I too get the feeling of same park, different city be it SF, CP, Paramount. Sure each has a few unique attractions but the long lines, pricing, general layout ect are the same.
If you want different, Friendly and fun.
PICK HW. You might not need the full day but I can easily spend a full day or two at HW and it's in a different setting (Hillside and shade) Afordable, Meals for under 7 bucks and friendly staff.
I used to visit on some regular days when long lines and single train operations detered from the day at HW but most of that has been resolved with the Thanksgiving section and more trains. Raven may go down to one train later in the day but you'll see why.
For most rides, Hit the majors around 3 oclock. Last year on July 3rd we could have ridden voyage 10 times in a hour if it haddn't gone down. We did get 4 in and a couple earlier in the day.
Have fun. While I think PKI would create some memories. A few laps on Voyage are UNFORGETTABLE!
Chuck *** Edited 7/17/2007 2:59:40 PM UTC by Charles Nungester***
Personally, I think Kings Island smokes Canada's Wonderland. I just went to Canada's Wonderland 2 weekends ago and I was SO disappointed with the park. There was only 2 coasters that I felt were worth even attempting to re-ride.
halltd... here is what I said before so you can avoid the 7 hour hike to Cedar Point.
"Here's what I think you should do...
Depending on what time you are getting to Cincinnati on Thursday, you could head to Holiday World and most likely ride each of the coasters a few times each within a few hours, then head back to Cincinnati and go to Kings Island on Friday, then just drive to Sandusky Friday night and get a hotel."
If you were to do that, you would only have about a 3 hour drive from Cincinnati. to Holiday World. Then the same drive drive back to Cincinnati (Kings Island).
That way when you are done with Kings Island on Friday, you would only have about a 3 hour and 45 minute drive to Cedar Point.
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We're getting the "coaster park" on Saturday, so maybe Holiday World is a better bet for Friday? Laid back, do some flats, just chill, etc...
Thanks for all the suggestions. :)
-Tina
the beast and flight of fear are the only excellent coasters, and the beast varies on opinion. racer, italian job, scooby doo/odd coaster and top gun are ok. the others are either not re-ridable or just not that exciting. a few good flat rides - troika, pirate ship & giant frisbee. *** Edited 7/17/2007 4:52:40 PM UTC by super7****
halltd said:
Has anyone on here been to Holiday World for a "non coaster event"?
I just went over the weekend and posted a TR about this. Personally if I were to pick between the two as a "non-enthusiast" I'd pick King's Island because of the number of rides. However, seeing that I appreciate good rides, I would pick Holiday World.
Good luck!
~Rob Willi
Otherwise the trade of is the type of gratification you're looking for.
Are you and your friends true coaster fans? If so HW is definately worth the drive and forget about KI. You can go there later since it sounds like you live a lot closer to it. If not true fans and you just want to go to a park and go on a few rides...KI.
But remember, HW closes at some early hours too. When I was there they shut down at 8:00 on a Friday. I'm not sure if that is a regular thing (check site) because I was there for the ACE Con. If so it can get you on your way north that much quicker.
Think of this: CP is the "Mecca" of parks. HW is like going to church. It is so clean it you want to pick litter off the ground yourself and makes you afraid to spit. Free pop is a sure plus. Food was great and well priced. Very unique and worth going to. Oh, and the coasters are all great. KI is quantity over qualtiy.
I guess, reading back...go to Holiday World! What you don't get for not going to KI will be made up for at CP anyway.
Thanks for another great season, VF!
Anyway Id do HW the woodies really are amazing as well as the atmosphere. KI is fun but aside from FOF, Top Gun & Firehawk I wasn't overly impressed with the rest of the coaster lineup.
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cyberdman said:
Mamoosh said:
Only a cre-ho goes to Holiday World "just to do the woodies" ;-).. or people who do not like flats or water parks.
Or that We did Beech Bend first then the long drive to HW.
We also did the flats but didn't have time for the Water park which I would have loved to have done.
Next time
My friends and I are coaster fans, yes. We're also park fans. We absolutely adored Hershey Park. But, they also had a really good collection of coasters too. We've already done Great Adventure, Hershey, SF New England, Disneyland, California Adventure, Knott's and Magic Mountain this year. So that's why we weren't really considering Kentucky Kingdom. There just wasn't anything there that interested us. There are a couple of things that interest us at King's Island, but since my family still lives in Ohio, I can go there easier than HW.
If we get bored with Holiday World, I guess we'll just start the trek to Sandusky sooner and get a good night's sleep before our day there on Saturday.
Oh yeah, the free soda is irrelevant to us because none of us like Pepsi. :)
Chuck
Mark, maybe we'll bump into you at HW. If you see a tall, overweight, unkempt guy with a beard and glasses in a coaster shirt, good chance it's me. ;)
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You'll have half as many rides at HW, but the word from earlier comes up again...quality!
I've done HW in a days time easily in the past with a 3 1/2 hour drive each way. No promises, but I think you could do it too. And you'll thank yourself for making the decision to go.
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