I’ve been to Knott’s, Cedar Point, and Kings Island and all are great. I agree that Knott’s is the best themed, and I would also add that it’s got some great food with the jam and the chicken dinner. Cedar Point however, has the greatest roller coasters I have ever been on. The rides there are incredible. Edit: I think of the three parks I’ve been to I would rank them as: 3) Kings Island 2) Knott’s (nostalgia definitely plays a big part with Knott’s) 1) Cedar Point
I don't get how people can prefer Hershey park or magic mountain's lineups to cedar point even without dragster I think they have the best coaster collection by far 2 of the best intamins some great B&Ms an arrow hypercoaster and the best RMC and they still have 8 coasters left over (many of which are still pretty good)
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od it’s all just preferences. Cedar Point has the best pure line up. But if you like uniqueness, Hershey and Magic Mountain offer more diversity imo.
Awesome that Canada's Wonderland has done so well. Yes, it is very busy and we love our park. Best flat ride collection with the addition of Tundra Twister, pretty insane. Good video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The only reason that I go to that park is Leviathan and Behemoth roller coasters. I haven't been there since last summer but I'm glad that they expanded the back of the amusement park.
@@CanobieCoaster I highly recommend heading the Tundra Twister first thing in the morning if you can. You will definitely get violently flipped on the Tundra Twister as gondolas half-full load it.
Last time I went to Kings Island, I actually got to experience both Kings Island and Cedar Point in the same day (I know, I’m a lunatic). And while Cedar Point easily has the best coasters, I’d argue that Kings Island has both the better-balanced collection (Ex: more wood 😈) and easily has better ride ops than CP. It makes for a less-stressful day at KI than I usually have at CP. That’s why I rank KI a little bit ahead of CP imo. Both great parks though! My childhood (and adulthood) wouldn’t be the same without them ❤
I was at KI until about 2ish and then headed towards CP. My rides for the day (every ride is once unless otherwise indicated)… Orion (5x) Diamondback (2x) Adventure Express Banshee Top Gun The Beast Magnum Millennium Force Mystic Timbers The Racer (blue side) Steel Vengeance
Super fair ranking. I have to get to Canada's Wonderland one day, looks amazing. Kings Island is def my number 1 in the chain, but a lot of what goes into that ranking is ride ops amd crowds. Im hopeful with this merger than CF will breathe more quality into SF. Great vid as always!
@@SkyrushFanboydepends. I’m a few hours away and I go on weekdays. It’s actually quite mild during the week. If you only can get away for weekends though, then it’s rough.
Glad to see Canada’s Wonderland so high. I haven’t been in a while but I found many rides overhated and the whole experience was endless fun. I think I find King Island’s coaster lineup to be stronger than you say so it might even beat Cedar Point for me right now, but that is always a tough call for me.
First time ever having an all park pass this year, im sooo excited as someone with valleyfair as my home park and the only cedar fair park ive been too yet
Michigans Adventure so underrated. Ticket gets you into two different parks. The water park is better than any other CF park I’ve been to. It’s so clean, staff is great, top 50 coaster in the world, smoothest SLC, rides are mostly walk on, great food as well. If CF would just throw them a ride, or even a relocation from Great America (Railblazer, or Flight Deck) they have only 50% of their acreage in use. Put a drop tower and the other ride mentioned above and you have such a well rounded park.
I agree. I actually have Michigans Adventure ahead of both Valleyfair and Dorney Park. They don't have as much depth in the dry park, but I always have a great time, thanks to no lines. Valleyfair and especially Dorney Park have had long lines on my visits, which includes a very busy Thursday at DP. I did the waterpark at Michigans Adventure last year, and I had such a great time with that as well.
I’ve been to 7, but I purchased a cedar fair passport so I’m hoping to hit the remaining ones this year! 1. Cedar Point 2. Carowinds 3. Kings Island 4. Knott’s Berry Farm 5. California’s Great America 6. Worlds of Fun 7. Valleyfair
Knott's basically invented the accelerated launch coaster, it actually caused a huge headache when Xcellerator broke down because almost none of its parts were built to standard size because there was no "standard" when they made it.😅
I think the operations at Knotts being bad is an understatement. The last time we went we were there for 10 hours and only got on 3 rides... A lot of their rides were closed too. On top of that its also the most expensive park in the chain by far. I can't see myself ever going back there again
I have an updated list after visiting the Cedar Fair parks in California. 7 Dorney Park, more of a testament to the others. I really enjoyed Haunt 6 California's Great America, please, someone save this park 5 Knotts Berry Farm, I liked the themeing. Just one more high capacity ride could move it up 4 Kings Dominion, I can't wait to see what their 2025 project will be 3 Carowinds, has my number 1 coaster, and Cedar Fair is working hard to make Carowinds even better. 2 Cedar Point, this park has a lot of great attractions but is almost always swamped 1 Kings Island, this park is more chill than Cedar Point and is operated very well.
I've only been to 3 CF parks. Here's how I'd rank the ones I've visited so far: 3. WORLDS OF FUN. This is the closest park to me and I enjoy riding Cyclone Sam's, Mamba, Prowler, Timber Wolf, and I like the collection of older flat rides, especially since some are similar to defunct rides at my home park SFSL. However, I despise this park's operations, the ops are usually very slow, sometimes rude, and don't seem to take any pride at all in their work, this coupled with minimal shade in the queues usually leads me to not enjoy my visits. The park looks nice but I also dislike the color of the water in their water rides. As a ride op, I take operations very seriously when I rate a park, this park's ops drags it down to being one of my least favorites. 2. CEDAR POINT I find this park to be more than slightly overrated and too popular for its own good. It's a shame that they have so many rides and have so many issues with capacity and crowd management. I also think the front half of the park looks like a glorified carnival on a parking lot and don't think it looks pretty until you reach Frontier Town, Wilderness Trail and Camp Snoopy. The roller coasters are among the best out there but the park is sorely missing a modern wooden coaster amongst other things. I don't like how you basically have to splurge for Fast Lane to enjoy your day here but if you luck out with low crowds, you could have a field day at this park. 1. KINGS ISLAND This is my 2nd favorite park I've been to, only behind Silver Dollar City, it has a near perfect lineup in my opinion with stepping stones for smaller children to build up to larger attractions. I love the layout of the park and how rides on the perimeter go out into the woods, and you can't deny they have good rides when people can't even agree on which of the top 5 is the best. The operations are also amazing, I've gone on extremely busy days and the lines keep moving at a steady rate, I try to make it out to this park at least once a year like SDC. I also really want to visit MiA for Shivering Timbers, plus friends of mine who've visited say its an extremely charming park.
