We are not amused

[Juniper]

I'm so sorry.

Come to Kings Island!

http://www.visitkingsisland.com/

It's a really nice park. Kind of crappy compared to Disney - which sets the standard for awesome - but still, you'd have fun there. We love KI. It's a requirement for living in the 45-something zip code. Seriously though, they do very well. We have season passes. It's not perfect, but you get your money's worth if you plan well.

And if you do, call me. I'll go with you!

[Griff]

My sister took her kids to Chernobyls yesterday er Koernobles? yesterday so we'll see if that was any better. I'm just not amusement park people so I can't rate any.

[SteveDallas]

Originally Posted by Griff

My sister took her kids to Chernobyls yesterday er Koernobles? yesterday so we'll see if that was any better. I'm just not amusement park people so I can't rate any.

Knoebels. The fifth grade at our elementary school takes a trip there at the end of the year. Everybody raves about it, including Mrs. Dallas, who went with Miss Dallas when it was her turn.

[kerosene]

Sorry 6 flags sucks ass, LJ. We have Elitches here, that use to be 6 flags, but now is just Elitches. I can say that when it was 6 flags it was much more expensive.

It is funny to read this thread because when my family lived in Ohio, we went to Hershey Park and Kings Island and there was another down in Kansas City we use to go to...Worlds of Fun? Is Cedar Point still around? I remember the commercials for it back in the 80s..."Cedar Point is the cure for the summertime blues..."

[Shawnee123]

Originally Posted by Juniper

I'm so sorry.

Come to Kings Island!

http://www.visitkingsisland.com/

It's a really nice park. Kind of crappy compared to Disney - which sets the standard for awesome - but still, you'd have fun there. We love KI. It's a requirement for living in the 45-something zip code. Seriously though, they do very well. We have season passes. It's not perfect, but you get your money's worth if you plan well.

And if you do, call me. I'll go with you!

So true. I grew up going to KI. My dad worked on the roads when it was built, so our family was there that first summer. I was just tall enough to ride the racer.

Then in HS, at least once a summer my friends and I would make the trek down there. And of course, there was Grad Night. It was so fun, except for the kid who got decapitated on the Eiffel Tower.

I think KI does a really good job. Where is the summer going? I swore I would go this summer.

[glatt]

We went to Hershey Park last Tuesday. My first time there, and it was freaking awesome. You already said that you like it Jim, so you don't need to hear it again, but that isn't gonna stop me. Longest wait for any ride we went on was maybe 20 minutes. Most rides had a 5 minute wait. I rode various coasters maybe 10 times. My son, who had never been on one before rode them 12 times. We did tons of other rides too. The go-cart style classic cars with the bumper rail down the center of the track was a hit with the kids. There was no wait for that. They would ride it, and then run around and ride it again. My wife and I let them chauffeur us around the track. We probably each rode 30 rides total that day in the entire park.

And I bought the tickets at AAA before hand for like $10 off each. Around $40 per person instead of around $50 per person.

I love Hershey Park. But then again, I was there on a Tuesday, not a weekend.

Oh, and you measure yourself at the gate to the park, and it tells you what size you are in an easy to remember candy bar. (I was a Jolly Rancher.) Each ride tells you what candy bars can ride it, so there is no confusion.