There are several Amusement Park chains in the United States. Some of these parks have all-park season passes. Today, I wanted to find out what chain has the best value.
For this, I want to add some specific guidelines. I will not be including any add ons on the main pass. I may make another article about the best value Dining Plans and best value Skip-the-Lines in the future, but this is just looking at the base pass. There will be a max budget of $300 for the passes. This means no Disney, Universal, etc. This may also limit some pass types. I will look at the most expensive pass that is in this budget. Finally, the list will be looked at in Cost per Coaster Credit (including Kiddie Coasters). I will find this by dividing the yearly pass's cost by the number of coasters.
First, let's look at Cedar Fair. Their Platinum Pass includes discounts, unlimited admission, a FastLane Upgrade, and free parking. At all parks, this costs $202. Now, let's find the cost per coaster. According to RCDB, there are 125 coasters at Cedar Fair parks. There are 17 Cedar Fair coasters in Canada, so it costs $1.88 per Coaster in the US.
Next, let's look at SeaWorld. For this, we'll look at SeaWorld San Antonio's Platinum Pass Price. It costs $160. According to RCDB, there are 39 Coasters at SeaWorld Parks. The average Cost per Coaster is about $4.11.
Next, let's look at Six Flags. We'll look at the cost from Six Flags Over Georgia. The Diamond Elite Membership costs $204 per Year. According to RCDB, there are 160 Coasters in the Six Flags chain. 9 of those are in Canada and 9 of them are in Mexico. This means that there are 152 coasters in the United States at a Six Flags park. The average US Six Flags Coaster costs about $1.34
Next, I wanted to talk about Palace Entertainment. There are 22 US Coasters at Palace Parks. Their Platinum Pass costs $160. The average cost per coaster is $7.28.
Finally, I want to talk about Fun Spot. They have a total of 9 coasters. Their Season Pass costs $100. The average Cost per Coaster is $11.12.
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