I have a choice to go to either Dorney Park, Hershey Park or Geauga Lake on my vacation. Im already going to Six Flags Great Adventure. DP, HP , or GL?
Wow that's really a toughy. It probably comes down to choosing between these:
DP:
Talon
Steel Force
Hydra
Geagua:
X-Flight (or whatever its called now)
Dominator
Hershey:
Storm Runner
Lightning Racer
Great Bear
I think if you want the most credits I think Geagua has the most but I'm not sure. in my opinion, it's between DP and HP, I could easily go with either but DP gets the edge with Hydra because it is one of the most original B&M's to date.
Hershey is easily the nicest park with alot of atmsophere and some greay rides.
Dorney is very cedar fair-ish, respectable rides and a whole load of blindingly white concrete.
GL is bottom of the pack, above average ride selection, but customer service and park expierience that makes you wish you had done something better with your time.
So my vote goes for Hershey (plus the have the most amazing candy store ever in Chocolate world, and the prices arent bad either)
Favorite Wood Coasters: The Voyage, Ravine Flyer II, Thunderhead, Balder Favorite Steel: Voltron Nevera, Steel Vengeance, Expedition GeForce, Olympia Looping Parks visited: 232, Coasters Ridden: Steel: 894, Wood: 179, Total: 1073
If you can, you should do all 3. But if your going for coaster lineup, I guess Dorney Park would be the best. GL only has Dominator, Villain and X-Flight are really the only reasons to go there (but they have 10 coasters). Dorney has Talon, Steel Force, and the Brand New Hydra.
coasterdude12-2 wrote:If you can, you should do all 3. But if your going for coaster lineup, I guess Dorney Park would be the best. GL only has Dominator, Villain and X-Flight are really the only reasons to go there (but they have 10 coasters). Dorney has Talon, Steel Force, and the Brand New Hydra.
Whats wrong with Thunderhawk? I want to ride Head Spin also, even though its prolly a POS.
Thunderhawk is a Vekoma SLC, and those are really crappy rides. I would choose between Dorney or Hershey. It all depends on which rides look the best to you.
Villian-stunk
Head Spin-I liked it, but you seriously might get your head spinning.
Steel Venom-Nothing wrong, V2
Raging Wolf Bobs-stunk
Thunderhawk-stunk
X-Flight -iffy, SUF is better
Dominator-awesome
Big Dipper-iffy
Double Loop-short and iffy, Demon better
Kiddie-It's a kiddie.
I havn't been to Dorney or Hersheypark, but I will make my predictions.
In my opinion, I would choose Dorney over Hersheypark. I like PTC (even though both have one), B&M (floorless and inverted), Scwarkopf (at both places), and a great mouse: Maurer Sohe (that I rode at SFKK). Steel Force looks like a MF type even though its not made by Intamin, but rather Morgan.
Hersheypark has two GCIs (I hate GCI), PTC, Vekoma Boomerang (Again, your head might be spinning after this one.) Schwarkopf, Arrow Mine Train (This might be a hit or miss. CP's was terrible while SFStL and SFOG were awesome.), Mack Mouse (I don't know how this would be.), B&M inverted, Storm Runner (a lot smaller than TTD), and some coaster (Yes, its a coaster, but it looks like it would cost $1000.) that you get wet on.
In my opinion, the score is 5 to 5 with one being unknown at each park to me (Steel Force-Morgan looking like MF, or a Mack Mouse).
I used to post on a SFNE sight, so I might as well tell that I've heard many numerous torture stories about Cyclone (woodie by William and Cobb), and I've heard that Six Flags Pandenomium is fun, but not worth the long line.
You have a floorless (Batman I imagine that it probably is similiar to GL.) which should be good, and SROS in which people like.
They have a SLC (Mind Eraser) that probably is close to GL (which I think stinks), Flashback is a Vekoma Boomerang which might make you get a head ache (I liked it though.), and another woodie (Thunderbolt) which I don't know about.
Dorney and Hershey sound a lot better to me, but do whatever floats your boat.