@@ThyPandora it's been an enthusiast destination for decades. Both Cedar Point and Kings Island have been killin it for as long as I've been alive (35 years). It's probably one of the only things a person from Ohio like myself can have pride in, because there's really not much else there 🤷♂️🤣
@@DuecePiece I'm from the neighboring state of Kentucky and I speak for Kentucky and Louisville fans we would love to have a football program like "The Ohio State"!
I love the fact that you truly didn’t show bias toward your home park, Taylor. You could have ranked it much higher on your list, but your honesty proves that you are an exceptionally trustworthy source for reviews and information. That’s one of the reasons why so many of us have been subscribed since the beginning of your CZcams journey and beyond. Great video!😊👏
Actually, I think he unknowingly has a bias against his home park. I think Kings Dominion is far better than he gives it credit for. It may be the best Cedar Fair park, but he probably doesn't see it that way because he has gone there so much. He doesn't realize what a gem it is. I have made visits in 2018 & 2021, and those 5 combined days are among my favorite 5 days at any park. I have more fun there than at Cedar Point.
Canadas wonderland REALLY deserves more love. 90% of their coasters are way overhated, in terms of cedar fair they are unmatched in the atmosphere department, and to me they blow Carowinds out of the water for the atmosphere and flat rides collection alone. I think it deserves to be a solid number 3 on this list, not middle of the road where it always seems onto end up.
I'm always surprised at how under invested Dorney is. It's a short drive from NYC and Philly and even though there's a lot of local competition, there's still a lot of market to tap. When Great Adventure and Hershey get 3 million visits + a year, it's so strange that there's not a push to make this a more formidable player.
I think it's because of how much competition is in the area- far more ROI when investing in a park like Carowinds where theres no other players in the region than when you have gigantic competitors to your east and west.
If they were in the running they would keep investing in it but I think they’re conceded in the race for that areas costumers so they just don’t bother investing these multi million coasters when they know they’re still gonna be so behind
I actually put KI above the Point. While the coasters are unmatched, I've had a fair amount of poor experiences because of crowds, ops, or bad employees. Kings Island is always on, always friendly, and just a better overall experience.
I could also go either way as someone that has done KI about 30+ times and cedar point approximately 125 times the past several years I would agree that KI outclasses CP at much higher percentage of visits. However every now and then you get that experience at CP that just ends up being unmatched.
I do see your point, but I was at Orion's opening day and that was a not so great experience lol. Not at the fault of the park, just massive crowds and covid policies
Cedar Point was my home park for forever but I'm now closer to Kings Island and I definitely have a more enjoyable time at KI over CP. Mostly because of the terrible crowds and long lines.
I also feel that from a top down perspective, KI is just simply run with more park pride. From the managers all the way down to the janitorial staff. It just seems like they have it together better.
It's mine but I've only been to Cedar Point and King's Island. And I believe the last time I was in either was the year Mantis was built. I plan to get back to both this year and am aiming at making Steel Vengeance my 100th coaster :)
I was surprised that Canada's Wonderland was in the middle, but I can understand your reasoning~ Cedar Fair is definitely doing their best to ensure this park is one of their best, and I truly think that they are doing a good job at that. Just more stronger roller coasters, but really, they're doing really well. Even their Winterfest event was super successful when it was launched 3 years ago. I'm glad Canada's Wonderland is my home park, and I've never had a bad visit there.
only been to one park being carowinds and man i love that its getting so much love now. before it was an after thought of a park and now its a full on thrill destination that has people traveling from all over the country to get to.
Worlds of Fun is themed after the Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days. Themed areas of the park include the following continents: Americana, Europa, Africa, Scandinavia and Orient. “We chose the large, multicolored ascension balloon for our symbol because it represents fun, adventure and travel reminiscent of the movie, Around the World in 80 Days. These are the things we want Worlds of Fun to represent.” - Jack Steadman, 1971. (park opened in '73)
Couldn't agree with your order of this list more Taylor! Great job. I would also LOVE to meet up with you (and sarah of course!) for one of your Kings Island visits as it is my home park (it wouldnt take much persuasion to go to Cedar Point either). Keep these videos coming! I love seeing your channel pop up at the top of my phone for a new video to watch!
This list drastically needs to be updated in the coming years. Many things have changed even with the merger Cedar Fair still invested in the smaller parks which I assume would jump up a bit. Nice list, I agree with most of the rankings on here.
I can't disagree too much with the list, but I have some thoughts: -Worlds of Fun's aesthetics are truly underrated. -Valleyfair has its merits, but has an awful layout and honestly I'd rather be at MOA. It's less generic than Dorney or MIA but is otherwise fairly unremarkable. (What struck me also is that the park is weirdly in the middle of nowhere, not quite MIA but very hidden for a major amusement park. You'd never find it if you didn't know where to go.) -Carowinds has some great rides, but those great rides lead it to be a bit overrated by most enthusiasts at the moment (and I say that as someone who has had Fury at my #1 at times). Compare the atmosphere of Carowinds to Kings Dominion and there's just no comparison for me. -Cedar Point is absolutely the number one park on paper; however, there are persistent issues (staffing, restrooms in desperate need of renovation, FL cost/amount sold, operations just aren't where they were during Kinzel's time, etc.) that they seem to continue to struggle to solve; not all of them are necessarily their fault, but I'm not fully confident that they will be fixed anytime soon. Whereas Kings Island has made undeniable progress in every area that was previously holding them back and only seems poised to continue making improvements. Canada's Wonderland is the only "proper" CF park I haven't been to, but here's how I'd rank the rest: 1. Kings Island 2. Cedar Point 3. Knott's 4. Kings Dominion 5. Carowinds 6. Worlds of Fun 7. CGA 8. Valleyfair 9. Dorney 10. MIA
I honestly would even say Kings Island could be a #1; with what Cedar Point lacks in operations, Kings Island picks up on. Hopefully we see TTD re-open next season and something juicy coming to the park there too. Don't think we'll see another KI coaster until at least 2024, hopefully WoF or VF get something!
