattle? (which is odd because it's a clone of Bizzaro) 3. Does Viper bash you around like any other Arrow looper? 4. Since I'll be staying at a hotel; is there any public transportation to/from the park?
Jason Maier 1. inner seat for smoothness but outer seat for even more insanity 2. scream is really not that bad 3. viper will give you a minor concussion and rip your ears off 4. yes there is public transportation to the park every day of the week. hope you have fun!!
Thing about Kings Island is its only getting bigger and better. There’s plenty of room to expand and with solid attendance it can justify getting new amazing coasters. They already have an amazing lineup with their 2020 giga Orion and it’s gonna get much better in the future.
Wow shame you didn’t have a good experience at Hershey! Absolutely Beautiful park and a pretty kickass lineup between skyrush stormrunner and Fahrenheit, plus a crazy historic park aswel!
I consider myself the luckiest coaster-enthusiast alive. I live equal distances from Cedar Point and Kings Island. I live 2.5 hours from both.
Five Stubbz luckyyyy! I’m 1.5 away from SFGAm and like 4 hours away from Cedar point and kings island
Pretty much the same but I haven’t gone to kings island in a while...
That's how far I am from CP. But I live on the lake, so nowhere near kings island
I live about 3 hours from SFGAM, its the nearest park to me.
I live in between kings dominion and Busch gardens Williamsburg 🥴
"missing that elite coaster at CP"
Sir I'm going to stop you there. You see there's this red coaster. Needs a paintjob. Over the head restraints. Awesomeness. Yes Maverick is elite
Agreed, Maverick is definitely elite
I'd say he also forgot TTD.
Hahaha trollin me with weaksauce Maverick
@@AirtimeThrills Weak what? Lol. Prior to Steel Vengeance, Maverick was easily the 2nd most intense coaster in the park. Only behind TTD.
@@steveo7771286 yeah I know just me and cupcake jabbin each other
My Personal List:
10: Busch Gardens Tampa
9: SF Great America
8: Kings Dominion
7: Dollywood
6: Silver Dollar City
5: SF Magic Mountain
4: SF Great Adventure
2/3: King’s Island
2/3: Hersheypark
1: Cedar Point
(Placement of Hersheypark and King’s Island depends on how good 2020 coasters are)
This looks good. I like how u have Kings Dominion and not Carowinds. However I think silver dollar city is too high. Overall good list.
busch gardens williamsburg
Williamsburg is missing my man no offense but themes like that especially how well they were done deserve a spot on anyone’s list they don’t call it the most beautiful theme park for nothing.
Did you visit SeaWorld Orlando?
@Cooper Does Stuff not really, kings dominion has a family and thrill appeal with a nice atmosphere, while carowinds has a buisness feel to it, which i dont like.
Silver Dollar City is just such a great place to be at, it's just amazing all the little touches that were completely new to me compared to all the standard corporate parks. A swinging rope bridge, random buildings/rooms with no other purpose than to explore, wonderful tree-cover shielding you from the sun, A HUGE CAVE, a bizarre but charming winding path up to the park, really wacky attractions like Flooded Mine, Grandfather's mansion, and that underground restaurant, a park *newspaper!*, and neat ride specific employee uniforms.
That park newspaper confused me so much. Kept looking for maps and didnt realize that was it
Is your profile pic the Voyage at holiday world lol
@@Shaju9751 yep, Its my favorite roller coaster, and I took that pic 2 years ago, thought it looking stunning
My favorite too
Alex Mahon yessss
One thing i always brag about being from Ohio while on vacation is Cedar Point and Kings Island. Both are amazing in their own right!
GREAT TO LIVE IN OHIO
[THE COASTER CAPITOL OF THE WORLD]
@Nicholas Brown Yeah Cali has Disneyland, Universal, etc but Ohio and some other parks have WAY better coasters
@Nicholas Brown buh buh buh. It’s expensive! 💵💰💸💶💷💳💎💴💵💸
Cedar point is my home park, I love visiting there, all of the rides are thrilling
My home park (Great America) is 20 minutes away how far is cedar point from you
im about 3 hours away from great America and 5 hours away from cedar point i got to both a lot
Kennywood is my home park but I go to CP a lot because it’s only a few hour drive and I have a platinum pass
It’s my home park too i live about 30 mins away
Cedar Point is my home park as well. I am about 30 minutes out. I have been there 14 times so far this year.
“In 2019, we’re getting west coast racers.”
Funny joke.
??? How is it a joke???
