Is Cedar Fair's Worst Park REALLY Michigan's Adventure?

I went to Michigan's Adventure for the first time ever in July 2021, the last Cedar Fair park I hadn't been to yet, and now I can honestly answer the question: is this truly Cedar Fair's worst park?
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[@CZsWorld]

Zac's Zoomer is the best coaster name of all time.

[@rachellawrence8762]

Agreed

[@snuffedtorch3683]

Yes

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

I know right? 😀

[@poloroidable]

Zac's Zoomer is the best coaster of all time

[@ArrowThrills]

Lol

[@tia-light]

"Yes, Michigan's Adventure is the worst Cedar Fair park"... To which I say, "Better the worst Cedar Fair park than no Cedar Fair park at all" 🙃 It's my home park and as tiny and neglected as it is, I love it! Thank you for covering it and giving MA a little bit of the attention I think it deserves. And I agree with your top two, at least... Shivering Timbers and Mad Mouse are my two favorites as well. CHeers!

[@kayla7562]

Yeah I’ll say the park just seems kinda off but I’ll still go back to it. $40 and it’s 2 hours away from me, I’ll take what I can get. I’m right between MA & Cedar point smack dab in the middle. Last week was my first time at MA, I’m super pleased with how big the water park is and that’s it’s one price to enjoy everything!

[@BrightyLighty_]

Yeah, I would never go to Cedar Point Shores as a MI resident. Between MA and some indoor waterparks (zehnder's comes to mind) all the waterpark needs I could ever have are filled here in Michigan, and getting into Cedar Point Shores is EXPENSIVE when you're already paying for the dry Cedar Point, the hotel, a fast pass (unless you're willing to take some rain), etc.

[@andy2641]

Yup it’s still a fun amusement park with a great water park. You’d have to be pretty lame to not have a good time there

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

I thought after describing low tier you were going to say “and then there’s Michigan’s Adventure tier”.

[@AarOnCoasters]

Too bad it has like 7 block zones and they only run 2 cars at a time. They should rename it time traveler because when you exit the ride, you're a year older.

[@chargedonpc9989]

sup

[@Shoegazeandhiphop]

cs zs world

[@chrisandrews9761]

If they RMC'd Wolverine Wildcat and gave Thunderhawk new trains with vest restraints, their line up would be ok. Add a Eurofighter or something similar, you'd really be in business.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

And replaced the generic Corkscrew with something else, even just a small B&M interverted or wing coaster.

[@Arma070]

@@JCBro-yg8vd I think any B&M is way Out of this park's budget. I'd really recommend a small Infinity coaster like Gold Rush at Slagharen.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

@@Arma070 Cedar Fair could afford it if they let some of their bigger parks go a year or two without new rides. They need to give their lesser parks some love.

[@halloweenie29]

They were supposed to but the pandemic hit

[@guspolinskipolkakingofthem615]

Wicked twister is getting taken down. Bring it here. It’s the very least they could do. They completely neglected this park and that’s sad

[@RollyCoaster]

Fun fact about Mad Mouse: it might be so good because it's a custom arrow layout, and the tallest Wild Mouse style coaster in the world according to RCDB at 68 ft tall.

[@oofintic5734]

If it was 1ft taller, if would have been the best ride in the park

[@zacharyyamashita8554]

How tall is Great America’s Psycho Mouse.

[@scottyjbd]

The trims barely touched us or didn’t at all. I loved it. Did not expect it to be better than Psycho Mouse at my home park, CGA, but it sure was!!

[@RollyCoaster]

Zachary Yamashita psycho mouse likely around 50 ft, like the other two arrow wild mice besides the MiA one

[@cr128]

Nice

[@elisaplays6163]

I appreciate you're talking about the neck-banging on Corkscrew while showing footage of riders banging their necks on the ride. It's so great you could demonstrate.

[@perrymichales4242]

Just hunch your shoulders into the harness and hold the restraint bar as you cruise through the ride and come out with no headache lol

[@maksim9107]

Yes and no, it’s coaster line up is meh but the atmosphere is good and shivering timber is good

[@joelmoore886]

Many years ago, we went on a rainy day and there weren’t many people in the park. The ride operator for Wolverine Wildcat allowed us to keep riding. One of the cycles through, he did not allow the brakes to stop us at the end of the ride so we gained speed through the brake run and the station and hit that right hand turn out of station with zero banking at a significant speed. We flew through the dark tunnel and then 3/4 of the way up the lift hill before it finally attached to the chain. A number of people were complaining of injuries and the ride operators apologized many MANY times about that poor decision. I will never forget that experience on that ride!

