The best theme park for every major city in the US

[@d3th2m3rikkka]

Oaks park is in Portland, which has a euro fighter and there’s also a small family park called Enchanted Forest nearby. They’re not major parks but still worth mentioning

[@washingtonairsoft8572]

Hell yeah oaks park

[@chloejohnson6861]

I've been to Oaks Park. Yeah, they don't have a great ride lineup, but they do have some extras that you don't often see in theme parks, like a mini golf course and roller skating rink.

[@MrSRArter]

Portland's aslo not a far drive from Wild Waves in Washington

[@davedoesthingsdreaded]

@@MrSRArter yea like two hours away but it's not worth the drive

[@StamfordBridge]

Seems weird to me to choose to do this video and not know which parks are in the city you’re discussing.

[@SWANNwillSUFFICE]

Do the top-25 metropolitan areas in the US so you don't leave off huge cities like Atlanta and Minneapolis with SFOG and Valley Fair.

[@Blitzol]

Stl too

[@catam1nt]

DC resident here- KD is worth the drive, and Busch Gardens should be for special occasions only. I've done both on a day trip and I think KD is the better choice by far for an average person. SFA is 15min away on a good day and still not worth it.

[@WaldameerEnthusiast.]

Im from Dc and I think BGW is a lot better

[@spentron1]

Agree, the way BGW is better is best not worn out, and KD is still better if you just want to ride. Def. disagree with the video that SFA is "hot garbage", decent park that 1000 places would love to get -- a few listed here -- just a little redundant where it is. Except 2020 wasn't redundant at all -- thank you SF and the state of MD!

[@shawnokeefe1580]

Are you kidding me I’d can’t hold a candle to bgw…like comparing Disney to fun spot

[@manne4795]

No Hersheypark?

[@amanor409]

I live in Detroit and I’ve been to Cedar Point about 10 times last summer. 2 hours isn’t much of a drive when you think about it.

[@charliepagel3611]

Some people must be jealous!

[@amanor409]

@@charliepagel3611 some of my co-workers have commented about me going to Cedar Point again when I would go. I think I went twice a month, but with all season dining and drinks it made for a cheap day.

[@yaboytroy357]

Same! Not the 10x part, but the Detroit part. Been to Cedar Point maybe 8 times, but never anywhere else (amusement parks, that is. I’ve been to Disney World and Universal Orlando). Almost afraid to visit another park because I feel like it’ll be underwhelming after years and years of Cedar Point lol

[@amanor409]

@@yaboytroy357 I’ve been to a few others. It’s all about setting expectations.

[@kargbros5347]

Ong

[@CoasterDash]

Enchanted Forest is an hour from Portland and is high key one of the best parks i’ve ever been to

[@adrianis2cooll]

I’m a big fan

[@theactualedits]

hello coaster dash

[@slove249]

For L.A you forgot Knott’s berry farm

[@Skyzikz]

I was about to make a comment on this. Hands down the best wooden coaster in the west is Ghost Rider.

[@airtimeisgood1812]

sfmm is still better ngl

[@GameWithGavin]

Please spare Knotts, it has great roller coasters

[@kitzaxo]

Knotts berry farm is in Orange county (OC) not in Los Angeles or LA county

[@GameWithGavin]

@@kitzaxo Orange County is technically in the Los Angeles Metropoliton Area besides Coastoons added Disneyland (in Anaheim, A City in OC) but not Knotts Berry Farm (in Buena Park, California)

[@CoasterRoaster]

I really wouldn't just write off SFA like that. They got some really awesome, unique coasters there, including a vekoma dutchman, intamin mega, and some of the best laterals anywhere on wild one. It's It's being run very well with the new management

[@seangearhart2494]

Amen.

[@CallMeJai.]

I go pretty often now just to ride some coasters but its actually pretty clean, and fun to just roam, wish they would get rid of firebird though😭

[@nickshannon2879]

As a Columbus native, it's pretty much split 50-50 between CP and KI. It depends which side of Columbus you're on. East Columbus (Westerville, Gahanna, Pickerington, etc) prefers CP and West Columbus (Dublin, Hilliard, Grove City) prefers KI.

