Cedar Point Trip

[C.Roberts 1089]

If you're going to be at Dorney, I'd recommend stopping in at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jersey while you're local. I've been to both Dorney and Hershey a few times, and wasn't really impressed by either. However, I got a season pass to Six Flags Great Adventure for the first time this year (it's about 15 minutes from my house =p) and I'm addicted already. I've only had the pass a week and a half and I've been three times, and been on Kingda Ka front row already! But anyway, my point is, (in my opinion) Dorney's weak compared to this Six Flags. I've been told it's the best in the world as far as Six Flags go, but since i've never been to any others, I can't really compare.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by C.Roberts 1089

However, I got a season pass to Six Flags Great Adventure for the first time this year (it's about 15 minutes from my house =p) and I'm addicted already. .....been told it's the best in the world as far as Six Flags go, but since i've never been to any others, I can't really compare.

As you may already know, as soon as you get your season pass card at your local park, you can then use it at any 6 flags park across the nation. Found that out when I got my season pass to 6 flags New England a couple weeks ago, and saw Bowling For Soup at the free concert that day.. w00t.

[dangerousdave]

C.Roberts 1089 said

If you're going to be at Dorney, I'd recommend stopping in at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jersey while you're local.

Thanks for the suggestion. We did go to Great Adventure last year on our Six Flags season pass. We also used the pass at Magic Mountain in LA which is excellent. Both parks make our GA Six Flags look lame.

The new Kingda Ka looks like a great ride but it is very similar to Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. We also don't have a Six Flags pass this year. I still believe that there is no better park for absolute thrill rides than Cedar Point in Ohio. We never omit that park from our annual coaster vacation.

Dorney may not be up to all of the other parks but we have not been there yet and we always try to add new parks each year. I have to say that we also enjoyed Hershey Park last year.

We are now visiting 8 parks in 7 days beginning Friday!

Dave

[Madison]

For the fun of it -

Dorney Park -- nice park, but there's a bit too much, uh, concrete. It was vastly developed after being acquired by Cedar Fair, LLP and it shows. The upper part of the park has no shade and that awful white pavement. For my money, Laser and Talon are the best rides there, but I'd bet Hydra: The Revenge offers something nice, too. If you're near Dorney, don't visit nearby Six Flags Great Adventure. Instead, visit Knoebel's in Elysburg, PA.

Hersheypark -- this is a gorgeous park in an amazing little town. It is great for a family and offers some of the best wooden coasters on the east coast in Lightning Racer and Wildcat. Storm Runner's probably not too shabby, either.

Six Flags Great Adventure -- this park has some pretty nice rides, but is exceptionally lackluster in operation. In 1999, they installed, along with Medusa, an amazing package of some of the most unique flat rides in the United States -- many of which had largely been seen only in Europe. By last year, most of those rides were gone. Still, Medusa is a top-notch ride and Batman & Robin: The Chiller is among the best if you catch it running. This park has so much potential and isn't quite as bad as Six Flags Magic Mountain, but could be getting closer.

Six Flags Magic Mountain -- this park is ruined by the most horrid operations I've seen at an amusement park, and I know a thing or two about amusement parks. I went with the Golds last summer and, though there was, at most, 100 cars in their lot, the wait times for the small handful of their 16 roller coasters that were open were atrocious. I waited in line for 45 minutes for Riddler's Revenge despite their being no line outside its station because of single-train operation. That's unacceptable for a park of its size and I doubt I'll go back there anytime in the near future.

Cedar Point -- it's a clean, large, well-run park with a lot of history. But, I agree that it's missing something and may actually be a bit too clean and generic these days. It's roller coasters, while varied, are largely lackluster and uninspired. They have some other unique rides, and in the past have had some very unique rides, but they're quickly disappearing.