While I have only been to 6 Cedar Fair parks, here's how I would rank them. 1. Cedar Point 2. Kings Island 3. Knott's Berry Farm 4. Kings Dominion 5. Carowinds 6. Michigan's Adventure
Nice video! I would rank the parks I’ve been to as follows, based on my personal overall experiences there and not strictly the ride lineups: 10 Michigan’s Adventure 9 Dorney Park 8 Worlds of Fun 7 Kings Doninion 6 Californias Great America 5 Carowinds 4 Knott’s Berry Farm 3 Canadas Wonderland 2 Cedar Point 1 Kings Island
I only got four more parks in the chain to go and two more I need to revisit to get a more recent opinion. I haven’t disliked any of the parks I’ve been to in the chain unfortunately can’t say the same about Six Flags
Dude I’m so excited to visit Michigan’s Adventure this season. Of course I’m excited about Shivering Timbers, but I love basking in mediocrity at parks like that.
kd is my home park and i rlly think by 2030 itll prolly be the third or second best on the list for cedar fair parks. the upcoming volcano replacement looks good. specs about anaconda getting replaced with the new ss axis could be amazing. maybe more space for a new coaster addition. idk maybe a family coaster. a hyper coaster would really also help its lineup alongside project305/i305. the theming is also drastically improving its insane how much theyre doing to the park
Kings Island and Kings Dominion are battling for the top spot for me. It's the depth of KI vs the best 1-2 punch in the country of KD. Both have had little to no lines on my weekday visits. In late 2021, Knotts was open on a rainy day when I was in the area, with most rides open. Meanwhile, Magic Mountain closed for the entire day, even though they didn't get any of the rain. I was heaping the praise on Knotts for their weather policy after that day. Cedar Point hasn't been as fun in recent years, with the rides always breaking down, then having 2-hour lines when they're open, on slow days. Maverick has operated less than 10% of the time on my last few visits, and Steel Vengeance isn't much better. It should be # 1, but the crowds and breakdowns are too much for me.
Great video! We just went to Carowinds for the first time on Friday. We had a great time! I rode Fury 325 as my 100th Coaster Credit. For Cedar Fair Parks, we have been to: 1) Cedar Point 2) Kings Island 3) Carowinds
Do you think the opening of Iron Menace this spring would boost’s Dorney’s spot after the next ranking? I’m intrigued by the coaster and its surrounding theming elements that are being brought to the park which has for so long not gotten much attention.
When I was growing up, I had season passes to California's Great America. Back then it was Paramount's Great America. There were Star Trek characters that greeted you when you entered. Flight Deck was named Top Gun after the movie. I will be sad to see it go.
@@CanobieCoaster Kings Dominion is great. Especially love the entrance plaza, nice theming. Kings Island came first and then they modeled King Dominion after Kings Island, right down the Eiffel Tower. If you want to see vintage footage of Kings Island, you can watch the famous Season 5 "Cincinnati Kids" episode of "The Brady Bunch", which was filmed just as the park was first opening in 1972 available on Paramount + and in syndication ("The Partridge Family" filmed an episode there, too...).
Fantastic video agree with all the rankings! Keep an eye on Canadas Wonderland they are investing huge and making major changes over the course of the next few years and major additions that not just could but will push the park higher in the ranking ;)
Worlds of Fun needs a new stand out flat right, and an answer for Monsoon's removal. But thanks for giving it credit where it's due! The Mamba without trims feels like a whole new roller coaster, and finally serves the park as it's rightful stand out coaster properly.
Thanks for your ratings/ reviews of the CF amusement parks. I've been to 8 of the 11 parks. IMHO the top 8 🎢 are: 8) Canadas Wonderland 7) Dorney Park 6) Worlds of Fun 5) Kings Dominion 4) Knotts Berry Farm 3) Carowinds 2) Cedar Point 1) Kings Island 😁🎉
I personally prefer Kings Dominion over Knotts, since KD is much easier to have fun at with its low crowds and the already short lines of i305. Knotts always has long and slow moving lines which hinders it alot.
I have been to 10 of the 11. Going to the 11th this summer. My top 10. Is as follows. 1i0. Michigans Adventure 9. Valleyfair 8. Dorney Park 7. Worlds of fun 6. California great America 5. Kings dominion 4. Kings island 3. Carowinds 2. Knotts Berry Farms. 1. Cedar point.
@@DoswarePictures shivering Timbers is amazing…I’ve ridden everything at cedar point including mean streak and nothing really compares to the airtime you get on it….and it’s long
I have the all park passport this year and I’ll be hitting all of these except the California parks. I can’t wait! Cedar point is my home park and I couldn’t be more lucky. Steel Vengeance is the best coaster in the world, especially for airtime, I’m pretty confident in saying that.
I would love to see you take the Top 10 parks from Six Flags and Cedar Fair and rank them side by side, like take your park from each chain that is in your #10 position and see which one you would rank higher.
Cedar Fair is great. Two things, CF does better than Six Flags off the bat are (food/concessions) and also security. Whenever I'm reading or watching the news and I see the words "Six Flags", I know there's going to be a wild and unfortunate video to follow.
You've done a good job with your presentation & discussion. Personally, I'd rank Carowinds ahead of Knott's, but both are super good parks! Otherwise, I'd agree with your placements.