What is KI cost, ride wait, etc compared to CP? Ive heard CP has gotten ridiculously crowded and pricey even more so than the hundreds of times I went there as a 90s kid. I also have some young relatives who moved to Central Ohio from Cleveland & KI seems like a much better option now for them
@@fredwilson1188 KI is still a smaller park compared to CP, based on mere ride count alone. KI is around the same price as Cedar Point, but has significantly less wait times. One can make the argument that there is no equivalent of Steve, Maverick, Millie, or Dragster at KI, but there's also no equivalent of Mystic, Beast, Diamondback, or Flight of Fear at CP. Not that KI doesn't get as busy as CP, as last Halloween Haunt had some of the busiest days ever at both KI and CP. Some additional prices, last season FLP at CP on a Saturday was $249, while only $125 at KI (sometimes even $105 on a Saturday!) I feel like the value of it is much higher at KI than CP because the merge point/FL line is much closer to the station or right up to the station entirely. KI is also a lot more terrain based, while CP is much flatter. You'll be walking up and down hills in the Rivertown section and in the middle of the park. To give more of an idea on the wait times, here's a few examples. October 16th 2021 (one of, if not the busiest day, of the season), KI: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/60/calendar/2021/10/16 CP: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/50/calendar/2021/10/16 July 14th: KI: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/60/calendar/2021/07/14 queue-times.com/en-US/parks/50/calendar/2021/07/14 The wait times can vary each day, some days CP may be a ghost town while KI is packed, or flipped, or both. Generally, you'll see shorter lines at KI just because it's more of a regional park than a destination park (CP).
The rides and location at CP can't be beat but I personally had more fun at KI this summer. I got FL+ and got to marathon the heck out of Orion, MT, and DBack. With FL at Cedar Point the wife and I still had to wait 45+ for some rides. I also was surprised at Valley Fair and had a great time there. Everyone just seemed to be having fun which was infectious.
Great video. Cedar point has been my home park for my whole life and although I love it I think Kings Island has been doing a fantastic job this past decade and I think they are definitely in the argument to be better than Cedar point.
I been to Kings Island and Cedar Point and they are my favorite Amusement Parks. I rank Cedar Point higher than Kings Island mainly because of the beach and Hotel Breakers. Cedar Point is definitely a place like no other.
To your point about how good King's Island is, I always wanted to go to Cedar Point but family friends from Ohio spent all their time raving about how great King's Island is when I asked them about Cedar Point.
I’ve been to about 6 Cedar Fair Parks the top 2 are my favorite parks of all time. 1. Cedar Point (Heaven for coaster enthusiasts.🤩🤩🤩) 2. Kings Island (My Home Park.🤩🤩🤩) 3. Carowinds 4. Kings Dominion 5. Canada’s Wonderland 6. Michigan’s Adventure (Even though my experience there with my Granddad wasn’t as bad as yours since I did get to do Shivering Timbers twice and I actually enjoyed Mad Mouse to the point where I did that a 2nd time, I still don’t really like this park which is why it’s in last place.)
I got a cedar fair platinum pass 2 months ago. Knotts berry farm is my home park and just last weekend i flew to north carolina for a weekend at carowinds. Heading to cedar point and kings island in august too!! So excited!
I love the exact placement of each cedar fair park in this video! It it very accurate. I have only been to my home park (Kings Dominion) but I’ve studied the other ones through videos before and they’re very accurate. Hopefully one day I’ll get to go to the others!
I give Kings Island the 1 spot. CP has been my home park for a very long time and over the past few years it has been very disappointing recently. Meanwhile Kings Island has impressed every visit which makes it deserving of the top spot to me. Not to mention that some of their coasters outclass CP except for Steel Vengeance and Maverick. Other than that the list is very good.
I completely agree with this. I had to laugh when Taylor said guest experience. Cedar Point lately has let me down in cleanliness and environment. I fret to use the bathrooms here just because of how dirty they’ve been at times. Then I turn around and go to Kings Island (CP is about an hour drive for me, KI is about 3.5) and the two negatives of CP become positives. Cleanliness is there, and the atmosphere of the park is just leaps and bounds above CP. From the view of someone who’s going to these two parks for the first time, I can see why so many people have CP at their first spot, but as a familiar person to both of these parks, I’d have to give KI the number one spot!
@@johnbailey397 Couldn’t agree more! I went one day this past year and the ride operations were absolutely atrocious. It was a Thursday and completely sunny with no wind, but only 7 coasters were open for the first 4 hours. Needless to say the park was pure chaos with those 7 coasters pulling at least a 20 minute fast lane wait. The only thing I accomplished that day was riding Magnum a few times as well as getting my last rides on Wicked Twister. The sad thing about that day too is that I went to KI the day before which was a spot-on experience that made CP’s faults way more obvious.
Hurry up and get over here to Australia. You're missing out on 2 big coasters: DC Rivals Hypercoaster, an epic hyper, and Superman Escape. A hydraulic launch coaster that goes from 0-60mph in 2s flat. Both of these coasters at Warner Bros Movie World!
@@maxinator2002 I’m definitely biased as kings island is my home park, but I think it’s #1 I’ve been to all 11 but I’m fairly sure I’m biased here lol but I’m also pretty happy I have such a good home park Though cedar point isn’t that far either
Need to get to so many more! Only been to Cedar Point, Kings Dominion, Dorney and Carowinds, but from what I've read and what I've ridden, this list is very accurate.
You should do a Six Flags park ranking because the last time you did it was a long time ago and I believe that you had not visited a lot of those parks when you ranked them so it would be interesting to see how you rank them after visiting a lot of them
I’ve been to Dorney Park (my home park), Kings Dominion, Canada’s Wonderland, and Cedar Point, and I absolutely agree with your rankings even though I’ve only been to 4/11 Cedar Fair Parks.
Let me tell you, living in Cleveland Ohio is perfect for myself as an enthusiast. I have cedar point as my home park and kings island isn’t too far away.
I worked at Cedar Point when I was in college (in the '80s). This was when the staff was all recruited from our regional colleges. Now it appears that they're on some kind of foreign exchange student program - nothing wrong with that, except for the language barrier taking a bite out of the warm atmosphere. I'll always love Cedar Point and that incredibly fun summer. It was hard work, but getting to play for free in the park any time you were off duty was awesome, as were the special events they put on for all of us after hours.
Loved your video, and I think you were spot on with the way you ranked the Cedar Fair parks I definitely think of Carowinds as a number three and Kings Island as a number two and Cedar Point as number one but that's just me I hope to visit Cedar Point sometime soon so I can see for myself how big it is great video once again!!!
British enthusiast here…very strongly considering and researching a 2-week Cedar Fair trip of a lifetime next year, taking in at least Cedar Point, Kings Island, Carowinds and Kings Dominion. Question: if Dollywood were a CF park, where would it fit on this list? I’m wondering if I simply have to include that as well!
Dollywood is my overall # 1 park. Definitely include it!!! If coasters are the only thing you care about, you won't rank it nearly as high as me. But if you enjoy great atmosphere, great scenery with the mountains, great music and shows, friendly staff, in addition to some great rides, then Dollywood is a must!