[@carysage]

Man you really lucked out. I've been begging the ride ops to give me 2 laps on that ride for years!

[@ajacrandall5439]

A couple years ago WildCat was so unoccupied I got to ride it almost 10 times in a row in the front seat of the cart very cool experience.

[@douglasjgallup]

MA is to Cedar Fair as Great Escape is to Six Flags. It’s a smaller, out-of-the-way park that has 6ish coasters, one standout coaster, and an included water park. They operate one train on most attractions. They tend to get overlooked investment wise.

[@BrightyLighty_]

The included water park really is pretty dang cool though. If worlds of fun didn't include the water park then MA might actually be higher then it on some people's lists.

[@BrightyLighty_]

Of course, Zambezi Zinger sorta makes me think MA is going to be left to rot even harder now.

[@griffinhall1354]

Me and my friend have been watching you for about 3 months now and I gotta say, love the content Keep it up

[@ValleyThrills]

Interesting how Michigan’s Adventure is getting visited by some prominent CoasterTubers this year: You (Air Time Thrills) Coaster Studios ElToroRyan Canobie Coaster Even myself (ThomasRosieFan)

[@AirtimeThrills]

Its this years mt olympus

[@amanor409]

While I’m not a coaster you tuber I did go this year. It’s an ok park but I live closer to Cedar Point.

[@johanll6321]

Don't forget about the famous Johan LL!

[@lagging38828]

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[@Bald_Fart]

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[@zacharystewart5344]

I just visited Michigan's Adventure for the first time Sunday. I actually had a very good time. Atmosphere was great, it was a very scenic and charming park and there was a massive amount of things for families to do as everything had a 48inch or below height requirement except thunderhawk which had a 52. It may not have the amount of hardware as other CF parks but shivering timbers was insane and made my top15 out of 271. The water rides were also insane including that rapids ride which was mental. Employees were very friendly and hilarious to which really made my day and it is a lot cheaper than other CF parks. There was only 1 fast lane level which was only $60 and food was cheaper to. Unfortunately maintenance and ops did leave something to be desired. I missed the Zach's Zoomer cred which I was gutted about and most everything ran 1 train so even with fast lane I still waited a good 10min for rides but I had a great overall time there so no I don't think this is the worst CF park. If I had to look at total visits overall and experiences I've gotten from the 9 CF parks I've been to I'd say KI has been the one to consistently let me down as of late.

[@quentenmajoor5861]

In June 2019 me and a couple of my coaster friends planned a last minute day trip to Michigan's Adventure. Originally we were supposed to go to Darien Lake however decided to do Michigan's Adventure instead. I should also mention we drove all the way from Toronto, Canada. While it certainly isn't the greatest amusement park in the world it isn't the worst one either. Shivering Timbers is a fantastic coaster, The scenery is nice, The train ride provides good photo opportunities. One thing I thought was funny is the frontier theme near the Thunderhawk area of the park as it doesn't look like any effort was put into creating a frontier theme rather than creating the name "timbertown". I also enjoyed the log flume ride. Next time when I come back I plan to try the waterpark. Overall it was a good park and I hope Cedar Fair invests more into it someday. Maybe they can start by introducing a Haunt event, Drop Tower ride and maybe a coaster similar to Impulse at Knoebels.

[@spencoaster838]

After being underwhelmed by almost every coaster at Michigan’s Adventure, (Yes even Shivering Timbers even though that one is still good.) and their slow operations, I was pretty impressed with how smooth Mad Mouse was.

[@Idk-tf5bw]

I definetly think it's worth it for Shivering Timbers alone. I got Ejector on pretty much every hill, I don't know why people say that they got Floater, and back row on the drop is crazy and I get sustained airtime the entire time, the turn around also gave a ton of laterals and got me off guard, and the helix is pretty intense

[@scottyjbd]

I got floater early in the day. Ejector a few hours later

[@kagome122885]

Ride it in the back and you'll get yanked down the first drop!