[@nickshannon2879]

Kennywood isn't far from Columbus, either

[@EdsStuff76]

Only criticism is if you're in San Jose, you'd literally have to drive past CGA and keep driving for another hour to get to Discovery Kingdom and it's definitely not that much better.

[@Mechum22]

I agree, SFDK is a suitable choice for San Francisco, but definitely not for San Jose. CGA’s right next door, and in my book it’s easily the superior park. The lineup, operations, layout, and atmosphere are all better at CGA, imo. The animals don’t tip the balance for me at all, hahaha.

[@davidhahner]

Pittsburgh PA is pretty great for parks! Kennywood is a great traditional park with great coasters like Phantoms Revenge and Steel Curtain (20 min away) Idlewild is a very nice kids park with unique rides (1 hr away) Waldameer has Ravine Flyer II and a great lake setting (2 hr away) Expanding further is Cedar Point (3 hr away), Hersheypark (3.5 hr away), and Knoebels (4 hr away).

[@aero253]

Kennywood is my childhood

[@MaverickMcComas]

I’d Rather drive 3 hours to cedar point than 30 mins to kennywood

[@PokeTube]

I went to kennywood 4 days ago. Sky rocket was madness honestly

[@elevation62047]

@@PokeTube Phantom's revenge was madness. My life flashed before my eyes on those final airtime hills, I was getting true ejector with those pool noodle restraints.

[@SmileBullet]

Living in Seattle, it has 2 regional parks that get good numbers of crowds. Wild Waves, and the Puyallup Fair, which gets insanely crowded, and even has a really good buzz bar woodie. And also, having gone to Silverwood, it is *absolutely* worth the 5 hour drive, the park is phenomenal and probably in my top 5, and 3 of its coasters are in my top 15

[@Dr3am3r_D3l1r1um]

If you think Silverwood is good you should go there when it's Scarywood

[@PendragonDaGreat]

Yeah Wild Waves/Enchanted Village perfect for this vid, and I know enough people that drive up from Portland for it to count for them as well.

[@mt_xing]

Moving from Charlotte to Seattle was one of the saddest moments in my life as far as the roller coasters I get to ride was concerned.

[@Uncle_Nate]

I flew from PA to visit Silverwood and it was worth every penny. I'd drive 5 hours to visit any day. Criminally underrated park.

[@chipsinsideajar1372]

As a San Diego/LA native... Cone on man ain't even mentioning Knott's Berry Farm. Xcelerator is easily the best launch in all of Cali and Ghostrider is easy the best woodie in all of Cali. Silver Bullet is a pretty good B&M Invert, Montezooma's Revenge is the only Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loop left in the US, and Hangtime is honestly not a bad Gerstlauer Infinity coaster. Plus it's very well themed for a Cedar Fair park, Ghost Town is gorgeous and Camp Snoopy is very well done for a kids land. And if you're ever there, get a Boysenberry Latte from the Starbucks in the park. Also like Knott's pulls the highest attendance numbers in the Cedar Fair chain cause it's a year round park like 6 miles from Disney so like that's pretty notable too I guess.

[@dhs0801]

Boston also has Canobie Lake Park, which is a nice small park that can get CROWDED. Most go there for an afternoon/night trip and go to SFNE for an entire day because of that 2 hour drive.

[@bleached4094]

me: [waiting for texas to come up thinking austin, dallas or even houston, maybe even arlington is gonna come out] coastoons: *el paso*

[@traysenguymon3552]

Oregano and Washington can go to wild waves in federal way, Washington. (Its closer)

[@Onoitsbroko]

I was born and raised in Indianapolis and you missed the two hour drive to Kings Island. That's the park of choice for Indy folk for sure. KK is the exact same distance though, so it's like pick your poison.

