Hersheypark vs Busch Gardens Williamsburg

If you're trying to decide among amusement parks, you may be considering both Hersheypark and Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Based on input from thousands of users, we've learned that cost, rides and roller coasters and park quality are the most important considerations for choosing between amusement parks. When we compared these two amusement parks, Hersheypark completely dominated, out-performing Busch Gardens Williamsburg in cost, rides and roller coasters and park quality. These amusement parks are really quite different from one another, and which is best for you ultimately depends on who you are and what you value in amusement parks.

Cost: if you're searching for amusement parks for families, it's a crucial consideration.

Cost is often rated as the most important factor in choosing amusement parks for families, in addition to amusement parks for your budget and amusement parks for cheap season passes. Cost is made up of five sub-categories: adult admission, season pass rate, junior admission, parking cost and admission type.

For cost, an important difference between Hersheypark and Busch Gardens Williamsburg is adult admission. While the adult admission for Hersheypark is $53.95, that of Busch Gardens Williamsburg is $61.95, a sizable difference of $8.00. Adult admission is especially important to amusement parks for your budget.

Rides and Roller Coasters should be on your radar if you're looking for amusement parks for roller coaster lovers.

Rides and roller coasters is often rated as the most important factor in choosing amusement parks for roller coaster lovers. Rides and roller coasters is made up of five sub-categories: signature ride, signature ride description, roller coaster quality, roller coaster types and ride types.

One factor that goes into evaluating rides and roller coasters is thrill rides, which is important for ranking amusement parks for roller coaster lovers. Many people find that thrill rides is a significant consideration, and both Hersheypark and Busch Gardens Williamsburg feature thrill rides.

If ride types is very important to you, too, consider a significant difference between Hersheypark and Busch Gardens Williamsburg: transportation rides. Transportation rides are very useful in large parks, as they help you move quickly from one section of the park to another. These rides often come in the form of trains or monorails. Hersheypark features transportation rides, while Busch Gardens Williamsburg does not feature transportation rides. Having transportation rides is especially important to amusement parks for roller coaster lovers.

Park Quality: keep it in mind if you want amusement parks for water park lovers.

Park quality is often rated as the most important factor in choosing amusement parks for water park lovers. Park quality is made up of six sub-categories: enjoyment rating, family-friendliness rating, park cleanliness rating, fun factor rating and others.

One factor that goes into evaluating park quality is enjoyment rating, which is important for ranking amusement parks for water park lovers. Many people find that enjoyment rating is a significant consideration, and the difference between Hersheypark at 4 stars stars and Busch Gardens Williamsburg at 5 stars stars is 1 star.

For park quality, an important difference between Hersheypark and Busch Gardens Williamsburg is park cleanliness rating. Is the park litter free? Are trash receptacles conveniently placed throughout the park? How clean are the restrooms? While park cleanliness rating of Hersheypark is 5 stars stars, that of Busch Gardens Williamsburg is 3 stars stars, a difference of 2 stars. The park cleanliness rating is especially important to amusement parks for water park lovers.

Overall...

When we compared Hersheypark to Busch Gardens Williamsburg, we calculated both of their PikiRanks. PikiRank measures each item's performance for all users combined. Hersheypark is ranked 3rd out of 145 while Busch Gardens Williamsburg is ranked 24th, meaning that given our users' preferences, Hersheypark is superior overall. To give your input, share your preferences, and compare more items, visit our Piki for amusement parks!