He meant 2029, we are just testing it
Six flags is my home park and I have much respect to you saying viper and raging bull are underrated 😂
Josh Thomas Omg same
Fr tho Raging Bull and Viper are so underrated, they slap
Great coasters. My home park too
Viper was my first coaster and i got HOOKED on airtime after that
TheUltimateMasters bricks yess dude I love the ride ops I can always get so much room
Dollywood needs a new awesome coaster to push it to the top 10. I think their next Wildwood Grove expansion will include that, since this expansion was family friendly. Also glad to see Great Adventure ranked high. Hopefully next year we get an elite coaster that really solidifies its spot in the top 3 Six Flags parks.
Chase kd too
Chase this didn’t age well
i remember when carowinds was lucky to name someone’s list. now it’s rare to not see it on someone’s list. it’s crazy cause that’s my home park
same here
Yeah, I remember when Carowinds was basically an average, unheard-of regional park back in the 90s.
My home park too I love it, but I still kinda miss thunder road
Busch gardens and kings dominion are my home parks and I went to Carowinds this past Saturday and must admit it’s the best park I’ve been to out of the. 3
AH that’s my home park too! i live 35 minutes away
“they also have a good supporting cast with vortex”
..............
That aged well...
Those people who were sad when it got the axe LOL
I live in Charlotte NC about 10 minutes from Carowinds and the only amusement park actually nearby so I am grateful for everything that it has and I’m not complaining
King's Island and Cedar Point, #2 and #1 respectively! King's Island has got even better since Cedar Fair took it over, too! It's basically Cedar Point South now :D
Unrequited I’ve haven’t been to kings island yet but I agree based on everyone’s opinions ❤️
Literally nobody:
Erik: BEAST IS IN THE THUMBNAIL LET'S GO
It is REALLY hard for me to put together an actual ranking of my top parks, so that's why I was curious what other people thought. I'd have to say at the moment, however, this is how they stack up, with all of them, especially parks 2 through 7 being really, really close!
1. Cedar Point
2. Kings Island
3. Busch Gardens Tampa
4. Sea World Orlando
5. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
6. Hersheypark
7. Dollywood
8. Holiday World
9. Kings Dominion
10. Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Honorable Mentions
- Six Flags Great Adventure
- Kennywood
- Carowinds
- Six Flags Magic Mountain
- Six Flags Great America
(Fun Fact: If Six Flags Worlds of Adventure still existed, as it did in the early 2000's, I would actually have that at #2, just behind Cedar Point! It was an awesome park!)
as someone whos home parks are hersheypark and SFGA im incredibly shocked at your rankings for both. in my opinion, SFGA is a much better park. el toro is better than skyrush (skyrush restraints play a big role in it) and kingda ka is better than stormrunner. fahrenheit is a good coaster but id still put nitro over it. for SFGA top 3 over hersheypark top 3, that wld be changed. however, candymonium will also likely be worse than jersey devil coaster, considering jersey devil will be a top 3 rmc. also seaworld orlando would not be as high as that, even though kraken is my favorite floorless and mako is my favorite hyper. the fact that there are only 3 coasters makes it not better than any of the parks on this list. seaworld is still focused on the animals with coasters as a newer addition to invite more thrillseakers against parks like the texas six flags, disney/universal, etc.
Carowinds is an amazing park!
Kings Is So Good, Even The Vibe It Gives Like When You Go Early In The Moring And See the sun Rise Its Just So Beautiful And A Great Place To Experience. It Just Gives a Certain Vibe That Is So Amazing I Cant Explain It. Awesome Video Though😁
Jacob Debruler kings dominion has that too, if you ride racer 75 in the morning you get a sunrise view of intimidator 305
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is my favorite park in the world right now so I would've liked to see it higher but good quality video
Illinois Coasters agree 100% Top 3 w/ RMC Gwazi
I have a feeling after 2020 tampa will go to number 1 for me also but as of right now Williamsburg is my number one it's a sentimental thing because Williamsburg is where my wife and I fell in love lol
Even though I've never been to the US I find your list good, I'm kind of sad of not seeing Dollywood and the two Busch Gardens higher on the list because they are the most European feeling park in the US.
For my top I will go maybe like this:
1 - Phantasialand
2- Toverland
3 - Europa Park
4 - Holiday Park
5 - Energylandia
6 - Le Pal
7 - Parc Astérix
8 - Fraispertuis-City
9 - Nigloland
10 - Efteling
Yeah I definitely think youre right about those 3 being the most European style parks. Definitely on a different level theming wise
I'm glad I'm in the Midwest! My home park is Six Flags Great America, and I have Holiday World, Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Silver Dollar City all within a day's drive!
Holiday World needs an RMC am I right?
