Three closest parks near you

[sonoma15]

1. Busch Gardens Tampa

2. Animal Kingdom

3. Hollywood Studios

[defrocker]

King's Dominion 2:50

Carowinds 3:00

Busch Garden's Williamsburg 3:30

 

None close but several are a pretty easy drive

[Physical]

I got it easy.

 

Dorney: 10 minutes

Hershey: 1 hour

Six Flags Great Adventure/Knoebels (tie): 1 hour 15 minutes

 

Dutch Wonderland is in there somewhere in the 45 minute range, but that park doesn't really have anything there for me so I haven't been yet. Might head out next season with the new family coaster.

[wmay]

Tivoli like 5 minutes by foot.

Bakken 30 minutes by train.

Bon Bon Land 2 hours away.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Interesting topic. The three closest parks to me are:

 

1. Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO - 45 minutes

2. Route 66 Carousel Park, Joplin, MO - 75 minutes

3. Miner Mike's, Osage Beach, MO - 90 minutes

With the closure of Route 66 Carousel Park, my list has changed:

 

1. Silver Dollar City, Branson, MO - 45 minutes

2. Miner Mike's, Osage Beach, MO - 90 minutes

3. Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, MO - 2 hrs. 45 minutes

[SteelForceless]

Dorney (10 minutes)

Knoebel's (1 hour)

Hersheypark (1:15)

[Jason Maier]

Well the three closest parks for me (Columbia, MD) are:

 

1. Six Flags America - 34 miles away

2. Hershey Park - 102 miles away

3. King's Dominion - 120 miles

[LiftThrill]

1. SFFT (about 20 minutes without traffic, 30 with)

2. SWSA (about 25 minutes without traffic, 35 with)

3. ZDT's (about 45 minutes and there's never traffic)

 

I really really need to get to SWSA, if money weren't an issue I'd be all over that place.

[CoasterDirected]

Kings Island (1:30)

Kentucky Kingdom (1:45)

Indiana Beach - Never been, may go next year (2:00)

[storms555]

I'm kind of jealous of many of peoples closest parks here...lol. The only major park i live a decent amount away from is Great America(still an awesome park though by the way). The other two i mentioned are just ok. but also i noticed people counted parks that were like 3 hours away from them too. So im just glad i have Great America as close as it is.

[JT325]

Go Bananas - does that count?

Santa's Villiage

SF Great America

[RollingCoasting]

1. Pirate's Cove Theme Park - Elk Grove Village. I've actually never been here, they don't have any creds, so that's probably why. Maybe they'll inherit Dragon Coaster from Santa's Village?

 

2. Six Flags Great America - Gurnee

 

3. Go Banana's - Norridge

[pattyboy60]

1. Luna Park Sydney (37km)

2. Sea World GC (853km)

3. Movie World (860km)

 

Jeez, I just realise that everything is so far away in the land Downunder.

[JordyC]

1. Efteling - 35 minutes

2. Bobbejaanland - 45 minutes

3a. Walibi Belgium - 60 minutes

3b. Toverland - 60 minutes

[ratdogg68]

Kentucky Kingdom-11 miles

Holiday World-69 miles

Kings Island-133 miles

[DorneyKid14]

Dorney park- 25 minutes

Hershey park- 2 hours

Six flags great adventure- 1 hour 30 minutes

 

If this counts, Land of make believe- 45 minutes

[Afterburner]

Roughly three hours from Carowinds, Kings Dominion, and Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

[ZambeziZinger]

SFStL - 2 hrs

WOF - 2.5 hrs

SDC - 2.5 hrs

[Vonni]

Six Flags St. Louis, Worlds of Fun, Silver Dollar City, and Adventureland as an added bonus

[DoinItForTheFame]

I was just wondering what are the three closest parks near you? You can put by how many miles or how long it usually takes to get there or both.

 

Sadly Magic Springs and Crystal Falls is the closest theme park to me. 125 miles, 2 hours 30 minutes.

 

Silver Dollar City: 163 miles 3 hours. (However, this is the park we visit the most)

 

Frontier City: 195 miles 3 hours (However we usually go to SFOT instead which is 4 hours away.)

[RaceBoarder]

- Santa's Village

- SFGAm

- Michigan's Adventure

 

I have no idea why we're counting video arcades around Chicago as amusement parks now. The enthusiast community always amazes me....

[storms555]

- Santa's Village

- SFGAm

- Michigan's Adventure

 

I have no idea why we're counting video arcades around Chicago as amusement parks now. The enthusiast community always amazes me....

Yea I dont get that either....When you look up amusement park on google imagines you dont get pics of off-brand Chuck E Cheeses with putt putt golf.....you get pics of tons of coasters flat rides and waterparks....FECs are fun in their own way but to me they arnt considered amusement parks...the only FECs i consider an amusement park would be the ones that have full sized rides in the back. Of course those places are a thin line in between FECs and real amusement parks. However normal FECs to me arnt amusement parks...I have this old book from 2003 that mentioned all the amusement parks in America and Canada and for some reason the author included many FECs that only had kiddie rides. One place only focused around horse back riding go-carts and trains....It was like some road side attraction in Kentucky... My mom mentioned any place that offers some sort of "amusement" is considered an amusement park....In that case likes consider all places that offer fun and entertainment an amusement park. Movie theaters are amusement parks. Zoos are amusement parks. Concerts are amusement parks. You local playground is an amusement park. The adult clubs downtown are amusement parks. See how silly that sounds?

[chickenbowl]

1. SeaWorld San Diego (I can see it from my apartment!)

2. Belmont Park

3. Mundo Divertido in Tijuana, Mexico! (Going into Mexico is always faster than coming back)

4. Legoland (also really close)

[RollingCoasting]

Go Bananas is somewhat of an "Indoor park." They do have a few flats and a coaster, so there's that.

 

Google lists it as an "Amusement Center"

[9Armgeddon4]

3.Six Flags Great America: 50 to 60 minutes away

2. Go Bananas: 30+ minutes away

1. Azoosment Park: 20+ minutes away