PhantomTheater Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Each year McSalsa has a topic devoted to allowing the community to choose there own Golden Tickets. I shall continue this tradition by starting this years thread. The one thing I ask is to be civil, everyone's opinion differs. Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Wood Coaster - Voyage, Holiday WorldBest Steel Coaster - Millennium ForceBest Flatride - Skooter Bumper Cars, KnoebelsBest "New" Ride - Gatekeeper, Cedar PointBest Park Food - DollywoodMost Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Water Ride - Mountain Sidewinder, DollywoodBest Waterpark - Splashin SafariBest Park Staff - IdlewildBest Kids Area - IdlewildBest Live E - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgCleanest Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Halloween Event - Phantom Fright Nights, KennywoodBest Carousel - Grand Carousel, Knoebels GroveBest Dark Ride - Curse of DarKastle, Busch Gardens WiliamsburgBest Walk Through - Confusion Hill, IdlewildBest Park Rail Road - Dollywood ExpresssBest Ride Operations - Cedar PointBest Christmas Event - Smoky Mountain Christmas, DollywoodBest Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island (best new ride is the best ride you experienced for the first time this year. It does not have to be built in this century.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best train ride-Cedar Point Best amusement park-Cedar Point Best wooden roller coaster- Kings Island Best park railroad Dollywood express, What are there's coal operated and have anamatronic? I am the all time fan of CP&LERR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTheater Posted September 10, 2013 Author Share Posted September 10, 2013 Dollywood has full size coal fired engines that used to live in Alaska. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I'll preface this with the disclaimer that the only parks I have been to this year are KI, CP, and HW, and I do not remember much from my big Florida trip last year. Best Amusement Park: Cedar Point Best Waterpark: Disney's Blizzard Beach Best Wood Coaster: The Voyage (Holiday World) Best Steel Coaster: Maverick (Cedar Point) Best Flat Ride: Drop Tower (Kings Island) Best Water Ride: Journey to Atlantis (SeaWorld Orlando) Best "New" Ride: Kitty's Tea Party (Holiday World) [don't laugh; this, GateSleeper, and Howler at HW are the only non-waterpark rides new to me this year] Best Park Food: Epcot Most Beautiful Park: Busch Gardens Tampa Best Park Staff: Holiday World Cleanest Park: Holiday World Best Dark Ride: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (Islands of Adventure) [this is saying something since I don't like Harry Potter in general] Best Ride Operations: Cedar Point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfanatic83 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 I only made it to Cedar Point and Kings Island this year, so my list will be limited. Actually, just a comparison of the two parks Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Wood Coaster - Mean StreakBest Steel Coaster - MaverickBest "New" Ride - GatekeeperBest Park Food - Kings Island (Reds HOF Grille)Most Beautiful Park - Cedar PointBest Waterpark - Soak City (Cedar Point)Best Park Staff - Kings IslandBest Ride Operations - Cedar Point 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Islands of AdventureBest Wood Coaster - El Toro - Six Flags Great AdventureBest Steel Coaster - MaverickBest Flatride - The parachute drop ride at Great Adventure (I don't know the real name)Best "New" Ride - El Toro - Great AdventureBest Park Food - DollywoodMost Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Water Ride - Wildebeest - Holiday WorldBest Waterpark - Splashin SafariBest Park Staff - Busch Gardens Williamsburg Best Kids Area - No IdeaBest Live E - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgCleanest Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Halloween Event - Halloweekends at Cedar PointBest Carousel - Cedar Downs - Cedar PointBest Dark Ride - Spiderman - IoABest Park Rail Road - Dollywood ExpresssBest Ride Operations - Cedar PointBest Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 These are all based on parks I have been to and rides I have been on, basically it is fair... unlike the golden tickets. Best Amusement Park - Six Flags Magic Mountain Best Theme Park - Disney Sea Best Wood Coaster - Son of Beast (with loop), Paramounts Kings IslandBest Steel Coaster - Eejanaika, Fuji-Q Highland Best Flatride - Tomb Raider: The Ride, Paramounts Kings IslandBest "New" Ride - Takabisha, Fuji-Q Highland Best Park Food - DollywoodMost Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens TampaBest Water Ride - Mountain Sidewinder, DollywoodBest Waterpark - Splashin SafariBest Park Staff - Tokyo Disney ResortBest Kids Area - Disney Seas Ariel's GroveBest Live E - Californias AdventureCleanest Park - Tokyo DisneylandBest Halloween Event - Kings Island (only Halloween event I have been to)Best Carousel - Caravan Carousel, Disney SeaBest Dark Ride - Transformers: The Ride, Universal HoliwoodBest Walk Through - Noahs Ark, KennywoodBest Park Rail Road - Dollywood ExpresssBest Ride Operations - Tokyo Disney sea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 These will be based off Cedar Point, Kings Island, Six Flags Great Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, Disney's Magic Kingdom, and Universal (both Universal Studios and Island of Adventure). Best Amusement Park - Cedar PointBest Wood Coaster - El Toro, Six Flags Great AdventureBest Steel Coaster - Millennium Force, Cedar PointBest Flatride - Drop Tower, Kings IslandBest "New" Ride - Diamondback, Kings IslandBest Park Food - Universal Islands of Adventure (Butter Beer!)Most Beautiful Park - TIE: Epcot/Cedar PointBest Park Staff - Disney's Magic KingdomBest Kids Area - Planet Snoopy, Kings IslandCleanest Park - Disney's Magic KingdomBest Halloween Event - HalloWeekends, Cedar Point Best Outdoor Night Show Production - TIE: IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, Epcot; Luminosity, Cedar Point Best Carousel - Cedar Downs, Cedar PointBest Indoor Roller Coaster - Revenge of the Mummy, Universal Studios Best Dark Ride - Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Universal Islands of AdventureBest Park Rail Road - CP&LL RR, Cedar PointBest Ride Operations - Kings IslandBest Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gad198 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Busch Gardens Tampa Best Wood Coaster - Voyage, Holiday WorldBest Steel Coaster - Bizarro, Six Flags New EnglandBest Flatride - Skooter Bumper Cars, KnoebelsBest "New" Ride - Gatekeeper, Cedar PointMost Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens Williamsburg & TampaBest Park Staff - DollywoodBest Kids Area - Seuss Landing, Islands of AdventureBest Live E - DollywoodBest Dark Ride - Harry Potter, Islands of AdventureBest Ride Operations - Cedar Point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best Park: Can't say anything..they all have pros and cons I just go and enjoy each of them, none are favorites A perfect park for me will never happen, because it involves my likes, my ideas, and my desires out a park... Not the general publics... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSalsa Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Each year McSalsa has a topic devoted to allowing the community to choose there own Golden Tickets. I shall continue this tradition by starting this years thread. The one thing I ask is to be civil, everyone's opinion differs. Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Busch Gardens Williamsburg Best Wood Coaster - Voyage, Holiday World Best Steel Coaster - Millennium Force Best Flatride - Skooter Bumper Cars, Knoebels Best "New" Ride - Gatekeeper, Cedar Point Best Park Food - Dollywood Most Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens Williamsburg Best Water Ride - Mountain Sidewinder, Dollywood Best Waterpark - Splashin Safari Best Park Staff - Idlewild Best Kids Area - Idlewild Best Live E - Busch Gardens Williamsburg Cleanest Park - Busch Gardens Williamsburg Best Halloween Event - Phantom Fright Nights, Kennywood Best Carousel - Grand Carousel, Knoebels Grove Best Dark Ride - Curse of DarKastle, Busch Gardens Wiliamsburg Best Walk Through - Confusion Hill, Idlewild Best Park Rail Road - Dollywood Expresss Best Ride Operations - Cedar Point Best Christmas Event - Smoky Mountain Christmas, Dollywood Best Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island (best new ride is the best ride you experienced for the first time this year. It does not have to be built in this century.) Wow, someone actually did this before me based on my old topics. I am actually kind of suprised...and pleased with this. I'll try to do my own, but...I've only been to Kings Island, Indiana Beach (Back in 1999 so you won't see anything from it here) and Holiday World, and my