Best Theme Parks

[CookieCoasters]

This is quite an obvious topic so i apologise if something similar has been done recently. This is just a topic to discuss you're favourite theme parks and why you think they are so good. I have about 5 theme parks that i love so much i struggle to order them, and i can't decide which one is my favourite. I know my profile says my favourite park is Europa Park but i am not 100% sure it is. Europa has lovely theming, landscaping and some great rides, SFMM has the best choice of coasters for me, but the actual park isn't great, Phantasialand has really OTT awesome theming and what the rides lack in quantity the by far make up for them in quality, I love all the trees and animal themes at BGT plus they have some awesome coasters and i think IOA has such amazing theming and outstanding water rides as well as some great coasters. What parks are your favourites?

 

[TilenB]

I think we already have a topic almost identical to this, but anyways:

1. SFMM, because of the coasters
2. Europa Park, very nice themed park
3. Mirabilandia, good atmosphere


4. Gardaland, some good rides

5. Busch Gardens Tampa, as far as the ride selection is concerned its pretty good, but my experience with it was catastrophic.

Disney Paris and USH don't deserve a mention

 

[ATTACKHAMMER]

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, love the rides especially Montu
IOA, great rides
All the WDW parks, great parks
Universal Studios, love the rides
Sea World, love Kraken

 

[owentaylor121]

PortAventura - Amazing theming all around the park with some great standout rides.
Busch Gardens Florida - Works very well at mixing animals and rides together.
Thorpe Park - some great coasters and rides, with some good themed areas like, Amity Cove, The Swarm island and Saw island.
Drayton Manor - the park has done an amazing job on Thomas Land and Ben10, making the park have a great family atmosphere, with some good thrilling rides aswell.

 

[madhjsp]

Haven't been to that many parks, but here's my top 5:

1. Busch Gardens Williamsburg - My first theme park and still my favorite. There's almost nothing I don't like about it.. even the fact that it doesn't really have that many rides for a park its size.
2. Islands of Adventure - Excellent theming and a great atmosphere. Only drawbacks are that it's kind of small and there aren't a whole lot of rides, but there's enough to see and do that you can easily spend a full day there without getting bored.
3. Busch Gardens Tampa - Admittedly, I haven't been in a pretty long time, but like its sister park in Williamsburg, BGT is a well-themed and beautiful park with a solid mix of rides.
4. Kings Dominion - Not much to it other than the rides, and some of those are hit-or-miss, but it gets points in my book for being relatively local and relatively cheap, and for having a few really excellent rides (I305, Dominator, Drop Zone, and Flight of Fear).
5. Cedar Point - Like KD, it's pretty much about the rides and nothing else. Good thing it has a ton of them. Food, theming, and landscaping are all pretty average, but it's got a great setting and obviously a very nice coaster lineup.

Hersheypark, SFoG, SFGAdv, Dollywood, and Universal Studios Orlando would comprise #s 6-10 in some order.