Roller coasters have been my main hobby for the last 20 years. I just got back from a trip to Cedar Point, Kennywood, Waldameer Park, and Conneaut Lake Park this past weekend. Although I’m most into roller coasters, the parks I like most are visiting both Disney locations in the US (WDW and DL). Outside of Disney I highly recommend Cedar Point for their wide selection of roller coasters, and places like Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Silver Dollar City and Dollywood for the overall package (Rides, Food, Shows, Scenery).

Here are some of my favorite roller coasters....

Steel:

Steel Vengeance- Cedar Point
Fury 325- Carowinds
Superman- Six Flags New England
Iron Rattler- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Phantoms Revenge- Kennywood
Goliath- Six Flags over Georgia

Wood:

Lightning Rod- Dollywood
Voyage- Holiday World
Outlaw Run- Silver Dollar City
El Toro- Six Flags Great Adventure
Boulder Dash- Lake Compounce
Ravine Flyer II- Waldameer

All you need to do is get in line for Avatar 5 minutes before the park closes. Line will be under 45 minutes, maybe much shorter.

Really? Golden Corral? Yikes.

If you want to save money on food outside CP there is a place called Diannas Restaurant and Deli not too far away. Decent food for pretty cheap.

I have a Six Flags pass but I won’t get the dining plan. The food at most parks is crap and if I’m in a city that I am not normally in there is usually some place outside the park I want to eat at anyway. Silver Dollar City and Dollywood have some of the best food at any park anywhere. I’ll always eat in the park there which is also good since it would take up too much time to leave and come back due to their locations and parking lot situations.

Oh Universal is great too! We will be making our yearly trek down this October for Halloween Horror Nights, easily the best park Halloween event. The great thing about HHN is most everything you’d want to ride in Universal is open during the event, and it is MUCH cheaper than normal park hours (if going multiple days). If you aren’t into Halloween/Horror though this is NOT for you!

This also doesn’t include Islands of Adventure so if you’d like to do the rides over there including Hulk, Spider-Man, and the Harry Potter rides at that park you’d need to go there too.

Just like anything else....there is a way to get through most houses with short waits. I have not ever bought the express pass either. You have to be at the front gate at least 30 mins prior to Horror Nights opening. Don’t ever go on a Saturday either! Once the gates open head toward the houses that aren’t anywhere near the front gate and you can do maybe 5 of them with an hour or so. By that time, most of the crowds will be in the park. Check the times on the houses you haven’t done and if they are all long skip them for now and do rides. The houses with the longer lines will be much shorter at the end of the night (12am-2am) and you can get some more then. You can also go back another day and knock out the ones by the front gate.

Mummy is also a coaster. I won’t count the smaller ones here.

Fast & Furious is a technical POS lol