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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Busch Gardens near Williamsburg is pretty fun. I think the quality of coasters is really high, and that's the main thing I enjoy about amusement parks. I much prefer it to Hershey Park, Knottsberry Farms, and any of the Six Flags I've been too. I haven't been to the other Busch Gardens.

For a more retro, kitschy experience, Cedar Point is also pretty fun. It's good to incorporate into a road trip to that part of the country.

I've never been to either of the Universal Studios so can't speak to that, though I'd like to go to the one in Florida in the next few years because I'm interested in the Harry Potter experience for my DC. But currently not sure if we'd just do HP or do the whole park -- would depend on DC's interest.

I am personally not that into Disney. I've been a bunch of times and it's fun, but I think the cost and the hype are overblown for what it is. But again, I'm very roller coaster/ride focused. There's this whole aspect of Disney (the characters, the stuff) that just doesn't do much for me -- my kid enjoys it and I can enjoy that vicariously, but it's not for me.[/quote]
I enjoyed the Wizarding World of HP very much, but at the end of the day, it’s a lot more of a retail experience than an amusement park experience, if you’re into rides. Yes, there are cool rides, but it’s mostly shops with special effects where you can buy better HP souvenirs than anywhere else (high quality and unique), and restaurants where you can buy the food and drinks from the series. We love HP, so I was happy to buy all the stuff, and I loved the technological wizardry that brought some of the experiences to life, but I wouldn’t go to Universal and only do HP. There are many cool rides in the rest of the park.[/quote]

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