As soon as the video starts. I always think. Did they do the right thing and put Kings Island as number 1? Because it is. Update: Got to number 2. They choose poorly.
@@CanobieCoaster 2 words that put KI over CP. Park Pride. Everybody loves to work there. And their operations are always the best. CP has none of this. They rest on their laurels.
I've been to 5 Cedar Fair parks so far. I'd probably rank them like this: 1. King's Island 2. King's Dominion 3. Carowinds 4. CGA 5. Knotts The lack of shade at Carowinds is another huge con for me. King's Dominion is also much prettier and has a better supporting lineup.
Having been to all but 2 Cedar Fair parks (Canada's Wonderland & Michigan's Adventure), I'd probably rank them as follows: 1. Kings Island 2. Kings Dominion 3. California's Great America 4. Carowinds 5. Valleyfair 6. Worlds of Fun 7. Knott's Berry Farm 8. Dorney Park 9. Cedar Point I must say, there isn't a single Cedar Fair park I haven't enjoyed. An absolutely solid chain of very enjoyable parks. The atmosphere of each park is similar, but also unique, in the best way possible. I love each park for their own reasons as well. Just overall a great collection of parks!
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Really, it's not crowds or anything like that. It's atmosphere mostly. I think the atmosphere of the park just isn't as up there as others. Plus I find a lot of their coasters to be good, but not great. Really, the only standout as really good to me is Maverick. I don't hate the park, but it's the lowest on the list of CF parks I want to revisit.
@@CanobieCoaster I tend to have some pretty hot takes, mostly applying to Cedar Point 😅 but it's worth noting, I don't hate the park at all and am excited to revisit it this summer.
Id have to say my top three are 1. KI, 2. Wonderland, 3. CP Yes, CP has some incredible coasters but I find the atmosphere and overall enjoyment at both KI and CW are better.
My Rankings 1 Kings Island 2 Cedar Point 3 Kings Dominion 4 Carowinds 5 Knott's Berry Farm 6 Canada's Wonderland 7 Worlds Of Fun 8 California's Great America (RIP) 9 Dorney Park 10 Valleyfair 11 Michigan's Adventure
@Goliath146 I like kings island because of park appearance and operations and kings dominion for the same reason (I also think kings dominion has batter flat ride collection ngl)
It's going to happen, unfortunately. They set up the deal so the cedar fair shareholders don't even get to vote on it. They knew that the cedar fair people wouldn't want this. Cedar fair did its shareholders dirty.
I could see Michigan’s Adventure get sold off to United Parks & Resort once Six Flags and Cedar Fair officially merged into the new ‘Six Flags’ company.
1. Kings Island 2. Cedar Point 3. Kings Dominion 4. Carowinds 5. Knott's 6. Canada's Wonderland 7. Great America 8. Dorney Park 9. Worlds of Fun 10. Valleyfair 11. Michigan's Adventure
I'm not going this weekend for a few reasons. I'm not a fan of the double rides they're doing since it will be an operational nightmare (even as a pass member who could get them). I also don't want to make the drive with St. Patrick's day drivers late at night.
im glad to see im not the only one who likes canadas wonderland better then kings dominion other then theme park avenue some may disagree like coaster studios but i agree cedar points my fav to
After the top 6 everything else is horrible and that's bad when you have 18 coasters and kings dominion has no bad coasters a better park atmosphere and sometimes operations (on my most recent visits)
I get it. Everyone saying that Cedar Point is the greatest thing ever is the reason why it's always insanely busy every single day. I guess I'm getting too old to be happy with 2-hour lines on everything. I greatly prefer both Kings Island and Kings Dominion, and I might even put Carowinds ahead of CP.
From the parks i done sofar i liked knotts and kings dominian the best, havent done carrowinds and Kings island yet from the top ranking ones. I agree cedar point has the best coasters but because of the long wait times its not the most enjoyable park. I did stay in the knotts hotel so i could skipp the really busy parts of the day that might have given it some undair advantages over the other parks.
I've not been to 4 of the parks (Knott's Berry, Valleyfair, World's Of Fun, California's Great America)... so the top 7 as I see it would be: 7th --> Michigan's... 6th --> Dorney's... 5th --> King's Dominion... 4th --> Carowinds... 3rd --> Wonderland (my home park)... 2nd --> King's Island... 1st ---> Cedar Point... ***So it looks like our impressions are the exact same (I have a feeling I'll be putting Knott's Berry into the 2nd or 3rd spot if/when I finally get to visit it)...but hey glad to see a fellow Cedar Faire enthusiast who sees the parks the same way I do!
im surprised you ranked cp first its trendy to hate on cp and put ki first well ki is great and cp has major issues that have gotten worse in the past few years ki isnt better due to cp having much better coasters i do wish cp would care more about customers as they block anybody that complains im happy to see someone not drinking the ki koolaid
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Didn’t feel that way to me. Had some of the best staff I’ve seen, super energetic, and everyone there was super friendly. Whole place had good vibes
I know that my opinion is controversial, but I found that Millenium Force to be overrated and Steel Vengeance to be behind of Maverick as number 1 in Cedar Point
In my opinion carowinds trumps everything from just fury and copperhead. I might be biased tho since it’s my home park. Also I refuse to call intimidator “thunder striker.” It will always be intimidator to me
I think the top 3 are accurate but I'd definitely (and this is bias) put Wonderland at #2 and Carowinds at #4, Cedar Point is the go to spot for coasters, Wonderland easily has the world's best flat ride selection, and Kings Island has the most well rounded lineup, hoping to make it there and Cedar Point one day as I live about 6-8 hours away from both
It’s funny because six flags gets so much hate but wonderland has a terrible I mean terrible lineup except for the three b and ms which are kind meh. Then you run to carowinds thinking it’s so great but again after fury , copperhead, and the looping starship it’s very hard to understand the hype. Again it’s all about to change and this really is an exciting time so …
@shanepetyko8004 are you only counting coasters? Because CW has some excellent non coasters options, great shows, excellent dining as well. Even the coasters are cool. Guardian is super fun. I wish the crowds were smaller though.
