Michigan's Adventure Review Muskegon, Michigan - The Worst Cedar Fair Park
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Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan is often considered the worst Cedar Fair park and even the worst amusement park in the us. But how bad is it? Is it worth visiting? Is Coaster Studios to hard on it? Let's find out.
List of Michigan's Adventure roller coasters:
shivering timbers
wolverine wildcat
thunderhawk
mad mouse
zach's zoomer
woodstock express
corkscrew
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Cedar fair is making a HUGE mistake by neglecting this park. It’s the only theme park in Michigan, and living in Michigan myself I know most people just don’t go to theme parks because of how bad this one is. My family always goes to cedar point instead even though that’s over 4 hours away just because it’s so so much better. Michigans adventure has loads of space for new attractions and a really beautiful location if they were to keep it up and running. It’s just too bad.
It does seem like the park has a lot of potential, and even just stronger management could convince more people to go.
@@ThemeParkAvenue for sure
I live in Souther MI so its pretty much equal distance for us to got CP or Mi Adv... of course we choose CP everytime!
Big agree, I used to live in Holland and would still go the trip to Cedar Point :/ would love to have a reason to go back to this park beyond starting to miss Shivering Timbers.
@SRY-in-advance I haven’t been to MA in so long that I’ve never even rode shivering Timbers. I’ve been like 3 times but every time I was too short to ride it.
As a Michigander, it truly breaks my heart that MA is so bad. Timbers is worth the trip alone, but the rest of the park just isn't great. The water park is by far the biggest draw. This park has so much potential, but this is the abused and neglected child of Cedar Fair. I hope one day Michigan either gets another amusement park, or MA finally gets the attention it needs.
We can only hope.
It's a nice park.. I didn't expect to ever visit honestly. But me being the coaster head I am. I was in Flint visiting. Instant thought was " look up how far MA is from here. . . 3 hours?. . Y'all wanna go!?. . We out. " worth it .. I'll even revisit sometime. No rush. But if I find myself back in those parts, I'll revisit.
Me who was operating mad mouse that day: I was trying my best 😭
Oh man, hello. I mentioned that the workers were not the reason for the slowdown, and I recognize that you were doing a fine job, the ride is just not made for capacity at all.
If this park wasn't neglected it would have so much potential, infact they had a Morgan Hypercoaster planned but Cedar Fair canceled it right after they bought it. And the reason for lack of shade is that the park use to have alot of it however it was destroyed when a tornado hit and knocked all the trees down
That’s good to know. Hopefully nee trees are planted and some queues are given more shelter.
As someone who works there I will say that the park is more of a family centered park for the locals like me. Also Mad Mouse sensors are too sensitive and it was built more for a dry climate in Las Vegas than the humid conditions of Michigan.
That's all understandable. I think being under the Cedar Fair name makes it seem like it should be a solid tourist destination as well.
If Cedar Fair doesn’t get their act together with Michigan’s Adventure, then they will be forced to sell the park to another major amusement park chain to improve park operations as Michigan’s Adventure looks forward to their better and brighter future for the park itself with new rides and roller coasters.
That seems likely in a way, but the fact that they still have it now makes me think the park will stay with Cedar Fair for a while.
Oddly enough, MA makes a steady and consistent profit. For the owners there is no crisis.
@@StamfordBridge Interesting. That's midly surprising, but I certainly don't see a whole lot of money being put into the park so it is logical that they would turn a profit.
They added Camp Snoopy only a a couple years ago, repainted in the off-season, and re-tracked Wolverine Wildcat. I don’t think they’re planning to neglect it, they’re just not improving it they way the enthusiasts want them to. It still needs more attention so it’s clear it’s not a high priority, but they’re not ignoring it. They seem to be focused on families over thrills because they have a major thrill park only a few hours away. That said, one more solid thrill ride would be a solid addition.
10:37 This is one of three arrow wild mouse models remaining
Fascinating. I hope it stays open for a while.
One reason I hear them say this park is neglected so much is because of how it's right in the middle of nowhere, but that's not entirely true. It's only around four hours away from Six Flags Great America, Indiana Beach, and Cedar Point, and if they were to invest more into this park, travelers would be willing to drive out of the way for this. Not only that, but there is a ferry service that takes guests directly to Muskegon from Milwaukee. Seeing how that boat ride is only two hours long, you can argue that Milwaukee is the closest big city to this park.
The park isn’t necessarily in a huge travel hub, but there are plenty of places that are a hike to get to but still see several visitors. An example is Yellowstone National Park, which is not easy to get to. MA certainly doesn’t appeal to everyone like Yellowstone, but some investments could change things for the park.
