10 BEST States To Be A Roller Coaster Enthusiast!
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- The United States is a fantastic place to be if you are a coaster enthusiast! With so many high quality parks such as Six Flags Magic Mountain, Cedar Point, Hershey Park & Busch Gardens it is hard to go wrong. Now thrill seekers in some states aren't so fortunate to have mega roller coasters in their backyard. While enthusiasts in other states are in what I call "roller coaster hot spots"! In this video we will identify those hot spots by providing you with the top ten best states to be a roller coaster enthusiast! Are you in one of them?
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Beast = Longest *Wooden* coaster forgive me Steel Dragon 2000 & Ultimate fans!
Also if I had to do a next 5:
15 Connecticut
14 Kentucky
13 Missouri
12 Delaware
11 Illinois
I would have put Georgia on here too, but good vid
Destination Thrills Connecticut is good because right in the middle of SFNE and Great Adventure
Do the last 5...
Maine
Alaska
Hawaii
North Dakota
South Dakota
?
I would've put Michigan at least number 12 or 13, we have MiA, and we have access to Cedar Point, Great America, Indiana Beach, and Holiday World.
Massachusetts slaughters CT. Mass travelers have Story Land, SFNE, Canobie Lake Park, Funtown Splashtown, Edeville to go along with CT's Lake Compounce and Quassy all within 2/3 hours of Boston should EASILY put it top 15.
The Carolinas should be on the list: Carowinds and not too far from: Dollywood, Six Flags Over Georgia, Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens Williamsburg
I was going to say the same thing, I moved from California where magic mountain was 45 mins away.. but that was really it, where I feel like here in NC there is alot of cedar fair parks close by so all you need to do is buy 1 season pass to ride several parks, including cedar point.. not too far away
Josh Elliott Carowinds also gets crazy coasters tho every 3-5 years like Cedar Point
I live I South Carolina only 1 hour away from Carowinds
yeah totaly
Agreed. NC should definitely be on here.
The California island is real. So real
We live in our own fantasy world.
Yes YES YES
Yes
Which is why Max Theme Parks has 80 credits and 80 out of those 80 credits are in California and 0 outside of it
*80ception*
I live in WA🙁
One thing you may have wanted to consider is the fact that states like California, Florida, and Texas can operate year round compared to a shorten schedule elsewhere. But in the summer months I like your list.
That is a very good point!
I don’t think so because than southern states have the advantage.
@@Ian58 the point of this list is to give the best locations to live as an enthusiast, so, whether it’s fair or not, some locations are going to have a natural advantage due to how they can operate year round
Let's not forget that New Jersey also has a whole bunch of boardwalk parks on the shore! :)
Texas has more shore :p
NJ has the best boardwalks
@@theduder7709 more boardwalk parks in nj though
I think this is pretty spot on. I live in NJ 1 hour from SFGA. About 1.5 hours to Dorney Park, 2.5 hours to Hershey. 2.5 hours to Knobeles, 1 - 2 hours to jersey shore pier rides. 10 mins to American Dream :) 45 mins to Coney Island. 3.5 hours to Six Flags America, 2.5 hours to Six Flags New England, 2 hours to Lake Compounce, 5.5 hours to Darian Lake, 5.5 hours to Kings Dominion, 6 hours to Kennywood, 6 hour drive to Bush Gardens, 8 hour drive to Canada's Wonderland and of course 8 hour drive to Cedar point which felt more like 10 hours both times I drove it. Pretty luck to live in this part of the country and be a coaster freak.
Lucky devil!😎
Living the life in Pennsylvania! As a ride operator it’s a great state and we are very lucky to have all of the other parks around us.
I’m proud to live in PA, and I’m proud to be an enthusiast!
@@TylerPCoyne amen brother
I’m proud to be a Pennsylvanian
And an enthusiast
@Up-Stop Thrills I live in Middletown as well!