Here to point out one other park - if this is a “trip of a lifetime” style trip, you can be a little flexible with scheduling, and you like how Dollywood seems, I strongly recommend giving a look to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Everything that’s incredible about Dollywood is also present at BGW, and I’d argue BGW does it even better (this is a compliment to BGW, not a slight at Dollywood). The only park on this list I would even *consider* putting ahead of BGW is Cedar Point. Oh, and it’s only about an hour away from Kings Dominion. So very easy to add from a logistics standpoint.
went to cedar point for the first time this summer and was blown away. can def agree it’s probably not only the best cedar fair park but maybe even a top 3 park in the world
I have been to 2 cedar fair parks already one as my home park (Carowinds) also visited cedar point last year amazing park definitely deserving of the number one park on this list
@@martindipshit8673 Atmosphere was more enjoyable, Staff was friendlier, Ride Ops were more efficient, and felt like you were treated more as a person instead of a Cash cow 🐄 Also if you stack the lineup against CPs minus SV and TTD, I prefer KIs lineup. Yes, I'll say it louder for the CP Fan Boys Orion is better than Millie, Banshee blows Raptor out the water, Diamondback is on par with Magnum, and Mystic Timbers minus the Shed holds it's own with Maverick. The supporting cast of Coasters is better IMO also even though not as unique. Valravn and Gatekeeper aren't even the best B&M Dive and Wing Coasters on the market. Thunderbird and Griffon holds those accolades from my Experiences.
Cedar Point at no. 1! YES! I have ridden every coaster at that park now, except for Wicked Twister and Top Thrill Dragster. I have also been to Knotts Berry Farm, but it was many years ago as a young girl (6 years old), so all I really remember about it is getting a big hug from Snoopy. 😄
Fun Facts: Carowinds is 36.9 miles away from Charlotte Motor Speedway and 13.5 miles away from the NASCAR Hall of Fame Kings Dominion is 20.8 miles away from Richmond Raceway Cedar Point is closer to Michigan International Speedway which is 123.8 miles distance than Kings Island is to Indianapolis Motor Speedway which is 131.9 miles distance
I remember I was once flying to Ohio to go to Cedar point in Kings Island and I remember we first flew to Charlotte and then switched flights to Ohio and when we flew out of Charlotte I saw Carowinds from the plane and it was such a beautiful view!
Great video! I need to get back up to Cedar Point, it's been since 2000! I think Kings Island just had their best 10 years ever! I hope the next 10 is just as great!
It would be really hard for me to not put a bias on my home park (Knott's Berry Farm) so props to you for mentioning and trying to keep your bias out of it
So far I've only been to 5 Cedar Fair parks. My favorite of them is Cedar Point followed by Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Knott's Berry Farm and Valleyfair.
Grew up going to Carowinds. It has only got better over the years. Lucky to live between the worlds best steel coaster(Fury325) & best wooden coaster (Lightning Rod@ Dolly Wood). 2-3 hour drive from each.
Being a Cedar Fair Platinum passholder and living in the middle of the state in Columbus, I would kindly disagree with your #1 and #2 order. The reason behind this is due to the waterpark at KI being included with admission for those without season passes. If it is a hot day - it gives you quite a great opportunity to cool off when lines aren't the top priority. We have towed our camper to and stayed at both and while Lake Erie is a beautiful destination in itself, that just doesn't make up for the all inclusive nature of KI. Thank you for the ranking - by the way we were USOAP and Dollywood passholders over the past couple years and I must say, Dollywood is a dud but with some decent roller coasters (though 1 is too violent to enjoy) - USO while not a dud - has far less thrill rides than KI or CP for what it's worth. Keep riding and writing!
I've been to three Cedar Fair parks, soon to be four with Knott's being added to that lineup. But honestly, Kings Island is my #1, even if CP has the better rides. I wish Cedar Point could have kings islands ride ops. Or if kings Island just had another steel Vengeance, it would be absolutely perfect. Orion is amazing, Mystic Timbers is incredible, Diamondback is fantastic. CP only beats it with gatekeeper, Maverick and steel Vengeance
To go along with your comment about needing more than one day at Cedar Point, it is my home park and I absolutely agree. I always just do day trips, but I almost never get on everything and I very rarely get too many rides in one day. My most ridden coaster is Millennium but at only 63. My most rides on the same coaster in one day is only 6, and it was because I kept spamming Wicked Twister towards the end of the night after its closure was announced.
I rlly enjoyed the video and I think you were very fair with the rankings but I think Kings Island Should be third and Carowinds should be second because If you compare the coasters I think Carowinds would win, but i will say that Kings island has better then theming. I guess it’s just based on what you think is more important. Very good video and thanks for hearing me out!
really? I mean furry is better than Orion but intimidator is worse than diamondback. The only other notable ride at Carowinds is Copperhead Strike while Kings Island also has Mystic Timbers, Banshee, and the Beast which are all very solid rides.
I've only been to two Cedar Fair parks (Carowinds and Kings Dominion). I loved them both. I'm going to Kings Island and Cedar Point this summer though. I was supposed to go in 2020 but we all know what happened that year. I go to Carowinds, Dollywood, and Six Flags Over Georgia on a regular basis and I usually go to Busch Gardens Tampa, Islands of Adventure, Sea World Orlando, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Kings Dominion on vacation type trips. I'm excited to see how the new Cedar Fair parks stack up to the parks I usually visit.
Fun fact: When I was a kid, we used to go to Michigan’s Adventure. My mom, dad, brother, and I got stuck on their Cork Crew. We went 7 times in a row. It was fun at first, but after the third run, and it kept going, we started to panic. The breaks were wet (that’s what they said), and they couldn’t get it to stop in the load/unload area. It was scary. I was young, and thought it would never quit, and we’d be skeletons riding it forever.
Kings Island is now the top of the food chain in my opinion for friendliness, operations and overall better experience. In 10 years, Action Zone will look completely different and Vortex land will have a new coaster by 2025. 4 coasters in 13 years is my prediction. 3 going in all that land after some things are removed from Invertigo all the way snaking to the back of Banshee, The Bat has 5 to 8 years. Invertigo has 2, Amazon Falls, Congo Falls has 1-2 , Timberwolf has 1 and lo and behold a completely transformed Action Zone. By 2032, Kings Island will be the Coaster Capital with a better collection than CP.
That’s a bit of a stretch cedar point is just too nice of a park. It looks great, it feels great, the coaster collection is just one of many things it does well
@@samcrandall3094 it's a business, yeah CP is their home- but if attendance gets higher and they make more money with KI than anything goes. Money talks
@@samcrandall3094 that's true, Cedar Point is one of a kind- the fact it has the beach and hotel make it an experience. From an enthusiast standpoint, CP always gets the world record breakers- but one big thing that Kings Island has that Cedar Point will never have is space. KI has room for endless expansion, so in the future who knows? 🤷♂️ Both parks are world class, gotta say I was spoiled to grow up 30 min from KI 👍
Even though I went during winterfest to both parks, Carowinds and King’s Dominion are both pretty great parks. I’ll definitely be checking them out during the normal season in the future!
