stuartredman1
Roller Poster
The best is SFMM but SFGAd is a very close 2nd.
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SaiyanHajime
CF Legend
I've visted SF America, SF Great Adventure and SF Over Georgia.
Over Georgia is the best park, in terms of landscape, layout, look and feel. It has a good lineup of coasters. But staff and clientele were HORRENDOUS.
Great Adventure has two outstanding roller coasters and a good lineup, but is a fairly boring park to be in.
America has a dire lineup of coasters and is boring to be in park wise. No problems with staff and clientele here, despite what people say. Can'thelpbutthinkeveryoneisjustracist.
Over Georgia is the best park, in terms of landscape, layout, look and feel. It has a good lineup of coasters. But staff and clientele were HORRENDOUS.
Great Adventure has two outstanding roller coasters and a good lineup, but is a fairly boring park to be in.
America has a dire lineup of coasters and is boring to be in park wise. No problems with staff and clientele here, despite what people say. Can'thelpbutthinkeveryoneisjustracist.
I've visited three Six Flags parks: Great Adventure, St. Louis and New England.
For me, Great Adventure was the best park. This might be because of the coasters, after all it does have a fairly nice line-up, but I had no objections to the park as a whole.
St. Louis was a very close second. It doesn't quite have the same high-calibre coasters (but Evel Knievel, Superman etc are great) as Great Adventure, but I noticed how nice the park was this time. It felt friendly, vibrant and there was a lot of greenery too.
New England was the worst one for me by a mile. I think my view was slightly distorted because of the ridiculous mad rush as the park opens. They hold everyone on the main midway and make you stand through this pointless show. As they then 'release' everyone, it's a stampede towards Bizzaro. It was horrible in every way and the other guests felt so rude and impolite and horrible. It just wasn't a friendly park. I think that mad rush at the beginning gave me a bad experience and I'm sure the park is actually a lot nicer than I'm making it out to be (I think it was on par with Great Adventure, if you exclude the coasters), but it really was so vile getting caught up in the crowd. Bizzaro was great, and they had some other fun rides, but there was nothing else outstanding there too.
So overall, I'd say Great Adventure, St. Louis, New England.
For me, Great Adventure was the best park. This might be because of the coasters, after all it does have a fairly nice line-up, but I had no objections to the park as a whole.
St. Louis was a very close second. It doesn't quite have the same high-calibre coasters (but Evel Knievel, Superman etc are great) as Great Adventure, but I noticed how nice the park was this time. It felt friendly, vibrant and there was a lot of greenery too.
New England was the worst one for me by a mile. I think my view was slightly distorted because of the ridiculous mad rush as the park opens. They hold everyone on the main midway and make you stand through this pointless show. As they then 'release' everyone, it's a stampede towards Bizzaro. It was horrible in every way and the other guests felt so rude and impolite and horrible. It just wasn't a friendly park. I think that mad rush at the beginning gave me a bad experience and I'm sure the park is actually a lot nicer than I'm making it out to be (I think it was on par with Great Adventure, if you exclude the coasters), but it really was so vile getting caught up in the crowd. Bizzaro was great, and they had some other fun rides, but there was nothing else outstanding there too.
So overall, I'd say Great Adventure, St. Louis, New England.
From the four I've been to:
1. Magic Mountain - A couple of amazing coasters (X2, Tatsu), a lot of very good coasters, in my opinion, though others will disagree (Terminator, Deja Vu, Riddler's Revenge, Goliath, Scream, Batman) and some other "filler" rides. Plus, the atmosphere was much better than I was expecting and parts of the park were actually very attractive.
2. Great Adventure - Again, a couple of standout coasters (Kingda Ka, El Toro), but the line up at Magic Mountain was, for me at least, generally stronger.
3. St. Louis - A really nice park, with some decent coasters, but just can't compete with the sheer scale of the other two mentioned.
4. New England - Bizarro is fantastic, though nothing else there deserves a single re-ride. The stupid rush at park opening, as Hixee has described, is probably one of the most annoying/frustrating/pointless park experiences I've had. Maybe I'd feel differently about the park if I wasn't ready to leave 10 minutes after arriving. Hated the place.
1. Magic Mountain - A couple of amazing coasters (X2, Tatsu), a lot of very good coasters, in my opinion, though others will disagree (Terminator, Deja Vu, Riddler's Revenge, Goliath, Scream, Batman) and some other "filler" rides. Plus, the atmosphere was much better than I was expecting and parts of the park were actually very attractive.
2. Great Adventure - Again, a couple of standout coasters (Kingda Ka, El Toro), but the line up at Magic Mountain was, for me at least, generally stronger.
3. St. Louis - A really nice park, with some decent coasters, but just can't compete with the sheer scale of the other two mentioned.