As a Florida resident I can confirm that almost every park here is getting a new coaster either this year or next. Not to mention that a few got coasters last year as well.
@@nicholassutton8210 Ditto! I can’t wait.
As a California enthusiast I 100% agree with your analysis. We might have one of the best collections within a single state but it takes FOREVER to get to a good park outside the state. The closest is Lagoon in Utah and that’s about a 10 hour drive from either LA or the Bay Area.
Yep and Lagoons my home park I’m sorry it’s hard to find a good park out the state
I live in Indiana and I go to Kings Island every year. I went to Holiday World for the first time in 6 years last year. Both parks are over 2 hours from me (Holiday World being 3 and a half hours away) but the long rides are so incredibly worth it.
Pennsylvania definitely deserves the number one spot. It's smack dab in the middle of the country's coaster epicenter. It's honestly incredible how many quality amusement parks are within the state lines or just a few hours drive outside of the state.
California has more
U Salteee California has Magic Mountain, Knotts Berry Farm, California’s Great America, and Discovery Kingdom for thrills and Universal Studios, Sea World, and Disneyland for families. Those seven parks are confined to the Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco Bay areas. California is the third largest state in the country, so having major amusement parks only serve three metropolitan areas while other parts of the state have to travel long distances just to get the the closest major amusement park to them doesn’t make for much convenience outside of those metros. California has 82 roller coasters but nothing else near it. Pennsylvania has 52 but the neighboring states have a combined 145 bringing the total number of roller coasters that Pennsylvania residents can regularly ride up to 197.
@@JVR10893 good point.
As an Ohioan I agree
I always thought Ohio was a lame place to live, until I visited Cedar Point.
Ben Hatto You must not get out much.
Cedar Point is my home park and I can safely say that it is one of the only reasons you would ever want to visit XD. I enjoy the state but it is too cold in the winter and we don't have any beaches besides Lake Erie.
Brennen Canfield Dude, there are some states that don’t have beaches at all.
@@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256 Well obviously lol. It is still a downside though.
Brennen Canfield Hows it a downside that we have beaches where some states don’t have any?
I live in Pennsylvania, and Hershey is my home park!! Lets GO!!
Woohoo I live in the best state. lol didn’t think Pennsylvania would be the number one state.
I wasn’t surprised about PA. The Philly area has two top notch parks in our vicinity, and three high quality smaller parks.
The Pittsburgh area has the Ohio parks and Kenny wood.
DC is also good with Hershey, SFA, Busch, and Kings Dominion.
I figured we'd be near the top, but number one was a bit surprising. Can't say we don't deserve it though since I live at the Western end and am therefore within driving distance of three of the country's best parks and weekend trip distance from like 5 more!
I live in NY so I'm in top 9 not to bad but to get to great adventure took pretty long, the same thing with Hershey XD.
I can believe that living in PA's capital. I'm less than 20 minutes from Hersheypark, 80 minutes from Knoebels, 90 minutes from Dorney Park, 3.5 hours from Kennywood, 2 hours 15 minutes from Six Flags Great Adventure, 3.5 hours from Kings Dominion, etc. Driving to Williamsburg (5 hours) and Cedar Point (6 hours) is doable as well.
My home state should be on the list, nc, we got carowinds, and we got Busch gardens Williamsburg, and kings dominion just north in Virginia
Oliver Mohler same my fav is kings Dominion Virginia represent
@@Logan_w709 yessir VA is for (coaster) lovers
@@B4rry16 west Virginia is for (cousin) lovers
same i go to carowinds all the time
Oliver Mohler I don’t live in NC but I do think that your state should be on here
Florida is such an upcoming state for coaster enthusiasts. Iron Gwazi is only the beginning of the wave of new coasters. With a possible 2021 Giga at BGT, Surf Coaster coming to SeaWorld, Tron and Guardians coming to Disney, Hagrids and the Velocicoaster at Universal, new coasters coming to Epic Universe, and a new GCI hybrid coming to Fun Spot America. These are the additions that will be coming in the next 2 years and I can’t wait for what’s to come after!!!