Holiday World really needs to kick everything up a notch. They're close to both Kings Island and Kentucky Kingdom, and whenever I go there I just get a screaming sense of "baby park." (It's my home park!) I understand wanting to feel family-oriented, but most of their flat rides really suck because they haven't been updated in a good while, and while the Raven and the Legend are okay starter coasters, the Voyage and Thunderbird are really the only reasons to come to the park once you've gotten a few larger credits from the other nearby parks. The holiday themeing just seems so juvenile and dated, you can tell this is an OLD park. (Which is it - one of the oldest theme parks in the US!) But I wouldn't know what to suggest to help it, outside of "scrap the theme and go hard on thrills" - which they seem to be doing, in terms of thrills. Splashin' Safari is absolutely legendary though, blows every other water park I've been to out of the water. (Pun intended.) But they almost seem to be neglecting their dry park in order to advance their water park, which seems like a bad move to me as you get more seasonal time with the dry park. (April and Late August, September, and October)They either need to say "We're going to be an amazing family park" or "we're going to be a thrill park" because going in both directions is something that bigger parks with more land and budget can do, but not Holiday World. The only thing Holiday World has on KI and KK is the pricing and free parking and drinks. (But KK is getting really good deals too these past years, so HW is even losing that edge.) Not to mention there's no fast pass system for coasters, which personally irks me because I loathe going to a park and not being able to ride more than maybe a coaster or two due to large wait times, which Holiday World totally gets with Thunderbird and Voyage. /endrant
@@HouseBlackwolf Be careful what you wish for with a fast lane system. Some parks do a nice job of investing in an actual system to make it fair and accessible for all guests with registration or comeback window systems, but for others it's a total money grab. Cedar Point is my home park and when you spend nearly $200 on a platinum pass most people rely on repeat visits to get on everything. With it's worldwide reputation I can understand people who've traveled a great distance wanting a fast lane, but I am surprised to hear someone want a fast lane system at their home park!
@@timk987 When I say it's my "Home park," it's still a good two hours away from me. Which, I know doesn't SOUND like a big deal, but I'm physically disabled and driving long times and waiting long waits (even with my wheelchair) kills me. I get maybe 4 hours at a park, 6 if I'm lucky, a day before I have to rest for the rest of the evening, and if waiting in line chews up most of that time, I'm an unhappy camper lol. During peak season and when the Halloween Festivities are going on, the wait times can get pretty wild - and a two hour wait just doesn't cut it for me. Like they have the system that KI does where you get a "ride time" and then come back, but you've still gotta wait - which is totally fair! But I'm also willing to shell out some cash to make sure I ride everything I want in one day, maybe multiple times. (I don't get to go to theme parks too often - only been to KI two days this year, and I'm a season pass holder. Cue the sad piano music!)
@@HouseBlackwolfWhen you say "Like they have the system that KI does where you get a "ride time" and then come back,"...you are referring to the system for being disabled or having a medical excuse? I think that is pretty fair as well. The more elite coasters a park gets the more likely they'd get a line bypass system. I think that is sometime off for HW, unless they implement a system like Universal's Volcano Bay for Splashin' Safari. I'd say there is a bigger need there. Just out of curiosity, if you're only spending 4-6 hours in a park how much cash would you be willing to "shell out" on a bypass system? Do you get a Fast Lane at Kings Island?
Tim K I do! I know a lot of people would see it as silly, but nearly every time I go, unless it’s like in early May (before schools get out) or if I go during the week (Like a Tuesday or Wednesday) I try and get a fast pass if I have the money for it. Like I said, I only get about 4-6 hours at a park so I try to make the most of that by riding as much as I can. Fast Passes help because I don’t have to go all the way up the wheelchair ramp, then back down to wait, then back up it again an hour later when it’s time - I can just roll up and go!
I totally agree with you on the front that it’s probably a long way before Holiday World gets a Fast Pass system - I think they totally need a few bigger rides first. If you got it, your only options would be just the Voyage, Thunderbird, and maybe the bigger water slides if they extended it to Splashin’ Safari. I just hope they start getting these big rides tho, I would love to see some life poured into the park I spent so many childhood summer vacations at. :)
Top 10:
1. Cedar Point
2. Hersheypark
3. Six Flags Great Adventure
4. Dollywood
5. Kings Island
6. Busch Gardens Tampa
7. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
8. Kings Dominion
9. Six Flags Great America
10. Silver Dollar City
I respect anyone who ranks Hershey and Dollywood high, I just personally havent had the greatest experiences there
My top parks
1. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
2. Haven’t been yet
3. Haven’t been yet
4. Haven’t been yet
5. Haven’t been yet
What do you guys think of my list?
Replace that with Great America and you've got my list. But the second I get my driver's license and have the money and time to go to any of these, you can bet I'll be doing just that.