[@Studio732JRL]

Yeah, and I'm sure that has absolutely nothing to do with the fact your username is "Shivering Coasters" 😂🙄 And what coasters have you been on outside of Michigan's Adventure, any? Because the VAST majority of people in the country have no reason to go to this park, compared to just about every other amusement park in the Country. The Water Park MIGHT be good (it's a water park so whatever), but one above average or good woodie is not going to cut it, as far as attracting visitors.

[@craigsmallegan5993]

As a local to the area during the 90's and 2000's, I always wonder what would have happened if they didn't sell out to Cedar Fair. They pretty much had to though because they lost $7mil on an Arrow Hyper that was never made.

[@JCBro-yg8vd]

And it probably didn't help when the 1998 Tornado/Deracho outbreak damaged the Muttley's Putt Putt ride and uprooted a lot of trees. They had to plant new trees and build a new entrance where the wrecked ride had been, which must've cost a lot of money.

[@scottyjbd]

Say whaaa? Need more info on this!!

[@nicholasfield6127]

I can't find any information about them losing 7 mill on a coaster

[@GannJerrod]

The Seagull flying across at 6:47 really emphasizes the “Oh Yeah”.

[@DefOfDopeProductions]

Going next year before the Electric Forest music festival. Its only 15 minutes away on a 16 hour drive. Its my best chance to get the credits! Great video as always b

[@adrianowallin]

I rode shivering timber’s probably around 15 years ago + or - and I can say back then, that ride was amazing compared to others. I can understand why it would struggle to keep up with today’s standards. I forced my parents at the age of 15 to drag us out of the way 1.5 hours to hit Michigan adventure coming from cedar point because we would get in free with our knotts pass. We got there right at closing, we told the front gate staff we drove all that way, they were so nice to keep shiv timbers open for just a few more min to let me and my sister ride. So awesome of the staff!

[@teddym2808]

Wolverine Wildcat with GCI titan track, Shivering Timbers re-tracked completely like Ghost Rider (staying 100% wood), The SLC with the new Vekoma trains, and an RMC raptor, and suddenly this park goes from meh to completely unmissable and everyone going out of their way to include it in their coaster trip.

[@perrymichales4242]

Teddy sounds good so make it happen 🤔

[@airtimejunkies2236]

Glad my homepark is getting its 15 minutes of fame

[@trentspara1826]

They seriously need a better standout rather than Shivering timber’s. Like a raptor or any B&M

[@scottyjbd]

No B&M could show up Shivering Timbers imo and it would take a heck of a custom raptor as well.

[@trentspara1826]

I didn’t get a great ride on it. So honestly, I think both could be better. But I respect your opinion! 😊

[@AceAviations2]

B&M's are too expensive for this park sadly, but a next-gen Vekoma on the other hand...

[@clairefunnell8481]

Nice. I like the looks of this park. I would ride the wooden ones first. Enjoyed the video. Thank you 😊

[@sawblade5]

When I visited several years back, it was when Shivering Timbers still had its Trick Track segment and I enjoyed it. I rode it a few times, the train is the only way to go from one side of the back of the park to the other side of the back of the park without walking around the long way around the lake. The ride I rode the most there was Corkscrew as I am an Arrow fan and love those old Coasters.

[@Sully6891]

Grew up going there, was probably where I got my first true credit. Everyone around here says the same thing, we go for the water park. Glad your dispatches were good, because my two trips there had God awful ops. On my 2nd trip, the ride op for Thunderhawk took his sweet Mary time with every laugh. We're talking 30-60 seconds after he was cleared to launch every time I was close enough to see. I only got 2 credits each time I went and they we the same 2. Hoping next year will be better

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

I definitely want to go and ride Shivering Timber’s. I wish you had footage of you on Woodstock Express, that would have been funny.

[@airtimeaddict2395]

Wow early gang love the vids airtime thrills

[@joslynhayes8530]

This is where I rode my first coaster considering I’m a born and raised Michigander. This park is largely ignored to its southern cousin. (Cedar Point) and understandably so. I consider this a great starter park or diet Cedar Point.