I’ve only been to Kings Dominion and Knott’s Berry Farm (when I was much younger). I’ve been trying to make a point to get to the ones across the eastern us, but it hasn’t been easy to make happen.
Kudos to CP for building their business to where it is, but I miss when the park wasn't as busy as it is now. I loved showing up on a Monday or Tuesday in the early summer and only having 15 minute waits for rides. Now you have to spend $150 extra for fast lane plus to still stand in line for 90 minutes.
My "home park" is MIAdventure but I've actually never been because Cedar Point is only a few hours farther away and outclasses it in every way. Some day I'll go to Kings Island but the only chance MIAdventure has of having me go there is if I get a season pass, because it's the only park that I could reasonably do that at and get serious use out of it.
Hey, you met me by hydra’s cobra roll! I really wanna defend Dorney park here. It’s a great place for what it is in my opinion. It’s my home park so I go there somewhat often. It really seems like it depends on how the day is overall. The coaster collection isn’t half bad. I think the park does actually have some pretty sections like the demon drop area, the thunderhawk path, and the area by thunder creek mountain and thunder canyon that no one goes to. It feels good to be around there. I mean this in the most unironic way possible, planet snoopy is my favorite area. It’s a nice place to walk though and it’s in the middle of the park so yeah. Something else about that atmosphere is that it’s vastly improved during haunt. The park is very popular then, and all the dead areas that feel empty suddenly have hundreds of people. It makes the park feel great. Don’t get me wrong, Dorney is definitely in the lower tier of cedar fair parks, but I feel like you did it a little dirty right next to michigans adventure. But then again, there isn’t really a middle ground between Dorney and michigans adventure. I guess that means that Dorney at number 10 makes the others look a lot better :)
Kings Island is my home park and Cedar point is like three hours away so I go a few times a year but Kings Island in the summer I go to like three times a week. It’s only 45 minutes away from my house.
Great video! KI is my home park. For 34 years I have been coming here. I have seen most of your videos, but I have wondered if you have done a video, or know of all the hauntings at KI. I would be interested in watching a video you make on the subject. If your interested please do a video. I have heard most, but I'm curious if there are any others I may have not heard of. Keep up the great work. My son and I love your channel and videos. He is a coaster enthusiast already at 9 and loves to watch your reviews.
I think Kings Island is number one but we should never tell them that. They should stay hungry for that number one slot so they dont slack off now that theyre the best.
I personally would put cedar point at 4 carrowinds at 1 kings island at 2 and Knotts berry farm at three because my experiences that I have had at cedar point were not the best. Such as unnecessary policies and just not a family friendly atmosphere
I love the video. Michigan's Adventure, you gave that one the Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon 100 chairshots at Wrestlemania. From a family man standpoint, if you look at the foods, children's rides area and water park upgrades plus atmosphere, Cedar Fair is working their magic on improvements. I would say give it time. Compare the park from all aspects to what it was before the Cedar Fair ownership and I think it has improved greatly, just from a business standpoint. They should add a flat until they get that new coaster, knock on wood that they do 😂😂😂 I love the vid.
Kings Dominion is my # 1 Cedar Fair park! It has my favorite top 2 of any park, and I always have such a great time there. Cedar Point clearly has the better overall coaster lineup, but the extremely long lines bump it down a couple notches in my book. I have not gone to Kings Dominion on a weekend, but I have never seen a line there, which makes for such a great experience. Kings Island can have some slower days (if rain is in the forecast), but it's usually very busy, and assigned seating on all coasters knocks it down some. Plus, they have no Intamins nor an RMC.
That's crazy how the top 2 Cedar Fair parks are in Ohio. That just shows how much of an enthusiast destination the state is.
Or how it's turned into an enthusiast destination.
@@ThyPandora it's been an enthusiast destination for decades. Both Cedar Point and Kings Island have been killin it for as long as I've been alive (35 years). It's probably one of the only things a person from Ohio like myself can have pride in, because there's really not much else there 🤷♂️🤣
At one point (granted for a small amount of time) Cedar Fair owned Geauga Lake and thus had 3 major amusement parks in Ohio!
Theres corn, soy beans and great rollercoasters.
@@DuecePiece I'm from the neighboring state of Kentucky and I speak for Kentucky and Louisville fans we would love to have a football program like "The Ohio State"!
I love the fact that you truly didn’t show bias toward your home park, Taylor. You could have ranked it much higher on your list, but your honesty proves that you are an exceptionally trustworthy source for reviews and information. That’s one of the reasons why so many of us have been subscribed since the beginning of your CZcams journey and beyond. Great video!😊👏
no it just proves he is tired of his home park ;)
Exactly why I don’t like ranking the parks I’ve been to. I would easily put Kings Dominion high on my list as it is also my home park.
Actually, I think he unknowingly has a bias against his home park. I think Kings Dominion is far better than he gives it credit for. It may be the best Cedar Fair park, but he probably doesn't see it that way because he has gone there so much. He doesn't realize what a gem it is. I have made visits in 2018 & 2021, and those 5 combined days are among my favorite 5 days at any park. I have more fun there than at Cedar Point.
Bias is what I like to see though. Everyone’s list is gonna be different. At least be honest
I mean he did out kings dominion about canadas wonderland so...
Canadas wonderland REALLY deserves more love. 90% of their coasters are way overhated, in terms of cedar fair they are unmatched in the atmosphere department, and to me they blow Carowinds out of the water for the atmosphere and flat rides collection alone. I think it deserves to be a solid number 3 on this list, not middle of the road where it always seems onto end up.
100 percent agree
Yeah it’s an amazing park
Agree it gets hated on too much
@@matthewpasquini4594 yeah!
@@epicthrills8727 yes
I'm always surprised at how under invested Dorney is. It's a short drive from NYC and Philly and even though there's a lot of local competition, there's still a lot of market to tap. When Great Adventure and Hershey get 3 million visits + a year, it's so strange that there's not a push to make this a more formidable player.
I think it's because of how much competition is in the area- far more ROI when investing in a park like Carowinds where theres no other players in the region than when you have gigantic competitors to your east and west.
Its my home lark being from NJ. It needs more on the dry side water park gets more love
If they were in the running they would keep investing in it but I think they’re conceded in the race for that areas costumers so they just don’t bother investing these multi million coasters when they know they’re still gonna be so behind
It should be ranked higher.
