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I visited Waldameer Park in Erie, Pennsylvania and Knoebels Theme Park in Elysburg, PA this past month with my SO. I loved both parks and here's a quick review of each.
Waldameer
Awesome independent park. It had awesome rides that were very well taken care of, and a good rollercoaster lineup for a park with very limited space.
Ravine Flyer II-9.0/10. Fantastic terrain coaster. It's one of the best woodies in the world for a reason. Incredibly fast with lots of airtime and great scenery, however it's pretty rough as it is very fast and built in 2008.
Steel Dragon-7/10-great compact spinning coaster. Very fun, has some good Gs, and pretty smooth
Comet-8.5/10-fantastic antique woodie from the 50s. It's an ACE coaster and is very smooth for it's age, and also has a lot of airtime. THe only drawbacks are very small cars and a pretty tame ride compared to the other coasters of the park.
Whirlwind-6.5/10-the parks new attraction is a SBF Visa Compact Spinning Coaster. Fun, but not very exciting.
This park has a lot of antique and fun rides that give a wonderful, old-timey charm. It has free entry, pay-for-ride setup, however I would suggest purchasing aan all day pass before hand to avoid entry lines. There are also a lot of thrill rides, including a Larson drop tower, a Paratrooper, A discus spinning track ride, and an inverting claw swing, and a lot of family rides. I would suggest to bring food before hand, as food in the park is not that great and very expensive.
Overall Park Rating: 9.0/10
Knoebels
Incredible park, one of the best I have ever been to. It is another free entry, pay-for-ride park, but it is very fair priced. The food is great and pretty cheap, almost abnormally cheap for amusement park food. They have a very large selection of rides, and it also has a great old timey feel.
Phoenix 10/10-incredible coaster, great airtime, super smooth, all around amazing ride. There is no secret as to why it is constantly in the Golden Ticket conversation
Twister 8.5/10-monster woodie, very fast, very fun, however pretty gnarly and will throw you around
Impulse 9/10-crazy fun, high Gs, and just a lap bar
Waldameer
Awesome independent park. It had awesome rides that were very well taken care of, and a good rollercoaster lineup for a park with very limited space.
Ravine Flyer II-9.0/10. Fantastic terrain coaster. It's one of the best woodies in the world for a reason. Incredibly fast with lots of airtime and great scenery, however it's pretty rough as it is very fast and built in 2008.
Steel Dragon-7/10-great compact spinning coaster. Very fun, has some good Gs, and pretty smooth
Comet-8.5/10-fantastic antique woodie from the 50s. It's an ACE coaster and is very smooth for it's age, and also has a lot of airtime. THe only drawbacks are very small cars and a pretty tame ride compared to the other coasters of the park.
Whirlwind-6.5/10-the parks new attraction is a SBF Visa Compact Spinning Coaster. Fun, but not very exciting.
This park has a lot of antique and fun rides that give a wonderful, old-timey charm. It has free entry, pay-for-ride setup, however I would suggest purchasing aan all day pass before hand to avoid entry lines. There are also a lot of thrill rides, including a Larson drop tower, a Paratrooper, A discus spinning track ride, and an inverting claw swing, and a lot of family rides. I would suggest to bring food before hand, as food in the park is not that great and very expensive.
Overall Park Rating: 9.0/10
Knoebels
Incredible park, one of the best I have ever been to. It is another free entry, pay-for-ride park, but it is very fair priced. The food is great and pretty cheap, almost abnormally cheap for amusement park food. They have a very large selection of rides, and it also has a great old timey feel.
Phoenix 10/10-incredible coaster, great airtime, super smooth, all around amazing ride. There is no secret as to why it is constantly in the Golden Ticket conversation
Twister 8.5/10-monster woodie, very fast, very fun, however pretty gnarly and will throw you around
Impulse 9/10-crazy fun, high Gs, and just a lap bar