Well,
The Big Trip 2001 is only four days away. Three other buddies and myself will be packin' into a car and headin' East. More specifically, Hershey Park, Knoebels Grove, and Dorney Park.
Day 1: Early up and drive to Hershey, where a day will be spent tasting their selection of rides and coasters. Spending one night in a hotel near Hershey.
Day 2: Drive from the hotel in Hershey to Knoebels, where I'll finally get to ride Phoenix and Twister. After the day is done, drive to a hotel near Allentown and spend the night.
Day 3: Spending the day at Dorney Park, getting a third hypercoaster under my belt (
still haven't ridden PR, and I'm not going to KW before this trip, so Steel Force'll be my first Morgan), not to mention Talon. After a day at Dorney, head back to the same hotel near Allentown.
Wake up the next morning and make the trek back West.
Here's where
you come in.
I know a lot of you out there really love Knoebels, and I've heard great reviews of Dorney and Hershey as well. Since I've never been to any of these three parks, I'd like to know if there's anything I shouldn't miss. There's an awesome food stand or crazy statue in every park, and I want to try to catch the best parts of each place.
Suggestions? Where to eat in the parks? Specific seats on rides? Flat rides that look uninteresting but are actually great fun? How about tips on the Flyers?
Basically, tell me what you've learned makes for a great day at these park.
I'm really looking forward to this trip. It'll be my first
major trip to an amusement park since going to Cedar Point 11 months ago. Plus, this'll be the first trip I
ever take away from my parents. Shaping up to be a real blast!
Thanks for your information!
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Matt Lynch
Co-Webmaster, Kennywood Boulevard
http://kennywood.coasterbuzz.com