A recent ranking named Six Flags Great America one of the best theme parks in the country, rating parks based on affordability, guest ratings and variety of attractions.
The rankings, compiled by floridarentals.com, evaluated dozens of parks across the country, with Midwestern parks comprising three of the top five parks.
Six Flags Great America, located in suburban Gurnee, was ranked No. 3 on the list, behind Cedar Point and Six Flags Great Adventure, which were No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
Rounding out the list are Kings Island, located outside of Cincinnati, and Animal Kingdom at Disney World, at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
The rankings evaluated both Internet reviews from Google, Yelp and TripAdvisor, as well as scores on park size, total number of attractions, total number of roller coasters in operation, number of themed areas at inside the park and the price of a one-day adult ticket. .
Internet reviews gave a total score of 20 points, while each of the other categories was rated out of a possible maximum of 10 points, creating a high score of 70.
Below is an overview of the top 10 parks along with their corresponding total score:
- Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio: 61.08
- Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey: 60.49
- Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois: 57.94
- Kings Island, Mason, Ohio: 57.78
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, Florida: 56.5
- Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania: 55.09
- Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California: 52.6
- Disneyland, Anaheim, California: 50.22
- Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Bay Lake, Florida: 47.82
- Disney’s California Adventure, Anaheim, California: 46.74
More information on the methodology used, as well as the full ranking of the 20 parks, is available here.
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