While I am not a fan of amusement parks or rides, one of these days I’m going to have to cave and take Lucas to Disney. Or do I…
Mashable came up with a list of 12 Amusement Park Alternatives To Disney.
Here is the list of parks:
- Cedar Point- Sandusky, OH: 2nd oldest amusement park in the country, considered to be the rollercoaster capital of the world.
- Hershey Park- Hershey PA: A family friendly park (with a Hersheys theme) featuring 12 rollercoasters, over 65 rides including over 20 for kids.
- Knott’s Berry Farm- Buena Park, CA: Affordable rides which has something for all ages.
- Legoland- Various Locations: Lego sculptures decorate the parks, the parks are mostly for the 12 and under crowd but there are also some rides fit for adults.
- King’s Island- Mason, OH: One of the most visited parks in the US, known for its roller coasters as well as the rides for kids.
- Schlitterbahn- New Braunfels, TX: Water park with big slides, it also has locations across Texas and Kansas.
- Universal Studios- Orlando, FL: Has many themed areas including the Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
- Knoebels- Elysburg, PA: No parking or admission fees, you pay for each ride, some as low as $0.75. Walking around the park is like being transported to another time — with plenty of thrill rides and fun activities.
- Busch Gardens- Williamsburg, VA: Lots of rides for the whole family, there are also wildlife safaris at all locations.
- Ocean Park- Hong Kong: An amusement park with many rides as well as a marine mammal park.
- Canada’s Wonderland- Vaughan, Ontarion, Canada: Canada’s most popular theme park, it has 68 thrill rides and the widest variety of roller coasters in North America.
- Europa Park- Rust, Germany: 2nd largest park in Europe, divided into 12 mini-parks themed for different countries.
If I could choose a couple of parks to visit from this list I’d definitely check out Universal Studios since I’d like to see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. I’d also like to visit a Legoland since I am always amazed by the impressive sculptures made from the famous blocks.
Which amusement park from this park would you like to visit?
Find out more in the Mashable article HERE.
Point with a Crew- Very cool! I need to visit Ohio one of these days.
Joey- Lucas will be going to camp- nursery basically since he is not even 2.5 yet but def a good idea for the future. We’ll take him to Sesame Place in PA at some point!
I’d recommend going somewhere local first (within a car drive) so Lucas will have something in common to talk about and relate with his other future classmates in kindergarten/primary school.
As a native Clevelander now living in Cincinnati, I can vouch for both Cedar Point and Kings Island being worth visiting!