I have been a die hard coaster enthusiast who lives in Pennsylvania who has been going to Hersheypark since I was like 4 and I loved living in the state with Six Flags Great Adventure, Kings Island and Cedar Point just outside the state. I knew it was nice, but man I never knew it was number one. Seriously I thought Ohio or California would get the number one spot, but I guess it makes sense cause we have a LOT of great parks surrounding the state. But, woohoo my state got number one so, ya!
For me I'm in p.a. the Ohio and New York and Canada parks are only a few hours away. And I have Hershey dorney Knowles the jersey shore parks. Six flags America, New England, and great adventure and lake compounce. All within a short 2 to 4 hour drive
I love your vids! Coasters rock! I have been to HW in Santa Clause tons of times!
This list is perfect! 👍
Thank you!!
No Missouri lol RIP my home park SDC
I live in Missouri but I visit sdc more then I visit my home park worlds of fun.
Jack Cash Wenenn same and I live 10 minutes away from worlds of fun
Stryde_Lightning somehow I live closer
Jack Cash Wenenn I don’t blame you I have had season passes there but it starts to get old since they haven’t added a coaster since 2009
Missouri ganggg six flags is my home park but i love SDC SO MUCH
Loved your video, as someone who loves coasters I totally agree with numbers 1 and 2 on your list how can anyone argu with those two states great video once again!!!
I live in Kentucky, and I am surrounded by 2 hour drives for amazing theme parks. Holiday world, Dollywood, Kings Island, Kentucky Kingdom, 5 hours away from Cedar Point, 5 hours away from Carowinds.
I live in Virginia and work at Busch Gardens and that place is amazing.
Sooooo glad you had Maryland on the list. Its so close to so many parks. Only a 5 hour drive to cedar point aswell!
Really creative video idea! 👍🏼😊
Thank you!! I had to come up with something since I was stuck at home LOL!
My home park, that being Indiana Beach, doesn't get too much love. I really liked that you acknowledged that the park has some good coasters, because they 3 CCI woodies are classics, the Schwarzkopf Jet Star is forceful, and Steel Hawg is just pure fun if you don't mind the restraints. I can't wait until the reopening since they have already planned on retracking the Hoosier Hurricane which is pretty rough in the valleys
Proud to be a coaster enthusiast from New York!
Wow, didn’t think they state I lived in would be number one. No wonder I became a coaster enthusiast at such a young age. This was a great video!
I live in Buffalo, so Six Flags Darien Lake, Canada's Wonderland, Marine Land, Kennywood, Cedar Point, Waldameer, & Conneaut Lake Park, are all within around 3 hours. The jersey parks and some of the other eastern pa parks are close too. I'm very thankful! However overall, I don't like the state lol
You make western NY look so good, the only parks within 3 hrs of me are Darien lake and seabreeze
@@MillenniumForceMan well we both live in different parts of WNY I'm guessing... And no matter what CW is within just over 3 hours where I live
Mr. Roller Coasters CW is 3hr 15min from me, but I still haven’t been there because of the border, I was planning to go there sometime this year but idk if that will happen
Mr. Roller Coasters yea i live in rochester so im near those parks too and most are in in 4-5 hour range
Josiah Thomas I live in Rochester as well but I don’t feel like it’s a great place for coasters
Nice List.
I’m in CT, it’s great, driving distance from cedar point, bgw, kings dominion, great adventure, and home park is a cross between Lake Compounce and SF New England
Man, Illinois almost made the list, I also believe Ohio should be #1 to be honest
I live in Western Pa 5 minutes away from Kennywood and I love it here. I can access Kennywood any day, 3 hours away from cedarpoint, 5 hours from Kings Island, a few hours away from Hershey, and about 5 hours from Kings Dominion and Busch Garden, and a 6 hour drive to Great Adventure, I'm not insanely close to anything but kennywood, but I'm in a good spot to make a day trip to so many parks if I get up early.