The moment we’ve all been waiting for.
Canada’s wonderland was under ranked I think
@@celebrationproductsthisis5034 Its weak coasters are REALLY weak.
@@celebrationproductsthisis5034 I’d put it at 4, but I understand it being 6.
I think CW is over hated and underrated and for me definitely number 3 in the chain with 2 kings island 1 cedar point
I actually put KI above the Point. While the coasters are unmatched, I've had a fair amount of poor experiences because of crowds, ops, or bad employees. Kings Island is always on, always friendly, and just a better overall experience.
I could also go either way as someone that has done KI about 30+ times and cedar point approximately 125 times the past several years I would agree that KI outclasses CP at much higher percentage of visits. However every now and then you get that experience at CP that just ends up being unmatched.
I do see your point, but I was at Orion's opening day and that was a not so great experience lol. Not at the fault of the park, just massive crowds and covid policies
Cedar Point was my home park for forever but I'm now closer to Kings Island and I definitely have a more enjoyable time at KI over CP. Mostly because of the terrible crowds and long lines.
I also feel that from a top down perspective, KI is just simply run with more park pride. From the managers all the way down to the janitorial staff. It just seems like they have it together better.
I'd have to agree
I love that Knotts Berry Farm is my home park. I love visiting yearly and I couldn't be more grateful.
I am envious!! (I live in the UK)
I was ready for the grand reveal that Kings Island was now your favorite. That would have been the ultimate twist.
It's mine but I've only been to Cedar Point and King's Island. And I believe the last time I was in either was the year Mantis was built.
I plan to get back to both this year and am aiming at making Steel Vengeance my 100th coaster :)
Airtime Thrills moment
I was surprised that Canada's Wonderland was in the middle, but I can understand your reasoning~ Cedar Fair is definitely doing their best to ensure this park is one of their best, and I truly think that they are doing a good job at that. Just more stronger roller coasters, but really, they're doing really well. Even their Winterfest event was super successful when it was launched 3 years ago. I'm glad Canada's Wonderland is my home park, and I've never had a bad visit there.
only been to one park being carowinds and man i love that its getting so much love now. before it was an after thought of a park and now its a full on thrill destination that has people traveling from all over the country to get to.
Worlds of Fun is themed after the Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days. Themed areas of the park include the following continents: Americana, Europa, Africa, Scandinavia and Orient.
“We chose the large, multicolored ascension balloon for our symbol because it represents fun, adventure and travel reminiscent of the movie, Around the World in 80 Days. These are the things we want Worlds of Fun to represent.” - Jack Steadman, 1971. (park opened in '73)
Couldn't agree with your order of this list more Taylor! Great job. I would also LOVE to meet up with you (and sarah of course!) for one of your Kings Island visits as it is my home park (it wouldnt take much persuasion to go to Cedar Point either). Keep these videos coming! I love seeing your channel pop up at the top of my phone for a new video to watch!
This list drastically needs to be updated in the coming years. Many things have changed even with the merger Cedar Fair still invested in the smaller parks which I assume would jump up a bit. Nice list, I agree with most of the rankings on here.
I can't disagree too much with the list, but I have some thoughts:
-Worlds of Fun's aesthetics are truly underrated.
-Valleyfair has its merits, but has an awful layout and honestly I'd rather be at MOA. It's less generic than Dorney or MIA but is otherwise fairly unremarkable. (What struck me also is that the park is weirdly in the middle of nowhere, not quite MIA but very hidden for a major amusement park. You'd never find it if you didn't know where to go.)
-Carowinds has some great rides, but those great rides lead it to be a bit overrated by most enthusiasts at the moment (and I say that as someone who has had Fury at my #1 at times). Compare the atmosphere of Carowinds to Kings Dominion and there's just no comparison for me.
-Cedar Point is absolutely the number one park on paper; however, there are persistent issues (staffing, restrooms in desperate need of renovation, FL cost/amount sold, operations just aren't where they were during Kinzel's time, etc.) that they seem to continue to struggle to solve; not all of them are necessarily their fault, but I'm not fully confident that they will be fixed anytime soon. Whereas Kings Island has made undeniable progress in every area that was previously holding them back and only seems poised to continue making improvements.
Canada's Wonderland is the only "proper" CF park I haven't been to, but here's how I'd rank the rest:
1. Kings Island
2. Cedar Point
3. Knott's
4. Kings Dominion
5. Carowinds
6. Worlds of Fun
7. CGA
8. Valleyfair
9. Dorney
10. MIA
Praying for that Gravity Group Shuttle at Dorney for 2023 🙏
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I honestly would even say Kings Island could be a #1; with what Cedar Point lacks in operations, Kings Island picks up on. Hopefully we see TTD re-open next season and something juicy coming to the park there too. Don't think we'll see another KI coaster until at least 2024, hopefully WoF or VF get something!
KI absolutely could be #1. Its a VERY strong park.
@@CoasterStudios I agree! If u like wooden coasters I think it is one of the best in the world.
What is KI cost, ride wait, etc compared to CP? Ive heard CP has gotten ridiculously crowded and pricey even more so than the hundreds of times I went there as a 90s kid. I also have some young relatives who moved to Central Ohio from Cleveland & KI seems like a much better option now for them
@@fredwilson1188 KI is still a smaller park compared to CP, based on mere ride count alone. KI is around the same price as Cedar Point, but has significantly less wait times. One can make the argument that there is no equivalent of Steve, Maverick, Millie, or Dragster at KI, but there's also no equivalent of Mystic, Beast, Diamondback, or Flight of Fear at CP. Not that KI doesn't get as busy as CP, as last Halloween Haunt had some of the busiest days ever at both KI and CP.
Some additional prices, last season FLP at CP on a Saturday was $249, while only $125 at KI (sometimes even $105 on a Saturday!) I feel like the value of it is much higher at KI than CP because the merge point/FL line is much closer to the station or right up to the station entirely. KI is also a lot more terrain based, while CP is much flatter. You'll be walking up and down hills in the Rivertown section and in the middle of the park.
To give more of an idea on the wait times, here's a few examples.
October 16th 2021 (one of, if not the busiest day, of the season), KI: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/60/calendar/2021/10/16
CP: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/50/calendar/2021/10/16
July 14th: KI: queue-times.com/en-US/parks/60/calendar/2021/07/14
queue-times.com/en-US/parks/50/calendar/2021/07/14
The wait times can vary each day, some days CP may be a ghost town while KI is packed, or flipped, or both. Generally, you'll see shorter lines at KI just because it's more of a regional park than a destination park (CP).
