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Most Parks You’ve Done in One Road Trip?

MestnyiGeroi

MestnyiGeroi

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For next summer I’m planning a trip of the U.S. Midwest that will include nine parks (Lakemont Park, Idlewild, Kennywood, Lake Conneaut, Waldameer, Cedar Point, Kings Island, Kentucky Kingdom, Holiday World). For me, that’s a marathon for a single trip, but I realize that that’s nothing compared to some epic road trips some forumers have probably taken on.

So what is the largest number of parks you’ve ever hit on a single road trip (on one continuous trip, without returning home or to long-term lodgings, and with the trip exclusively or almost exclusively devoted to amusement parks), and what were the parks?
 
Florida where I hit 8 theme parks and 4 water parks. Such a horrendously basic answer. Outside of that my highest is two which I've managed in Sweden (Liseberg and Kolmarden) and in Germany (Europa Park and Holiday Park).
 
MestnyiGeroi said:
Ugh. Is there no way for me to fix the typo in the title?
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Yup. ;)

The most I've done was the 2010 USA Live and the add-ons we did before and after. That was:
Six Flags Great Adventure
Dorney Park + Knoebels
Kings Island
Holiday World
Worlds of Fun
Silver Dollar City
Six Flags St Louis
Indiana Beach
Cedar Point
Kennywood + Waldameer
Lakemont Park
Six Flags New England + Lake Compounce
Rye Playland Park + Coney Island Parks

So that was 13 consecutive days, with 17 different parks. Honestly, I don't really see myself ever doing a trip quite like that again. It was excellent, but was very intense and these days I prefer taking it a bit slower and doing some "non-park" stuff along the way too.
 
Hixee said:
Yup. ;)

So that was 13 consecutive days, with 17 different parks. Honestly, I don't really see myself ever doing a trip quite like that again. It was excellent, but was very intense and these days I prefer taking it a bit slower and doing some "non-park" stuff along the way too.
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Thanks for the typo fix.

I know what you mean about enjoying a slower pace. I mean, I get anxious just seeing that you did Dorney and Knoebels, and SFNE and Compounce in one day. :D

Last summer I did Dorney, Hershey, and Knoebels in three days and THAT felt epic to me. :p I’m excited about doing nine parks in a row next summmer, but that’ll include two days at CP and two at KI, so at least it won’t feel frenetic all the way through.

Anyway, 17 — you hold the title so far. :p
 
My America and Canada 2015 trip was, in three weeks;

Quassy
Lake Compounce
SFNE
Canada’s Wonderland
Waldameer
Cedar Point
Kings Island
Kentucky Kingdom
Holiday World
SFStL
Silver Dollar City
Magic Springs
SFoT
SFFT
Sea World SA
SFoT (again)
Alabama Adventure
SFOG
Lake Winnie
Dollywood
Couple of Alpines
Carowinds
Busch Gardens Europe
The parking lot of Kings Dominion in a storm
SFA
Hersheypark
Knoebels
 
Two trips of 11 this year, just beaten by the most recent trip to China:
Wiener Prater
An Alpine + Beijing Shijingshan
Happy Valley Beijing + Sun Park
Happy Valley Tianjin
Oriental Heritage Jinan
Fantawild Adventure + Dreamland Zhengzhou
Happy Valley Wuhan
Hefei Wanda
The tourist centre of Oriental Heritage Wuhu in a storm
Happy Valley Shanghai + People's Park
Century Park

13 in 13 days. 15 at a stretch. Should have been 17-18 without weather spite.

America would obviously be the best place to break that one day, just never get round to it.
 
The low number of 7 for me - Plopsaland, Bellewaerde, Walibi Belgium, Phantasialand, Toverland, Efteling and Bobbejaanland. Still too basic to have gone to America.
 
Easily my America trip the summer, in 2 weeks we visited:

Valleyfair!
Nickelodeon Universe
Timber Falls
Knuckleheads
Mount Olympus
Six Flags Great America
Michigan's Adventure
Indiana Beach
Stricker's Grove
Coney Island
Kentucky Kingdom
Holiday World
King's Island
Cedar Point
Kennywood
Idlewild
Waldameer
Darien Lake
Marineland
Canada's Wonderland
Martin's Fantasy Island
 
Ben said:
My America and Canada 2015 trip was, in three weeks;

Quassy
Lake Compounce
SFNE
Canada’s Wonderland
Waldameer
Cedar Point
Kings Island
Kentucky Kingdom
Holiday World
SFStL
Silver Dollar City
Magic Springs
SFoT
SFFT
Sea World SA
SFoT (again)
Alabama Adventure
SFOG
Lake Winnie
Dollywood
Couple of Alpines
Carowinds
Busch Gardens Europe
The parking lot of Kings Dominion in a storm
SFA
Hersheypark
Knoebels
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24 — the record so far.
 
I think the most for me is 9.

Canada's Wonderland
Michigan's Adventure
Six Flags Great America
Mt. Olympus
Timber Falls Adventure Park
Holiday World
Kentucky Kingdom
Kings Island
Cedar Point

I know it's not a lot, at all. But it was ****ing fab.
 
Kind of a basic response here, but five on my Great Lakes region trip this past summer. Got SFGAm, Timber Falls, Mt. Olympus, Nickelodeon Universe, and Valleyfair. Would have been my big PA coaster trip back in 2015 but I cut two parks off because Lakemont was closed and DelGrosso's wasn't worth the extra time out of the way for some crappy +1s alone.
 
