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I'm planning on making my first trip out to Holiday World this year as part of a larger trip. I'm not sure how much time to plan spending there. We are looking forward to enjoying both the park and Splashin' Safari. Do you need multiple days to enjoy both?

We've never been to Idlewild. We could probably stop there on our way to Kennywood.

Actually, we will be renting a car and flying back from St. Louis. We're trying to keep hotels as cheap as possible. Thanks for the heads up about the Columbus Zoo. We might consider that. You're right, we normally go to Knoebels and Hersheypark every year regardless so I didn't want to waste a day of our trip on them.

Hello, my brother & I are planning a road trip across the midwest this summer. We did a road trip a couple of summers ago through New England but we are still pretty new at planning these. I'm just looking for any advice or suggestions that anyone would be willing to offer. Our trip will start in Philadelphia (where I live) and head westward. Our rough itinerary is: Day 1: Kennywood Day 2: Cedar Point Day 3/4: Kings Island Day 5: Kentucky Kingdom Day 6: Holiday World Day 7: Six Flags St. Louis Day 8: Travelling home Kennywood & Cedar Point are the only two parks that we've been to before. We generally like to spend an entire day at a park rather than do multiple parks in the same day. We try to enjoy as much as possible that these parks have to offer while getting all of the coaster credits of course. One thing we are debating about is whether we should do 2 days at Kings Island or Holiday World, or both and scrap one of the other parks, or neither and possibly add a park. I know Holiday World is a smaller park but we definitely want to be able to enjoy both the park and Splashin' Safari. Is this doable in one day? Also, will we be able to get all 15 credits at Kings Island in one day? I've read different people suggesting getting the Fast Lane. That's something I've never done before and was wondering if it's worth it, they seem pretty expensive. I guess we would only be worried about it at Kings Island if we're only there for one day. I'm not particularly worried about Cedar Point, Steel Vengeance is the only new credit for me and we can just focus on our favorites there without having to worry about riding everything. Here's a link to our map: https://goo.gl/maps/pypxf5mRPCgBrzCx6 Should we scrap one of these parks in favor of another one? Are there any small parks that we would be able to squeeze in without adding any days? Are there any can't miss attractions at any of these parks outside of the rollercoasters? Food recommendations? I would also appreciate any and all suggestions regarding booking hotels. That is a skill I have yet to master. Or any overall suggestions for making this trip as cheap as we possibly can. I apologize for all of these questions. Thanks ahead for any and all input!

1. Name 3 of your favorite roller coasters, but not your top 3. Storm Runner (Hersheypark), Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Williamsburg), Phantom's Revenge (Kennywood) 2. About how many different parks did you visit in 2018? 11 3. Which 2018 park visit was your favorite? Six Flags Great Adventure (2nd of 3 visits), Switchfoot was playing! 4. Your favorite 2018 park addition (ride, food, show, etc)? Breakers Edge (Hersheypark) 5. What ride exceeded your expectations the most in 2018? Comet (Great Escape) 6. Best meal/food at a park in 2018? Dole Whip (Knoebels) 7. What was your favorite new coaster of 2018 NOT made by RMC or Larson? Wild Whizzer (Morey's Piers), unfortunately this was the only new for 2018 coaster I was able to ride. 8. Name one park you will definitely visit in 2019. Knoebels 9. Best ride themed to a bird? Phoenix (Knoebels) 10. Lamest ride/coaster you rode in 2018? Wild Whizzer (Morey's Piers) 11. What roller coaster currently sits at the top of your bucketlist? (degree of difficulty: NOT a new-for-2019 ride) Steel Vengeance (Cedar Point) 12. What new-for-2019 ride or coaster are you most looking forward to? Steel Curtain (Kennywood), probably the only new coaster I will be able to add. 13. Name the first totally middle-of-the-road (not bad/not great) park that comes to mind. Lake Compounce 14. You're in Orlando and magically have a 1-hour ERT session on 1 coaster of your choice at any park in the city. You choose... Incredible Hulk (Islands of Adventure) 15. Holiday In The Park vs. Winterfest. Who reigns supreme? I haven't been to either. 16. Mystic Timbers mystery shed or Wicker Man fire infusion? Wicker Man 17. Which Six Flags have you been to most recently? Six Flags Great Adventure 18. Intamin or Schwarzkopf? You may only choose one. Intamin 19. Battle of Kings Coasters: Island or Dominion? Pick one. Are we supposed to pick a park or a coaster? I'll do both. Kings Dominion. Intimidator 305 (Kings Dominion). 20. What was the longest you waited for a ride/coaster in 2018? Wicked Cyclone (Six Flags New England), about 1 hour 21. What roller coaster have you ridden more than any other? Phoenix (Knoebels) 22. Best drop tower under 150 feet? Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (Disney's Hollywood Studios), actual drop is only 130 ft. 23. Maverick or Millennium Force? (If you haven't been to CP, pick what you want to ride more) Millennium Force 24. Log flumes or sky rides? You can only choose one. Log flumes 25. What are 3 things you enjoying doing at your home park other than riding rides? Relaxing in the lazy river, visiting Zoo America, and shopping at Chocolate World (Hersheypark) 26. What is your second favorite Cedar Fair park and why? Kings Dominion, it has a great collection of coasters and I enjoy that the waterpark is included. 27. What is your home park and give us two good reasons why we should pay it a visit. Hersheypark. It has a great collection of coasters with only Sidewinder (the boomerang) not being a good ride. Both Chocolate World and Zoo America are free with admission to the park. 28. Launch or Lift? Lift 29. Did you buy fast pass at all in 2018? No 30. What is your least favorite wooden coaster? Wildcat (Lake Compounce) 31. Disney fanboys: cool or cult? Cool 32. Best Batman themed ride? Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Great Adventure) 33. Name something that tend to take home from parks that you didn't bring with you. Magnet 34. Best wooden coaster over 110 feet tall? (rcdb will help you) El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure) 35. Have you ever been hit with something (loose change/a tree/vomit/etc) while riding something? Bugs 36. Skywarps: credits or no? State your case. No, unless you count powered coasters. 37. Turkey legs: nah or yaaaaassssss? yaaaaassssss 38. What is the most recent B&M that you rode? Bizarro (Six Flags Great Adventure) 39. You can eat nothing but corn dogs, churros or funnel cake for the next 48 hours, which do you choose? Funnel Cake 40. Post a great on-ride shot of you from 2018. (DO IT!) I don't have any.