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Author Five Things You Rank Parks On
skierman
Posts: 2328
Registered: 4/8/2004

Rank: Snow Rider
6/16/2004 11:30:00 AM
wow! that is PERFECT!!!
Knoebels
Posts: 854
Registered: 7/2/2003

Rank: Gold Critic
6/17/2004 5:32:00 PM
I have five here:

Good quality rides
Food is good and well priced
Staff knows what they're doing and are friendly
Shaded with trees and such
Park cleanliness

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Ever wonder what happens when your seatbelt is nonfunctional on the Skooters at Knoebels? I don't think you want to.
Message updated 6/17/2004 5:33:00 PM by Knoebels
*FreeBird*
Posts: 8264
Registered: 8/29/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
6/18/2004 11:37:00 AM
Hey, that sounds like Knoebels!
Knoebels
Posts: 854
Registered: 7/2/2003

Rank: Gold Critic
6/21/2004 2:53:00 PM
Dude, hello!! Look at my name! K-N-O-E-B-E-L-S... hmmmm... what does that spell?
Message updated 6/21/2004 2:53:00 PM by Knoebels
*FreeBird*
Posts: 8264
Registered: 8/29/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
6/22/2004 5:24:00 PM
No, I meant what you were describing on how you rate parks.
Knoebels
Posts: 854
Registered: 7/2/2003

Rank: Gold Critic
6/22/2004 11:07:00 PM
Yup, that's cause Knoebels is my ideal park.
Knoebels
Posts: 854
Registered: 7/2/2003

Rank: Gold Critic
6/23/2004 4:05:00 PM
It's also my favorite park in the absolute universe. CP is a close second, but nothing come close to the peace, traquility, and Skooters of Knoebels.
TopThrill
Posts: 8
Registered: 7/10/2004

Rank: Aspiring Critic
7/11/2004 1:41:00 AM
I think you guys forgot a major one- Capacity!

Which is why I would never recommend a Six flags park (Except MM). It is also why CF parks are the best!

Anyways... here are my top 5.

1.) Coaster.
2.) Cleanliness
3.) Flats
4.) Capacity
5.) Food

well I guess I have six.

6.) Staff
steven1717
Posts: 118
Registered: 12/6/2002

Rank: Bronze Critic
7/14/2004 9:02:00 AM
1:attractions/coasters
2:park upkeep..cleanliness, ride maintanence
3:atmosphere (landscaping, geographical local.)
4:Customer service, Line management
5:value
disneyman
Posts: 385
Registered: 10/28/2003

Rank: Silver Critic
7/27/2004 1:08:04 PM
Mine are:

1. Rides (thrills, theming, and atmosphere of the ride. Ex: if the park is a boardwalk, then you don't need much theming)
2. Theming
3. Atmosphere
4. Length of the line compared to how good the ride is.
5. Cost of tickets, food, etc.

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Coaster Count: 7

Ride/Show count: 39
Message updated 11/2/2004 6:10:20 PM by disneyman
zjohn1988
Posts: 1390
Registered: 6/8/2003

Rank: SFGAm Critic
8/3/2004 10:45:35 PM
1. Rides
2. Safety
3. Entertainment
4. Food
5. Staff friendliness
ABR
Posts: 277
Registered: 3/22/2003

Rank: Silver Critic
9/12/2004 11:43:38 PM
The one that I consider to be the most important is Crowds. Example:
A park that has 50 rides and attracts 2,000 people a day (this is just an example, I'm not trying to be accurate) gets a much, much, much, higher rating than a park with 100 rides that attracts 6,000 people a day. I mean, all I really need are a couple roller coasters, and I'm set!
battleflag
Posts: 1884
Registered: 4/22/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
9/13/2004 12:39:36 PM
same for me most of the parks i go to only have 2 coasters and i still have a great time
larrygator
Posts: 4654
Registered: 11/7/2002

Rank: Platinum Critic
9/13/2004 12:44:49 PM
not me I can sit on my couch at home if I want to just avoid crowds
battleflag
Posts: 1884
Registered: 4/22/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
9/13/2004 12:59:40 PM
why dony you just go on weekdays ?
BobFunland
Posts: 7962
Registered: 8/9/2001

Rank: Site Moderator
9/13/2004 1:06:47 PM
I tend to hit my homepark on weak days and off days, but I don't care about waiting in lines when I go to other parks (though I did hit MM when school was in). I do take advantage of FastPass systems though- it helped to get tons of rides on RRC and ToT at MGM Studios.
battleflag
Posts: 1884
Registered: 4/22/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
9/25/2004 2:42:15 AM
yea for rockin' roller coaster when i went i just kept on getting a fast pass after i rode so when i got off the ride i would just get right back on

the longest ive ever waited for tower
of terror is 15 minutes , so i didnt bother with fast pass

Hercules
Posts: 4037
Registered: 10/13/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
10/25/2004 6:10:55 PM
1. Clean
2. Quality rides (includes maintainance)
3. Good food
4. Pleasant and helpful attendants
5. Overall bang for the buck (environment, price, fun, etc.)
mrceagle
Posts: 13804
Registered: 6/9/2001

Rank: TPC News Minister
10/28/2004 7:46:24 PM
I like these old posts!

Rides
Staff
Price (food, entry)
Cleanliness, Landscaping, themeing.
Quality(rides, food)
larrygator
Posts: 4654
Registered: 11/7/2002

Rank: Platinum Critic
10/28/2004 11:22:08 PM
Quote:
mrceagle said:
I like these old posts!