*Edit:* Holy Crap, wasn't expecting PA to be #1
I was expecting mabee 10th lol to bad he keeps mispronouncing knobles
I live in Maryland. I didn’t think you would point out how we are surrounded by great parks. I’m glad you did your research.
Can confirm, NJ is an amazing place to live for roller coasters. SFGA is my home park and Dorney is another solid park within driving distance. We also have great boardwalk coasters such as those at Morey's Pier in Wildwood!
I think the only coaster enthusiasts who don’t traditionally travel all the way to Cedar Point are the people who live considerably close to King’s Island as they live in the same state and have a heck of an amusement park right nearby. I live right next to Mason but I still hope to go to Cedar Point in the next year.
So glad to call Kings Island my home park and have Cedar Point only a 3.5-hour drive away!
Love living in PA for a multitude of reasons, but the fact we have so many and are close to so many Roller Coasters is a big one.
#8 TX as a coaster enthusiast in TX I got to agree with you, I’m very satisfied with its placing, TX is very large but it has a good theme park collection, plus frontier city isn’t too far for me, so yeah. Nice vid it’s really fascinating 👍
Thank you!
Pretty good list and I agree with all of these choices! Unfortunately in Oregon, we only have 2 very small parks and really nothing around us. The closest park to me that has more than 5 coasters (Silverwood) is more than a 7 hour drive from my house. I think we have a shot at making the next list lol.
Definitely happy Indiana made the list with The Voyage, Thunderbird and Hoosier Hurricane, Indiana had an awesome chance of making the list.
I'm very fortunate to live near Dallas so Six Flags Over Texas is within an hour drive for me. Plus I can't wait for the new aquaman ride coming this year. (Hopefully)
Good call on PA.
I live 20 min from Dorney Park with Hershey and Great Adventure only 1 1/2 hours away. I’ve been going to these parks since I was a kid.
Definitely grateful to be a coaster lover here. However, it pretty much (one of) the only good things about living in Pennsylvania haha.
Hershey Park was my first job! But I moved so now my home parks are Dorney and six flags great adventure....I live right in-between both.
I’m in PA!!
And yes it’s pretty nice to have all the options 😄
Liked your list! One thing I think you should have mentioned is Florida and California parks do not have an off season. I don't know what I would do if I couldn't ride coasters during the winter here in California. But being separated from all the good East Coast parks is a struggle! Thankfully I go to college East Coast and can hit up the parks during the late summer/fall!
I live in Michigan, and Michigan’s adventure is super fun. There is not many rides, but the water park is heaven.
I live in Chicago. Every year I get season passes to Great America and take the 5 hour drive to Cedar Point. Definitely missing it this summer. 😣
Very Good list!!! My home state of PA is absolutely a great place for coasters. Don't Forget PTC (Pennsylvania Toboggan Company) is located in PA so much great history in our state.
I was so excited for coaster con in PA this year to get to experience all the great parks. But it looks like I’ll have to save that for 2021!! I’ve been dying to get out there!
Same here I was so pumped for Coaster-Con can't wait till next year and the tour of PTC.
When you were talking about missouri in the beginning of the video and how it is close to Six Flags Great America, Holiday World, and Kentucky Kingdom.
Don’t forget you can also add in Adventurland, Indiana Beach, and Magic Springs!
NYC resident. Been to hershey, great adventure, and even the virginia ones multiples times. The northeast is great for coasters.
These are the best rankings I’ve seen someone rank them at... Thank you sir
Thank you!
I’m so happy that PA got Hersheypark for number 1. It really is a great park and you wouldn’t expect how much fun you have on the inside!!!