[@yippee0]

i've also lived in Indy and the 4 hour drive to Cedar Point was definitely worth it, even more so since we stayed for several days

[@snakeeyes2k4]

Great America isn’t a terrible drive if you can stomach the wind farms

[@Metal_Groove45]

I live closer to Cedar Point, but I love Kings Island more!

[@coleaf5220]

the only reason why I would like kings island more is because it is less stressful less lines

[@DumDum-zj6gm]

@@coleaf5220 true

[@Olistern]

Also in Cali there is Knotts berry farm and it has The best log fume and one of the best wooden coasters and a surprisingly small dive coaster I think

[@reg1m0nz83]

not sure about a dive coaster at knotts but i think you mean hangtime? knotts also has xcelerator which is the original accelerator coaster. its like a smaller dragster but still has the Best launch on the west coast. knotts rocks!

[@chipsinsideajar1372]

@@reg1m0nz83 I mean the park markets Hangtime as a Dive coaster cause before Emperor there were no dive coasters in the state so... close enough

[@MattMcIrvin]

Growing up in metro DC before SFA was even SFA, Kings Dominion was the closest thing we had to a home park, and it was good, but Busch Gardens *and Hersheypark* were both close enough to be worth going to for an overnight trip. I definitely didn't feel deprived. If you're in Boston and what you care about is top-tier coasters, Six Flags New England is definitely the one to hit, but Lake Compounce and Canobie Lake Park are arguably nicer parks. Compounce has Boulder Dash, the third member of the holy trinity of elite New England coasters, and Phobia, a Sky Rocket II. I also like their waterpark a lot. Canobie (my home park, and the closest one to Boston by far) has a well-kept 1930s woodie and a small Gerstlauer Eurofighter. There are a lot of good flats there and it's also the best amusement park in the area for games and arcades, with a large pinball collection. They both have a lovely small-park atmosphere that Six Flags has mostly drained away from SFNE, though I admit for a Six Flags park it's probably not bad. And then there are the ones further afield. Story Land way up around North Conway, NH is a kiddie park, but they put themselves on the coaster map with a Gravity Group mini woodie that is a raging airtime machine. I have not been to Funtown Splashtown near Portland, Maine, but its woodie Excalibur seems like it's the underrated dark horse in the list of top New England coasters. Maine also has a couple of old-fashioned seaside amusement parks that are minor but look like they have a nostalgic boardwalk atmosphere if you're into that.

[@zodayn]

As a European this video was quite helpful in getting an idea where all these parks I heard so much about are for most I had no idea. Generric English names, grassy plains and wooded landscapes, unless it's called Fiesta Texas a US park could be anywhere.

[@Chris6d]

If you live in New York also be sure to check out Coney Island. Yes it's pretty small and there's not many good rides, but the Cyclone and Thunderbolt are definitely worth riding. Plus the area's got much charm, character and good food

[@lottavinocur3236]

Yeah I was wondering why he didn’t mention it seeing as the Coney Island cyclone is one of if not the most famous roller coaster of all time

[@reg1m0nz83]

if youre a san jose native you'd most likely call CGA your home park! i know santa clara is technically a separate city from san jose, but when youre in the city you cant really tell. feels like cga is right in the city itself and its super easy to get to from the train. used to pass it on the way to my friends apartment all the time!

[@Johnny_exclamationpoint]

Baltimore/DC is a great place to live for amusement parks. Can take a day trip to Great adventure, hershey park, knoebels, kings dominion, dorney park, new jersey boardwalks,, and American dream mall all within 3 hours of the city. BGW is just over a 3 hour drive. And of course six flags america is right in between the cities.

[@Chicken_Wang1]

I live in Atlanta and love coasters. So obviously I love six flags but I will definitely take a drive for Carrowinds basically only for Fury 325, aka the best coaster ever

[@tyheimerl2628]

I live I'm Seattle and a 5 hour drive to Silverwood is really not a big deal. It's funny the hate that park gets from people who have likely never been.