Busch Gardens is my home park and my favorite ride is Apollo's Chariot!
@@greysonsmith1024 I love Apollo's Chariot aswell, My other favorites are Alpengeist and Griffon!
@@jamesm8829 I'm so close to being tall enough for Griffon, Tempesto, and Alpengheist and I get so mad when I can't because they look so much fun!
Although Hersheypark and Dollywood are 100% in my top 10, I can understand why you might not put them in there. I like that Kings Island is your number two. It is mine as well, and I get so much flack for putting at number two. I feel like I’m home when I’m there even though I don’t live anywhere near there. Operations are great the rides are solid, I just feel like I belong there. And of course, Cedar point. Goes without saying. I also call it my happiest place on earth! LOL.
Imagine a inverted stand up coaster
With airtime
Who needs kids
@Dexter Frebish's Electric Roller Ride 💀💀😂😂
Dollywood is awesome!
Edit: also, Dollywood is probably getting a B&M Hyper because I’m pretty sure it won the survey they sent out. So that should bump it up.
Although it was just to test peoples opinions, the park will decide in the end what it will get
Pretty good list! I was honestly shocked when Silver Dollar City showed up, but I'm glad it's on there! That being said, I can't agree with you on Great America. Not a big fan of that park, but I will admit they have been improving it a lot over the last few years.
I can see that, a lot of this is purely how great of a time I've had at these parks so if I have a bad outing it can definitely shift things around
You're a very blessed human being to have gotten to go to all the parks you've been to and ride all these coasters. VERY blessed.
Kings island number 2!!
my home park I'm glad you see what I see great video!
🖤🖤
As an Ohioan, I’m happy both our top parks made it to the top 2... but omg, I need to travel beyond my state! Some of those coasters at other parks look amazing, especially Fury and Kingda Ka!
*sees Busch gardens Williamsburg video* Me: YES WE MADE IT
Where is Canada's Wonderland!? (Ik im a fan boi but its the third or second best cedar fair park in my opinion)
It's a pretty good park, but aside from the three B&Ms, there's not all that much there. Some of the other coasters like backlot and vortex are solid, but other than that, it's kind of lacking
@@jackp3125 Although I agree with your statement there are a tonne of family rides and Canada's Wonderland is beautiful. But I do agree with you but I bet give it 5-7 years and it will be better than ever. Also Airtime Thrills didn't get the best experience at Canada's Wonderland.
*sees Dollywood as honourable mention*
oh..
**sees Hersheypark as honorouble mention**
SPITS
Is nobody gonna talk about how that test train at 00:14 is crawling?
The Coaster Scoop yikes. That is extremely slow
SFMM is also my home park and I think we're lucky to be top 5. If Six Flags Corp. put more care into the park and how its rides are presented I think we could be ranked higher. That change looks promising though with West Coast Racers coming in. The only thing I don't agree with you on are what rides in Magic Mountain you consider "elite." Tatsu is not _arguably_ elite, it most definitely still is an elite ride in the world of roller coasters when considering other B&M's. I would also list Full Throttle as an elite ride and not a supporting one, I've seen plenty of people list it as their favorite ride in the park. We need a giga for our 20th roller coaster though stat haha.
Maybe they can remove Viper and put the giga there, though I wonder if that would be enough room for it.
Idk, a giga would cost an upwards of 25 mil, and Six flags hasn't poured anywhere near that amount of money into a ride in close to 20 years. I don't think it's a realistic expectation sadly.
Kings Island is my home park now while Cedar Point used to be my home park when I was little. I'm so happy i've got to experience both parks and it makes me so happy that i live so close to two of the world's greatest amusement parks in history.