4. New England - Bizarro is fantastic, though nothing else there deserves a single re-ride. The stupid rush at park opening, as Hixee has described, is probably one of the most annoying/frustrating/pointless park experiences I've had. Maybe I'd feel differently about the park if I wasn't ready to leave 10 minutes after arriving. Hated the place.
Snoo
The Legend
After revisiting.. this is my list is as follows:
Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags New England
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
Great Escape
Six Flags America
Best have a great coaster line up with a good atmosphere along with decent staff.. while the bottom have the opposite.. or just suck.
Six Flags Great Adventure
Six Flags Over Georgia
Six Flags St. Louis
Six Flags Great America
Six Flags Magic Mountain
Six Flags New England
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure
Great Escape
Six Flags America
Best have a great coaster line up with a good atmosphere along with decent staff.. while the bottom have the opposite.. or just suck.
davidm
Strata Poster
Its a tricky choice, as you can't really compare like-for-like...
Of the ones I've been to (which existed/were Six Flags at the time)
There are the large-population mega-parks;
Great Adventure
Magic Mountain
Great America
Over Texas
then the next tier of (still big (and large target population)) parks
Over Georgia
St Louis
Discovery Kingdom
America
and then the more localised/smaller parks
New England
Fiesta Texas
Worlds of Adventure (RIP)
Astroworld (RIP)
Kentucky Kingdom (RIP)
--
Probably Over Texas of the big ones would be my favourite, but each have their own merits (and I've been to each apart from Over Texas on multiple trips); so that must say something!
Really like St Louis in the middle set (again multipe trips), and definately Fiesta Texas of the last bunch. Actually I thought Fiesta Texas was really great, pushing for overall best.
So thats cleared that up then!
Of the ones I've been to (which existed/were Six Flags at the time)
There are the large-population mega-parks;
Great Adventure
Magic Mountain
Great America
Over Texas
then the next tier of (still big (and large target population)) parks
Over Georgia
St Louis
Discovery Kingdom
America
and then the more localised/smaller parks
New England
Fiesta Texas
Worlds of Adventure (RIP)
Astroworld (RIP)
Kentucky Kingdom (RIP)
--
Probably Over Texas of the big ones would be my favourite, but each have their own merits (and I've been to each apart from Over Texas on multiple trips); so that must say something!
Really like St Louis in the middle set (again multipe trips), and definately Fiesta Texas of the last bunch. Actually I thought Fiesta Texas was really great, pushing for overall best.
So thats cleared that up then!
CreditCrazy
Hyper Poster
I've been to six. My top two are almost tied, my next two basically are tied and my last two are so close it just depends on my mood.
1. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - I always have so much fun at this park. The shows and animal exhibits are nice day-fillers and Medusa is awesome. Roar and V2 are also good coasters worth re-rides and the park has a great rafting ride. Walking around the park, you can't even tell it's owned by Six Flags (no Gotham City or DC Comics, etc.) By far the cleanest SF park I've been to and everything is just very new and fresh looking.
2. Six Flags Magic Mountain - Best coaster collection at a SF park. I love and never can get enough of X2, Goliath and Terminator. Batman is also really good, and Viper, Gold Rusher and Ninja are fun. Then, if I'm really bored of those, there's even more coasters for me to ride (only if I'm really bored though
). The park is generally improving and becoming a lot nicer (there are some beautiful areas as it is). Even though SFMM is a home park to me, every time I go I'm there from open-close. It's by far the easiest park to spend a lot of time at.
3. Six Flags Great Adventure - I'm gonna be honest, if there weren't so many coasters, this park would be below SFA/SFKK. I didn't enjoy being here much at all. The park layout is terrible, having all the rides on one side, some all the way on the other, and nothing inbetween. Ride ops are the worst I've experienced at a SF park and the place overall seems very run-down (although there were some nice areas, like Golden Kingdom and the lake).
4. Six Flags New England - I was pleasently surprised with this park. It's nice, clean, has good atmosphere and Bizarro is amazing. However, other than Bizarro everything completely sucks. I literally got my credits and just stayed at Bizarro the rest of the day. As a result, I got bored after a while... All this place needs is some more quality coasters and it could be really good. I was also surprised at how small the park was.
5. Six Flags America - It's kinda nice... but other than Joker's Jinx (which still isn't amazing by any means) nothing is worth riding. Even their Intamin tower sucks.
6. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom - It's kinda nice... but other than Greezed Lightnin' (which still isn't amazing by any means) there is nothing worth riding. Only reason SFA is above it is because they at least (still) have an Intamin tower.
1. Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - I always have so much fun at this park. The shows and animal exhibits are nice day-fillers and Medusa is awesome. Roar and V2 are also good coasters worth re-rides and the park has a great rafting ride. Walking around the park, you can't even tell it's owned by Six Flags (no Gotham City or DC Comics, etc.) By far the cleanest SF park I've been to and everything is just very new and fresh looking.