[@SmileBullet]

It’s totally worth the 5 hour drive, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s one of the better parks in America

[@seananthony7494]

San Antonio is surprisingly a heavy hitter if you count it’s Metro… Six Flags Fiesta Texas Seaworld San Antonio Morgan’s Wonderland ZDT’s Schlitterbahn (Waterpark)

[@sphynx49]

Here is some options in the cities that had no theme park or pretty far ones Portland - Oaks Park Nashville - Beech Bend only 38 miles away in Kentucky El Paso - Western Playland it’s just outside city limits Seattle - Wild Waves Theme Park just 25 miles outside of Seattle Indianapolis - Despite there being one at the zoo and a little coaster nearby the options he gave are better Jacksonville - There is a few smaller roller coasters within the city but just slightly closer than Orlando is an actual good theme park Wild Adventure in Georgia Austin - Even though it hasn’t been built yet two crazy looking roller coasters are being built within the city limits of Austin. At Cotaland Philadelphia - There is a theme park closer called Dorney Park it is super underrated Phoenix - this is home to a pretty small park castles n coasters with 2 coasters a family and a looper coaster, but stay tuned for Mattel Adventure Park opening very soon! Houston - Kemah Boardwalk with a big wooden coaster is only 40 minutes away, so is gavleston bay. NYC - In the heart of Brooklyn is Coney Island it has a few theme parks one including the most iconic woodie ever cyclone

[@ZacharyKing9]

As someone from Denver I would recommend spending a few days in the Aspen/Glenwood springs area where you have Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park which is built on top of a mountain. It’s a several hour drive but if you can spend a few days in the area it’s worth it for more then Glenwood Caverns.

[@Areku2021]

If you're feeling crazy, you could assign a particular score/value to every coaster (or just park), have that value diminish with drive-time/distance from the park until eventually reaching zero (maybe by fixed amounts in half-hour or 30-mile increments), map out the area around the park to see how much "coaster value" it brings to key points, then do it with all parks simultaneously to find the ""objective"" best spot to live for coasters. (I suggest doing it by coaster rather than by park, so that the influence of great rides extends much farther out than filler)

[@FinesseBTW]

I'm from Seattle, and for coaster enthusiasts here, Silverwood is worth the drive. People here really don't get to ride roller coasters very often (if it all), so if you are someone who is super passionate about them (like me), it's worth taking a trip to Silverwood.

[@susanl5709]

You can also drive 2 and a half hours to PNE Playland, coaster is totally worth it!

[@joshuacooper7629]

Another good option for Boston would be Lake Compounce. It's not to far away and its got a few fun coasters, and a fantstic waterpark and selection of flat rides.

[@moon993]

CA Great America is way closer to San Jose, CA (15 min from the centre, as little as 5 min from the city limits) than Six Flags Discovery Kingdom though

[@Anthony-dl2qu]

9:15 you’re a menace for that 💀💀

[@lorenzoperez9049]

As someone from Indianapolis, you forgot Kings Island. From what I remember it’s decently close like holiday world

[@alecbaldwin_vevo]

New Yorker over here for some advice over New York parks, (American Dream is great for families but thrill? It ain’t gonna it it) one minor park that’s kinda a NY special would be Coney Island. If you’re looking for thrill, it has the original cyclone (As us New Yorkers say, often cloned, never topped) and Thunderbolt, which has some violent laterals but some heavenly airtime and if you’re an airtime person it doesn’t get better than Thunderbolt. They have some non-coasters that still pack a real punch (any zenobio riders down here?) and have a huge team of construction that can build a whole park before six flags makes a single coaster.

[@generalguy64x]

As someone who lives very close to NYC, I want to point out Coney Island. It's seen a bit of resurgence, and you can't deny the history.

[@aqua_gt627]

Idk why but I got so happy when you said Fort Worth Texas cuz that’s where I live and actually I’ve been to six flags over Texas and it’s a really great park.

