Is Your Favorite Park a Chain or Independent?

[JJLehto]

Most parks, well larger ones, are chains....only "big" one the in the US that isn't is Hershey.

 

Cedar Point is my favorite so chain I reckon

[SuperShawn]

DisneySea is my all time favorite park so a chain.

[alejon]

Very tough decision. Alton Towers is independant and very easy access for myself, but theres nothing like a WDW holiday in Florida!

 

Actually, Alton is a chain-park owned by Merlin Entertainement.

 

My favorite park has to be Liseberg, which is independent. But I have had many enjoyable moments at other parks visited, most of them are in different chains.

[ahank]

As awesome as big coasters and heavily themed parks are, nothing beats the feel of a small, independent park to me.

[Jew]

Disney wins between TDS and Epcot.

[GnastyGnoric7]

Hershey Park is my favorite and so is Knoebels and both are independent.

[larrygator]

Europa Park (independent) is easily the best park I've been to as of now, and my 2nd visit to the park in back in July 2012 is NOT going to be my last. It's too f**king amazing for words to describe it.

 

I forgot about Europa Park, defintiely right up their at 1A behind my other favorites.

[Sjcomora]

Busch Gardens Tampa is considered a chain park, I guess.

[Coaster_Fanatic]

My two favorites are both chain parks. Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Six Flags Great Adventure.

[Erik Johnson]

Independents like Knoebels or Waldameer are my favorites. Does Kennywood count?

[ragged#1]

^No it's in the same chain as lake compounce and storyland NH

[Jhcbiinoc]

Current favorite is Dollywood, so I am saying chain (Herschend). Before that it was Knott's (also a chain) and SFMM (another chain).

 

I have only been to a few non-chain parks in my life, and while I enjoyed them, they were not my favorites.

[goatdan]

Although I love non-chain parks, my favorite park for years has been Disneyland.

[Big-M]

Knoebels, the ultimate independent park.

[Movieguy]

I picked independent. I like the big parks and all for their coasters, but the smaller parks make for a nice change, as they're usually more relaxing, easier on the wallet, and usually have better food. Especially places like Knoebels.

[Vonni]

I voted independant. My favorite park is Holiday World.

[Wes]

Chain!

[gisco]

Chain, I don't live close enough to any really good independents like Knoebels.

[cfc]

I'll say "chain," as my favorite park is DisneySea. But I'd take Knoebels and Kennywood over the Six Flags or Cedar Fair parks.

[gerstlaueringvar]

Chain! Mine is Silver Dollar City.

[arby]

I have to give my vote to a chain park although I've really liked many of the independent parks that I have been to.

[cfc]

Many independent parks are known for their quirkiness, while uniformity is what chains tend to strive for. But even within chain parks, you can find some marks of individuality. For example, Knott's seems to be reasserting its old personality as of late, even though it's part of Cedar Fair.

[australianalex]

Independent - Europa Park.