Rides
Staff
Price (food, entry)
Cleanliness, Landscaping, themeing.
Quality(rides, food)


actually Marc was going to use these posts as input for a way for us to rate each park not just the rides

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Message updated 12/31/2004 12:43:06 AM by larrygator
coasterSS
Posts: 3249
Registered: 10/1/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
10/31/2004 8:07:20 PM
1. Friendliness of employees
2. Apperance (Cleanliness, How well kept)
3. Quality of rides
4. Price overall(Food, souviners, entry)
5. Crowded of not?
lencho_79
Posts: 19
Registered: 2/12/2002

Rank: Coaster Critic
11/9/2004 9:12:01 PM
I would say same as all for number one.
1. Coasters and other rides
2. Price
3. Landscape/theme
4. Food
5. Reputation.
For example, SF Magic Mountain has a great reputation for its coaster but. theme, food, staff and landscape was not all that. SF Great america has a good reputation, theme is a ok, yet coaster are great (not as much as SF Magic Mt.). SF world of adventure had a bad reputation, food price was high but coaster where great and the landscape use was excellent and clean(many disagree).
I_E_G
Posts: 58
Registered: 12/15/2004

Rank: Senior Critic
12/15/2004 3:37:51 PM
The five things I look at is...

1. Rides (Thrills, Variety of rides, uniqueness, right themeing, history, etc.)
2. Cleanliness (A must for anything, not just theme parks)
3. Staff (I work at an amusement park, Dollywood, and although we don't get capacities as big as Disney World, I know it's easy to have fun with the guests, and I expect the same in turn when I'm a guest.)
4. Pricing (Although, it shouldn't never make a huge difference, because most of the time, I say it's worth the money)
5. The most important, the park's own magic, it's exactly why Disney is so great, because other parks have more thrilling rides, and better, but Disney produces something that no other park has quite been able to grasp, so they get their own category.
hnw77
Posts: 1
Registered: 12/29/2004

Rank: Aspiring Critic
12/30/2004 7:03:43 PM
1. Coasters
2. Cleanliness
3. Friendliness
4. Atmosphere/ Theming
ibluv
Posts: 2354
Registered: 7/15/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/3/2005 5:53:55 PM
1.Condition and quality of rides and attractions
2.Cleanliness
3.Capacity (ie can the park adequately handle the volume of patrons it receives?)
4.Professional, friendly, and adquate staff
5. Quality and variety of food
Dukeis#1
Posts: 138
Registered: 12/2/2004

Rank: Bronze Critic
1/7/2005 1:40:53 AM
1. Employees. They make or break the park.
2. Cleanliness
3. Theming and Atmosphere
4. Balance of Attractions. Parks should have more than just thrill rides.
5. Overall layout. This comes into play with crowd control and efficiency of the attractions.
Red Rascal
Posts: 7284
Registered: 1/28/2003

Rank: Croatian Critic
1/8/2005 12:13:26 PM
1. Ride selection
2. Layout/how rides are positioned
3. Landscaping/cleanliness
4. Quality of food, shops, etc.
5. Employee friendliness*

*Reason this is so low, I try not to interact with employees. I don't care what they do, as long as they do their job properly.
BobFunland
Posts: 7962
Registered: 8/9/2001

Rank: Site Moderator
1/10/2005 4:53:18 PM
I don't think I ever did this, I was just thinking about it when writing my TR:

Attractions: including coasters, flats, water rides and shows
Atmosphere: which encompasess the themeing, the staff and the cleanliness
Food: covers the quality and value of the food
Price: looks at your bang for your buck, including the admission, the merchandise or ride tickets (whichever apply)

Those four usually roll into one to give me my final evaluation, my overall score, which usually is right around the average of the four categories. I can't think of a fifth one that I would add because I include so much into the fairly broad categories.
RCGenius
Posts: 1180
Registered: 12/23/2004

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/14/2005 7:52:21 PM
Great rides-roller coasters, flats,& water rides
Great Maintenance-Getting rides off on time to avoid big lines
Friendly Employees
Landscaping & Theming
All around great atmosphere

Parks these days need to start making more one of a kind coasters that don't have to shatter any records. They can just build coasters that'll bring in a wide array of riders & make ride experiences so unique that they won't be able to experience them anywhere else. They need to stop building clones.
Message updated 1/14/2005 7:55:48 PM by RCGenius
Danny
Posts: 6316
Registered: 5/23/2003

Rank: Platinum Critic
1/24/2005 12:39:08 PM
Quote:
RCGenius said:
Parks these days need to start making more one of a kind coasters that don't have to shatter any records. They can just build coasters that'll bring in a wide array of riders & make ride experiences so unique that they won't be able to experience them anywhere else. They need to stop building clones.


I totally agree. I'm sick of clones, and I dislike having many 10 second coasters out there. TTD was fine, since it was original, but now SF has built KK just to break the record. Well, honestly, I don't care. It's only a little taller, so it makes no difference to me. The industry should get back to making original coasters.

My list:

1. Atmosphere (I think that this is extremely important, whether the park is covered in trees like Kennywood and Hershey, or covered in theming like IOA, BGW, and Disney)

2. Attractions (A couple really amazing coasters, water rides, a good variety of flats, kids rides, and preferably a dark ride)

3. Food, Shops, Services

4. Efficient Staff

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