[@masonsarchivedchannel]

In Phoenix Arizona there’s a park called castles and coasters but it only has two roller coasters awesome Mattel adventure Park is coming to the state with a chance hyper GTX

[@captaindino3690]

I live in upstate NewYork, and it's actually a great location I'm 2-4hours from many themeparks such as. Six Flags GA, Six Flags NE, Hersheypark, Knobles, Nickelodeon Universe, DorneyPark, Kenntwood and all those small New England Parks! I never get bored!

[@I_am_Signal]

It’s only a 4 hour drive from ATL to NYC?

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

Yeah the Eastern part anyway.

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

@@I_am_Signal He was referring to great adventure, not Georgia.

[@johnmendyk98]

always like the music choices, some deep cuts in there

[@CoasterCount]

I live in the Indianapolis area and just saying Cedar point in King’s Island are also both very good options to go to

[@washingtonairsoft8572]

In Seattle there is wild waves, it’s not really in Seattle more in Tacoma. It has a smooth arrow looper and every once in a while the fair opens with Rainer rush

[@SmileBullet]

Rainier Rush was removed a couple years ago. It still has the buzz bar woodie and the Wildcat model though

[@washingtonairsoft8572]

@@SmileBullet yeah I know I recently remembered “wait that’s closed”

[@arrondentinger2086]

I was fortunate enough to grow up near Cedar Point (about 45 minutes away). When I was in my late teens and early twenties I would buy a season pass every year and go around 15-20 times a year. At the time I didn't realize how great I had it having such and amazing park like Cedar Point so close to home.

[@bilalt1363]

It’s a great day when coastoons posts

[@Script_showcasing]

If your in pittsburgh i recommend taking the drive to cedar point if you dont wanna drive far go to kennywood it has the steel curtain

[@csmith943]

Great video! Would’ve been way better and accurate if you ordered the video by Metro Population and not population of the cities themselves.

[@laurenarlauskas]

YES COASTOONS FINALLY UPLOADED!!!!!

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

Actually Portland does have one. Oaks Amusement Park.

[@SillyCrilly]

6:35 Fort Worth is extremely close to Dallas, and is often lumped in with Dallas as “Dallas Fort Worth”.

[@Phant0mBr8k]

As a resident of El Paso Texas I would go to western playland but when I go on vacation I go to knotts berry farm in Buena Park California

[@rileyfrank5907]

Living in Colorado Springs means the best thing I have us to drive up to Denver for Elitch's so it's really sparse. Also I was surprised to find the Minneapolis isn't in the top 25 cities, I guess because when it's combined with St. Paul like it usually is it would break the top 25 but separately neither make it.

[@mycobacteriem2540]

philly also has dorney and hershey is less than 2hrs away and perfect for daytrips. tbh we got a lot of good options.

[@GamblingDolphin]

Great video as usual. So many unfortunate cities with nothing good near them. Though if you actually think SeaWorld parks are about animal cruelty (which would include both Busch Gardens parks btw, as most people don't seem to realize that SeaWorld owns BG), then I encourage you to do some research on that. Having previously interned and worked in the animal rescue and training field for about 4 years, I can say that SeaWorld is typically the golden standard that other facilities look towards. Anyways... I'm very curious to hear your top coasters list. Are you going to do a video on that over the holidays/end of the year?

[@parks.atelier]

didn't know that train animals to jump around and do backflips for a crowd was considered rescuing

[@orectolobiformgroupy4173]

@@parks.atelier dude, if thats all you think SeaWorld does for animals and conservation you're sadly mistaken. Also, many dolphins and other cetaceans breach, jump and play in the water. A lot of those show behaviors are for husbandry, displaying something they may do in the wild, or simply to keep an extremely intelligent animal engaged. All of those behaviors are also entirely voluntary, meaning the animal will not see a drop in care or lack of food for not participating. Honestly, if you take issue with SW you're basically taking issue with the bulk of modern zoo practice. Its fine to have an opinion on things but if its uniformed-or worse- misinformed, then its misleading to others. All 3 SW parks are AZA accredited, as well as Busch Gardens Tampa. Thats the gold standard for zoo care nationally and Internationally. Dont take my word for it if you don't want to, feel free to actually look into the amount of good SW does and the amount of research and conservation they support around the world

