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Best Theme Park in California?

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  1. Sdanby Sdanby is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 4:28pm)

    For people who are mainly into good rollercoasters with a variety of designs, can any other theme park in your opinion beat Six Flags Magic Mountain?
  2. SCTrojans SCTrojans is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 4:56pm) in reply to Sdanby

    no
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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 4:57pm) in reply to SCTrojans

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 4:58pm) in reply to Glo4m

  5. I Fold I Fold is online now

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 5:10pm) in reply to Popperhead

    Sorry folks, Parks closed

    Moose outside shoulda told you.....



    No Six flags is the best. t has some really scary looking coasters. They have this one called goliath, that when you see your like fuuuuuuck that. But its awesome, I think its a 260 foot drop and you can almost see vegas from up there :)
  6. Avon Barksdale Avon Barksdale is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 5:56pm) in reply to I Fold

    Six Flags Magic Mountain.

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  7. zonarounder zonarounder is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 5:59pm) in reply to Avon Barksdale

    Great America is a pretty sweet place in Santa Clara, CA. Top gun is an awesome roller coaster along with Vortex.
     
  8. Avon Barksdale Avon Barksdale is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 6:09pm) in reply to zonarounder

     
    Originally Posted by zonarounder View Post

    Great America is a pretty sweet place in Santa Clara, CA. Top gun is an awesome roller coaster along with Vortex.

    Agreed that it's a pretty sweet place, but it just doesn't compare to SFMM.
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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 6:12pm) in reply to Avon Barksdale

    buy the fucking fast pass. so worth it.
  10. ScottBrewr99 ScottBrewr99 is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 7:33pm) in reply to northkato

    ya magic mountain has the best roller coasters...discovery kingdom up in vallejo has some decent ones also
  11. JET17 JET17 is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 10:13pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

    255ft 61 degree drop. 85mph top speed. 4.5g's pulled in the spin part near the end of the ride. Goliath is a beast!
  12. BamaHockey437 BamaHockey437 is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 10:42pm) in reply to JET17

    Ive heard knotts berry farm is pretty decent if you don't plan on going to Six Flags.

    Goliath at SF MagicMTN is amazing. Best roller coaster I have ever been on
  13. El Burro El Burro is offline

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 11:28pm) in reply to BamaHockey437

    Airplane to Texas.
  14. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    May 27th, 2011 (5/27/2011 11:30pm) in reply to El Burro

    Quick walk from the San Ysidro port of entry.

     
  15. kevmode kevmode is offline

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 2:15am) in reply to wantagolf

    Great America is the best

     
    Originally Posted by wantagolf View Post

    Quick walk from the San Ysidro port of entry.

    Is that a strip club or theme park?
     
  16. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 2:25am) in reply to kevmode

    Theme park to me. Lots of cheap rides that can make your stomach a little woozy if your not up for it.
     
  17. kevmode kevmode is offline

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 2:30am) in reply to wantagolf

     
    Originally Posted by wantagolf View Post

    Theme park to me. Lots of cheap rides that can make your stomach a little woozy if your not up for it.

    That is not a theme park because there are no roller coasters or games were you play and get stuffed animals etc..
     
  18. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 2:34am) in reply to kevmode

     
    Originally Posted by kevmode View Post

    That is not a theme park because there are no roller coasters or games were you play and get stuffed animals etc..


    hahaha. I guess you havent been to TJ before.
     
  19. kevmode kevmode is offline

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 2:41am) in reply to wantagolf

     
    Originally Posted by wantagolf View Post

    hahaha. I guess you havent been to TJ before.

    not sure how your comments are funny, Op asked what the best theme park was. Strip clubs and bars and bars are not theme parks, I think your just making these comments to get me upset or something because they have no relevance to this thread.

    I have never been to Mexico "TJ" and have no desire to ever go. There a lot of other countries that I would rather spend a vacation at then Mexico.
     
  20. cminer25 cminer25 is online now

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 3:31am) in reply to kevmode

     
    Originally Posted by kevmode View Post

    not sure how your comments are funny, Op asked what the best theme park was. Strip clubs and bars and bars are not theme parks, I think your just making these comments to get me upset or something because they have no relevance to this thread.

    I have never been to Mexico "TJ" and have no desire to ever go. There a lot of other countries that I would rather spend a vacation at then Mexico.