Milwaukee may be two hours away from Michigan's Adventure, but it's only 47 minutes away from Six Flags Great America, which is a much better park.
If Cedar Fair invested a ton of money into Michigan's Adventure to help it catch up with Six Flags Great America, Six Flags Great America could increase their own investment to stay ahead of Michigan's Adventure. Six Flags wouldn't even need to spend as much as Cedar Fair would, because Great America is already so much better than Michigan's Adventure. And even if Michigan's Adventure caught up with Six Flags Great America, people would still go to Six Flags Great America because it's an hour closer.
@Me, Myself and I Maybe so, but if people had the extra days to kill on vacation, I am sure a few of them would still be willing to make a day out of it.
It’s pretty far. I think it’s closer to 6 hours away from some of those destinations
@@rodneyp9590 I am just going by what Canobie Coaster said in his review of the place.
Shivering Timbers is currently in my top 10. Its really good
It’s close to top 10 for me.
In defense of my home park:
You neglect to mention that you were here on opening weekend. Opening weekends have spotty operations and several maintenance issues at all parks. The machines are just starting to be run again all day after hibernating all winter and most of the employess are in training. Even Cedar Point and Kings Island have these issues on opening weekend.
Now to be honest, operations at Michigan's Adventure never reach the level of excellence you see at Kings Island. Not even close.
However if my only visit to the park was opening weekend and Memorial Weekend I probably would have expected some of that going into it.
Also I believe we are still waiting for Philadelphia Toboggan Company to complete refurbishment on the Blue train that usually runs on Shivering Timbers. I was there for Passholder Preview Day and Timbers Fest and I haven't seen the Blue train yet this year. The line usually moves much faster. I rode it 86 times last year and I think i only waited 30 minutes maybe 3 to 5 times max.
For someone that loves wooden coasters, this place is amazing. Shivering Timbers is elite. Wolverine Wildcat is on par with Blue Streak. Zach's Zoomer is comparable to Woodstock Express at KI with a little less air and a little more laterals.
The waterpark is the biggest draw so even on busy weekends Shivering Timbers and Wolverine Wildcat rarely have much of a wait during the hours the waterslides are open.
On the Saturday of Labor Day weekend last year I rode every supporting coaster once and Shivering Timbers 21 times. Keep in mind that I did not have a Fast Pass and the park has short hours.
So operations are typically a little better than what you saw at Timbers Fest.
Thank you for all of your thoughts.
No it’s not. I’m a season pass holder for last 6 years live 20 minutes away. Spent almost every day there last summer These problems are constant and seem to be just another can kicked down the road.
@@Elon_Trump Lol.
I've actually had 2 pretty terrible visits since I posted that comment. Last year my visits were all great and I was optimistic. But so far this year it's been pretty rotten.
I have frequented this park since it was deer park. To be fair it was not built by cedar fair and they have made many improvements over the years. the smell is due to the large fish population in the lake and its many waterways that encompass a large portion of the original park. not many parks you can go to that you will see 2lb sunfish and 10lb bass from the boardwalk daily. When I was younger there were massive schools of catfish that swarmed the feeder stations but a bad winter killed many of them off. I am aware this is a review of theme parks but the place has its own charm that should not be dismissed even though it is like taking a trip back in time.
As a former senior employee of Cedar Fair, I'll tell you what Michigan Adventure is to the company. By ownership of Michigan Adventure by Cedar Fair it ensures that no outside competition can buy the park expand it and compete with cedar point and kings island. This also works as a deterrent against competition buying and clearing land which at this point is hard enough to come by for starters and build a park from scratch knowing you're gonna be surrounded by cedar fair parks west and south that can adjust their park in Michigan to compete and hedge against whatever is built by whomever
Do you think this merger with six flags will change anything since it won’t be under the cedar fair name, it’s gonna be apart of the six flags chain.
It’s decent because of shivering timbers but still it’s bad
Yeah pretty much.
I recommend rope drop Mad Mouse, always a long line due to GP favorite . There are 2 other Arrow mice coasters, Cal GA and Vallyfair. I rode ST at the end of the day, fully warmed up and it just started raining...super fast incredible ride
Excellent advice.
do you think Michigans Adventure will every get a ride like behemoth or levathan or yokon striker or marverik or backlot or top thrill dragster or banshe or fury 325 or intimadator 325 or any thing the stuff the other cedar fair parks have iv never been to michiginas adventure but it looks like it could us some maybe even a drop tower
I want to believe it will, but the park has fallen too far from grace to see any big investments in my opinion.
@@ThemeParkAvenue will there be a cedar fair ranking video with the parks youve just been to or are ya waiting tell youve been to them all?
@@zachguest8565 I'm waiting till the end of the summer and will hopefully get to every Cedar Fair park by then.
