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Originally posted by biznology Ive been to quite a few in the US. Never Cedar Point tho it seems fun. Orlando places are reasonably lame, the free beer, better rides and animals at Busch Gardens Tampa make that park the best IMO.

woot!! my theme park... i was a Rhino Rally driver at Busch Gardens

yeah he's right about teh free beer

id have to disguise myself after work to make it look like i didnt work there to get the free beer... they werent too fond of their employees drinking at work

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I grew up with Six Flags Magic Mountain. I would ditch 4th period+lunch and go to magic for a ride or 2 before going back to high school. All my friends worked there. If you ever have a chance to go there it's dope. We have a whole SHITLOAD of record breaking coasters.

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Originally posted by jrbuddha here's a pic of one of the rides that was closed when i went to Six Flags Elitch Gardens. also, check out the virtual ride on THIS PAGE to get a better look at the ride. was so disappointed it was closed

Wow, halfpipe rides!

it's been said, but Cedar Point is the best.

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Went to Alton Towers a couple of times when I lived in Staffordshire as a kid, but didn't think it was that great. Probably better than most of the Aussie theme-parks though.

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Six flags is a lot more fun when it's haloween, trust me!

haven't been to many theme parks, they're okay, but queing for hours for a 1 minute ride not that great to me. the screaming little kids etc, something for when you're a little younger possibly

wickstead park
thorpe park
alton towers

all in UK

thorpe park i went to a couple months back, best thing about the day was the view, very hot day...you get the picture

edit: oh, and disneyland paris, but i don't really rate that, there was one ride, which was pretty pants

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There's a great program on discovery channel about rollercoasters called: "extreme thrillrides", it rocks!
I'm watching it now

Some of the great rides that are mentioned: "Air", "Obvilon" and "X", magnificant!

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I live like an hour away from Cedar Point and I must say while it does have really awesome rollercoasters, as an overall themepark it sucks. It has horrible atmostphere, no shade anywhere, and is confusing as hell to navigate. I mean if you just like coasters and that's it, CP is your place, but that's really all it's got. I much prefer themeparks with more atmosphere and some non-coaster attractions.

Epcott Disneyworld is probbably my favorite overall themepark, just because it's a really cool looking place and there's tons to do with the 12 or howevermany sections emulating different countries. But then again once I ride a roller coaster once it's pretty much lost it's thrill to me.

Oh, and CP was sooo much better when they had the bereinstein bears instead of gay snoopy -_-

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Originally posted by Dyshein I live like an hour away from Cedar Point and I must say while it does have really awesome rollercoasters, as an overall themepark it sucks. It has horrible atmostphere, no shade anywhere, and is confusing as hell to navigate. I mean if you just like coasters and that's it, CP is your place, but that's really all it's got. I much prefer themeparks with more atmosphere and some non-coaster attractions. Epcott Disneyworld is probbably my favorite overall themepark, just because it's a really cool looking place and there's tons to do with the 12 or howevermany sections emulating different countries. But then again once I ride a roller coaster once it's pretty much lost it's thrill to me. Oh, and CP was sooo much better when they had the bereinstein bears instead of gay snoopy -_-

I also prefer non-coaster attractions. And believe me, I see the best at the Efteling. Most "rides" there are beautifully made. Just look at these pics:

"Spookslot" (sort of haunted house)


"Fata Morgana"
(Inside)


(outside)


There are also a lot of fairytales to "visit" there. Just don't say "yuk" yet, 'cause when you see it you'll respect the fact that there's put such an ammount of work in it!




Anton Pieck's masterpiece, "Diorama". You feel like you're Gulliver!


It's not always supposed to "kick ass"!

rollercoasters scare me so i usually go to disneyland. i love pirates of the carrabian and the haunted mansion (especially around christmas!) And i used to like when universal studios did halloween themed stuff. it was so scary

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