2. Six Flags Magic Mountain - Best coaster collection at a SF park. I love and never can get enough of X2, Goliath and Terminator. Batman is also really good, and Viper, Gold Rusher and Ninja are fun. Then, if I'm really bored of those, there's even more coasters for me to ride (only if I'm really bored though
). The park is generally improving and becoming a lot nicer (there are some beautiful areas as it is). Even though SFMM is a home park to me, every time I go I'm there from open-close. It's by far the easiest park to spend a lot of time at.3. Six Flags Great Adventure - I'm gonna be honest, if there weren't so many coasters, this park would be below SFA/SFKK. I didn't enjoy being here much at all. The park layout is terrible, having all the rides on one side, some all the way on the other, and nothing inbetween. Ride ops are the worst I've experienced at a SF park and the place overall seems very run-down (although there were some nice areas, like Golden Kingdom and the lake).
4. Six Flags New England - I was pleasently surprised with this park. It's nice, clean, has good atmosphere and Bizarro is amazing. However, other than Bizarro everything completely sucks. I literally got my credits and just stayed at Bizarro the rest of the day. As a result, I got bored after a while... All this place needs is some more quality coasters and it could be really good. I was also surprised at how small the park was.
5. Six Flags America - It's kinda nice... but other than Joker's Jinx (which still isn't amazing by any means) nothing is worth riding. Even their Intamin tower sucks.
6. Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom - It's kinda nice... but other than Greezed Lightnin' (which still isn't amazing by any means) there is nothing worth riding. Only reason SFA is above it is because they at least (still) have an Intamin tower.
I've been to Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America.
1. Six Flags Great Adventure - The park has a really good coaster line up with two great coaster (El Toro and Kingda Ka) and then Nitro, Batman, Superman and Bizarro are also pretty good. Then there are a few filler coasters. Some parts of the park are nicely themed such as the Golden Kingdom section. The layout is annoying though as someone already mentioned, the majority of the coasters are located on one side of the park while Nitro and Batman are on the other side and there is not much in between.
2. Six Flags Great America - The park is overall nicer than Six Flags Great Adventure but the coaster selection is not quite as good. They are missing a stand-out great coaster. Batman and Superman are good but are both at Six Flags Great Adventure. Raging Bull is not as good as Nitro, V2 is fun and Iron Wolf is a rough piece of ****.
1. Six Flags Great Adventure - The park has a really good coaster line up with two great coaster (El Toro and Kingda Ka) and then Nitro, Batman, Superman and Bizarro are also pretty good. Then there are a few filler coasters. Some parts of the park are nicely themed such as the Golden Kingdom section. The layout is annoying though as someone already mentioned, the majority of the coasters are located on one side of the park while Nitro and Batman are on the other side and there is not much in between.
2. Six Flags Great America - The park is overall nicer than Six Flags Great Adventure but the coaster selection is not quite as good. They are missing a stand-out great coaster. Batman and Superman are good but are both at Six Flags Great Adventure. Raging Bull is not as good as Nitro, V2 is fun and Iron Wolf is a rough piece of ****.
rollermonkey
Strata Poster
So, I just got back from Mexico City, and 6FM completes the set of 6F parks for me.
Honestly, different parks do things well, and different parks do things poorly.
GAm has great ride operations, and a great variety of rides. The park is looking a bit run down, though.
GAdv has a great variety of rides, and some stellar coasters. There's also the redonkulous crowding problem.
MM has some world-class coasters, but not much else. The operations have also gotten really bad.
DK may not have that many great rides, but the park is beautiful and the staff was super friendly.
Mex was a huge surprise, the park had amazing theming and was beautifully landscaped. Even the Vekomas weren't terribly rough. Line jumping was a huge problem, but that just might be more acceptable there.
I'd have a hard time ranking them all, to be honest.
I know that La Ronde was my least favorite, and while MM used to be my favorite 10-15 years ago, I'd have to go with either Great America or Great Adventure these days.
Honestly, different parks do things well, and different parks do things poorly.
GAm has great ride operations, and a great variety of rides. The park is looking a bit run down, though.
GAdv has a great variety of rides, and some stellar coasters. There's also the redonkulous crowding problem.
MM has some world-class coasters, but not much else. The operations have also gotten really bad.
DK may not have that many great rides, but the park is beautiful and the staff was super friendly.
Mex was a huge surprise, the park had amazing theming and was beautifully landscaped. Even the Vekomas weren't terribly rough. Line jumping was a huge problem, but that just might be more acceptable there.
I'd have a hard time ranking them all, to be honest.
I know that La Ronde was my least favorite, and while MM used to be my favorite 10-15 years ago, I'd have to go with either Great America or Great Adventure these days.