@@CanobieCoaster I respect that too but my last couple visits to kings island have been better than my visits ti cedar point but I agree cedar points coaster lineup is better
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I love how positive you are the only time I've really seen you mad when you reviewed coaster express
Coaster Express deserved it.
I’ve been to Knott’s, Cedar Point, and Kings Island and all are great. I agree that Knott’s is the best themed, and I would also add that it’s got some great food with the jam and the chicken dinner. Cedar Point however, has the greatest roller coasters I have ever been on. The rides there are incredible.
Edit:
I think of the three parks I’ve been to I would rank them as:
3) Kings Island
2) Knott’s (nostalgia definitely plays a big part with Knott’s)
1) Cedar Point
I don't get how people can prefer Hershey park or magic mountain's lineups to cedar point even without dragster I think they have the best coaster collection by far 2 of the best intamins some great B&Ms an arrow hypercoaster and the best RMC and they still have 8 coasters left over (many of which are still pretty good)
Knotts chicken dinner restaurant might be the most satisfying meal I’ve had at a theme park
Knott's has the awesome chicken restaurant. Cedar Point has great food inside the park itself.
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od it’s all just preferences. Cedar Point has the best pure line up. But if you like uniqueness, Hershey and Magic Mountain offer more diversity imo.
@Johnnyiswhere doesn't beat the quality of cedar point though..........
Awesome that Canada's Wonderland has done so well. Yes, it is very busy and we love our park. Best flat ride collection with the addition of Tundra Twister, pretty insane. Good video.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The only reason that I go to that park is Leviathan and Behemoth roller coasters. I haven't been there since last summer but I'm glad that they expanded the back of the amusement park.
Need to get back for Tundra Twister.
@@CanobieCoaster I highly recommend heading the Tundra Twister first thing in the morning if you can. You will definitely get violently flipped on the Tundra Twister as gondolas half-full load it.
Last time I went to Kings Island, I actually got to experience both Kings Island and Cedar Point in the same day (I know, I’m a lunatic). And while Cedar Point easily has the best coasters, I’d argue that Kings Island has both the better-balanced collection (Ex: more wood 😈) and easily has better ride ops than CP. It makes for a less-stressful day at KI than I usually have at CP. That’s why I rank KI a little bit ahead of CP imo. Both great parks though! My childhood (and adulthood) wouldn’t be the same without them ❤
I prefer Cedar Point, but I love both parks.
Whoa. Isn't that a four hour drive between them?
It’s like a 3.5hr drive lol. So you went on like 3 coasters at KI and CP in total? Lmao
I was at KI until about 2ish and then headed towards CP. My rides for the day (every ride is once unless otherwise indicated)…
Orion (5x)
Diamondback (2x)
Adventure Express
Banshee
Top Gun
The Beast
Magnum
Millennium Force
Mystic Timbers
The Racer (blue side)
Steel Vengeance
Super fair ranking. I have to get to Canada's Wonderland one day, looks amazing. Kings Island is def my number 1 in the chain, but a lot of what goes into that ranking is ride ops amd crowds. Im hopeful with this merger than CF will breathe more quality into SF. Great vid as always!
Canada's Wonderland is another strong one.
Of the ones I've been to:
3. Kings Dominion
2. Cedar Point
1. Kings Island
W List
Another person putting Kings Island at one.
@@CanobieCoaster I just can't put cedar point at number 1 because fast land plus is pretty much a requisite to enjoy that park
@@SkyrushFanboydepends. I’m a few hours away and I go on weekdays. It’s actually quite mild during the week. If you only can get away for weekends though, then it’s rough.
Glad to see Canada’s Wonderland so high. I haven’t been in a while but I found many rides overhated and the whole experience was endless fun.
I think I find King Island’s coaster lineup to be stronger than you say so it might even beat Cedar Point for me right now, but that is always a tough call for me.
Saying Kings island's coaster lineup is anywhere close to cedar point's is like saying Michigan's Adventure has a better lineup than hersheypark
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3odCedar Points lineup tbh, after their top 5, is more quantity over quality
@filetofish7688 you still have Gemini blue streak gatekeeper valravn rougarou etc:
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od its just his opinion relax
@zachguest8565 im not mad I just don't get how they have a better lineup than cedar point
Canada’s wonderland might have some trashy coasters but the 3 b&m’s are great and I love the flat rides! Some of the best on Earth!
The flats compensate mightily.
First time ever having an all park pass this year, im sooo excited as someone with valleyfair as my home park and the only cedar fair park ive been too yet
Enjoy!
Michigans Adventure so underrated. Ticket gets you into two different parks. The water park is better than any other CF park I’ve been to. It’s so clean, staff is great, top 50 coaster in the world, smoothest SLC, rides are mostly walk on, great food as well. If CF would just throw them a ride, or even a relocation from Great America (Railblazer, or Flight Deck) they have only 50% of their acreage in use. Put a drop tower and the other ride mentioned above and you have such a well rounded park.
Michigan's Adventure isn't a bad park just painfully mediocre
I agree. I actually have Michigans Adventure ahead of both Valleyfair and Dorney Park. They don't have as much depth in the dry park, but I always have a great time, thanks to no lines. Valleyfair and especially Dorney Park have had long lines on my visits, which includes a very busy Thursday at DP. I did the waterpark at Michigans Adventure last year, and I had such a great time with that as well.
Not to mention they have the best Wild Mouse in existence.
@travisvanalst4698 best wild mouse in America*
It's a fun park and overhated.
I’ve been to 7, but I purchased a cedar fair passport so I’m hoping to hit the remaining ones this year!
1. Cedar Point
2. Carowinds
3. Kings Island
4. Knott’s Berry Farm
5. California’s Great America
6. Worlds of Fun
7. Valleyfair
What about world's beats valleyfair for you?