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 3:33am) in reply to cminer25

    it's not in CA, but Cedar Pointe in Sandusky, OH is the plain and simple nuts.

    it's currently the single park with the most coasters.
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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 7:11am) in reply to LDM

     
    Originally Posted by LDM View Post

    it's not in CA, but Cedar Pointe in Sandusky, OH is the plain and simple nuts.

    it's currently the single park with the most coasters.


    was juust saying this at work today, all amusement parks are a let down after cedar point, its like losing your virginity to ben kingsley
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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 7:26am) in reply to sacaniga

     
    Originally Posted by sacaniga View Post

    was juust saying this at work today, all amusement parks are a let down after cedar point, its like losing your virginity to ben kingsley

    I went to a travel camp when I was 14. Every week we would travel to a different city on the East Coast M-TH and we would visit a theme park in every city. I had never been on a roller before that summer because I was always terrified. The first week, we went to Boston, and I chickened out at Six Flags New England. I got made fun of and the second weekend I said fuck it I was gonna go on the rides with everyone else and not be a dork. We went to Ohio to see the rock and Roll HOF and the Football HOF. We stopped at Cedar Rapids. My first roller coaster ever was the Magnum XL-200. That shit was scary. Nothing I've had the balls to go on since (I've gone on every roller coaster in every park I've been in since except for Kingda-Ka at SF Great Adventure. That thing looks scary as fuck.) Scared me as much. It was probably mainly b/c it was my first one + that drop is ridiculous.

    I do find that the roller coasters where your feet hang make your stomach drop less. Not a fan of that feeling at all. I enjoy the speed and adrenaline rush but despise that sickly feeling as you're stomach falls faster then the coaster itself
    Edited By: AnonymousX May 28th, 2011 at 07:52 AM
    Reason: forgot to finish thought. f drugs.
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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 7:41am) in reply to AnonymousX

     
    Originally Posted by tsxxx04 View Post

    I went to a travel camp when I was 14. Every week we would travel to a different city on the East Coast M-TH and we would visit a theme park in every city. I had never been on a roller before that summer because I was always terrified. The first week, we went to Boston, and I chickened out at Six Flags New England. I got made fun of and the second weekend I said fuck it I was gonna go on the rides with everyone else and not be a dork. We went to Ohio to see the rock and Roll HOF and the Football HOF. We stopped at Cedar Rapids. My first roller coaster ever was the Magnum XL-200. That shit was scary. Nothing I've had the balls to go on since (I've gone on every roller coaster in every park I've been in since except for Kingda-Ka at SF Great Adventure. That thing looks scary as fuck.


    nice that was my first too, i was really young and too short to ride but my dad just blocked the way and we balled thru, i was petrified i was gonna fly out on the first drop

    had the oppoite effect on me though i was hooked
  25. zeppelinzoso16 zeppelinzoso16 is offline world traveler

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 7:46am) in reply to BamaHockey437

     
    Originally Posted by BamaHockey437 View Post

    Ive heard knotts berry farm is pretty decent if you don't plan on going to Six Flags.

    Knottts sucks. The only reason to go there is for Knotts Scary Farm which is awesome, but absurdly crowded
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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 7:54am) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    I actually enjoy Knotts, has quite a few decent rides imo. It's awesome to go there around February when no one else is at the park...I've been to Magic Mountain once and it was on a weekend so one of these days I will make it back up there during a weekday and go on more than 5 rides in one day.
     
  27. thereraise thereraise is offline

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 8:20am) in reply to sanzard

    they are no Cedar Point tho
  28. zeppelinzoso16 zeppelinzoso16 is offline world traveler

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    May 28th, 2011 (5/28/2011 9:13am) in reply to sanzard

     
    Originally Posted by sanzard View Post

    I actually enjoy Knotts, has quite a few decent rides imo. It's awesome to go there around February when no one else is at the park...I've been to Magic Mountain once and it was on a weekend so one of these days I will make it back up there during a weekday and go on more than 5 rides in one day.

    Knotts has definitely improved over the past decade.

    Definitely important to go to Magic Mountain on a day it is not crowded. I don't live too far from MM, have probably been 30 times. Last time I went I waited about 10 minutes for Goliath. Sometimes you didn't even have to get off the rides unless you wanted front row. Those are the good days! Think I went with Sirjwab from this forum on Christmas one year and it was empty too, maybe it was Christmas Eve. Don't remember, some holiday
    Edited By: zeppelinzoso16 May 28th, 2011 at 09:14 AM
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