[@michaelflynn6242]

It is my home park, I live about 25 minutes south. Mad Mouse is a hidden gem love it, Wolverine Wildcat had some retracking and restructuring on the double down in 2019 really helped the coaster immensely. A pathway connecting Shivering Timbers to Thunderhawk is desperately needed. But yes it is the worst Cedar Fair park, and yes it is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. The park closed for the season on Monday I am hoping in the offseason the trains on Shivering Timbers get a full rehab and it runs at its full potential again.

[@robertpolk9910]

Hello to my fellow Michigander coaster enthusiast. MA could be so much better with a few improvements. That connecting path and one new coaster like Lightning Run at KK would make a huge difference. A few relocated flat rides along that path with the new Chance Hyper-GTX would change the whole atmosphere for under 10 million bucks. Wicked Twister is probably too tall (215 feet) for the parks profile, but it would only cost the price of relocation and new footings… probably too much to ask!

[@michaelflynn6242]

@@robertpolk9910 I agree completely.

[@davefroman4700]

Still a much more enjoyable day for a family than almost all the Six Flags parks.

[@austintayloradt]

Just went for the first time last week - I live in Michigan, but slightly closer to Cedar Point, so...yeah. Finally got to Michigan's Adventure though and it was a nice time - Zach's Zoomer was closed unfortunately but I got 1 ride on everything else, lines were pushing an hour on some of the coasters. I was also very impressed with Mad Mouse and pleasantly surprised with Thunderhawk, and I actually got a really good ride on Corkscrew, no head banging for me. Overall I agree with your assessment, I think my ride on Shivering Timbers was hurt by the fact that my lap bar came down pretty significantly after the first drop. I was in the front row (wish I could have also tried the back to compare) and still got good airtime, but could feel it being hampered by the terrible restraints. If it weren't for this, I think I would have had a lot more airtime to make up for the jack hammering. Not quite Top 50 for me, but with some more room in my restraint I think it probably would be. For now I have it right around the Boss - I think both have a lot of potential and could be elite with some track work and better trains.

[@tobak35]

At Sfgam I tried to get on max force right when the park opened. Testing went fine, the park opened, and I got in line. People get on, and it doesn’t launch. We leave the line and come back later to find it’s open again, same thing happens. We get about 2 minutes from the station and it breaks down. We decide to stay this time, and we were next in the station when they announced everyone needed to leave the line for prolonged maintenance. Got on it only a few minutes before the park closed and then got an insane night ride on raging bull.

[@AychSkwaird]

Wolverine Wildcat actually REALLY surprised me when I went this year. I’d ridden it a couple times before this, and it was just ok, but I got a front row ride, and it was surprisingly smooth. I also got a couple decent pops of ejector during the finale just before the turn into the breaks. If I had to rank the coasters, I’d give it 1. Shivering Timbers 2. Thunderhawk 3. Mad Mouse 4. Wolverine Wildcat (very close but I had to rank it lower) 5. Zach’s Zoomer 6. Corkscrew

[@teamarie123]

From what I remember about 2 or 3 years ago they did improvement to wildcat that reinforced it or made it a lot more smooth. I used to not go on it unless someone asked, but now I actually love it. The only thing that sucks is I am pretty sure it's a single train instead of 2 like they have for Thunderhawk and Shivering Timber so it can take a while.

[@coaster_bros2476]

Can’t wait to watch!

[@XscreamThrills]

But is it better than the worst Six Flags park?

[@AirtimeThrills]

10000% yes

[@mandy8558]

As someone from mid-Michigan, Michigan's Adventure is pretty much the default amusement park to go to if you don't live down near the Ohio border. It's not super-thrilling, but especially for families it's the "once a year day-trip during the summer" destination. I do wish the park got some more love, but I think it won't. The people who go there don't have any other parks they could go to, so excluding the southeast corner (which is close enough to go to Cedar Point) and the southwest corner (which can get to Six Flags Great America) there's no competition. Cedar Fair can get away with not bringing very many new rides to the park because most people don't have a choice unless they want to drop money on a hotel room and drive 6+ hours one way to go to Cedar Point or Six Flags Great America.

[@BrightyLighty_]

Western UP would probably have better luck with Valleyfair, I imagine. But not many people live in the western UP anyway.

[@overbeb]

I'm from the Grand Rapids area and at least for us we were not too far to make a yearly Cedar Point trip (about a 4-5 hour trip). I still go to MA but there's just not enough there to completely scratch that thrill seeking itch.