Wow I am just shook after KD, Dollywood and Hershey were snubbed
Max Theme Parks Dollywood and Hershey were snubbed, kings dominion even though it doesn’t seem it, doesn’t really have much to it. Trust me I’ve had it as a home park before and it was much more worth it to go to Busch gardens
True but it’s not Kings Island tho lol, that park looks overrated af
Max Theme Parks I mean I’m going to be honest. I’ve been to Dollywood, Busch gardens Williamsburg, Kings Dominion, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Sic Flags Magic Mountain, and this year I’m also visiting Carowinds and six flags over Georgia. I can safely say that kings island really isn’t overrated. I think personally it feels like a 4 or 5 park but when you really break it down it comes out 2 for good reason. Their top three are absolutely awesome, the best supporting cast of any park excluding cedar point, and with an outstanding ride on the way for 2020, I would say the park is pretty fairly rated. Now I get that there are a lot of KI fanboys that will hype of the most nonsense things of the park and even though it is currently my home park, I try to not associate with the fanboys though I do recognize that it is an amazing park! The info thing really missing is the outstanding ride that stands clearly above all which will be soon. It’s pretty sad how people will hate on the park just because they think it’s cool or that the park is deserving of it when it’s just honestly a great park :(
Rollercoasters Worldwide hahaha no
@Rollercoasters Worldwide Go there when Lightning Rod and Mystery Mine are both down. I went in Aug 2017 over 4 day stretch and that was the case. In fact, Wild Eagle kept shutting down intermittently and I thought it was odd for a B&M. Came to find out the were having trouble with bees in the station. At one point i think there were 5 or 6 coasters down! I wasn't impressed. I even thought the cinnamon bread was over rated! Okay on the outside, but just plain, hot and doughy on the inside! Fortunately we said at Dreammore so we had easy access and Time Saver passes. (but most lines weren't that long)
I live about 2 1/2 hours away from cedar point and I've only been there once in mid may on a hichschool field trip for collegiate classes. Despite being may, a school day, and 50 °F the lines were still really long. Unfortunately I can't say I had a great visit because many of the rides were closed due to wind speed / rain. The closings coupled with the crowds served to increase the lines even further. That said what coasters I did ride were undoubtedly the best I have ever ridden. Funnily enough one of the coolest parts of my visit was getting on a pendulum ride seconds before a sudden downpour. While my friends and I were on the ride the rain stung like needles which is a very fond memory in hindsight. The real kicker for the trips was the millennium force though. While I was riding it my friend next to me had his arms up, when he put them down he knocked off my glasses. This effectively meant I was wandering through the park blind for the whole day (Fuck you Zain). Despite the "bad" trip I still enjoyed Cedar Point more than any other park and would love to go back with my college friends.
When Cedar Point is your home park 😊😊
I was so glad to see my hometown park Great America on the list. I always wondered why it doesn't get more love.
Nice shocked Hershey didn’t make it but otherwise good list. I’m in the process of doing my top 10 park video
D. Pizzica I grew up living ten minutes from Kennywood and enjoyed a lot of school picnics there. What memories!
7:58 man predicted the future lol
I saw your 2019 bad experience at Fiesta Texas video and I have been to Fiesta Texas over 10 times and never had an experience like that - sorry you went through that Air Time Thrills cause it truly is a beautiful and special park with excellent coasters and rides!!
silver dollar city is my home park
Kings Island is my home park. I love it. I’m excited for Orion but sad for Vortex. Vortex was really rough in its final few years, but it will always hold a special place in my heart. It was my first first “big boy” coaster. My dad snuck me on when I was about an inch too short to ride way back in ‘93. Back then, the line for Vortex would stretch all the way down the midway to the entrance of the Racer.
I’ve always thought I was spoiled to have cedar point as my home park because I’ve been going there for years and haven’t been to any other parks beside Disney and Orlando haha
I grew up only 20 minutes form cedar point. I know live a few hours from the park, but both my parents live less than 30 minutes. I adore Cedar Point. The only draw back is it spoiled looking forward to a lot of other coaster parks.
Kings Island number 2? I figured it be on the list but I didn't think it'd be that high..... Im not sure I agree with that but since it was my home park for years I guess Im not complaining. XD Ohio Uber Alles!
Yeah I think KI is a strong #2 especially after my 2018 visit
I live in St. Louis and sadly have only ever been to Six Flags St. Louis (In terms of big coaster parks)(I've been to Disney World but didn't get to enjoy it as much because I was super sick) I enjoy my home park and I think the Boss is an underrated woodie most people don't know about, but again I dont have much to compare it to. I would love to travel to all the theme parks in the country if I had the money. I hope to be able to go to Silver Dollar City soon considering it is one of the closest ones to me and I hear alot of good about it. Cedar Point would be awesome too. I'm going to the first Cowboys game against the Giants in Dallas this year, it'd be great if I could visit Six Flags Over Texas when I do but I don't think we will have the time.
Both Dollywood and Hershey for me should be on this list. Also where is Holiday World on the list... not even an honorary mention.
Holiday World is overrated for me, its actually not in my top 20
I haven’t been to a lot of these in years so I’ve missed a lot of the best stuff from some of these parks, but my top 10 would be:
10) Six Flags Over Georgia (Once - 2008)
9) Six Flags Fiesta Texas (5 times)
8) Six Flags Over Texas (Home park so dozens)
7) Dollywood (Twice - 2008, 2018)
6) Six Flags Great America (Once - 2005)
5) Six Flags Great Adventure (Once - 2009)
4) Hersheypark (Once - 2009)
3) Kings Island (Once - 2012)
2) Six Flags Magic Mountain (3 times - 1998, 2006, 2018)
1) Cedar Point (Once - 2004)
A month from tomorrow I will be visiting Silver Dollar City!!! HYPE!