@chuck4714 better coaster lineup and park atmosphere
@@chuck4714 they are very close. But I had more fun at my visit to Worlds last year.
Nice list!
Knott's basically invented the accelerated launch coaster, it actually caused a huge headache when Xcellerator broke down because almost none of its parts were built to standard size because there was no "standard" when they made it.😅
I love its intensity.
I think the operations at Knotts being bad is an understatement. The last time we went we were there for 10 hours and only got on 3 rides... A lot of their rides were closed too. On top of that its also the most expensive park in the chain by far. I can't see myself ever going back there again
I haven't been to Knott's since 2022 I need to get back there I heard the operations are on par with a lower tier six flags park
That's unfortunate. Was it a holiday week?
I have never been to a cedar fair park, but I might go to valley fair within the next 3 years.
Hopefully you can.
I have an updated list after visiting the Cedar Fair parks in California.
7 Dorney Park, more of a testament to the others. I really enjoyed Haunt
6 California's Great America, please, someone save this park
5 Knotts Berry Farm, I liked the themeing. Just one more high capacity ride could move it up
4 Kings Dominion, I can't wait to see what their 2025 project will be
3 Carowinds, has my number 1 coaster, and Cedar Fair is working hard to make Carowinds even better.
2 Cedar Point, this park has a lot of great attractions but is almost always swamped
1 Kings Island, this park is more chill than Cedar Point and is operated very well.
Nice list!
I've only been to 3 CF parks. Here's how I'd rank the ones I've visited so far:
3. WORLDS OF FUN.
This is the closest park to me and I enjoy riding Cyclone Sam's, Mamba, Prowler, Timber Wolf, and I like the collection of older flat rides, especially since some are similar to defunct rides at my home park SFSL. However, I despise this park's operations, the ops are usually very slow, sometimes rude, and don't seem to take any pride at all in their work, this coupled with minimal shade in the queues usually leads me to not enjoy my visits. The park looks nice but I also dislike the color of the water in their water rides. As a ride op, I take operations very seriously when I rate a park, this park's ops drags it down to being one of my least favorites.
2. CEDAR POINT
I find this park to be more than slightly overrated and too popular for its own good. It's a shame that they have so many rides and have so many issues with capacity and crowd management. I also think the front half of the park looks like a glorified carnival on a parking lot and don't think it looks pretty until you reach Frontier Town, Wilderness Trail and Camp Snoopy. The roller coasters are among the best out there but the park is sorely missing a modern wooden coaster amongst other things. I don't like how you basically have to splurge for Fast Lane to enjoy your day here but if you luck out with low crowds, you could have a field day at this park.
1. KINGS ISLAND
This is my 2nd favorite park I've been to, only behind Silver Dollar City, it has a near perfect lineup in my opinion with stepping stones for smaller children to build up to larger attractions. I love the layout of the park and how rides on the perimeter go out into the woods, and you can't deny they have good rides when people can't even agree on which of the top 5 is the best. The operations are also amazing, I've gone on extremely busy days and the lines keep moving at a steady rate, I try to make it out to this park at least once a year like SDC.
I also really want to visit MiA for Shivering Timbers, plus friends of mine who've visited say its an extremely charming park.
I've seen many putting Kings Island at the top.
While I have only been to 6 Cedar Fair parks, here's how I would rank them.
1. Cedar Point
2. Kings Island
3. Knott's Berry Farm
4. Kings Dominion
5. Carowinds
6. Michigan's Adventure
Nice list!
Nice video!
I would rank the parks I’ve been to as follows, based on my personal overall experiences there and not strictly the ride lineups:
10 Michigan’s Adventure
9 Dorney Park
8 Worlds of Fun
7 Kings Doninion
6 Californias Great America
5 Carowinds
4 Knott’s Berry Farm
3 Canadas Wonderland
2 Cedar Point
1 Kings Island
Why kings dominion so low?
Nice list! That's fair to rank it on more than just rides.
I only got four more parks in the chain to go and two more I need to revisit to get a more recent opinion. I haven’t disliked any of the parks I’ve been to in the chain unfortunately can’t say the same about Six Flags
Nice!
Dude I’m so excited to visit Michigan’s Adventure this season. Of course I’m excited about Shivering Timbers, but I love basking in mediocrity at parks like that.
It's an amazing ride.
kd is my home park and i rlly think by 2030 itll prolly be the third or second best on the list for cedar fair parks. the upcoming volcano replacement looks good. specs about anaconda getting replaced with the new ss axis could be amazing. maybe more space for a new coaster addition. idk maybe a family coaster. a hyper coaster would really also help its lineup alongside project305/i305. the theming is also drastically improving its insane how much theyre doing to the park
I'm looking forward to the launched wing coaster.
Wondering how come you put Canadas Wonderland in your top 3 even though Carowinds Id argue have a stronger coaster lineup
Better flat ride lineup and atmosphere maybe?
@Loggodover don't forget they have some of the best operations in the chaij
Carowinds does have a better coaster lineup, but Wonderland does other things better.
Kings Island and Kings Dominion are battling for the top spot for me. It's the depth of KI vs the best 1-2 punch in the country of KD. Both have had little to no lines on my weekday visits. In late 2021, Knotts was open on a rainy day when I was in the area, with most rides open. Meanwhile, Magic Mountain closed for the entire day, even though they didn't get any of the rain. I was heaping the praise on Knotts for their weather policy after that day.
Cedar Point hasn't been as fun in recent years, with the rides always breaking down, then having 2-hour lines when they're open, on slow days. Maverick has operated less than 10% of the time on my last few visits, and Steel Vengeance isn't much better. It should be # 1, but the crowds and breakdowns are too much for me.
Cedar point has operations on par with Six flags over Georgia at this point
I agree the lines and closures at Cedar Point is annoying, but it's still my personal favorite in the chain.
Great video!
