coastercrazed49 Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 Canobie Lake Park all the way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfBeastSucks Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Holiday World. Raven, Voyage, and free tea and parking...that is all a park needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie200330 Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Small parks can be found just about anywhere in PA. Idlewild, Lakemont, DelGrosso's are 3 of my favorites. Each one is unique in it;s own way. Really seem to enjoy these days more than I do at the bigger overpriced/overcrowded parks. I like the uncomfortable feel of the old time classic spin and pukes that make noise when they run!! It adds to the thrill! And all 3 parks have pretty decent coasters as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterTalk Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Canobie Lake or Lake Compounce... Can't decide which one! OK, So, Canobie has: Starblaster - Corkscrew - Cannonball - Lake Compounce has: Downtime - - HIGHER, FASTER Zoomerang - Wildcat - Boulder Dash - The winner is Lake Compounce! I know both parks have more rides, but these are the main ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk-Santa Cruz, CA, Holiday World, and Mt. Olympus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroGirl84 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I always liked Wonderland pier on the Ocean city boardwalk mostly because I use to go there every year with my family since before I could walk. The carousel they have there is still my favorite. I would never want to leave to go home without riding it atleast once. I'm still like that now everytime I make a trip to the shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroworldfan1 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Dixie Landin' Family Fun Park in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. -Tatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 I'm going to go with Waldameer. Nice park, nice scenery, efficient staff, great mix of rides, and a top 10 woodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballteen58 Posted June 15, 2008 Share Posted June 15, 2008 Myrtle Beach Pavillion(RIP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reon Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Knoebels, hands down. The park as a whole has taught me that small parks can be infinately better than the big corperate chains. I mean, Phoenix had all the airtime I could ever want, Twister was a fun forceful ride, Cosmotron showed how a little theming goes a long way, and their collection of flats had a little bit of everything. Not to mention how cheap their food was, and Fascination. I think Knoebels is one of my favorite parks right now, big or small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 I know its not great, but I always seem to have a great time at Beech Bend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewheeled999 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Aah, small parks... Great places indeed! I have to say Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, because it's got the classic Giant Dipper, and that's already enough to make it awesome. And Funderland. It's this little children's park in Sacramento, it was my first amusement park... Ah, memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rct3man777 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Lagoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaconnor Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 I'm gonna have to say Tweetsie Railroad in Blowing Rock, NC. This park doesn't have many rides but it has great theming and some great fair rides. It also has some great shows for the whole family. It's a really fun park and it's in the mountains so it has a cool chair lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Holiday World! One of my favorite amusement parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X2coasterfreak Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Belmont Park! You can walk out onto the beach from it. And they have a few cool rides there too, like Giant Dipper and Beach Blaster. And there is a frozen yogurt place right by it. Mmmm... frozen yogurt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Dragon 1988 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Lake Compounce....which is also my favorite park overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 1. Lakeside - it has some great classic rides, an excellent wooden coaster (probably places in my top 5), a great wild mouse (lots of airtime, and sitting low in the cars going around the turns was kind of scary), and beautiful lighting at night. 2. Timber Falls - Hellcat/Avalanche, need I say more? 3. Kiddieland - another old park with some fun rides. Some of the larger rides have cycles that seem pretty intense for a park called Kiddieland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andre8 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - I LOVE the rides there! Adventuredome - It's okay, but it can go on my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Knoebels is easily my favorite small park. Phoenix is amazing & I love their collection of flats. Also the food is incredible & cheap. I might go there on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbarner14 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 I'm going to have to go with my home park, Knoebels. It just has that great mix of roller coasters and flat rides. Lake Compounce is also a great park. However, that park is made by Boulder Dash. Without it, it would be a nice family park. With it makes it a destination every roller coaster enthusiast needs to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsdominionlvr Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Family Kingdom in Myrtle Beach. Gotta love the Swamp Fox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 1. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk-This park is a classic seaside park, the only one left on the west coast. Giant Dipper is a great ride, and there are a good number of other rides that are good. 2. Castle Amusement Park-No crowds and several decent rides. Only thing missing is a major roller coaster. 3. Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park-Beautiful landscaping, okay rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 For the rides: Silverwood: Three excellent coasters, two of which are wooden! Plus a drop tower and another coaster! Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: Features my other favorite wooden coaster (see above for the other two). Hurricane is also pretty fun. Plus, my favorite Rock-o-Plane ever, a surprisingly fun kids' coaster, and approximately my favorite KMG Afterburner/similar ever! Oh, yeah, and the best carousel I've ever been on in my life, by far! For the atmosphere: Fun Forest: No comment. Well, other than that Windstorm is really fun! I will always have a special affection for this park. Why? I'm not quite sure, other than that it's in the middle of Seattle! Enchanted Forest: Although I'm totally impressed by Ice Mountain Bobsled, it's the walk-through attractions, etc., that really "make" this park. That, and Challenge of Mondor! Who doesn't love a shooting dark ride? Gilroy Gardens: Simply beautiful. Not a thrill park except for the lovely Banana Boat. Although, Timber Twister has one surprisingly good drop, and Quicksilver Express has the most effective headchoppers I've ever seen on a smaller/non-world-class coaster. Honorable mention: I'm not "wowed" by Oaks Park, but it's a decent traditional park in a nice setting. Also, it has 3 of my favorite flats done well (Afterburner, Rock-o-Plane, Spider), and the coasters aren't as bad as most people seem to think. They're both pretty fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Another Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk fan here! Love the whole feel of that place, such a classic. And yet again, I shall mention my home park, Playland at the PNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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