I’ve been there. I prefer Goliath to outlaw run
Bruh a month from tomorrow I’m visiting cedar point
Moving from Ohio to Indiana was NOT the move. I'm still near-ish, but I used to have Kings Island less than an hour away. Now I have Cedar Point, Kings Island, Holiday World, and last and least Michigan's Adventure all about four hours away. 🙃
So because I am from Germany my top 3 would be:
1. Europapark
2. Phantasialand
3. Heidepark
Really appreciate the kind words about Kings island. It's our home park and a lot of my family has worked there over the years. They have commented about how well things are run too, and what a wonderful experience it was working there. I'll also say that they seem to have had the least amount of incidents and accidents so it's always felt like a safe place.
You forgot about flight of fear for Kings island
I honestly dont like that ride at all
Yes sir! Silver Dollar City is my home park and I’ve been there countless time. The Atmosphere and rides are just amazing.
KI is an amazing park but even with a giga still has a ways to go before it has a shot at overtaking cp
Esp with Steel Vengeance now itd be hard
I think the ability to stay ahead of the curve in thrill rides like they had done at the beginning of the coaster wars which dick kinzel started. Coupled with its unique location with its diligent maintenance and focus on safety make it a top tier park. What other amusement park that you can goto the ride side of the park and later visit a water park and either during the day or towards at night chill out on a beach??... I have actually spent some days just relaxing on the beach and when the sun goes down take the family inside the park to ride a few rides before heading home.
One thing to remember when comparing the two parks is ability to grow cp is land locked and fully developed while ki owns 775 acres and is only using 364 at the moment leaving a lot of growth potential
@@stevenkennedy9478 KI will never overtake CP because Cedar Fair won't let it happen. Thats fine with me though, I will happily take the best two parks in the world being in OH
My rankings
5.Castles and Coasters (This was just a stop on a trip in Arizona)
4.Six Flags Great America (I didn’t have the best experience, it was 95 degrees, which coming from Indiana is horrible! And the V2 and X-flight operations took twice as long as the ride)
3.Holiday World (Fun park, one of the best water parks, and Voyage and Thunderbird are elite coasters.)
2.King’s Island (My home park, sadly it’s two hours away from me, but if I go there I can marathon Banshee, Diamondback, and Mystic Timbers all day. Plus their drop tower is amazing!)
1.Cedar Point (Amazing park. Steel Vengeance is easily my number 1 Coaster, with Millennium being number 2. Great top 3, top 5, top 10. This is the only park where the “fillers” are quality coasters like Gemini, Rougarou, Wicked Twister, and Blue Streak.)
iBhopper when I went there again it was broken down so I couldn’t compare it to Maverick! I think I’ll get to go in a week, so I’ll see how it stacks up!
If Hersheypark got an RMC, they're Top 5.
CoughcoughWildcat
@@AirtimeThrills Agreed. Lightning Racer is good as-is but Wildcat really needs a do-over.
Hersheypark has Great Bear, Sooperdooperlooper, Comet, Lightning Racer, Skyrush, Storm Runner, Fahrenheit, Laff Track, a top tier mine train, and will soon have a B&M Hyper. How the hell is it not a Top 10 park?
You forgot the smoothest, best restraint boomerang ever. And yes, the new Hyper Candymonium is pretty amazing! If they RMC Wildcat it would be 📈📈
Where is Canada’s wonderland
ikr
Too many terrible coasters, has incredible highs and horrible lows
What’s that! 😂
Cedar Point & Kings Island being 1 and 2! I agree! I grew up outside of Columbus, so these were my home parks! Carowinds was another annual trip.
0:07. I've been there. Only got one credit though (Boulder Dash)
The only credit really worth getting
@@AirtimeThrills It's a good credit. I struggle with it now though because of injuries so it makes me sad
I live right in the middle of Kennywood, Knoebels, dorney park, and Hershey park. I am also pretty close to Six flags New England and great adventure
Haha yes my home park is always number 1
King's Island is our home park, and we're dying for Orion to open. Cedar Point is 2 1/2 hours away, and we've got our platinum passes for 2020, so we're gonna be in coaster heaven. Ohio is so fortunate to have these world class parks. We have friends from out of state that are planning to see us next year just to go to both parks.
Silver Dollar City is so much better than Dollywood, good call. SFGAM fanboy!
My home park is Cedar Point. I went to Kings Island this summer and was thrilled with the operations there. They loaded trains so quickly and the atmosphere was great. Excited to ride Orion next season!
