Re: Parks Ranked by Company.
I'm only doing the ones I've been to!
Six Flags
Six Flags Fiesta Texas- Nice atmosphere, good rides
Six Flags Great America- Again, a decent atmosphere with some good rides, and that was pre-Goliath
Six Flags New England- Aesthetically decent with two world class coasters
Six Flags Great Adventure- A dive, but a great lineup
Six Flags Over Georgia- Gross clientele the first day I went, on top of being hot and not feeling great
Six Flags Over Texas- Honestly I think it could have been so much better but we had two bad experiences there... The park itself it nice and the lineup really isn't all bad, but when you go on a bring a friend free day and also during a tropical storm, it's hard not to have a skewed opinion
Six Flags St. Louis- I think the park is actually okay as far as atmosphere, but the ride selection is lacking
Six Flags America- Not AS bad as people say, but it still lacks in pretty much every department
La Ronde- Poor operations, pretty crappy lineup
Cedar Fair
Cedar Point- Hard to argue this one because it has such an incredible lineup of literally everything
Canada's Wonderland- Two fantastic B&M coasters and the park itself is pretty nice as well
Carowinds- Had you asked me this two years ago I would have put this at the bottom, but it wasn't a trillion degrees when I went this time and I realized it wasn't actually too bad. Two class B&Ms as well, much like Wonderland
Kings Dominion- Everything about this park is pretty sub-par, but they have a decent variety
Kings Island- Beast makes this not come in last, but everything else about it is a bit gross
Worlds of Fun- I remember the park being okay, and Prowler/Patriot were decent
Dorney- Everything about this park was so forgettable and all the creds were average at best
Knotts Berry Farm- I had a bad experience at this park and all the creds were pretty boring, even Xcelerator didn't blow me away
Michigan's Adventure- Mostly crappy creds thrown on a slab of concrete around a nasty lake
I'd have put fabulous Geauga Lake second or third if it still existed </33
Merlin
Alton Towers- Love the unique atmosphere of the park and they have a few really good coasters as well
Thorpe Park- Nowhere near as bad as people say, and even though the atmosphere and clientele are a bit meh, the coasters are okay
Chessington- Even though I've put it third, I've loved both my experiences at Chessington despite the lacking lineup of creds
Gardaland- I don't remember loving in, in fact, the entire park was fairly forgettable but they did have one good cred (Raptor)
Disney
Disneyland California- Has an authentic feel probably because it was the first park
Magic Kingdom- Tons to do, awesome park
California Adventure- I really loved the unique feel of this park, and though it didn't feel too "Disney," it has a good selection of things to do as well as a cool location on the little lake
Hollywood Studios- Always loved this park even though on my return visit I found there was less to do than what I remembered
Animal Kingdom- Often regarded as the worst of the Disney parks, and again, it doesn't scream "Disney" to me, but I found it enjoyable with something a bit more unique to offer, plus Everest is amazing
Epcot- Just a big amalgamation of what the actual **** is going on
Seaworld/Busch
Busch Tampa- I find most people prefer Williamsburg, but I prefer the B&Ms in Tampa as well as the overall lineup and atmosphere. And that is saying something considering I had a lot of bad experiences during my visit here! Montu <3
Busch Williamsburg- A nice, solid selection of B&M coasters in an absolutely beautiful park, with one of my favourite family coasters
Sea World Orlando- By FAR the nicest of the Sea World parks (from what I remember, considering I was only 8 when I last went), and they actually have a few good coasters by the looks of it, though I only rode Journey to Atlantis
Sea World San Diego- The park has very few nice areas and I only spent a few hours there... Didn't reride anything because the creds mostly sucked, plus I broke my camera here so that dampened my mood
Sea World San Antonio- Honestly I think San Antonio and San Diego are pretty well on par, and at least I got to see some shows in San Antonio whereas they were all full in San Diego, but I would honestly probably never go back as all the creds are crap and whales don't excite me
Universal
Islands of Adventure- The theming and atmosphere is literally magical and feels so authentic, and despite their lineup of coasters not being super exciting to me, their water rides and dark rides more than make up for it.
Universal Orlando- Literally love basically every attraction this park has to offer (apart from ET and that weird movie ride), and the only thing that would have made it better is if they had kept Jaws
Universal Hollywood- Probably going to be a lot better now that they have the Harry Potter area, but when I went I literally just remember going up and down escalators all day. They do have the Backlot Tour which is great, as well as a few other great attractions but the place didn't blow me away really.
Herschend
Silver Dollar City- The first time I went there I wasn't fond of it, but after going back this year it really impressed me. The locale in the Ozarks is beautiful, there are a lot of cute shops, delicious food, and a few unique coasters, not to mention what is probably the best mine train in all the land
Dollywood- Again, I didn't dig Dollywood the first time, but I liked it a lot more this time. I was never impressed with their coasters, including Thunderhead, but the park is nice and they have a few unique attractions