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The rides and location at CP can't be beat but I personally had more fun at KI this summer. I got FL+ and got to marathon the heck out of Orion, MT, and DBack. With FL at Cedar Point the wife and I still had to wait 45+ for some rides. I also was surprised at Valley Fair and had a great time there. Everyone just seemed to be having fun which was infectious.
Taylor says “best employees” for Kings Island… *blushes in ride op language*
Great video. Cedar point has been my home park for my whole life and although I love it I think Kings Island has been doing a fantastic job this past decade and I think they are definitely in the argument to be better than Cedar point.
I been to Kings Island and Cedar Point and they are my favorite Amusement Parks. I rank Cedar Point higher than Kings Island mainly because of the beach and Hotel Breakers. Cedar Point is definitely a place like no other.
Great Video! I do think Canada’s Wonderland is number 3 on the list other than that I love hearing other peoples opinions
Yes
He messed up
Canada’s wonderland is number 3 and carowinds is number 2
To your point about how good King's Island is, I always wanted to go to Cedar Point but family friends from Ohio spent all their time raving about how great King's Island is when I asked them about Cedar Point.
Kings Island is now the better park experience. My 115 visits in 3 years says it's so.
I’ve only been to four cedar fair parks but kings islands atmosphere and great collection of coasters have to make it number one
How to make a Cedar Fair ranking video:
Step 1: Place Michigan's Adventure last
Step 2: Place Cedar Point first
Canada's Wonderland should be #4 or even #3. Not enough people have visited this amazing park
I’ve been to about 6 Cedar Fair Parks the top 2 are my favorite parks of all time.
1. Cedar Point (Heaven for coaster enthusiasts.🤩🤩🤩)
2. Kings Island (My Home Park.🤩🤩🤩)
3. Carowinds
4. Kings Dominion
5. Canada’s Wonderland
6. Michigan’s Adventure (Even though my experience there with my Granddad wasn’t as bad as yours since I did get to do Shivering Timbers twice and I actually enjoyed Mad Mouse to the point where I did that a 2nd time, I still don’t really like this park which is why it’s in last place.)
I got a cedar fair platinum pass 2 months ago. Knotts berry farm is my home park and just last weekend i flew to north carolina for a weekend at carowinds. Heading to cedar point and kings island in august too!! So excited!
I love the exact placement of each cedar fair park in this video! It it very accurate. I have only been to my home park (Kings Dominion) but I’ve studied the other ones through videos before and they’re very accurate. Hopefully one day I’ll get to go to the others!
I give Kings Island the 1 spot. CP has been my home park for a very long time and over the past few years it has been very disappointing recently. Meanwhile Kings Island has impressed every visit which makes it deserving of the top spot to me. Not to mention that some of their coasters outclass CP except for Steel Vengeance and Maverick. Other than that the list is very good.
My family and I have been to both parks within days of each other . While CP has great coasters, KI was the all around favorite park of the two.
I completely agree with this. I had to laugh when Taylor said guest experience. Cedar Point lately has let me down in cleanliness and environment. I fret to use the bathrooms here just because of how dirty they’ve been at times. Then I turn around and go to Kings Island (CP is about an hour drive for me, KI is about 3.5) and the two negatives of CP become positives. Cleanliness is there, and the atmosphere of the park is just leaps and bounds above CP. From the view of someone who’s going to these two parks for the first time, I can see why so many people have CP at their first spot, but as a familiar person to both of these parks, I’d have to give KI the number one spot!
What about cedar point has been dissapointing?
@@johnbailey397 Couldn’t agree more! I went one day this past year and the ride operations were absolutely atrocious. It was a Thursday and completely sunny with no wind, but only 7 coasters were open for the first 4 hours. Needless to say the park was pure chaos with those 7 coasters pulling at least a 20 minute fast lane wait. The only thing I accomplished that day was riding Magnum a few times as well as getting my last rides on Wicked Twister. The sad thing about that day too is that I went to KI the day before which was a spot-on experience that made CP’s faults way more obvious.
Bathrooms especially. But there’s also just been a lot of trash in the ground, just small details that really stick out going every other week or so.
I love that this type of content is back!
so happy to see my home park as number 2. i love kings island so much!!
King's Island gets my #1 spot. If they get some type of RMC, I think it would be hard to rank Cedar Point above it.
Going by yesterdays video before I even watch this video, Michigan's Adventure is definitely going to be #1!
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I definitely want to get there within the next 5 years
Really interesting to see your take on this since i just did this list myself, and its nearly identical. I put KI #1 but I know that's unpopular
I mean putting KI at #1 isn’t 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 unpopular. It’s an opinion that I’ve heard more and more frequently over the past year or so
@@maxinator2002 I’m definitely biased as kings island is my home park, but I think it’s #1 I’ve been to all 11 but I’m fairly sure I’m biased here lol but I’m also pretty happy I have such a good home park
Though cedar point isn’t that far either
Need to get to so many more! Only been to Cedar Point, Kings Dominion, Dorney and Carowinds, but from what I've read and what I've ridden, this list is very accurate.
You should do a Six Flags park ranking because the last time you did it was a long time ago and I believe that you had not visited a lot of those parks when you ranked them so it would be interesting to see how you rank them after visiting a lot of them
I’ve been to Dorney Park (my home park), Kings Dominion, Canada’s Wonderland, and Cedar Point, and I absolutely agree with your rankings even though I’ve only been to 4/11 Cedar Fair Parks.
Let me tell you, living in Cleveland Ohio is perfect for myself as an enthusiast. I have cedar point as my home park and kings island isn’t too far away.
I worked at Cedar Point when I was in college (in the '80s). This was when the staff was all recruited from our regional colleges. Now it appears that they're on some kind of foreign exchange student program - nothing wrong with that, except for the language barrier taking a bite out of the warm atmosphere. I'll always love Cedar Point and that incredibly fun summer. It was hard work, but getting to play for free in the park any time you were off duty was awesome, as were the special events they put on for all of us after hours.
I’ve been waiting for this video for a long time, and I definitely agree with it!
Loved your video, and I think you were spot on with the way you ranked the Cedar Fair parks I definitely think of Carowinds as a number three and Kings Island as a number two and Cedar Point as number one but that's just me I hope to visit Cedar Point sometime soon so I can see for myself how big it is great video once again!!!
Kings Island is my home park it is beautiful and I love it and I completely agree with your placing of the parks
Planning our first visit to Cedar Point this summer. So excited 🎢
British enthusiast here…very strongly considering and researching a 2-week Cedar Fair trip of a lifetime next year, taking in at least Cedar Point, Kings Island, Carowinds and Kings Dominion. Question: if Dollywood were a CF park, where would it fit on this list? I’m wondering if I simply have to include that as well!
