best place to live for coasters

Just wondering where people thought the the best place to live would be if you are a coaster enthusiast. I live in Columbus, OH and feel very fortunate to be within 2 hours of CP, PKI. and SFWOA.4 hours to MA and SFGA, and KK.. among others.

Well like I've said elsewhere...

I'm 1 1/2 hours from IB
3 hours from PKI and SFKK
3 1/2 hours from CP, SFGAm, and HW
4 hours from MIA

I would say I'm well positioned.

*** This post was edited by mforcealldaway on 7/21/2002. ***

im 1hr away from PKD and 2hrs from BGW. and last, but not least, 12hrs from CP!! lol, my idea of a good place would be a 10min walk away from CP...

Somewhere near the “coaster-belt” of America…the Midwest!! CP, PKI, SWOA, IB, MIA, etc, etc, etc.

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Two Minutes from PKI is allll you need! :-)

Well, for parks, I'd say in southern LA county. DL, DCA, Knotts all at your doorstep, Sea World, Legoland, universal, and SFMM about 1 hour away.

Let's see...only Chicago & the Dells are "close" to me, but I still have SFGAm, VF, Big Chiefs, WoF, SFStL, CP, IB, HW, SFKK, SFWoA, PKI, MA & a few others all within 8 hours or less of a drive. Not too bad. :)

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I live in Pittsburgh. Kennywood's in the back yard. Little over an hour to SFWOA, add another hour and I'm at CP. PKI and Hershey park are not to far either.

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Utrecht/the Netherlands. 1 hour driving from SFH, 9 hours of flight from SFGAM, 12 hours of flight from CP and something around and about 16 hours of flight from SFMM. Ow, how happy i am living in the place where i live now... (noticed the sarcasm?)

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where i live in england, i am 2 hours from thorpe park (with the worlds most looping roller coaster), 2 hours from alton towers, 2 hours from drayton manor (intamin gyro swing, intamin stand up, intamin stand up tower drop ride) and about 1 and a half hours from blackpool pleasure beach.

yay me!

Where I live :)

35 mins to Knott's Southern California Resort

35 mins to Six Flags California

45 mins to Disneyland Resort

30 mins to Universal Studios Hollywood

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Ohio may well be the best, but Maryland isn't too bad. This is remarkable considering that Baltimore doesn't have an amusement park.

From my house, SFA is 1 hour. Dutch Wonderland is 1 hour. Hershey is 1.5 to 2 hours. Williams Grove is about the same. SFGAdv is 2.5 hours. Knobels is 2.5 hours. Dorney is about 2.5 hours. PKD is 3 hours. There are also numerous small parks along the shore. Easy overnight trips would add Kennywood and BGW.

*** This post was edited by Jim Fisher on 7/21/2002. ***

Not the Northwest where I live. I'd say the best place is the midwest, where I used to live.

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Steel: 1)MF, 2)Goliath, 3)Magnum
Wood: 1)Villain, 2)Beast, 3)Roar(SFMW)

I live in the same general area as Joe Carroll, and it's not a bad spot to be.

If I had to pick one location for coastering, though, I would move back to Pittsburgh.

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I'd have to say Ohio or S. Cali.

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What a Combo!

Western PA, since you and Kennywood are in the middle of all the great Ohio and eastern PA parks! Not too mention, being just north of SFA :)

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OHIO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I'd have to go with CA, OH, PA, and if you love B&M: Florida.

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My two favorite coasters are named Superman.

I think the Midwest is the best place. Where I live I am within a 5 hour drive to SFGAM, Big Chief, HW, SFSTL, MA, IB, WOF, VF, Adventureland, SDC, PKI and a few others. I am a day trip away from over 100 coasters of which 12 are CCI woodies. I feel very lucky to live where I do.

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Mike
Favorite Wood: Viper at SFGAM,Shivering Timbers
Favorie Steel: Magnum and Raging Bull

I like where I live, but I could think of better places to be at. I am 45 minutes away from Six Flags Marine World. 2 1/2 hours away from Paramount's Great America. 7 hours away from Six Flags Magic Mountain/Knott's Berry Farm/Disney's California Adventure.
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