HappyEisentrout Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I'd have to go with my home park, Michigan's Adventure. Hit the coasters in the morning, then head to the great water park during the hot hours, and then back to the water park. It's only like $25 to get in and they have a world class woodie. Great little park.
PKI Jizzman Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 I'd say Indiana Beach. It packs a bunch of coasters into one park, along with awesome flats, ghetto-tastic rides and food, and it has a CRAZY good steel coaster AND wood coaster!
CCI Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Mine would have to be Bland's Park. It has a great Atmosphere, the food is great, and it's only $15.95 for all day ride and slide.
samisthabomb Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 Mine would have to be Bland's Park. It has a great Atmosphere, the food is great, and it's only $15.95 for all day ride and slide. DelGrosso's? I know it used to be called Bland's. Or is it a completely different park altogether?
coasterbill Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 I'm going to be totally unoriginal and say Knoebels.
Big-M Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 ^ I am too. In addition to Knoebels, Lake Compounce is another nice little park (which happens to have my favorite coaster)
downunder Posted January 18, 2011 Posted January 18, 2011 It depends on what you define as a small park. From the one's I've visited: Waldameer and Lake Compounce were great. Though Martin's Fantasy Land deserves a mention as well just for Silver Comet. Lake winnie was kind of cool as well. Â I rate Knoebels highly but that is a big park to me, though not humungous, it's quite possibly bigger than any park in Australia.
PhantomNick Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 ^ I agree that the definition of a "small park" can be debated. Out of parks I've visited that I consider to be small, my favorites would be:  1. Holiday World (although it continues to grow, for now I still think of it as a small park) 2. Knoebels 3. Waldameer 4. Michigan's Adventure  I need to get to some more smaller parks, as I love the atmosphere they provide! One place that's pretty high on my list to get to is Lake Compounce.
Troll Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Oakwood in Wales - Megafobia, Speed: No Limits, Hydro - 'nuff said
805Andrew Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 I haven't been to many small parks but my favorite one is Tibidabo in Barcelona, Spain. Its mountain top location overlooking the city is what makes my fav smal park. The journey to Tibidabo is half the fun as you take a metro or FGC train line to the base of a funicular train and take that to another even steeper funicular to the top where Tibidabo is. There is a historic church right outside Tibidabo (a culture credit) and Tibidabo has funky and homemade rides you won't find anywhere else and the best traditional swings ride and bumper cars I've been on. Their Hotel 666 haunted house walkthrough is also excellent as they scare you in ways that could get them sued in the US. Although most of their rides aren't too thrilling, the mountain top location makes them a lot more thrilling. Â My runner up for favorite small park is Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. It has a nice beach setting (though very mild, often cold weather), a great classic wooden coaster (the oldest one in CA - 1924), and is the closest park to where I live (2.5 hr drive).
Big-M Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 I rate Knoebels highly but that is a big park to me, though not humungous, it's quite possibly bigger than any park in Australia. Knoebels is just a big small park.
DarienLaker Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Mine is Martin's Fantasy Island (Grand Island, NY), it may not be like Darien Lake, but There's only ride that's worth riding at MFI and that's Silver Comet! Â Other than Silver Comet, Mega Disk'O, and Mind Warp all the other rides are just lame, even Crazy Mouse and Full Tilt are lame, and the Devil's Hole is nothing but a recolored/themed verison of Starship 2000, and also they've put NOTHING in where Starship 2000 stood! Â Anyways it's still my favorite small park.
Supreme Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 I really liked Coney Island in Ohio. It doesn't have many coasters, but they have a huge sunlight pool. And their 4th of July fireworks are amazing. They also have very entertaining shows!
XYZ Posted June 29, 2011 Posted June 29, 2011 I like Santa Cruz. (I prefer Great America, though it's not a small park). The problem about Santa Cruz is that they "ruin" the rides with one rule, such as you can't rock the cars back and forth on Rock and Roll. You can't raise your hands up and HAVE to put your hands on the lap bar on Sea Swings. I listen to park rules, and it makes the rides very boring.
StarTrekGeek Posted June 30, 2011 Posted June 30, 2011 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is my favorite small park.
GriffyTiffy Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 The former Kiddieland in Melrose Park has a soft spot in my heart. Very nice collection and thrilling rides, and a fun log flume! Glad Little Dipper is at SFGAm now.
redmenace8 Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Erlebnispark Strasswalchen: Â The home of Wild Train and the Death Slide. The whole park comes off as the perfect representation of the owner, a big crazy personality in compact package. Unique, fun and over the top.
Moose Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 I absolutely adore small parks and thanks to TPR I've been to Soooo many that I couldn't possibly choose just one favorite.
milst1 Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Gilroy Gardens, Drievliet, Duinrell, Toverland (small?), Quassy, Lake Winnie, Pleasure Island, Camelo, and Parc du Bocasse all come to mind.
jzoole Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 So when I went to Lake Compounce, I thought I was just going for Boulder Dash. But it turns out, it's an adorable, nicely landscaped, reasonably priced, EXTREMELY well operated little family park in a beautiful setting. After I peeled myself away from what has become my #1 coaster (even above El Toro), I found the amazing Sky Ride, awesome water rides that get you soaked, a great flats selection, including an S&S Screamin' Swing, a good S&S Turbo Drop with clever theming, awesome employees, as well as fried bats and potato patch fries. I would say it was would be well worth the $17.95 I paid to get in, even if there was no Boulder Dash. But there IS Boulder Dash. So this is definitely the best small park I've been to by a mile. Â I still need to make it out to Holiday World though. That might change my mind.
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