SeaWorld Adventure Park, Orlando, FL, 407/351-3600, seaworld.com/
Universal Studios Orlando and Islands of Adventure, Orlando, FL, 800/564-5764, universalstudios.com/
Walt Disney World (including Magic Kingdom, Epcot, MGM Studios, and Animal Kingdom), Lake Buena Vista, FL, 407/W-DISNEY, disneyworld.com/
Georgia
Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, GA, 770/948-9290, sixflags.com/
Illinois
Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, IL, 847/249-4636, sixflags.com/
Kentucky
Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Louisville, KY, 812/941-7707, sixflags.com/
Louisiana
Jazzland, New Orleans, LA, 504/253-8100, jazzlandthemepark.com/
Maryland
Six Flags America, Largo, MD, 800/491-4-FUN, sixflags.com/
Massachusetts
Six Flags New England, Agawam, MA, 413/786-9300, sixflags.com/
Missouri
Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, MO, 636/938-4800, sixflags.com/
New Jersey
Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ, 800/463-5388, sixflags.com/
Six Flags Wild Safari, Jackson NJ, 732/928-2000, sixflags.com/
New York
The Great Escape, Lake George, NY, 518/792-3500, sixflags.com/
Six Flags Darien Lake, Darien Center, NY, 716/599-4641, sixflags.com/
North Carolina
Paramount Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, 800/888-4386, carowinds.com/
Ohio
Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH, 419/627-2350, cedarpoint.com/
Paramount King's Island, King's Island, OH, 800/288-0808, pki.com/
Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, Aurora, OH, 330/562-7131, sixflags.com/ In 2001, it swallowed SeaWorld Ohio to form a giant 750-acre park.
Wyandot Lake, Powell, OH, 800/328-9283, sixflags.com/
Oklahoma
Frontier City, Oklahoma City, OK, 405/478-2412, sixflags.com/
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Circuit (Old-fashioned parks dating from 1926 and always top-ranked among wooden roller coaster enthusiasts):
Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, 610/395-3724, dorneypark.com/
Hershey Park, Hershey, PA, 717/534-3900, hersheypark.com/
Idlewild Park, Ligonier, PA, 724/238-3666, idlewild.com/
Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA, 412/461-0500, kennywood.com/
Knoebel's Grove Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA, 800/ITS-FUN (800/487-4386), kennywood.com/
Sesame Place, Langhorne, PA, 215/752-7070, sesameplace.com/
Tennessee
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN, 865/428-9488, dollywood.com/. Brainchild of singer/actress Dolly Parton.
Texas
SeaWorld Adventure Park, San Antonio, TX, 210/523-3611, seaworld.com/
Six Flags Astroworld, Houston, TX, 713/799-8404, sixflags.com/
Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, TX, 210/697-5050, sixflags.com/
Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX, 817/640-8900, sixflags.com/
Virginia
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, VA, 757/253-3350, buschgardens.com/
Paramount King's Dominion, Richmond, VA 804.876.5000, kingsdominion.com/
Canada
Paramount Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario, 905/832-8131, canadas-wonderland.com/
Abroad
Six Flags also maintains parks in Europe, including Six Flags Holland near Amsterdam, Warner Bros. Movie World in Dusseldorf, Germany, and four Walibi parks in Belgium and France. Links to all can be found at sixflags.com/europe/index.htm. Six Flags México City is located at six-flags.com.mx/. Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France, 011-33-1-60-30-60-81, disneylandparis.com/. Tokyo Disneyland, Maihama, Urayasuy-shi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 011-81-47-354-0001, tokyodisneyland.co.jp/
Note: This story was accurate when it was published. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.