I did the trip with Ben, but tagged a few parks on before and after:

Before:
SFGAdv
SFGAm
Little A-Merrick-A
Adventureland
Worlds of Fun
Elitch Gardens
Lagoon
Lakeside Park
Cliff's Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park
Frontier City

Ben said:
My America and Canada 2015 trip was, in three weeks;

Quassy
Lake Compounce
SFNE
Canada’s Wonderland
Waldameer
Cedar Point
Kings Island
Kentucky Kingdom
Holiday World
SFStL
Silver Dollar City
Magic Springs
SFoT
SFFT
Sea World SA
SFoT (again)
Alabama Adventure
SFOG
Lake Winnie
Dollywood
Couple of Alpines
Carowinds
Busch Gardens Europe
The parking lot of Kings Dominion in a storm
SFA
Hersheypark
Knoebels
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After:
SFGAdv again
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
Casino Pier
Steel Pier
Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Playland's Castaway Cove
Morey's Piers
Dorney Park
Dutch Wonderland
Hersheypark again
Knoebels again
La Ronde
Coney Island

It was exhausting. And La Ronde almost put me off theme parks permanently.
 
In a single day..... I've done 7 parks before <3
This past summer I did SFOG, Santa's Land (NC), Rowdy Bear, Dollywood, Kings Island, Columbus Zoo (credit), Paige's Crossing, Indianapolis Zoo (credit), Indianapolis County Fair, Kentucky Kingdom, and Beechbend in the same trip, drive from Orlando. 11 parks (AL Adventure and FL panhandle got canceled due to a Hurricane/Tropical Storm) Also this summer I did round trip from Orlando.... Camden Park, Memphis Kiddie Park, Waldameer, Midway Park, SFNE, Canobie, Edaville, Casino Pier, Playland's Castaway Cove, Fantasy Island Amusement Park, and BGW (12 parks) and um, last year I did round trip from Orlando.. BGW, Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Jolly Roger at the Pier, Trimper's Rides, SFA, Great Adventure, Dorney, Lake Compounce, SFNE, Canobie, La Ronde, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Playland's Castaway Cover, Keansburg, iPlay America, Steel Pier, Dollywood, Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster, Goats on the Roof of the Smokies, Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, and NASCAR SpeedPark. (21 parks)
 
Tomatron said:
I did the trip with Ben, but tagged a few parks on before and after:

Before:
SFGAdv
SFGAm
Little A-Merrick-A
Adventureland
Worlds of Fun
Elitch Gardens
Lagoon
Lakeside Park
Cliff's Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park
Frontier City



After:
SFGAdv again
Jenkinson's Boardwalk
Casino Pier
Steel Pier
Gillian's Wonderland Pier
Playland's Castaway Cove
Morey's Piers
Dorney Park
Dutch Wonderland
Hersheypark again
Knoebels again
La Ronde
Coney Island

It was exhausting. And La Ronde almost put me off theme parks permanently.
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I’m counting 45 parks in one trip. That was all without a break?
 
CanobieFan said:
In a single day..... I've done 7 parks before <3
This past summer I did SFOG, Santa's Land (NC), Rowdy Bear, Dollywood, Kings Island, Columbus Zoo (credit), Paige's Crossing, Indianapolis Zoo (credit), Indianapolis County Fair, Kentucky Kingdom, and Beechbend in the same trip, drive from Orlando. 11 parks (AL Adventure and FL panhandle got canceled due to a Hurricane/Tropical Storm) Also this summer I did round trip from Orlando.... Camden Park, Memphis Kiddie Park, Waldameer, Midway Park, SFNE, Canobie, Edaville, Casino Pier, Playland's Castaway Cove, Fantasy Island Amusement Park, and BGW (12 parks) and um, last year I did round trip from Orlando.. BGW, Jolly Roger Amusement Park, Jolly Roger at the Pier, Trimper's Rides, SFA, Great Adventure, Dorney, Lake Compounce, SFNE, Canobie, La Ronde, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Playland's Castaway Cover, Keansburg, iPlay America, Steel Pier, Dollywood, Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster, Goats on the Roof of the Smokies, Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster, and NASCAR SpeedPark. (21 parks)
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Impressive stuff. Part of me thinks I could just quit my job and travel to amusement parks and national parks in the U.S. and around the world, and happily keep it up much longer than 99% of the population.

I think what wears me out the most on these smaller trips, though, is the frenetic pace, especially when I feel I want to maximize my time at each park (get all the credits, and marathon the best ones, and check out the other rides and the general charm of the park, and get some nice meals, etc.), but I know I only have one day, so I better get there before opening and stay till closing but still get to my hotel on time and leave early enough the next morning to get to the next park before opening and ......
 
MestnyiGeroi said:
So what were the seven in one day?
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haha, it was LC, Quassy, Rye Playland, Deno, Astroland, Bowcraft, Clementon (3 states of parks... and I was coming from Massachusetts)
I've also done Great Adventure, Casino Pier, Funtown Pier, and Steel Pier in a day (4 parks) and Morey's, Playland's Castaway Cove, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Steel Pier, and Blackbeard's Cave in the same day (5 parks)
 
CanobieFan said:
haha, it was LC, Quassy, Rye Playland, Deno, Astroland, Bowcraft, Clementon (3 states of parks... and I was coming from Massachusetts)
I've also done Great Adventure, Casino Pier, Funtown Pier, and Steel Pier in a day (4 parks) and Morey's, Playland's Castaway Cove, Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Steel Pier, and Blackbeard's Cave in the same day (5 parks)
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I get tired just reading that. The first one is the most mind-boggling— not just because the number is higher, but because it is, as you say, across three states and four different areas (LC/Quassy, Rye, Coney, and Jersey). Just the traveling time (distance and tri-state traffic) alone should have made that run very difficult to fit in.
 
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