only so my choices are very limited here...BUT I WILL STILL TRY! Best Amusement Park: Holiday World by a hair Haven't been to any true theme parks... Top 5 Wooden Coasters: #1-Beast, Kings Island #2-Legend, Holiday World #3-Voyage, Holiday World #4-Raven, Holiday World #5-Racer, Kings Island Top 5 Steel Coasters #1-Diamondback, Kings Island #2-Flight of Fear, Kings Island #3-Vortex, Kings Island #4-Flight Deck, Kings Island #5-Adventure Express, Kings Island OMG Kings Island DOETH A COMPLETE SWEEP!!! (If I ever even manage to get to CP though, I have a feeling this list would likely get butchered) Best Flatride: Delirium, Kings Island Best Water Ride (Non-Waterslide): Giraffica, Holiday World Best Waterslide: Wildebeest, Holiday World Best "New" Ride: Mammoth, Holiday World Best Dark Ride: Gobbler Getaway, Holiday World Best Park Food: Kings Island Cleanest Park: Holiday World Best Park Staff: Tie- Kings Island & Holiday World Best Show: Dive Show, Holiday World (wins by default as it is the only show I have ever seen at any park!) Best Kids Area: Kings Island I still really need to get to more parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Keep in mind guys, I have not been to that many parks so these opinions may vary. Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - Islands of AdventureBest Wood Coaster - Voyage, Holiday WorldBest Steel Coaster - Millennium ForceBest Flatride - Drop Tower, Kings IslandBest "New" Ride - White Lightning, Fun Spot AmericaBest Park Food - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgMost Beautiful Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Water Ride - Mile High Falls, Kentucky KingdomBest Waterpark - Dolly's Splash Country, DollywoodBest Park Staff - Holiday WorldBest Kids Area - Planet Snoopy, Kings IslandBest Live E - DollywoodCleanest Park - Busch Gardens WilliamsburgBest Halloween Event - Halloween Haunt, Kings IslandBest Carousel - Grand Carousel, Kings IslandBest Dark Ride - Curse of DarKastle, Busch Gardens WiliamsburgBest Park Rail Road - CP&LE Railroad, Cedar PointBest Ride Operations - DollywoodBest Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-lo775 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best Amusement Park- Cedar Point Best Theme Park- Busch Gardens Williamsburg Best "New" Park- Knoebels Best Wood Coaster- El Toro, SFGA Best Steel Coaster- Millennium Force, Cedar Point Best Flat Ride- Skooter's Bumper Cars, Knoebels Best "New" Wood Coaster- Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce Best "New" Steel Coaster- Bizarro, SFNE Best Dark Ride- Harry Potter, IoA Best Kid's Area- Seuss Landing, IoA Best Live Entertainment- Dollywood Best Food- Poutine fries, Canada's Wonderland Best Cow Themed Ride- The Rodeo, SFA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungStud Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 For the 2013 season only: Best Amusement Park - Cedar Point Best Theme Park - noneBest Wood Coaster - EL ToroBest Steel Coaster - TTDBest Flatride - Houdini- great adventureBest "New" Ride - Outlaw run silver dolla cityBest Park Food - noneMost Beautiful Park - Hershey parkBest Water Ride - Shoot the rapids Cedar PointBest Waterpark - Soak CityBest Park Staff - CPBest Kids Area - CPBest Live E - Silver Dollar CityCleanest Park - CPBest Halloween Event - CP HalloweekendsBest Carousel - Carousel, SFGAMBest Dark Ride - noneBest Walk Through - NoneBest Park Rail Road - CPBest Ride Operations - Cedar PointBest Christmas Event - NoneBest Observation Tower - WindSeeker CP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Best Wood Coaster - EL Toro Best Steel Coaster - TTD Not surprising. Best Water Ride - Shoot the rapids Cedar Point Really? The best water ride of the year is the one that almost killed about half a dozen people? Best Waterpark - Soak City Which one? Best Kids Area - CP Again, which one? Best Observation Tower - WindSeeker CP WindSeeker is not an observation tower. I would define an observation tower as a non-thrilling ride which anyone can participate in and allows guests to take pictures of the surrounding area while on the ride. WindSeeker incorporates an element of thrill (sitting in an open seat with feet dangling while spinning 300 feet up), which fails the "non-thrilling" test; has a minimum height requirement, which fails the "anyone can participate" test; and does not allow on-ride photography, which fails the "allows guests to take pictures of the surrounding area while on the ride" test. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 OK, YoungStud, what's the deal with liking the above post but not responding to the questions I asked of you? Once again, you confound me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 OK, YoungStud, what's the deal with liking the above post but not responding to the questions I asked of you? Once again, you confound me. For that is the way of the troll Jon, he likes questions he does not wish to answer. Best Wooden Coaster: Beast (Best coaster Ever!) Best Water Ride: Splash Mountain WDW Best Water Park: Blizzard Beach (Wait till next year, BB may topple BB) Best Steel LIM: Flight of Fear Best Steel Invert: Flight Deck Best Themed Steel: Expedition Everest Best Steel: Diamondback Best Themed Wooden Coaster: Beast Best Water Slide: Kamikaze Run, Beach WP Best Park Restaurant: Rainforest Cafe, Animal Kingdom Best Theme Park: Epcot Best Amusement Park: Cedar Point Best Hybrid Coaster: Outlaw Run Eh this is getting too long for me, keep calm and carry on the topic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I laughed hysterically when I saw WindSeeker as best observation tower. Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Blizzard Beach is way overrated in my book, Summit Plummet is a one and done (wedgie pain). Food options stink, rides are average at best, just looks cool and has a ski lift. I wouldn't even rank it in the top 3 in Orlando alone. My own opinion, no disrespect to others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 The parks I went to this year are as follows: Kings Island, Cedar Point, Islands of Adventure, Sea World, Disney's Hollywood Studio, and Universal Studios Orlando. Best Amusement Park - Kings Island Best Theme Park - Islands of Adventure Best Wood Coaster - The BeastBest Steel Coaster - MantaBest Flatride - Skyhawk Best "New" Ride - Gatekeeper, Cedar PointBest Park Food - Islands of AdventureMost Beautiful Park - Islands of AdventureBest Water Ride - Doodly Doo Ripsaw FallsBest Park Staff - Islands of AdventureBest Kids Area - Kings IslandBest Live E - Disney's Hollywood StudiosCleanest Park - Sea World OrlandoBest Halloween Event - Kings Island's HauntBest Dark Ride - The Revenge of the MummyBest Park Rail Road - Kings IslandBest Ride Operations - Cedar PointBest Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Out of Camden Park*, Cedar Point*, Coney Island Cincinnati, Coney Island New York, Conneaut Lake Park*, Dollywood, Hersheypark, Holiday World*, Indiana Beach, Jungle Jack's Landing at the Columbus Zoo*, Kennywood*, Kings Dominion, Kings Island*, Michigan's Adventure, Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America, the Six Flags of Great Adventure, Great America*, and St. Louis*, Stricker's Grove*, and Waldameer*, where asterisks indicate that I visited that park this year: Best Theme Park - Kings Dominion. Best Amusement Park - Six Flags St. Louis.Best Wood Coaster - Boss, SFStl.Best Steel Coaster - Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion.Best Flatride - Falling Star at Michigan's Adventure/Indiana Beach OR the Flying Scooters at Stricker's.Best "New" Ride - Boss or Mr. Freeze at SFStl. Props to Haunted House at Camden Park for scaring the bejabbers out of me for all the wrong reasons.Best Park Food - Dollywood.Most Beautiful Park - Dollywood/Six Flags St. Louis.Best Water Ride - Race for Your Life Charlie Brown, Kings Island. I was also really, really impressed with the Dinosaurs Alive equivalent at the Columbus Zoo, but I don't know if that counts.Best Waterpark - Splashin' Safari.Best Park Staff - Dollywood/Six Flags St. Louis.Best Kids Area - Waldameer.Best Live E - Eh... Besides, Holiday World last year, I've only seen shows at the corporate parks, and they may as well have been identical. So we'll give it to Holiday World.Cleanest Park - Waldameer, Dollywood, or Kennywood.Best Halloween Event - Halloween Haunt, Kings Island (Still the only one I've ever been to!)Best Carousel - Grand Carousel at Kings Island.Best Dark Ride - Scooby Doo: Mystery of the Scary Swamp at SFStl. VASTLY underrated.Best Walk Through - Noah's Ark, Kennywood.Best Park Rail Road - Dollywood Express.Best Ride Operations - Cedar Point.Best Christmas Event - Wildlights, Columbus Zoo. And yes, I've been to Dollywood's Christmas event, though I've never seen any of the shows.Best Observation Tower - Eiffel Tower, Kings Island/Kings Dominion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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