@@ThemeParkAvenue nice hey as you spoke michigans adventure looks like darine lake i think it could easly become the darien lake of michigans all they need is a copy of ride of steel and a copy of bommerang and a drop tower they already got most of the stuff darine lake has
If anything I could see them getting a small scale dive or possibly wing. It won’t be anything 200+ ft imo
I agree with the idea that MA is a worse version of Darien Lake. And fwiw, I’ve been to all CF parks and for me MA is easily the worst. It’s just a bit dreary, and that C-shaped layout just seems to symbolize all that is rundown and indifferent about the place.
That is a fair assessment for sure. It’s not a particularly pleasant place to walk around.
Would love to see this park turned into a seaworld or busch gardens park
That would be interesting.
There already was a sea world in ohio. There probably won't ever be a sea world in the north again.
@@michael7054thank God for that 🙏🏼. Dolphins and whale's do not wanna live in Michigan
@bshays21 Yeah Sea World of Ohio closed because it costs too much money to keep the thing running when they couldn't be open in winter. It had killer whales from when I remember going there. I went there once but kinda barely remember it as a child in the 90s.
This park has a lot of potential but needs MORE rides period!
They need 2 modern coasters and 2-4 more modern flat rides like a star flyer and giant pendulum
I went there 2 years ago, and a poor girl had thrown up in the queue line of Grand Rapids. It was a very hot day, and I believe that it was due to the lack of shade available for the guests. The whole queue had to be evacuated for biohazard precautions, and it took some time before it was cleaned up.
You don’t go to Michigans Adventure without going to the water park. That’s the main draw, two parks for the price of one. You spend the day at the water park, run out ride a ride here or there and that’s your day.
Great video! I guess Cedar Fair neglects the park because of how close it is to Cedar Point. Shivering Timbers looks great though.
That’s probably part of the reason.
@@ThemeParkAvenue Yeah.
Damn I can't believe they took ST down to one train. I remember them running 2-3 trains back as a kid. The only reason to come to MA outside of the water park.
There is a water park attached to the theme park, with multiple rides. Sure not much that’s unique to the park but adds options to a hot day for splashing around for cooling off.
I hear that’s the main draw these days. I don’t normally go to water parks but that one looked alright.
We definitely need a Gordon Ramsay, Robert Irvine, or a Jon Taffer for the amusement Park business because Cedar Fair would need help from a Theme park experts and investors to solve the problem on why their not making enough money. having issues. Its not that the attractions is bringing in the audience. It could be the managing issues. So if I was a Theme Park expert, i would not only bring ride operators, I would also bring a bus full of other experts a Chef, possibly a Bartender, a waitress, a security guard, a contributor, a Ticket agent, a landscaper/gardener, and a lifeguard. It's gonna take alot of experts and investors because theme parks are huge. So I'll bring in coaster enthusiast to do recon like you, Taylor, Ryan, Robb Alvory, Kenny Ryman, and everyone else to walk all around parks to give out your experience. All of that.
Even when I was a wee kid, Wolverine Wildcat messed up my neck bad.
Overall, I have a lot of fond memories when I was a kid and it's a shame that Cedar Point has just not given it the attention it deserves.
It is a shame for sure.
The only reason I would go is for that RipCord ride but then again I would just go to cedar point so I can have more fun after and wouldn’t have a 80% chance of needing maintenance
I live an hour away from this park and have been a season pass holder for the last 4 years. Been here when i was a kid as well. This park isnt perfect but its superb for a kid 4-13 years old. Me and my daughter enjoy it a lot. Low lines can ride everything and its cheap! $100 season pass that includes parking. No its not cedar point or six flags. But it does work for the right group. That being said they could add a few more favorable rides, add more features throught the park. Clean the lake etc. i think with cedar point being so close and ever michigander literally goes to florida every year to vacation and visit parks, they kinda just use this park to target the younger kids. I do wish they would do something with it as its super close to home. But it cant beat places like universal studios or sox flags cedar point etc.
I went during this event too! I was disappointed I only got half of the credits
That's so interesting! It is a shame that the reliability is such a major issue there.
@@ThemeParkAvenue huge apparently! Only time I’ve been and I probably won’t be back unless something crazy goes there, and I only live 3 1/2 hrs away 😅
The season pass is only a benji so its great for us while I live less than 20 miles away. Cheaper than a pool, just bring a snack an some gummies.
Thanks!
I remember I was soooo excited when Cedar Fair first bought it. Now just an utter disappointment. Could be an amazing park if Cedar Fair gave a damn about it even a little bit.
I didn't even like it as a child, so I haven't been back . I watched some reviews, and yup, I'm not going.