[@parks.atelier]

@@orectolobiformgroupy4173 not at all. I know Sea World parks do have the rescue and conservation program, BUT the main difference between a zoo and SW are the shows. While in zoos visitors keep a fair distance to just watch the animals living their lives isn't a big deal, training animals to do stuff which are completely unnatural (don't come up saying that orcas just do backflips in the ocean all the time cuz u know it's bs) and then putting them in tiny tanks is just ridiculous. Don't support those shows at all. Really hoped they stopped ALL the animal shows. Canceling the orcas shows was a good start.

[@orectolobiformgroupy4173]

@@parks.atelier many Zoos do have training programs that showcase animals and their behaviors, whether is be behaviors trained for husbandry and care or natural behaviors they'd perform in the wild. SeaWorld isn't the only one, they're just the most well known. And as far as behaviors for porpoises go, many orcas breach for both hunting and social behavior (honestly jury is still out on why they do, could be a combination of those things or others things entirely) on top of exhibiting a wide variety of behaviors that can vary from pod to pod. They may not do backflips but to say they don't perform unique and novel behaviors in the wild is false. And for dolphins, they have some of the most variation in hunting strategies and behaviors compared to other species. And again, these animals are never forced to participate; AZA accreditation means something, and many of the tops zoos you can think of have the same accreditation. I'm not going to pretend that I want to see more orcas in human care; I'm glad all of the breeding is done and that there is now a large focus on education and conservation with them as ambassadors as opposed to simply an attraction. SeaWorld can't change its past but they can change what they are doing now and they have. Feel free to do more research, I know there's always nuance and grey area to stuff like this and I could definitely not be 100% correct on everything I mentioned but don't just write them off

[@parks.atelier]

@@orectolobiformgroupy4173 besides SW, I've never been to another zoo which features those kinds of shows, maybe that's just a USA law thing which don't protect animals as much as in other countries. Here in Brazil, ALL of the zoos (at least the ones I've been to, such as Projeto Tamar or Instituto Butantã) don't feature those kind of shows, and sincerely, I don't think that just because many zoos do that SW has the right to do the same - imo they are all wrong in training animals to do those shows just for entertainment purposes. I think we'll just have to agree to disagree

[@yeetmaster7496]

Bro I am lucky to have my home park as Cedar Point. That park is prob my favorite park ever.

[@leothaiii]

Living somewhat near Washington, D.C. I just go to Hershey, it’s only like a 2hr 30min drive away

[@thebe_stone]

for portland you can go to oaks park, which has 1 big coaster but not much else.

[@acoasterenthusiast1945]

Another park in San Diego that is pretty cool to visit is Belmont Park. They have the Giant Dipper (not as good as the Santa Cruz) and it’s open late, so when SeaWorld closes, you can go to Belmont Park until they close at midnight. It’s also only 5 minutes from SeaWorld.

[@xtlm]

Wild that Hershey was an option for NYC but not the closer Philly lol (Also Knoebels and Dorney....that area of the country is kinda stacked)

[@ryancarter2537]

Hersheypark is around a 3 Hour Drive from Washington DC as well.

[@Sundevil4242]

They do have a amusement park in Phoenix called castles and coasters. It probably sucks compared to the rest of the parks listed though, it’s nothing special.

[@DashVenom]

For Houston, we have the Kemah Boardwalk. It’s not one of those big coaster-capitals but it’s home to my #1 wooden coaster, the Boardwalk Bullet

[@johnnymonday9221]

Coastoons if I live in Puerto Rico where do I go?

[@TheNinjaDC]

What exactly did you use to get these cities? Cincinnati is the largest metro in Ohio but wasn't on the list? Along with other large metros. The answer to Cincinnati is KI, but still.