[@jeremyAyeH]

With that view across the lake with the SLC, it looks like a discount Geauga Lake. If they could add a B&M floorless and an Intamin Impulse, then I'd get good flashbacks. But we all know how Cedar Fair treated GL.....

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I love that you gave Wolverine Wildcat proper respect. It is rough, but not terrible, and the quality and quantity of airtime makes up for the roughness. Plus, the middle row of any car is smoother. One thing to note: Oceans of Fun was not requiring reservations by the end of the waterpark's season. And to answer the question of this video, I say absolutely NO. I had way more fun at Michigan's Adventure than at Valleyfair or Dorney Park. I have 2 Cedar Fair parks below Michigan's Adventure.

[@johanll6321]

8:48 Hey, when I went to Kennywood, Steel Curtain broke down before it even opened.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Sounds about right

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

8:49 you just described my experience with Dragster on my first ride

[@scottyjbd]

Had been wanting to come here for 23 years now and I finally made it last week. It’s always been just out of reach but my gf’s family lives about 2 hours away in South Bend so, it finally happened!! ShivTim was running preeeeeetty rough but I’ve certainly ridden much, much worse. It was still great. My last ride was in the very front and I was able to keep my lap bar up the whole ride and got some serious standing air time all the way through. It doesn’t seem like the track is the problem, if they would just replace the wheels on the train, I think it wouldn’t be bouncing around as much. They looked really worn (should’ve gotten a close-up pic) and were almost down to the steel!! Wouldn’t mind if they upgraded to some Millennium Flyer trains. Mad Mouse was great. Pleasantly surprised. Wolverine Wildcat wasn’t bad at all, got a better ride in front than back. Corkscrew wasn’t that bad for me, but it was still bad. Thunder hawk was running 2 trains. I kept my head out of the restraints otherwise it would’ve been a pretty bad headbanger, but not nearly as bad as Kong at my home park. The rest of the park was great, the coaster collection might not be the best but the location is quite stunning. Loved the swan peddle-boats. The only thing that bugged me was how stagnant the lake was, it could use some fountains, just one big one in the center would have really tied the whole park together!!

[@A.F.Whitepigeon]

There's plenty of non-coaster stuff to do in Western Michigan, so while the park itself may not be worth a pilgrimmage, if you're in the area, it's definitely worth a visit.

[@slyroh]

Very interesting, I went to Michigan's Adventure in August and I thought Corkscrew was pretty solid. I also thought Thunderhawk and Mad Mouse were both the worst of their respective types. 100% agree about Shivering Timbers and Wolverine Wildcat though

[@jonjon10220]

It's my home park and I really like the place. It basically feels like a second home to me. Also mad mouse trims less so it runs way faster than the other arrow mice

[@thrillshaveabeard]

I was there for the last day on Labor Day. It was my 3rd trip for the season. I love Shivering Timbers. It's in my top 5. But they just need some more love. That area is beautiful, and people would drive if they had a reason to. Sure, it will never be CP or KI, but something new, maybe even a return of the Timber Terror event could help get people there. I'm sure it makes Cedar Fair plenty of money as is, so that's probably why they don't feel the need to do anything. Sure would be nice though....

[@frisco557]

I agree with most of your thoughts on the park. I went in the middle of August 21. My sister and I honestly were laughing at how bad Dinn did copying Phoenix for Wildcat. But we didn't expierence headbanging on corkscrew, but had a terrible and slow ride on Zoomer. So I'd swap those 2. Otherwise my ranking is the same. Shivering Timbers is my #3 wood behind El Toro and Mystic Timbers.

[@nicholasgleason3763]

I remember when I was a kid loving this park so much because of the water park. I used to and still do love water parks and Michigan's Adventure is a really good park and being able to get on some rollercoasters afterwards really ended the day off.

[@Gabes1321]

At this point I wouldn’t mind a Volare at Michigan’s Adventure lol

[@markvolpe2305]

How is the flat ride selection at this park?

[@braydenguy907]

I love that you called the amusement park the 'dry park'

[@christianpettinato8499]

I rode corkscrew like 20 times while I was at the park a few years ago and experienced no head banging, did something happen to the ride?

[@thrillshaveabeard]

I rode it 4 times over 2 different days this year and had no head banger. I found it to be significantly better than the Corkscrew at CP. So I'm not sure.