We just went to Carowinds for the first time on Friday. We had a great time! I rode Fury 325 as my 100th Coaster Credit. For Cedar Fair Parks, we have been to:
1) Cedar Point
2) Kings Island
3) Carowinds
Thanks!
Love your videos
Thanks!
@@CanobieCoaster your welcome
Man I was on board with this list until #2… flip #1 & #2 and you’re spot on 😊
Sorry I prefer Cedar Point.
Do you think the opening of Iron Menace this spring would boost’s Dorney’s spot after the next ranking? I’m intrigued by the coaster and its surrounding theming elements that are being brought to the park which has for so long not gotten much attention.
I was told that’s it’s going to be a hit this year because it’s not like any of the other dive coasters
It may move up a spot, but no higher.
When I was growing up, I had season passes to California's Great America. Back then it was Paramount's Great America. There were Star Trek characters that greeted you when you entered. Flight Deck was named Top Gun after the movie. I will be sad to see it go.
I hope it is saved.
I’ve only done Kings Dominion, Knott’s, and Michigan’s Adventure.
Get to cedar point or kings island I think there's a massive gap between 3 and 2 in the chain
Still fun parks.
@@CanobieCoaster Kings Dominion is great. Especially love the entrance plaza, nice theming. Kings Island came first and then they modeled King Dominion after Kings Island, right down the Eiffel Tower. If you want to see vintage footage of Kings Island, you can watch the famous Season 5 "Cincinnati Kids" episode of "The Brady Bunch", which was filmed just as the park was first opening in 1972 available on Paramount + and in syndication ("The Partridge Family" filmed an episode there, too...).
Fantastic video agree with all the rankings! Keep an eye on Canadas Wonderland they are investing huge and making major changes over the course of the next few years and major additions that not just could but will push the park higher in the ranking ;)
I already like that park to begin with too.
Worlds of Fun needs a new stand out flat right, and an answer for Monsoon's removal. But thanks for giving it credit where it's due! The Mamba without trims feels like a whole new roller coaster, and finally serves the park as it's rightful stand out coaster properly.
I'd welcome another inverting flat in the future.
Thanks for your ratings/ reviews of the CF amusement parks. I've been to 8 of the 11 parks. IMHO the top 8 🎢 are:
8) Canadas Wonderland
7) Dorney Park
6) Worlds of Fun
5) Kings Dominion
4) Knotts Berry Farm
3) Carowinds
2) Cedar Point
1) Kings Island 😁🎉
Ayo what's up with that wonderland placement
Nice list! Another Kings Island at the top.
You should go to canadas wonderland again it’s actually great
I personally prefer Kings Dominion over Knotts, since KD is much easier to have fun at with its low crowds and the already short lines of i305. Knotts always has long and slow moving lines which hinders it alot.
That's fair preferring Kings Dominion for the crowds.
I have been to 10 of the 11. Going to the 11th this summer. My top 10. Is as follows.
1i0. Michigans Adventure
9. Valleyfair
8. Dorney Park
7. Worlds of fun
6. California great America
5. Kings dominion
4. Kings island
3. Carowinds
2. Knotts Berry Farms.
1. Cedar point.
Canadas wonderland is my home park and it is very good for all ages! Hope you enjoy your visit
Nice list!
The only Cedar Fair parks I have been to so far are Kings Dominion(my home park) and Carrowinds. I actually like Carrowinds better.
I prefer Carowinds as well of the two.
before I even watch the video I'm going To rep for Michigan's Adventure at the bottom. :)
My home park is always last.
@@DoswarePictures shivering Timbers is amazing…I’ve ridden everything at cedar point including mean streak and nothing really compares to the airtime you get on it….and it’s long
It is. Still a fun park though.
Kings Island could become #1 if they got an intamin launch coaster in my opinion.
That would be a nice add, but I'd still pick Cedar Point.
I have the all park passport this year and I’ll be hitting all of these except the California parks. I can’t wait!
Cedar point is my home park and I couldn’t be more lucky. Steel Vengeance is the best coaster in the world, especially for airtime, I’m pretty confident in saying that.
Have fun!
I would love to see you take the Top 10 parks from Six Flags and Cedar Fair and rank them side by side, like take your park from each chain that is in your #10 position and see which one you would rank higher.
I may do a top theme park video soon that would show the top ones.
I appreciate your positive opinion on Worlds of Fun and Zambezi Zinger. I’ve been seeing some hate and it is is too good of a park to get hate.
It's not a top tier Cedar Fair park, but it's still a good park.
@@CanobieCoaster I agreee
I’ve only been to Knotts but been to universal and Disneyland more since I’m a Cali. But I would like to visit more cedar parks.
At least you're in a prime area for theme parks.
Cedar Fair is great. Two things, CF does better than Six Flags off the bat are (food/concessions) and also security. Whenever I'm reading or watching the news and I see the words "Six Flags", I know there's going to be a wild and unfortunate video to follow.
I agree Cedar Fair tends to do better with food on average.
Glad to see my hime park in canada gettng some love
Love Canada's Wonderland.
@@CanobieCoaster Same bro, and with alpen fury i believe it can be competition to KI
What are your top 5 parks in the new Six Flags once the merger is complete with the CF and SF?
Cedar Point, Fiesta Texas, Magic Mountain, Kings Island, Great Adventure
I actually had more fun at Kings Island than I did at Cedar Point.
I've heard several say that.
You've done a good job with your presentation & discussion. Personally, I'd rank Carowinds ahead of Knott's, but both are super good parks! Otherwise, I'd agree with your placements.
Thanks!
Kings Island
Cedar Point
Carowinds
Kings Dominion
Those are the only ones I've been to, but that's how I rank them.
Nice list!
Of the 4 I’ve visited
1. KI
2. CP
3. Carrowinds
4. KD
Nice list! I've seen more and more people put Kings Island above Cedar Point.
@CanobieCoaster I prefer kings island because of operations but its extremely close
They’re close but KI was such an easy day despite there being decent crowds because of the insane operations
Living in New Hampshire this is the only chain I’ve not been to. Maybe the merger will have a pass for all parks?