[@fredwardandthebear3192]

He's not doing metro areas, or Atlanta would be on here too

[@zyuukii]

your video editing is some of the highest quality within the coaster community

[@JoeBoat0T]

2:20 Superman cries quietly

[@Shinyarc]

Kansas City wasn’t mentioned but here’s my advice for my fellow Kansas Citians; the drive is pretty long, about 3 hours, but Silver Dollar City is a better choice than Worlds of Fun every single time.

[@HoodedOlive]

Yeah I think it’s closer to 4 hours but silver dollar city is amazing. Worlds of Fun is pretty meh for me at least.

[@thomasxl200]

If you're going to Kings Dominion tho, it is worth a quick stop at SFA for the Superman hyper and Batwing, one of the two Vekoma Flying Dutchmen left. And maybe Joker's Jinx. But it's a good stop to make if you have a Six Flags membership and a few hours to kill, especially since it's never crowded.

[@brandoneiseman4073]

Has this man ever heard of Knotts Berry Farm? San Deigo is a two-hour drive and LA is a twenty-minute drive

[@Wirewolfgaming321321]

Kings Island Been there twice Loved both times

[@erick72]

San Jose is about 20 minutes away from California’s Great America so it’s ether than dk.

[@static_gmedina]

Philly has dorney, Hershey, knobels, if you want to keep it in the state

[@thomasxl200]

Knoebels is a bit of a trek but I've gone to Dorney from North Philly maybe like 6 times this season. Super easy drive.

[@CivilianSatellite]

@@thomasxl200 It's definitely a trek to Knoebels, but it is quite a scenic drive and imo worth it for the quality that Knoebels offers. (Great last name, btw! Wish I knew there was another coaster loving Palazzolo when I lived in Philly!)

[@dearchangbin]

if ur in indianapolis kings island is a great option as well. we got pretty lucky with parks around us, kentucky kingdom is great, holiday world is great, indiana beach is very cute and quirky, but we also have cedar point and kings island pretty close as well!

[@RowdyB51]

There is gonna be a new park coming next year to Phx, Az themed to Mattel. Will have a new Chance Rides Hyper Looping G-TX themed to Hot Wheels. There is also Castles n' Coasters which is soild but landlocked.

[@nairsheasterling9457]

Haven't heard jack diddly doo about the new park in phoenix and I live in it. Got a source for that? Because I know for a fact we've killed a half-dozen park proposals in the last decade alone.

[@Nina-yy6bw]

Is Castles n' Coasters a theme park ... the whole park is pretty small.

[@RowdyB51]

@@Nina-yy6bw Well it is a Amusement Park and is very small. It still has some charm in it

[@coastersandcosplays]

He didn't include Kemah Boardwalk or Galveston Island Pleasure Pier for Houston, and those 2 parks are bigger and much nicer than Castles and Coasters, and the new Mattel planned in Glendale. But Arizona is getting a new coaster this winter, a mountain coaster up in Williams AZ! :) so 2 years in a row with new coasters will be a much needed change of pace for our city. I wouldn't be suprised if we end up getting an indoor mall/waterpark/amusement park similar to American Dream in the distant future though

[@nairsheasterling9457]

@@coastersandcosplays Nah. Arizonans are far too anti-development for that. Like I said, a half-dozen such proposals have been killed in the last decade alone.

[@fathertaira]

Rip six flags over Georgia 😭

[@DownAndDirtyOffRoad]

Carowinds and Dollywood are within weekend trip distance to Atlanta which is good😂. I like sfog though, when its not crowded. Christmas is when I went. Skipped all summer due to crowds.

[@theempireofkjorefelt3896]

Have you ever been to Santa’s land in Cherokee NC?

[@t3nder868]

Hey in Elpaso tx there is a park called Western Playland

[@Mr_Mcrizzle]

He should’ve mentioned it cause it really is an amusement park

[@ta_elf]

For san jose, great america is very close.