[@Man44444]

I WISH that was my local park, I have to go to six flags great escape which has only 5 coasters, 1 a kiddie, and 1 a boomerang

[@legoman0077]

We need a new coaster next to wolverine wildcat with a midway in between maybe some more flat rides. That would make this park worth going to.

[@falloutfan6649]

That awkward moment when a Corkscrew is so bad it’s worse than a kiddy coaster. Also love your thoughts on ThunderHawk. It’s rare any enthusiast can say something positive about a SLC. And I agree Wolverine Wildcat definitely doesn’t deserve the hate it gets from enthusiasts. And it sounds like Cedar Fair needs to send some people to make ops and maintenance of Shivering Timber’s a little bit better. Thanks for your thoughts on my home park. It definitely deserves better. But I also understand being a Michigander that most people go here for the water park and the few coasters are just a bonus

[@rettathompson1222]

Being from Michigan I do enjoy coming to this park every several years, but with Cedar Point almost as close my parents rarely took me to Michigan's Adventure because they felt like the two couldn't compare (which is fair). Also, at least when I was little, they tended to push the waterpark as much or more than the amusement park side. My parents aren't water park people so that didn't help it's case 😂. Still cute little park for what it is, and more than what some states have!

[@billchief397]

If they owned Elich gardens....this park would look spectacular in comparison....

[@Fiendstein]

I actually went there way back when it was called Deer Park Funland lol i was like 10/11.... Back then there was also another water park near by called Pleasure Island. Their feature water ride was called the black hole and went underground in a pitch black tube. It closed down in the early 90s

[@tmb2163]

I always compare Michigan’s Adventure to Dorney Park, not the most to offer for the park, but not bad either, but both of their waterparks are amazing for seasonal waterparks in the Midwest

[@VaporWolfYT]

If thunderhawk got new trains and they got wicked twister from cedar point that would definitely improve the lineup

[@overbanked]

Wild Adventures also has net zero coasters added (thanks to Herschend) since Viking Voyage was moved. Hopefully this RMC Cheetah rumor comes true.

[@cyrbuzz6615]

These parent companies really suck!!! All of these parks would have better off under their previous owners.

[@travisvanalst4698]

Really depends what you mean by worst. I’ve never had any problems getting on the rides or with the rides themselves. Thunderhawk is a fun ride as is ST. You never have to wait more than a half hour for either of them. The family coasters are great options with no waits. There’s space to walk around with a full family, it’s not crazy far to do everything the park has to offer so the little ones feet don’t hurt at the end of the day. You can do both the water park and dry park in one day feeling satisfied. It’s relatively cheap as far as amusement parks go. It’s a very clean and safe park, food options are fantastic and it’s a great atmosphere and the staff is very nice and helpful. It’s extremely low maintenance for CP and has very high profit margins. If the size and length of coasters is what you base it on, then yes, it’s probably the worst. But if you’re after a great experience without having to shell out hundreds of dollars for a fast pass, dry park separate from water park, parking, food, and long ass lines….this is probably the best out of all the low/mid tiers.

[@markgill7138]

I was at this park the first year Corkscrew opened. I was a kid so I didn't know any better but I loved it. We rode it back to back all day long which was impressive because I was terrified of coasters. Corkscrew took away my fear of all roller-coasters. I have fond memories of Michigan's Adventure (Deer Park back then).

[@themeparkreconnoiter9787]

They need to get an 🎿 Ski Coaster by Bollinger & Malbilard to match with the area there in because we go skiing in Michigan which is a state in the upper Pinnencila . also they need to put an S&S Multi Tower like Supreme Scream at Knott's or Power Tower at Cedar Point and Valleyfair with an Windseeker clone but with a different name.

[@overbeb]

I've always called west Michigan home so I've been here many, many times. You are not wrong about the Mad Mouse, it's a really great ride that is far better than it appears on first glance. I always wished the park could have gotten more rides over the years but Cedar Point isn't insanely far away.

[@teamarie123]

Mad mouse was one of my favorite rides as a kid, and it is barely 2nd at MA for me now because I love shivering timbers. I worked in the waterpark for years and I have to admit that the waterpark is the best part about Michigan's Adventure. I used to get season passes when I was young just to get dropped off and hang out by the pools all day with friends and dry off with a coaster. I definitely drive to CP more, but MA is still a fun park for younger kids.

