No, I think Kennywood would be considered that small park feel with a big park. Like the small parks it keeps it's history and is one of the perfect mixes of big park rides with a small park feel IMO.
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-Vater
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My favorite small park is Holiday World. (It's my wife's favorite park overall.) I am suprised nobody else mentioned HW, yet!
In fact, we are already making plans to come down for SRM2k3 - she is looking forward to be able to ride the rides and coasters this trip - she's currently pregnant with our first child and couldn't ride at SRM2k2. We both loved everything about the park - the extremely friendly staff, well maintained grounds, free soda & sunscreen, the rides (Raven & Legend - WOW, what a 1-2 punch!).
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Mamoosh - aka Trouble Boy!
In this order:
Indiana Beach, Knoebel's, Kennywood, Holiday World.
The 'small parks' give me more of what I'm looking for.
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'Let's fly close to the sun. Let's do it just 'cause it's fun.' - The Wedding Present '2,3, Go'
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Rob
"Some people spend an entire LIFETIME wondering if they made a DIFFERENCE. The MARINES don't have that problem." -President Reagan 1985
How about my "top 10" favorite? ;)
Ok...I'll join in even though I probably shouldn't. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is fantastic. Gotta love the salt air and Giant Dipper. As far as rides are concerned, Indiana Beach. Then again, I don't have a lot of experience. I can say that of all the parks I've been to, these two are my favorite.
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"If the beats were made of meat then they would have to be me ..." - L.L. Cool J
Holiday World. Raven. Legend. SRM.
Need we say more?
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Without a doubt Holiday World is my favorite "small" park. I grew up with Geauga Lake as my backyard park. All you can ride for $4.95 a day. GL was a classic American trolly park.
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Kennywood feels as corporate as Cedar Fair to me, so I don't count them even though I love Jack Rabbit and a lot of their classic rides. Another general favorite for me.
Dollywood is a pretty big park as well, so that's even further from KW as a small park IMO. But, this is a park I *love* as well. Hopefully I'll be able to make another trip to Busch Gardens Pigeon Forge before the end of the season. Old fashioned natural magic! :)
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