As an Ohioan... You're a smart man.
Living near Cedar Point & King's Island has been one of the greatest joys of my life thus far. I do hope to travel and visit more theme parks one day!
I don’t think Great Adventure and Kings Island should be on here, Silver Dollar City is a perfect spot btw
why
I will admit I have been to 2 parks so far. When I was near Spokane Washington, silverwood was the only park close enough to us. Spent 35 of my years there and thought aftershock was the best coaster out there until I moved to ohio and been here for 10 years now and last year my wife said let's go to cedar point, so we did. We have been there 6 times now and I feel silverwood is tiny compared to cedar point. Cedar point is only 2 hours from me where kings island is almost 7 from me. But I am glad to have cedar point as my home park now, with the gold pass, we will be there alot more this year.
Lol I say Kentucky kingdom #1😂😂😂
I have not been to Carowinds before, so maybe it just looks a lot better in video. And, Kings Island used to be my home park, so maybe I stopped truly appreciating everything it had or something. ... But having Carowinds THAT far BEHIND Kings Island really threw me for a loop
0:52 JERRY'S WORLD! GO COWBOYS!
Kings Island is my home park and I've never been anywhere else. I've only recently gotten into this and I'm headed to Cedar Point next year and I'm so excited. I love Kings Island and I don't understand how it can be topped but I have no experience with other parks so we'll see how it goes!
Great Adventure is my favorite park. I worked there from 1995-2003 and test rode Nitro, Batman the Chiller, and Medusa (Bizarro) before the opened to the public. Great memories there!
My home park is Canada's wonderland but I totally agree with your list. I would love to go to your home park mm someday it's on my bucket list.
Great list. I went to Cedar Point, Kings Island, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom in 2019. I had a ball. I plan on doing it again in 2020.
Here’s the thing, I really don’t think Kings Island can overtake Cedar Point.. I mean, In 2021, I’ll be staying there for a whole week at the hotel, and we will not only ride rides, but also go to the beach, rent jet skis, and go to watch the sunset. Cedar point isn’t all about the thrill rides, that’s what I love about it. Not to mention they have a hotel inside the actual park, not many parks have that.
"I'd be happy to have Silver Dollar City as a home park"
Me, whose home park is Silver Dollar City: (◍•ᴗ•◍)
Your pick for #3 has made me want to go back to SDC. I live near KC and visited Labor day 2018 and liked it. You have made me want to go back! I have the 3rd weekend in October open. Will definitely ride Wildfire in the back for that first drop. I didn't ride the mine ride last year but you have made me want to. Then of course there is Outlaw Run!!!
Can’t argue with that list. Here in Central Maryland we’re a one day drive or less to at least 7 parks! Would love to hit Six Flags in Illinois and some parks out west.
I honestly think living in the Cincinnati area is the best area to live if you are a coaster enthusiast. That might sound crazy because of places like south California and the Orlando, FL area but the reason why I think it’s the best area is two things. One you have 4 absolutely outstanding amusement parks considerably close by (Kings Island, Cedar Point, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom with places like Indiana Beach, Six Flags Great America, Hersheypark, and Beech Bend not too far off either). And two there are specific highways that literally lead right to those areas (Interstate 71 connecting Louisville, Cincinnati, and Cleveland with roads leading right to Sandusky, Interstate 75 connecting Cincinnati down to southern Kentucky, and I-74 connecting a lot of the parks in Indiana. It just seems very convenient with all of the parks.
I grew up in Mississauga and was a die hard Canada's Wonderland fan since it was my home park for so long. It was great... until we went to visit friends in Windsor Ontario (southernmost town in Ontario) and too a trip to cedar point.
3 years later we Moved to Windsor. 4 years after that I finally had a car and a license and my friends and I started our yearly pilgrimage to Cedar Point. There are so many coasters out there that i want to ride COUGHx2COUGH but i am more than happy that Cedar Point is my home Amusement Park. and just an hour or so drive longer and I can hit King's Island...
I grew up in Dayton, OH. So, we had season passes to Kings Island (48 min away) growing up. And we frequently spent family vacations in Cedar Point (2hr 57min away). Now, I live in Chicago and Great America is a 36 min drive from my door...😍
And my younger brother lives in Maryland 11 min from SF America (which isn’t a GREAT park, but still close). Not only that, he lives less than a 3hr drive from...
1. Kings Dominion
2. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
3. Hersheypark
4. Dorney Park
5. SF Great Adventure
😳😳😳😳
I've always felt like people who say any Six Flags is the greatest has never been to Cedar Point.