[@carysage]

I rode Wolverine Wildcat 8 times on Passholder Preview Day 2022 and I had Airtime bruises on the top and bottom of my thighs. Shivering Timbers and Mad Mouse were closed. I had 1 ride on Corkscrew, Zack's Sooner and Thunderhawk. And my thighs were crushed like I marathoned Skyrush or something. The Titan track worked a miracle. Would love to see that exact layout fully Titan'd.

[@SuperNorstShow]

I had a wonderful time marathoning Shivering Timbers when I went. The airtime is elite, but not always consistent, kind of like Diamondback at Kings Island but a woodie. I got atleast 3 rides where the thing tried to launch me out of the train, it was amazing. Wolverine WIldcat was not saved by that titan track. That part is smooth but the rest of the coaster is painful, and there is no airtime off the first drop in the back. Mad Mouse was the best Wild Mouse I have ever rode.

[@amanor409]

I went to Michigan’s Adventure last July and it’s an ok park. If Cedar Fair were to invest a little into the park they could get more people. I don’t think it needs a lot though. Shivering Timbers is a great coaster and I’ll go back next summer one day with my all season fast lane pass. When I went Corkscrew was closed and Mad Mouse had 1 train ops so I’ll have to go for those two alone since I didn’t want to wait 90 minutes for Mad Mouse.

[@nickwooden5661]

this is technically my home park at about 90 minutes away but cedar point is o ly like 3.5 hours so it is close enough to go there for a 2 day trip. thankfully.

[@JamesLStapleton]

I wonder what this park would have to do to get to a higher tier, in order to get newer investments. Sad to hear its on the lowest tier. This park is very nostalgic to me. I'd love to see it more successful in the future.

[@oradarling7245]

This is our closest park, about an hour a way. It's a fun day trip and the price is pretty reasonable. I'd personally rank thunderhawk as second though.

[@koodoin6310]

Can you please make a video on wild waves in Washington/Seattle my experience was terrible 14 rides were closed they forgot chlorine in the water so they shut the water park down and they charged full price food tasted like school lunch and it was nearly 20 dollars for jus a burger

[@jacksongutowski]

I live about an hour and a half north of Michigan's Adventure, and it's a nice park for what it is. It's a tradition I have with my friends every year, and the waterpark helps make the park more than worth it.

[@chriss5165]

I'm actually taking a spur of the moment 3 hrs trip north tomorrow morning so my youngest daughter can get the credits she couldn't get 10 yrs ago. It was both kids first park experience. Now they seasoned enthusiasts(cedar point, kings island, Disney, universal). I'd be lying if I said your videos with your kids didn't inspire this trip. On National coaster day no less

[@carsonmasoncole1840]

Is there gonna be a video about the great escape

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yep I will make one about GE, probably in Oct

[@StamfordBridge]

I’ve been to all the Cedar Fair parks, and while Michigan’s Adventure has its perks, yes, I’d also rank it last. Worlds of Fun, which you seem to rank closely to MA, is for me far superior to MA. And while Gilroy Gardens is inferior to MA in terms of thrills, it makes up for it in general charm. And my experience on Wolverine Wildcat was the same as yours. For me it was fine, not great, but not terrible, either. Given what so many people say about it, I figure I must have just hit it on a good day.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I hate to rank it last because it was enjoyable but yeah...I guess good on cedar fair for having solid parks up and down. Gilroy definitely has its charm, but holy lord that place is expensive.

[@StamfordBridge]

@@AirtimeThrills Very true! GG was the last CF park I got to. I visited it mid-August, and I was shocked by the admission price. I was able to use my CF Plat Pass for myself, fortunately, but then I had to pay for my nephews - yikes.

[@brentonmorand]

I wish they’d RMC Wolverine Wildcat

[@MegeGabe_Personal]

6:18 Hey that's me! :D Load side of the platform

[@MegeGabe_Personal]

Btw the breakdowns that you experienced were when after the collision the E-Stop starting being weird and activating on its own with the ride Ops unable to reset it Maintenance had no idea what was going on for a decent chunk of time but they found out that it was the sensors that are located where the train comes into the station and reprofile them

[@noahb2804]

cedar point has a no phone policy on their ferris wheel too

[@IxBl4ckH4rtxI]

1:44 "and i rank this number 1 in the park" *surprised pikachu face*

[@cheffren7011]

You should go to Bobbejaanland to ride Speedy bob (Mack rides wild mouse). That thing is agressive. It never trims before a turn and the trims at the end of the ride are agressive.

