Vacation the last week of July 2022

[disneymoc]

Long time since I've posted but I'm stumped on what coaster trip to take with my daughter this summer. We live in Chattanooga so have done Dollywood, Six Flags Over Georgia, and Carowinds to death. Recently did a trip to Six Flags St Louis and Holiday World.

 

Basically I have the last week of July off and am looking for a trip that has 3 or 4 parks we can hit but won't be crazy crowded. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am willing to fly somewhere if the plane ticket is affordable.

Thanks for brainstorming with me.

[tndank]

Groups you could potentially hit.

Eastern PA.  Hershey, Knoebels, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags America.  And if driving could work your way down to Kings Dominion and Bush Gardens before heading back.

Ohio: Kings Island, Cedar Point, maybe Kennywood and Waldameer

Texas: Sea World and Fiesta in San Antonio, Over Texas in Dallas.  Will be hot.

California: Sea World SD, Magic Mountain, Knotts

VA: Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens, Six Flags America

Spirit flights in ATL can be super cheap at times.  

[disneymoc]

2 minutes ago, tndank said:

Groups you could potentially hit.

Eastern PA.  Hershey, Knoebels, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags America.  And if driving could work your way down to Kings Dominion and Bush Gardens before heading back.

Ohio: Kings Island, Cedar Point, maybe Kennywood and Waldameer

Texas: Sea World and Fiesta in San Antonio, Over Texas in Dallas.  Will be hot.

California: Sea World SD, Magic Mountain, Knotts

VA: Kings Dominion, Busch Gardens, Six Flags America

Spirit flights in ATL can be super cheap at times.  

I also forgot to mention we did Kentucky Kingdom and Kings Island too.

I had planned on doing Eastern PA when COVID hit and threw the whole plans into whack. It's on the list for sure.

 

[bert425]

Absolutely Texas 

 

fly into dallas/fw  rent car 

 

do SFOT then take the drive down I35 thru Austin (COTAland proper won’t be open but if you time it during an event at the F1 track you can get a ride on the Schwarzkopf Wildcat that’s already up) take a quick detour thru Seguin for a few rides on the unique Switchback at ZDTs. Then continue on to San Antonio for full days at SFFT &SWSA 

either drive back to Dallas for car return (or if cost is not considered? Return car and fly back from SA)

if you have extra time in SA?  Can always do river walk or historic stuff like the Alamo. And the San Antonio zoo is a good one

 

some notes:  it WILL be scorching hot.  Drink lots of water (cups of water are free at all parks at any food service place) 

 

the busiest park will be sfot. Because the water park up in Dallas is across the freeway from six flags.   On both San Antonio parks?  The water park is in the same footprint and drains a lot of people from the dry areas (tho the water rides will get long lines).   Also note that at sfft? The water park is included. No separate ticket needed 

 

if you like water parks?   On i35 from Dallas to San Antonio you’ll pass both kalihari (worlds biggest indoor water park) on round rock.  And schlitterbahn (always ranked among the worlds best) in New Braunfels     Water parks aren’t my thing. But just mentioning 

 

for ME?  It’s not worth the detour to Houston. But if you wanted to you’ll also be able to do the kemah boardwalk outside of Houston and the Galveston pleasure pier 

 

but come to Texas. The sa parks in particular will blow you away 

[Nrthwnd]

^ Remind me to have you as My Official Tour Guide, for when next I tour .... to Texas ...... I hope. Sooner than later.