Cedar Point is the most fun I've ever had at any one place. There is SO MUCH TO DO. Their coasters are second to none and if you go during Halloweekends it's just so much fun.
What an amazing place.
Carowinds has a special place in my heart. I grew up going every summer. I used to get so mad because I was too small to ride top gun which is after burner now. It was a huge moment when I finally got to ride it, and now I ride it every time I go. And the Fury! Holy crap!! Do I even need to say anymore?! 😍
My plan for carowinds. Rmc hurler. Demolish nighthawk in favor of a dive/wing/flying b&m. Floor-less convert vortex. Put a nice Gci in the spot of the rapids ride. And maybe cutting Carolina cyclone entirely in favor of some sort of intamin
Carowinds is similar to CW where they will eventually need to cycle out the bad rides and replace them with more modern ones
seeing busch gardens tampa on this list was a pleasant surprise! i feel like that park is so under appreciated. most people come to universal, disney or sea world in florida but i will always recommend busch gardens over disney to my customers at work who ask. people are understandably mad about iron gwazi but that park still has a lot of amazing coasters!!! hope i can make it to busch gardens williamsburg
Ofc Six flag over Georgia isn’t on here because no one pays attention to this beautiful underated park
You are saying facts right now
SFOG is pretty solid, kinda a mid tier Six Flags Park
Airtime Thrills ya the only thing I don’t really like about my home park is that it’s hilly and covered in trees
Great list. I usually rank my parks by the experience I had there / how much fun I've had. That standard isn't really fair if I have only visited a park on crazy busy days (Kings Island) or I wasn't able to get the full experience at a park (SFMM), but that's still how I rank them. Sometimes, a mediocre park or one with a weak coaster lineup can give me a fantastic experience (SW San Antonio-SFStL-WOF), by going at the right time or visiting enough to really take it all in. An attached waterpark can provide a big boost for me.
10. Sea World San Antonio
9. Kings Island
8. Six Flags Great America
7. Silver Dollar City
6. Busch Gardens Williamsburg
5. Kings Dominion
4. Six Flags Fiesta Texas
3. Sea World Orlando
2. Busch Gardens Tampa
1. Cedar Point
I'll be visiting Six Flags Great Adventure in a few weeks. You mentioned the locker policy. How is that one enforced; metal detectors? I heard about the empty pockets thing. What if I use a money belt, attached to my belt loops, with a front zippered pocket that I tuck in? I often do it that way when I go to parks, and it works beautifully.
Wow SWSA thats surprising, and I also rank these parks largely based on how much fun I had there (though not entirely cuz if I did, SFNE would be wayyy higher)
The SFGADV locker policy applies to Toro, Ka, and Joker. You cant have anything metal in your pockets-cameras keys change phones. The employees usually even make you pat your pockets down, but they didnt have metal detectors when I was there. If you can pat yourself down without making it obvious there's something hidden then youre fine
I know that SWSA would surprise a lot of people. But I have always had such a great time there, and I have had enough time there to really take it all in. Weak coaster lineup, but the waterpark on site adds a lot, and there's always plenty to do on my summer visits. I know my experience there is unique. Thanks for the info on SFGAdv. I'm always prepared to get a locker if I have to, even though I always have everything secured. I just like knowing ahead of time of annoying policies.
I went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg on summer vacation. I rode InvadR, Alpengeist, Griffin, and Apollo’s Chariot.
I'll hopefully make a trip to Magic Mountain (either Fright Fest or Holiday in the Park; I didn't want to be out there in the summer when it's brutally hot!) and the inevitable questions:
1. X2 - inner or outer seat?
2. Scream suffers from a major B&M rattle? (which is odd because it's a clone of Bizzaro)
3. Does Viper bash you around like any other Arrow looper?
4. Since I'll be staying at a hotel; is there any public transportation to/from the park?
Jason Maier 1. inner seat for smoothness but outer seat for even more insanity
2. scream is really not that bad
3. viper will give you a minor concussion and rip your ears off
4. yes there is public transportation to the park every day of the week.
hope you have fun!!
Grew up with Cedar Point as my home park and I feel so lucky, not living in Ohio anymore but it's absolutely the thing I miss the most!
Thing about Kings Island is its only getting bigger and better. There’s plenty of room to expand and with solid attendance it can justify getting new amazing coasters. They already have an amazing lineup with their 2020 giga Orion and it’s gonna get much better in the future.
Loving your channel, a great find I Stumbled upon. Keep up the great content!
Wow shame you didn’t have a good experience at Hershey! Absolutely Beautiful park and a pretty kickass lineup between skyrush stormrunner and Fahrenheit, plus a crazy historic park aswel!