Living in North Georgia (Atlanta) is amazing since Carowinds and Dollywood are only about 3 hours away and we have SFOG
I never fancied myself a coaster enthusiast, Waldameer was my home park growing up, but I was literally a days trip or a weekend trip away from SO many parks. I got to go to “six flags Ohio/ sea world in the early 2000’s. I was Just getting into coasters then, so I wasn’t brave enough to get all the credits, but I got quite a few in before it closed lol 😂. Plus in Altoona PA we’ve got the spine chilling leap the dips lol.
I knew my homestate was on this list, wasnt expecting #1 but it works
This list is perfect 🎢😍💪🏻
Thank you!
@@DestinationThrills graag gedaan
I live in Fort Wayne and definitely do take advantage of that short drive to Cedar Point
Nice! I would too!!!
Living in Florida has it’s awesome for me because I love Hawkin all those other great coasters
So glad to call PA my home state and Kennywood my home park!
Great video! Even though my state (Illinois) was not on it, I think Ohio was fair to second, most people like it because of cedar point.
Thank you!!!
I agree with your list, but as an Illinoian a little sad to not even see us make the list, but makes sense
Cedar Point is my home park! I'm hoping amusement parks open soon because I am missing the coasters and we have a gold pass lmao.
USA is so different than UK, you never hear the phrase 'only a 5 hour drive' here but Alton towers and thrope park are the 2 outsiders really know about, both around 1+ hour drive for me.
I live in Pittsburgh, PA.. so about 20 minutes from kennywood, 3 hours from cedar point, and 3 hours from Hershey!
I'm a young and aspiring coaster enthusiast that lives in PA. Great way to kick off a potential career!!
Couldn't get better than that!
I have easy access to Kings Dominion and Six Flags Great Adventure as I live in Delaware and also Six Flags America any other parks that I’m close to? Where would you put delaware
Oh easily 12!! Tiny state wedged between some great parks. Very good location!
Destination Thrills yessss even though Delaware doesn’t have any permanent coasters it still has great parks around it! It’s funny how I’ve never gone to any Six Flags parks but my favorite roller coaster is i305!
I’m from Missouri as well. I like to think we have a very nice central spot
I live in Philadelphia, and it's an amazing place to live for coaster enthusiasts. Hersheypark, Six Flags Great Adventure, The American Dream, Knoebels, Dorney Park, Six Flags America, Kings Dominion and more!!!
Not to mention, for NY, id you live in Binghamton you have a three hour drive to Hersheypark!
I went to BU
Has to be California! It has 2 Disney parks, a universal park, a sea world park, and then there’s SFDK, CGAm, Knotts, and of course, SFMM!
Yup imagine living in los angeles
Lol living the perfect enthusiast life here in SoCal
Yep same. Idk how we aren't #1 tbh lol
Here in Anaheim!
@@caleblanting1226 you literally are isolated from the rest of the country's amusement parks. Proximity is a major factor
Yep. I live in PA and an hour from NJ, so those three parks are all accessible to me. Went to all three of them last year, two for Halloween. This pandemic can't end (or at least simmer down some) soon enough.
I'm from Kansas City and honestly having Worlds of Fun as a home park and being within 3-4 hours driving distance of SDC and SFSL is good enough for me.
Jersey... dont forget the three full coasters in WIldwood NJ. Morey's Piers Great Nor'easter. Sea Serpent, and Great White!
Thoughts on making a similar list for major and moderate metropolitan areas? Maybe the further away parks are the less points they score? And 2 areas which have the exact same list of coasters, such as Orlando and Tampa, should be listed in the same ranking?
KUH-NOBELS
We are about 6 hours with tolls from Orlando to Over Georgia, it’s a drive but it’ll do.
It's more than six hours
Alex thiccboi no just 6. I always travel from Atlanta Georgia to Orlando Florida each year
honestly i was shocked that illinois did not make at least number 10 they have six flags great america, a short drive to wisconsin dells....
Live in PA and love Hersheypark
I live in Central NY, so I have some pretty good parks near me. Darien Lake, Great Escape, Seabreeze, and some out of state parks like CW, SFGADV, SFNE, and a lot of others. Proud to live in NY!