[@Sw1zzy557]

In Washington there’s a theme park in sea-tac it’s literally wild waves it’s 40 mins away from seattle

[@Faceplay2]

Can’t believe you left out Phoenix Arizona. Where is the fourth largest city in America and we have castles and coasters which is a pretty fun theme park, also multiple huge water park complexes and we’re about to get a new big theme park built about 15 miles out of the city. We should be completed in the next two years.

[@I_Was_Groot_2000]

The *CEDAR POINT CE-CE-CEDAR FRICKING POINT* thing sent me lol

[@williamhoward9121]

In the uk, its never more than a 3-4 hour drive to get to any major park. Aren't we lucky over here.

[@bigsni]

I lived in or near Indianapolis, IN and the best park to go to is Kings Island, then Holiday World, then Kentucky Kingdom and last but not least is Indiana Beach in that order. all these parks are about 3 hours or less from Indianapolis.

[@chadsstillalive]

Lifelong Hoosier and current Indianapolis suburb resident here. Almost everyone I know from the southern 2/3 of this state or so considers Kings Island his or her home park. Indiana Beach only recently started becoming more credible - it had a reputation for being a shithole when I was a kid, Kentucky Kingdom is decent but small without any elite coasters until LR and SC opened over the past 7 years, and Holiday World is an hour further away from Indy than KI, plus it didn’t have any elite coasters until the Voyage so it was more known for Splashin’ Safari growing up. So the legendary Kings Island was and is my home park.

[@5nak_music]

Phoenix has castles n coasters. It's tiny but very good for what it is.

[@firstflowerinspace]

Highly recommend going to Louisville, experiencing the city, and going to Kentucky Kingdom, King’s Island (2 hr), Holiday World (1 hr)

[@VWdabug]

Bells amusment park is opening up in tulsa off of a highway

[@acidalex420]

i live in the uk and i really want to go to the us but i want to maximize the amount of parks i can go to, where should i go?

[@Czarwardy]

Man I love living in az but with a newfound enjoyment for coasters I really do feel the lack of even a six flags park. At least we have water parks, still love those

[@theactualedits]

10:10 my brain the whole time: go to Coney Island in Brooklyn it’s in the city..

[@iciboigaming4793]

Six flags over Georgia exist and it actually has a lot but Half the stuff is always closed and it also has a water park which was mostly closed

[@TheMNrailfan227]

What about Valley Fair in Shakopee, MN?

[@moonfartflam]

2:37 or if you're 6'6" or above. The restraints and rides all hurt incredibly. The only semi-comfortable one was top thrill, but it was also the only short one.

[@A_Red_Fox]

Did You Forget About Oaks Park And Enchanted Forest For Portland.

[@frostflake6076]

Well, living near Portland, you have quite a few choices actually, not even an hour away is oaks park, then there is wild waves 3-4 hours away, and as you mentioned, silverwood, and also *13-14 hours away* is six flags magic mountain

[@eshaaqChase]

dude that dysti instrumental was so unexpected but massive w

[@blitzn00dle50]

the good thing about having a six flags park as a home park is that my home park is less than 50 kilometers outside of downtown and therefore it's an under 40 minute drive no matter where you are in the metro area. personally I wish our park was located in the city so it would be possible to get there without a car but this isn't terrible. being able to walk, cycle or ride the bus to your home park must be the ultimate flex as a coaster enthusiast (you can go there alone whenever you want)

[@sportsshorts9607]

10:40 As someone living in the nyc area/suburbs, i’ve been to multiple Giants games at metlife stadium and the American Dream is right across the street. Took a peek inside once, and just looks pretty bad. Haven’t been on any of the rides but they all looked pretty bad, but the entire complex it self is great

[@coolboss999]

As a fellow New Yorker, I have been to American Dream mall once to go to DreamWorks WaterPark. It was really fun and we spent the entire day there. Still haven't gotten the chance to do Nickelodeon Universe but planning on doing so

[@sarcasm2182]

New york also has Coney Island witch is pretty fun as well