travel channel rankings

[828tnt]

http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/family/articles/top-10-amusement-parks

very interesting rankings.... I do enjoy seeing knoebels ranked so high- we live only a few miles away! but it's really all but impossible to truly compare some of these parks to each other imo.

i'm interested to see what everyone has to say....

 

[PUSH]

This is based on fans' opinions, too. Surprised that MK is so low, actually. Glad that the Dells are on there, too. Great waterparks there.

 

[lunchbox1175]

I haven't been to Universal, Dells, or Six Flags Magic Mountain....but I have the rest, and I would say that WDW is the most fun in my opinion.

 

[twebber55]

Cedar Point was my park that i went to when i was a kid.....great coaster park..huge crowds everyday its open

 

[Tom Morrow]

Cool, I've been to most of these!

I enjoyed Cedar Point more when I was younger, before the travel channel specials and everything exploded it into almost a nationwide destination. It used to be a big park that had a small park charm, but now a lot of the charm has been lost, and it's always packed.

Disneyland deserves to be on the list much more than MK.

 

[bethymouse]

I think they should've separated the list w/ water parks.
Love Cedar Point! Coaster enthusiasts heaven!
Love Knoebels! It's not too far from me, great prices, and fabulous food! Classic!
So... what happened to EPCOT, DHS, and AK? and @Tom Morrow what about DL?
Kings Island and Hersheypark are 2 of my favorites! I grew up going to Hershey!

 

[WLBound]

So glad to see Knoebels and Hersheypark on the list! Must be that Keystone State pride . Adding MK just makes it even better. Too bad Busch Gardens Williamsburg didn't make it. I've always loved the theming in the park.

 

[Tom Morrow]

and @Tom Morrow what about DL?

Disneyland Park is a better park than Magic Kingdom...

 

[BryceM]

Glad to see Universal's Islands of Adventure make the list, but I'm wondering where EPCOT, Disneyland and Busch Gardens Williamsburg are.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Sshhh, don't encourage the site to put Disneyland on that list. We locals like to keep the parks to ourselves and the crowds have been getting heavy.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Sshhh, don't encourage the site to put Disneyland on that list. We locals like to keep the parks to ourselves and the crowds have been getting heavy.

True, you wouldn't want to blow the lid off on an obscure gem like Disneyland!

 

[Longhairbear]

I'm glad to see Knotts on the list. I got to get back there, haven't been since they polished it up.

 

[emcclay]

WDW and Uni are not amusement parks, IMO.

 

[BryceM]

WDW and Uni are not amusement parks, IMO.

No, they aren't. But the others surely are. Theme Park Insider just announced the best theme park... Tokyo DisneySea of course.

 

[cheezbat]

Been to almost all of them, and while I agree with Noahs Ark and Schlitterbshn being two of the best waterparks, they don't belong on an amusement park list.

And where the heck is Disneyland? It's superior to Magic Kingdom in many aspects.

 

[lilclerk]

Although most people associate Universal’s Islands of Adventure with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, the park also has a number of roller coasters, 3-D rides and nearby restaurants and nightlife.

Isn't there only one roller coaster besides Dragon Challenge, or am I just super dumb today?

 

[danlb_2000]

Isn't there only one roller coaster besides Dragon Challenge, or am I just super dumb today?

There's two others in IOA, Hulk and Flight of the Hippogriff.

 

[lilclerk]

There's two others in IOA, Hulk and Flight of the Hippogriff.

Ah, I should have said outside the Wizarding World.

 

[BryceM]

Isn't there only one roller coaster besides Dragon Challenge, or am I just super dumb today?

Yep! IOA has the two sides of Dragon Challenge (Hungarian Horntail and Chinese Fireball), then The Incredible Hulk Coaster and Flight of the Hippogriff. People always state that the Universal parks are "coaster parks", but when you look at how many coasters in each park there are, you'll soon realize that there isn't all that many.

 

[fireworksandfairytales]

I'm really shocked that the other three WDW parks didn't make the cut, that MK was so low, and that Disneyland/California Adventure didn't make it either.
I definitely thought either MK or DL would've been number one.