I suspect there will one day.
Excellently done. Id only flip KD and Caro. Rest is spot on.
Thanks!
As soon as the video starts. I always think. Did they do the right thing and put Kings Island as number 1? Because it is.
Update: Got to number 2. They choose poorly.
Sorry, I love Cedar Point too much.
@@CanobieCoaster 2 words that put KI over CP.
Park Pride. Everybody loves to work there. And their operations are always the best. CP has none of this. They rest on their laurels.
@Feuerfr3i cedar point's operations are definitely dropping alot
I've been to 5 Cedar Fair parks so far. I'd probably rank them like this:
1. King's Island
2. King's Dominion
3. Carowinds
4. CGA
5. Knotts
The lack of shade at Carowinds is another huge con for me. King's Dominion is also much prettier and has a better supporting lineup.
Nice list! I agree Carowinds is missing shade in areas.
I am curious to find out if the merger with Six Flags will affect the quality of the CF parks.
It will be interesting.
Having been to all but 2 Cedar Fair parks (Canada's Wonderland & Michigan's Adventure), I'd probably rank them as follows:
1. Kings Island
2. Kings Dominion
3. California's Great America
4. Carowinds
5. Valleyfair
6. Worlds of Fun
7. Knott's Berry Farm
8. Dorney Park
9. Cedar Point
I must say, there isn't a single Cedar Fair park I haven't enjoyed. An absolutely solid chain of very enjoyable parks. The atmosphere of each park is similar, but also unique, in the best way possible. I love each park for their own reasons as well. Just overall a great collection of parks!
That's a hot take having Cedar Point at the bottom.
Dude if you can't enjoy cedar point just because of some crowds.......
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Really, it's not crowds or anything like that. It's atmosphere mostly. I think the atmosphere of the park just isn't as up there as others. Plus I find a lot of their coasters to be good, but not great. Really, the only standout as really good to me is Maverick. I don't hate the park, but it's the lowest on the list of CF parks I want to revisit.
@@CanobieCoaster I tend to have some pretty hot takes, mostly applying to Cedar Point 😅 but it's worth noting, I don't hate the park at all and am excited to revisit it this summer.
Id have to say my top three are 1. KI, 2. Wonderland, 3. CP
Yes, CP has some incredible coasters but I find the atmosphere and overall enjoyment at both KI and CW are better.
Hot take.
I am shock Carolwinds lacks water rides The Carolinas are still in the subtropics.
They need a new water ride.
Question: is Six Flags going to merge with the Cedar Point amusement parks?
Most likely
What is the craziest s&s shot tower in your opinion
Big Shot between the location and airtime.
My Rankings
1 Kings Island
2 Cedar Point
3 Kings Dominion
4 Carowinds
5 Knott's Berry Farm
6 Canada's Wonderland
7 Worlds Of Fun
8 California's Great America (RIP)
9 Dorney Park
10 Valleyfair
11 Michigan's Adventure
Your list is mine exactly
I agree but just put cedar point at number one and kings island at number 2 and kings dominion number 4 and put Carowinds number 3
@Goliath146 I like kings island because of park appearance and operations and kings dominion for the same reason (I also think kings dominion has batter flat ride collection ngl)
@mattyorshin W List
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od honestly can’t disagree with you I only put Carowinds at number 3 because even KD has I305 I prefer fury over it
Only been to Cedar Point and Kings Island, and CP is the best of the two by far!
I agree.
I really hope the merger doesnt happen.
I thought it already did.
@@TheTannerChannerthe deal is not complete
nearly complete
Its a long shot but I hope it falls apart. We're going to lose several parks if the deal goes through
It's going to happen, unfortunately. They set up the deal so the cedar fair shareholders don't even get to vote on it. They knew that the cedar fair people wouldn't want this. Cedar fair did its shareholders dirty.
I could see Michigan’s Adventure get sold off to United Parks & Resort once Six Flags and Cedar Fair officially merged into the new ‘Six Flags’ company.
I don't think they'll sell the park. From what I understand, it makes a good profit without any major investment.
Fury 325’s station is actually on the side I live in
Cool!
Did you ever come off something at Kings Island with a headache?
Banshee did in 2020.
1. Kings Island
2. Cedar Point
3. Kings Dominion
4. Carowinds
5. Knott's
6. Canada's Wonderland
7. Great America
8. Dorney Park
9. Worlds of Fun
10. Valleyfair
11. Michigan's Adventure
Nice list!
@@CanobieCoaster thank you!
Will you be at six flags tomorrow, if not you should go!
Lmao you say that like there’s only one Six Flags
damn yeah I should’ve specified. I meant great adventure because tomorrow is its opening day. I didn’t know if he was going for opening day.
I'm not going this weekend for a few reasons. I'm not a fan of the double rides they're doing since it will be an operational nightmare (even as a pass member who could get them). I also don't want to make the drive with St. Patrick's day drivers late at night.
im glad to see im not the only one who likes canadas wonderland better then kings dominion other then theme park avenue some may disagree like coaster studios but i agree cedar points my fav to
After the top 6 everything else is horrible and that's bad when you have 18 coasters and kings dominion has no bad coasters a better park atmosphere and sometimes operations (on my most recent visits)
I think it's a great park.
I get so tired of everyone favorite cedar fair park is cedar point.
I prefer kings island but if anyone prefer's cedar point I'm not gonna berate them
Alot of people favorite park period is cedar point..... get used to it being everyone favorite cedar fair park....
You hate people's opinions?😂
I get it. Everyone saying that Cedar Point is the greatest thing ever is the reason why it's always insanely busy every single day. I guess I'm getting too old to be happy with 2-hour lines on everything. I greatly prefer both Kings Island and Kings Dominion, and I might even put Carowinds ahead of CP.
