# Poll - What is the Dopers' favorite theme park? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2010, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825 "2010-04-12T12:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/41 "2010-04-13T14:26:49Z")
> [@robby](#): > > There are some real whack-jobs there, though. I actually ran into one in person at the local barber in my home town here in Connecticut. I got talking to them, and they told me their screen name on the DISboards. It took only a couple of minutes looking at their posts on the board to figure out that this was one person I didn’t want to have anything to do with. > . I must ask: did the person’s name begin with a “D” and end with an “N”? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/42 "2010-04-13T15:59:33Z")
Cedar Point all the way. Something like 6000\* rollercoasters all crammed onto this little peninsula in Lake Erie. If you really want a blast from the past, I vote for [Knoebels](http://www.knoebels.com/index.asp) in central PA. No admission, free parking, birch beer, pierogies, a dark ride, and pickles on a stick. Plus, [The Phoenix](http://www.knoebels.com/images/rides/Phoenix.jpg)is a pretty cool little coaster. \*possible exaggeration ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/43 "2010-04-13T16:19:01Z")
What the theme of Cedar Point, again? ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/44 "2010-04-13T16:25:17Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > What the theme of Cedar Point, again? Big ass rollercoasters…and Camp Snoopy. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/45 "2010-04-13T16:43:16Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > What the theme of Cedar Point, again? Really, I (incorrectly, as I’m sure you’ll be only too happy to point out) mostly use the terms “theme park” and “amusement park” interchangeably. Yes, I know the difference; knew it, in fact, long before I ever started this thread. My goal was to get a general consensus of my fellow Dopers’ favorite theme/amusement/fun parks; my goal was _not_ to start a thread and then go about correcting people in an über-persnickety fashion whenever someone interchanged the terms. But it seems that others can’t help _but_ to be persnickety. Let me be clear: as far as _ **I’M** _ concerned, Cedar Point, Six Flags, Kennywood Park, hell, the two-bit, fly-by-night carnival around the corner from my house… they’re _all_ legitimate fucking answers for the purposes of this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/46 "2010-04-13T16:48:15Z")
Well, that changes things – favorite amusement park, without a doubt, is [Knoebels](http://www.knoebels.com/). ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/47 "2010-04-13T17:31:34Z")
If I rubbed a lamp and a genie came out and told me he could transport me to any theme park anywhere in the world for a day, I’d yell “Epcot!” without even thinking - so that’s what I voted for. But I’ll put in a word for two of my other favorites, all of which are on the eastern side of the Big Pond so North American Dopers won’t be as familiar with them… The original Legoland in Billund, Denmark. This is a theme park that really is all about the theme. The rides aren’t exactly amazing but I could spend days just wandering around. Disneyland Park in Paris. (They seem to have finally decided on the name of this park! I swear we were there once when different official sources were calling it “Disneyland” and “Magic Kingdom”.) I haven’t been to Walt Disney Studios Park, so I can’t comment on that - and from what I’ve heard I’m not missing much, though I did miss the animatronic Chef Remy by not knowing it was there when we were in Paris, darn it! I also haven’t been to the original Disneyland in California so I can’t compare. But Disneyland Park in Paris is better in so many ways than the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. This is not to complain about MK, but to praise DP. Also in Paris, Parc Astérix. Admittedly to get into this you need to know a little about the world of the Astérix comics, but still: this is as close as you can get to their world without breaking any of the laws of physics. It’s offbeat, zany, fun. If you think the French are all snobs who don’t know how to laugh, this park will disabuse you of that notion - and get you soaking wet in the process. They also serve wild boar burgers. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/48 "2010-04-13T17:39:58Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > [Cedar Point] actually USED to be a theme park, and vestiges of the old theme-yness remain. I love how every amusement park has some frontier-land area, where the log flume, tintype photographs, and giant barbecued turkey legs are. Even Busch Gardens in Williamsburg (theme: the least ethnic parts of Europe) has a ‘New France’ area so they can have their tintypes and log flume. ---
**Author:** ![MTCicero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/49 "2010-04-13T19:49:49Z")
> [@flodnak](#): > > Disneyland Park in Paris. (They seem to have finally decided on the name of this park! I swear we were there once when different official sources were calling it “Disneyland” and “Magic Kingdom”.) I haven’t been to Walt Disney Studios Park, so I can’t comment on that - and from what I’ve heard I’m not missing much, though I did miss the animatronic Chef Remy by not knowing it was there when we were in Paris, darn it! I also haven’t been to the original Disneyland in California so I can’t compare. But Disneyland Park in Paris is better in so many ways than the Magic Kingdom in Orlando. This is not to complain about MK, but to praise DP. Oh, yes. I’ve seen pics of DP (formerly EuroDisney), and the architecture and landscaping are unmatched by anything I’ve seen at any of the other Disney parks. And _that’s_ saying something! Would love to go for a day when I’m next in the region. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/50 "2010-04-13T23:00:39Z")
Universal. At least until they got rid of the BTTF ride lol. Really felt like you were traveling back in time in a flying DeLorean, or being attacked by a giant ape, or trapped in an earthquake, or buffeted by a tornado, or shot at by Cylons… ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/51 "2010-04-14T03:42:10Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > Cedar Point is AWESOME but it isn’t a theme park, unless you count rollercoasters as a theme. It is and I do. You wanna make somethin’ of it??? 😉 “Roller coasters” is the only theme worth beans. Everything else is just flashy facades, screaming children, and overpriced snacks. My ideal theme park is one where you give them a heap of money at the front and they just inject you with caffeine and various other stimulants and shove you directly into a non-stop chain of acceleration-oriented thrill rides that culminates in a rocket-powered parabola to the stratosphere with a freefall splashdown in Lake Michigan. So yeah, I came in to mention Cedar Point too. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/52 "2010-04-14T03:49:00Z")
> [@robby](#): > > I totally agree that the [the _Unofficial Guide To Walt Disney World_](http://www.amazon.com/Unofficial-Guide-Disney-World-Guides/dp/0470460261/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271108673&sr=1-1) is tops. That’s the book I recommend to people planning a trip. It has been my main resource for planning our trips. One of the authors is a member here (Len Testa). ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825/53 "2010-04-15T01:15:47Z")
Epcot, for drinking around the world. Seeing the Americanized take on all the countries while chatting with cute women and being slightly buzzed - 10 thumbs up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-is-the-dopers-favorite-theme-park/535825.md?page=2)