[@jrbqto]

I wish I could thank all you KZbinrs for bringing this to light. I’m from Michigan and everything you said about Michigans adventure is true. Maybe Cedar Fair will FINALLY pay attention and give it some kind of love. But then again Ohio hates Michigan and Michigan hates Ohio. So, the best bet would be to start an entirely new park in Michigan to give those petty old Ohioans a run for their money. Lol like that would happen. But thanks for bringing this to light, maybe they’ll give us something anything that’s for adults.

[@steveo7771286]

I have not managed to find an arrow looper yet that I liked, though I will say that Demon at SFGAm was the most tolerable to me. I’ll just have to hope Viper at Magic Mountain is still open when I finally manage to get out there. It’s the most talked about out of all them and I need to try it.

[@AirtimeThrills]

If Viper is running as good as when I last rode it in 2020, you should enjoy it

[@Rose-rx4zn]

Vipers a headbands if your not a giant.

[@jordane7483]

Vortex at kings island was the only one I liked. It beat you half to death but damn if I didn’t still enjoy it 😂 rip.

[@jessr1698]

@@jordane7483 was about to say that, I miss Vortex

[@coastersandcars]

Honestly just slap some Mk1200 trains on that corkscrew. It’s always nice to see classics still operating and always hurts to see them removed regardless of jank

[@AC98000]

Thanks for the dinner reminder

[@biggy279]

Corkscrew was really really smooth and I rode it just a couple of days ago no head or neck banging just a boring layout

[@ValleyThrills]

Agreed. Corkscrew wasn’t too bad for me except for 1 jolt near the actual corkscrews

[@Softballx77x]

I wanna hear your thoughts on Valleyfair.

[@AirtimeThrills]

That video is coming probably in October

[@Haewoneeis]

they need to add a b&m invert or something to make it good

[@chrisschofield6480]

I had been meaning to go for over a decade. Finally drove 7 hours and got up there for a two day trip. First day there I was in line for Wolverine Wildcat when the ops started gossiping about an accident at Shivering Timbers. That was the icing on the cake for this terrible park.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Oh man, so you were there the day of the accident?

[@chrisschofield6480]

@@AirtimeThrills Yessir! Got some good photos of the aftermath. Ran into @coasterstudios as I was leaving the next day and broke the news to them.

[@johnbrohl1709]

Cedar fair killed the hope. I rode shivering timer in 99 was amazing then

[@oscarwang4819]

Nice VID

[@ethanbarnett1747]

I feel like if they got one smaller scale modern coaster like Tantrum or something along those lines it would hold the park over for a while

[@shawnwest207]

Please please do one for the great escape!!

[@AirtimeThrills]

That one is coming likely next month

[@shawnwest207]

@@AirtimeThrills awesome! Thank you for the response.

[@dizzel1723]

I live about half way between MI Adv. and Cedar Point.. we take the younger kids to MI. Adv. and the rest of us go to Cedar Point... It's a good started park for kids.

[@andrewhanson1180]

I hope to God MIA gets Wicked Twister next year. It would draw in a crowd to the ever expanding population in West Michigan.

[@aidan6703]

Please do this but with worlds of fun

[@davidandy9221]

I worked there, on corkscrew, it was a ton of fun there, but is it worse than Woodstock Express? I’d have to say no, it does have a few redeeming qualities, although they could just be because I’m biased because I worked it!!

[@ZontarDow]

You know come to think of it it is odd how inconsistent the quality of a wildmouse can be.

[@meteorgemini8796]

NEW FOR 2022! Mad Mouse and Corkscrew getting repainted. Corkscrew is a teal track with possibly white supports(not sure if primer or not) and Mad mouse a vibrant red orange and yellow

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I think Michigan’s Adventure should improve itself and maybe add a Loud House themed Royal Woods area to create synergy for the Nickelodeon Universe theme parks as a partnership with the team behind the Nickelodeon Universe theme parks!