@OklahomaCoasterFan is not always insanely busy. I've gone many times during the week in June and everything was walk on our less than 15 minutes wait
Did you ever come off something at Kings Island disappointed?
Yes, Banshee when it rattled badly.
As a Canadian I think you're being too soft on Canada Wonderland, Carowinds kicks its ass imo; much less crowded and better coasters overall.
I agree Canada's Wonderland gets heavy crowds, but I like their unique lineup.
Did you ever come off something at Worlds of Fun with a headache?
Prowler did in past years, but it's fine now.
From the parks i done sofar i liked knotts and kings dominian the best, havent done carrowinds and Kings island yet from the top ranking ones. I agree cedar point has the best coasters but because of the long wait times its not the most enjoyable park. I did stay in the knotts hotel so i could skipp the really busy parts of the day that might have given it some undair advantages over the other parks.
Crowds at Cedar Point are definitely annoying. Fast Lane sometimes feels like a necessity there.
Did you ever come off something at Canada's Wonderland with a headache?
Flight Deck and Bat can.
Did you ever come off something at Canada's Wonderland disappointed?
Yes, Guardian when the screens aren't working properly.
I thought cedar fair owns 17 parks? It says that on their website
Maybe that includes water parks?
I've not been to 4 of the parks (Knott's Berry, Valleyfair, World's Of Fun, California's Great America)... so the top 7 as I see it would be:
7th --> Michigan's...
6th --> Dorney's...
5th --> King's Dominion...
4th --> Carowinds...
3rd --> Wonderland (my home park)...
2nd --> King's Island...
1st ---> Cedar Point...
***So it looks like our impressions are the exact same (I have a feeling I'll be putting Knott's Berry into the 2nd or 3rd spot if/when I finally get to visit it)...but hey glad to see a fellow Cedar Faire enthusiast who sees the parks the same way I do!
Nice list!
Me to
Nice!
Kings island and cedar point are easily the best
Love those 2 parks.
@@CanobieCoaster me too I’m so blessed to have kings island only a hour from me and be 2.5 hours from cedar point
It is based on roller coasters only it’s Cedar Point and it’s not close. But Kings Island has the better overall experience.
I still like Cedar Point overall.
im surprised you ranked cp first its trendy to hate on cp and put ki first well ki is great and cp has major issues that have gotten worse in the past few years ki isnt better due to cp having much better coasters i do wish cp would care more about customers as they block anybody that complains im happy to see someone not drinking the ki koolaid
Cedar Point gets busy, but I love the park. It's a dream for coaster enthusiasts.
For me it’s not all about the rides, Carowinds is my #1 just because the atmosphere was amazing
You like the "generic amusement park" atmosphere?
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Didn’t feel that way to me. Had some of the best staff I’ve seen, super energetic, and everyone there was super friendly. Whole place had good vibes
It does have a nice atmosphere.
@cobblebalt4835 I think kings island is just carowinds but with a better park atmosphere operations coaster lineup etc:
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od that’s fair. KI is a great park as well
wow.
Great parks!
I put Canada’s wonderland at 5 and carowinds at 4 then knotts at 3. Canada’s wonderland is wayyy to top heavy.
In terms of coasters yes, but Wonderland has good non-coasters.
My top 3 would be Cedar point #1, Canada’s Wonderland #2, and Kings Island #3
Nice top 3.
13:05 Home. 😊
Nice!
Valleyfair in Shakopee is pronounced, "Shock-a-pee" 😀
Ah ok, thanks for clarifying.
6:24 how on earth is that possible, tumbili hardly even flips what the heck, that must be a glitch in reality 💀
Its temperamental for me its the best free spin (or at least a top tier one)
I definitely didn't get that many flips on my rides.
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od I’ve heard dragon slayer at Adventureland gives insane flips non stop
MonteZOOMa Revenge is no longer open
It is reopening next year.
1 valley fair 2 Knott’s
Hot take.
I know that my opinion is controversial, but I found that Millenium Force to be overrated and Steel Vengeance to be behind of Maverick as number 1 in Cedar Point
I've heard others say that too.
In my opinion carowinds trumps everything from just fury and copperhead. I might be biased tho since it’s my home park. Also I refuse to call intimidator “thunder striker.” It will always be intimidator to me
Carowinds is a great park.
I think the top 3 are accurate but I'd definitely (and this is bias) put Wonderland at #2 and Carowinds at #4, Cedar Point is the go to spot for coasters, Wonderland easily has the world's best flat ride selection, and Kings Island has the most well rounded lineup, hoping to make it there and Cedar Point one day as I live about 6-8 hours away from both
Fair points.
It’s funny because six flags gets so much hate but wonderland has a terrible I mean terrible lineup except for the three b and ms which are kind meh. Then you run to carowinds thinking it’s so great but again after fury , copperhead, and the looping starship it’s very hard to understand the hype. Again it’s all about to change and this really is an exciting time so …
I like afterburn better than copperhead.
@@YouTubular1234 you’re right I also for intrimidator it’s not that bad. My point is just for all the hype then you get there and you are like wha??
@shanepetyko8004 are you only counting coasters? Because CW has some excellent non coasters options, great shows, excellent dining as well. Even the coasters are cool. Guardian is super fun.
I wish the crowds were smaller though.
At least those parks both do things well beyond coasters.
Cedar point is the best
I agree.
Oryan is a HYPER!!!
I count it as a giga.
Kings island is the best park
I prefer Cedar Point, but it's one of the chain's best.
@@CanobieCoaster I respect that too but my last couple visits to kings island have been better than my visits ti cedar point but I agree cedar points coaster lineup is better
Dorneypark operations are far from fantastic.
Back in 2021-2022 they had the second best operations of any cedar fair park I've heard their insanely bad now though
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od no, they didnt
@NathanaelErik maybe you just got bad visits then
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od no, live 10 minutes away. They are always bad. Especially on their B&Ms
I've always had good ops there across many years.
I visited none. I visited all of the parks in New England though.
These are worth trying.
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Great state for parks.