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Newest park: Hershey Park
Hershey Park
Hershey Park is quite simply an amazing amusement park. It has a wonderful balance of family entertainment and thrill-seeker paradise. For the kids, the new water area is one of the best of its kind, and Roller Soaker, a ride which allows riders to shoot other guests with water and vice-versa, is a big hit. On the other end of the spectrum, Great Bear, Storm Runner, and the new Fahrenheit all provide intense thrills to more daring guests. Storm Runner has some of the strangest inversions around, and Fahrenheit's drop dips well past vertical. If you get tired of all that, Chocolate World is directly across from the park and is also a great place to visit.
Alton Towers
Alton Towers has one of the most unique atmospheres of any amusement park I have personally visited. Due to the height restriction imposed on the area, many of the roller coasters must be custom fitted to conform with the terrain, resulting in some of the best coasters around. Among them is Nemesis, the infamous Bolliger and Mabillard inverted ride, my personal favorite. The theme of the ride is very well done, and the location is perfect. Air, Rita: Queen of Speed, and Oblivion are three of the other major coasters. Air, the first flying coaster; Rita, a ground-skimming Intamin launcher; and the world's first dive machine. Combining a themed atmosphere with the traditional park look, the park has it all...except height!
Gilroy Gardens
Gilroy Gardens is a small park located in Northern California. Although it is not home to many, many thrill rides, the park is a great place to bring family to enjoy a couple hours together. It is the only park in America to be themed around trees. A few flat rides scattered throughout the park are sure to entertain you, and learning stations are will keep you busy. The park is very small however, so a whole day is not usually necessary. Gilroy's main roller coaster is Quicksilver Express, seen left. It's a long, entertaining ride, and while not providing extreme thrills, it is still great fun. Because it doesn't require much time, it is a great add-on to a Northern California trip, as it is located relatively close to all the other major amusement parks there.
Great America
Great America is a Cedar Fair park, formerly owned by Paramount. The park is strikingly similar to all the other former Paramount Parks, such as King's Dominion, Canada's Wonderland, and King's Island. Inside the park, you won't find all of the most extreme roller coasters in the world, but you will find a few great ones. First, there is Top Gun, the B&M Invert. Although only sporting a few inversions, the ride is great fun, and one of the few must-rides at the park. Grizzly, the park's wooden coaster, is not the greatest in the world, but still worth a try. Vortex is the park's stand-up coaster, notorious for being one of the roughest Bolliger and Mabillard coasters. There are lots of fun activities for kids too, so it's a great place to visit with your family!