I assume Dollywood would be #1, no lower than #2. Park experience.
You should totally include it for the atmosphere alone. Such a charming park!
Dollywood is my overall # 1 park. Definitely include it!!! If coasters are the only thing you care about, you won't rank it nearly as high as me. But if you enjoy great atmosphere, great scenery with the mountains, great music and shows, friendly staff, in addition to some great rides, then Dollywood is a must!
Thanks everyone - you’ve convinced me!
Here to point out one other park - if this is a “trip of a lifetime” style trip, you can be a little flexible with scheduling, and you like how Dollywood seems, I strongly recommend giving a look to Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Everything that’s incredible about Dollywood is also present at BGW, and I’d argue BGW does it even better (this is a compliment to BGW, not a slight at Dollywood). The only park on this list I would even *consider* putting ahead of BGW is Cedar Point.
Oh, and it’s only about an hour away from Kings Dominion. So very easy to add from a logistics standpoint.
went to cedar point for the first time this summer and was blown away. can def agree it’s probably not only the best cedar fair park but maybe even a top 3 park in the world
I have been to 2 cedar fair parks already one as my home park (Carowinds) also visited cedar point last year amazing park definitely deserving of the number one park on this list
I'd have to agree except flip flop 1 and 2, I know CP gets all the love but KI has always been a better experience on my visits.
What puts ki above it tho
@@martindipshit8673 Atmosphere was more enjoyable, Staff was friendlier, Ride Ops were more efficient, and felt like you were treated more as a person instead of a Cash cow 🐄 Also if you stack the lineup against CPs minus SV and TTD, I prefer KIs lineup. Yes, I'll say it louder for the CP Fan Boys Orion is better than Millie, Banshee blows Raptor out the water, Diamondback is on par with Magnum, and Mystic Timbers minus the Shed holds it's own with Maverick. The supporting cast of Coasters is better IMO also even though not as unique. Valravn and Gatekeeper aren't even the best B&M Dive and Wing Coasters on the market. Thunderbird and Griffon holds those accolades from my Experiences.
Cedar Point at no. 1! YES! I have ridden every coaster at that park now, except for Wicked Twister and Top Thrill Dragster. I have also been to Knotts Berry Farm, but it was many years ago as a young girl (6 years old), so all I really remember about it is getting a big hug from Snoopy. 😄
I have been to Carwowinds , Kings Dominion , & Kings Island. I will say put of those 3 Kings Island is my favorite 😍
Fun Facts:
Carowinds is 36.9 miles away from Charlotte Motor Speedway and 13.5 miles away from the NASCAR Hall of Fame
Kings Dominion is 20.8 miles away from Richmond Raceway
Cedar Point is closer to Michigan International Speedway which is 123.8 miles distance than Kings Island is to Indianapolis Motor Speedway which is 131.9 miles distance
I remember I was once flying to Ohio to go to Cedar point in Kings Island and I remember we first flew to Charlotte and then switched flights to Ohio and when we flew out of Charlotte I saw Carowinds from the plane and it was such a beautiful view!
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“It sounds like Cedar Fair has big plans for California Great America”
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Great video! I need to get back up to Cedar Point, it's been since 2000! I think Kings Island just had their best 10 years ever! I hope the next 10 is just as great!
I still don't understand how King's Island gets so much love being so close to CP. I have no problem with it, I love KI !
It would be really hard for me to not put a bias on my home park (Knott's Berry Farm) so props to you for mentioning and trying to keep your bias out of it
Only been to Dorney and Carowinds (Pre Cedar Fair Acquisition). Excited to do Cedar Point this year and possibly many others.
One of these days you should film a Cedar point walkthrough
So far I've only been to 5 Cedar Fair parks. My favorite of them is Cedar Point followed by Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Knott's Berry Farm and Valleyfair.
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Cedar Fair for life!
love your channel bro
You should rank your favorite coaster at each Cedar Fair park and each Six Flags parks.
“In last place is…”
Me: *pretends* to be shocked
I'm glad my home park is #4. Knotts is a little underrated imo.
Knotts is their most visited park so it isn’t underrated
@@Legend-vm9uv Well, Thoosies underate it
Carowinds is my home park. I just got season passes to it for Christmas. I love it so much
Love Kings Islands atmosphere and legendary night rides 🧡💚🤎
Grew up going to Carowinds. It has only got better over the years. Lucky to live between the worlds best steel coaster(Fury325) & best wooden coaster (Lightning Rod@ Dolly Wood). 2-3 hour drive from each.
Being a Cedar Fair Platinum passholder and living in the middle of the state in Columbus, I would kindly disagree with your #1 and #2 order. The reason behind this is due to the waterpark at KI being included with admission for those without season passes. If it is a hot day - it gives you quite a great opportunity to cool off when lines aren't the top priority.
We have towed our camper to and stayed at both and while Lake Erie is a beautiful destination in itself, that just doesn't make up for the all inclusive nature of KI. Thank you for the ranking - by the way we were USOAP and Dollywood passholders over the past couple years and I must say, Dollywood is a dud but with some decent roller coasters (though 1 is too violent to enjoy) - USO while not a dud - has far less thrill rides than KI or CP for what it's worth. Keep riding and writing!
I've been to three Cedar Fair parks, soon to be four with Knott's being added to that lineup. But honestly, Kings Island is my #1, even if CP has the better rides. I wish Cedar Point could have kings islands ride ops. Or if kings Island just had another steel Vengeance, it would be absolutely perfect. Orion is amazing, Mystic Timbers is incredible, Diamondback is fantastic. CP only beats it with gatekeeper, Maverick and steel Vengeance
The image at 5:16 is breathtakingly beautiful! Wow!
I have been to Carowinds and I love it
To go along with your comment about needing more than one day at Cedar Point, it is my home park and I absolutely agree. I always just do day trips, but I almost never get on everything and I very rarely get too many rides in one day. My most ridden coaster is Millennium but at only 63. My most rides on the same coaster in one day is only 6, and it was because I kept spamming Wicked Twister towards the end of the night after its closure was announced.
I rlly enjoyed the video and I think you were very fair with the rankings but I think Kings Island Should be third and Carowinds should be second because If you compare the coasters I think Carowinds would win, but i will say that Kings island has better then theming. I guess it’s just based on what you think is more important.
Very good video and thanks for hearing me out!
really? I mean furry is better than Orion but intimidator is worse than diamondback. The only other notable ride at Carowinds is Copperhead Strike while Kings Island also has Mystic Timbers, Banshee, and the Beast which are all very solid rides.
