This board needed this thread somewhere! Great idea!
I'm going to be in FLA in the end of March. Trying to get to BGT for Iron Gwazi, I'm gonna be in Palm Coast so it's like a 2 1/2hr drive. I won't be closer in the foreseeable future so I'm really trying to make it work. Haven't been there in more than a decade and really want to see how Montu and Kumba have held up. It will be interesting to see if more parks with classic B&Ms go the way of Alton Towers with Nemesis or Universal with Hulk and we see more complete re-tracks. It's wildly expensive tho.
Used to do a big road trip in my 20's every year with some buds. Either go south and hit Kings Dominion, BGW, Carowinds. Or go east and hit Kennywood, Cedar Point, Kings Island. Awesome trips. Sadly we are all older now with more responsibilities. I also can't physically marathon rides anymore. Get severe headaches. I only visited Hershey one this season to ride Wildcats Revenge. That was my only visit to a park this season. Hershey has become my favorite line up of rides. They all are unique and have great character. Absolutely stacks up with any of the major coaster destinations. And I only live a little over an hour away so that's nice. I'll probably get to Dorney once this year, dive coasters aren't may favorite rides, but it's just nice to see them finally get something new. I think it has been since Hydra in 2006!
But yeah I've been a big coaster nerd since before I can remember. Grew up at Kennywood basically. Racer was my first coaster. I always joke Steel Phantom gave me CTE, along with hockey.
Again great thread. I'll be checking in regularly. Trip reports would be great! Can't stand ThemeParkReview!