I live in southeastern PA. Can confirm it incredible to have so many drivable parks!
I think PA deserves the #1 spot, but I actually think California has an argument since they have a lot of quality parks open all of or most of the year.
Bucks County here. We have the best location!
There’s also wild adventures down in Valdosta Georgia that’s a bit closer to the Florida state line. However, six flags over Georgia is bigger and has better coasters than it though.
Yeah that's what I was thinking too, but that park sadly has only 1 unique coaster, Cheetah, which isn't that great. Don't get me wrong, it's fun to visit (and its SLC is actually good) but it makes sense that he didn't mention it. Come on Herschend, give Wild Adventures a bit more love like Silver Dollar City and Dollywood gets
I grew up riding roller coasters so moving to Hawaii for 4 and a half years was torture sometimes lol
Living in central Connecticut is certainly a great spot. Both Six Flags New England and Lake Compounce are within an hour and a half drive, Great Adventure is a three hour drive on average and a day trip to Hershey, Dorney or Knobels isn't much of a hassle either (besides getting through NYC).
PA represent! I knew it!
As a Pennsylvania resident, being #1 on this list (which I've always said is the case) is the only reason I'm hesitant to move to another state. The amount of parks within 2-3 hours of me is insane, and I can drive to Cedar Point or Kings Dominion within a day (my 2 favorite parks I've been to).
Used to live in one of the best states NY near Jersey and PA! Now I’m in MN! I have a great mall though!
When I was a kid I just assumed most of the country had the access to many parks. Later I realized south-east PA was a pretty special spot for coasters.
TN only has Dollywood but depending on where you live, you could be at Holiday World, Kentucky Kingdom, SF Georgia & Carowinds in well under 3hrs as well as Silver Dollar City, SF St. Louis and King's Island in about 4hrs. Georgia has its own SF plus easy driving to Dollywood, Carowinds & Florida.
My home state New Jersey used to have so many more Roller Coasters but sadly those are scrapped or removed
I live in western North Carolina, directly between DollyWood and Carowinds. Pretty cool place to live
North Carolina is definitely not a bad spot!
Loved the video! *The Beast is the longest wooden coaster in the world, not the longest coaster. Also it is verified Indiana Beach does have a new owner. Keep up the good videos man!
Thank you so much!! Excited to see what they do with the Indiana Beach. Yes the Beast mistake 🤦♂️.
You should do best countries for rollercoasters
Northwest Washington checking in with coaster at playland
Mo is my home state but I still dream of building a park in AZ. Already have the theme and what rides that would be there.
Curious to know where Washington falls on the list.
I live in mossuri too it’s great
I grew up in Maryland. Only a 45 minute drive to Six Flags Flags America, 2 hours to both Hershey Park and King's Dominion, and 3 hours to Busch Gardens Williamsburg, it was pretty fantastic.
Even Cedar Point was only a 6 hour drive, perfect for a Weekend trip.
Unfortunately, I live in Utah now. At least I only live 30 minutes from Lagoon, but that's all we have. I am able to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain once a year though (It's like 10 or 11 hours away), so that's not terrible.
Living in central Tennessee kinda sucks in some regards, with the closest park being Beech Bend almost two hours away, but at least there’s a decent amount of stuff if you’re willing to drive three or four hours, like Kentucky Kingdom, Holiday World, Six Flags over Georgia, and of course Dollywood. I’d still rather be here than most places in the west 😂
I have often heard it said that if you calculate in terms of proximity to the greatest number of great amusement parks, the single greatest city in the entire country is Nashville!
Tennessee is in a sad situation, since they were very dense with parks at one point. Of course you have Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, but Nashville had the fantastic looking Opryland USA and Memphis also had their local park with Libertyland. Such a shame that two parks closed, since if they still existed Tennessee would have a great park collection, especially with Opryland and Dollywood.