I've only been to two Cedar Fair parks (Carowinds and Kings Dominion). I loved them both. I'm going to Kings Island and Cedar Point this summer though. I was supposed to go in 2020 but we all know what happened that year. I go to Carowinds, Dollywood, and Six Flags Over Georgia on a regular basis and I usually go to Busch Gardens Tampa, Islands of Adventure, Sea World Orlando,
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Kings Dominion on vacation type trips. I'm excited to see how the new Cedar Fair parks stack up to the parks I usually visit.
I've never been underwhelmed by Dorney Park because it's my home park.
Fun fact: When I was a kid, we used to go to Michigan’s Adventure. My mom, dad, brother, and I got stuck on their Cork Crew. We went 7 times in a row. It was fun at first, but after the third run, and it kept going, we started to panic. The breaks were wet (that’s what they said), and they couldn’t get it to stop in the load/unload area. It was scary. I was young, and thought it would never quit, and we’d be skeletons riding it forever.
Kings Dominion crew! I am proud to be an employee there.
Kings Island is now the top of the food chain in my opinion for friendliness, operations and overall better experience. In 10 years, Action Zone will look completely different and Vortex land will have a new coaster by 2025. 4 coasters in 13 years is my prediction. 3 going in all that land after some things are removed from Invertigo all the way snaking to the back of Banshee, The Bat has 5 to 8 years. Invertigo has 2, Amazon Falls, Congo Falls has 1-2 , Timberwolf has 1 and lo and behold a completely transformed Action Zone. By 2032, Kings Island will be the Coaster Capital with a better collection than CP.
That’s a bit of a stretch cedar point is just too nice of a park. It looks great, it feels great, the coaster collection is just one of many things it does well
Cedar Fair won’t let King’s Island pass up Cedar Point. CP is and will always be their pride and joy. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves.
@@samcrandall3094 it's a business, yeah CP is their home- but if attendance gets higher and they make more money with KI than anything goes. Money talks
@@DuecePiece right, but that has to happen first, and it might not ever considering how popular cedar point is and always has been.
@@samcrandall3094 that's true, Cedar Point is one of a kind- the fact it has the beach and hotel make it an experience. From an enthusiast standpoint, CP always gets the world record breakers- but one big thing that Kings Island has that Cedar Point will never have is space. KI has room for endless expansion, so in the future who knows? 🤷♂️ Both parks are world class, gotta say I was spoiled to grow up 30 min from KI 👍
Carowinds is the only one I’ve been too 🗿 haha
Even though I went during winterfest to both parks, Carowinds and King’s Dominion are both pretty great parks. I’ll definitely be checking them out during the normal season in the future!
Going to Carowinds in July and Kings Island in August 🎢
I’ve only been to Kings Dominion and Knott’s Berry Farm (when I was much younger). I’ve been trying to make a point to get to the ones across the eastern us, but it hasn’t been easy to make happen.
Kudos to CP for building their business to where it is, but I miss when the park wasn't as busy as it is now. I loved showing up on a Monday or Tuesday in the early summer and only having 15 minute waits for rides. Now you have to spend $150 extra for fast lane plus to still stand in line for 90 minutes.
I agree except I think Dorney should be higher up because I personally really liked it
we have been to 8 of the 11 most multiple times. Good list
Awesome list Taylor can you do a coaster review for behemoth at Canada’s Wonderland
Yes
Cedar point is my home park and it feels like my home away from home
My "home park" is MIAdventure but I've actually never been because Cedar Point is only a few hours farther away and outclasses it in every way. Some day I'll go to Kings Island but the only chance MIAdventure has of having me go there is if I get a season pass, because it's the only park that I could reasonably do that at and get serious use out of it.
Hey, you met me by hydra’s cobra roll! I really wanna defend Dorney park here. It’s a great place for what it is in my opinion. It’s my home park so I go there somewhat often. It really seems like it depends on how the day is overall. The coaster collection isn’t half bad. I think the park does actually have some pretty sections like the demon drop area, the thunderhawk path, and the area by thunder creek mountain and thunder canyon that no one goes to. It feels good to be around there. I mean this in the most unironic way possible, planet snoopy is my favorite area. It’s a nice place to walk though and it’s in the middle of the park so yeah. Something else about that atmosphere is that it’s vastly improved during haunt. The park is very popular then, and all the dead areas that feel empty suddenly have hundreds of people. It makes the park feel great. Don’t get me wrong, Dorney is definitely in the lower tier of cedar fair parks, but I feel like you did it a little dirty right next to michigans adventure. But then again, there isn’t really a middle ground between Dorney and michigans adventure. I guess that means that Dorney at number 10 makes the others look a lot better :)
Kings Island is my home park and Cedar point is like three hours away so I go a few times a year but Kings Island in the summer I go to like three times a week. It’s only 45 minutes away from my house.
Great video! KI is my home park. For 34 years I have been coming here. I have seen most of your videos, but I have wondered if you have done a video, or know of all the hauntings at KI. I would be interested in watching a video you make on the subject. If your interested please do a video. I have heard most, but I'm curious if there are any others I may have not heard of. Keep up the great work. My son and I love your channel and videos. He is a coaster enthusiast already at 9 and loves to watch your reviews.
You can see the cliff the ranking falls going down from best to worst. Canada’s Wonderland-> ValleyFair.
I have been to all 11 too. I cannot argue with that order.
this is funny ive been to kings island a ton cuz its really clise to me, i went to cedar fair this year, and bout to go to carowinds to
I think Kings Island is number one but we should never tell them that. They should stay hungry for that number one slot so they dont slack off now that theyre the best.
I personally would put cedar point at 4 carrowinds at 1 kings island at 2 and Knotts berry farm at three because my experiences that I have had at cedar point were not the best. Such as unnecessary policies and just not a family friendly atmosphere
I love the video. Michigan's Adventure, you gave that one the Bret Hart vs Vince McMahon 100 chairshots at Wrestlemania. From a family man standpoint, if you look at the foods, children's rides area and water park upgrades plus atmosphere, Cedar Fair is working their magic on improvements. I would say give it time.
Compare the park from all aspects to what it was before the Cedar Fair ownership and I think it has improved greatly, just from a business standpoint.
They should add a flat until they get that new coaster, knock on wood that they do 😂😂😂
I love the vid.
Kings Dominion is my # 1 Cedar Fair park! It has my favorite top 2 of any park, and I always have such a great time there. Cedar Point clearly has the better overall coaster lineup, but the extremely long lines bump it down a couple notches in my book. I have not gone to Kings Dominion on a weekend, but I have never seen a line there, which makes for such a great experience. Kings Island can have some slower days (if rain is in the forecast), but it's usually very busy, and assigned seating on all coasters knocks it down some. Plus, they have no Intamins nor an RMC.