I broke my tailbone/injured my spine on shivering timbers when I was 16. Haven't been back since. Also have had back issues since.
It’s crazy that I went hear on a family vacation when I was in 2001 when I was in 7th grade and the lineup has remained predominantly unchanged. I rode thunderhawk when it was mind eraser at six flags WoA, so I have no urge to visit this park ever again. I feel like if CP would ever want to part ways with rougarou, it could give this park a much better lineup.
Rougarou would miraculously be an easy #2 for the park.
I was at Timbers Fest (I think I saw you actually) and it's honestly a park you should set your expectations for. If you expect Cedar Point obviously it won't reach those levels. But for what it was it's nice and solid. Plus it was opening weekend, so yeah the operations were not great (during Timbers ERT we got stuck because someone kept engaging the brakes. Also imagine if you had Funpix and it worked at most every park but that one.... oh wait...
I didn’t do Funpix, but that sounds even more frustrating.
I’ve been meaning to get up there, but it’s just hard to justify it with a mid-tier lineup at best.
Very fair.
when I rode shiviring timbers I heard a loud crack in my back on the first hill and my back hurt for the rest of the day. I liked it as a kid but I cant ride it anymore.
That definitely happens with age, these rides can be a lot.
Valley Fair and World’s of Fun are definitely under Dorney. Those two and Michigan are the worst 3. Dorney is neglected in terms of new rides but the park itself is pristine.
I’m visiting those other two parks in July, so I’ll make a ranking and figure out which one goes where.
It's only around a 15-20 minute drive from where I live. But I must say, If you are under around 5'7, you will hit your ears and head on the sides of the seat in corkscrew. The waterpark is always crowded, and the mad mouse has the biggest line. Still, the lines are pretty short though.
Amazing to think this is in a place like Muskegon. I hope the park can draw more folks in. Muskegon needs the tourism dollars bad!
I hope it can too.
I have a question. So basically I’m going to kings island and gonna ride Diamondback. I’m planning on recording it with my iPhone in my dominant hand. I’ll be in the front row so it’ll be windy and ill be going 80mph. So I’ve recorded a boomerang before and didn’t lose my phone. Might I add my phone is pretty small so it’s easier to grip. U think I would be okay recording the front row of Diamondback with my bare hand? I have a question. So basically I’m going to kings island and gonna ride Diamondback. I’m planning on recording it with my iPhone in my dominant hand. I’ll be in the front row so it’ll be windy and ill be going 80mph. So I’ve recorded a boomerang before and didn’t lose my phone. Might I add my phone is pretty small so it’s easier to grip. U think I would be okay recording the front row of Diamondback with my bare hand?
I must be honest, a concern with bringing your phone on the ride is that it's against the park's rules and you might be kicked out if you are caught. I think you will probably struggle to keep a tight grip on your phone as the ride is intense, but I can't know for sure. I don't think it is worth the risk personally.
@@ThemeParkAvenue update. I just did it and it was fine. I got my footage
I live 7 minutes away from Michigan's Adventure. It was better before Cedar Fare bought it. Haven't been there in 10 years+ and I drive by it daily for work.
I’m sure it used to be better, it’s a shame that it’s neglected.
This park is meant and catered towards children so I don’t get why an adult would expect to have fun there anyways
It was bought by a chain that primarily exists to appeal to thrill seekers, the park can use the “it’s meant for kids” excuse next to those. This is especially because the park still has major thrilling rides, meaning it is meant to cater toward thrill seekers just as much as children.
I was at Michigans Adventure on Friday and Shivering Timbers got stuck at the top of the hill because someone pulled out their phone.
Yeah, that’ll happen sometimes. Jus have to try to teach people not to take their phones out on rides.
The park is still worth the visit. I just went the weekend after Memorial Day for the first time ever.. I drove from Saint Louis to Flint just to see friends and ended up saying let's go to Michigan adventures and they were with it so we went and it was worth the trip very clean Park nice ambience on a beautiful day it's a nice place to be they don't have the best Costa lineup but shivering timbers is worth it alone
Shivering Timbers is probably worth it.
So many people say cedar fair neglects this place, but the only thing they neglect is new rides.
Every year there is usually at least one repaint, and some retracking. Wolverine wildcat has received a ton of titan track the past few years.
The park is decently taken care of, not so much invested in.
@@ThemeParkAvenue yeah
@@ThemeParkAvenue what are your thoughts in railblazer coming here? Bc rmc is cheap and smooth, it is still fairly new, they don’t have to pay for a new ride bc it’s relocated, and most importantly, it could change the annoying horseshoe layout into a circle. It’s also compact so they could put a drop tower or pengulem ride next to it. And this place needs a new flat ride
@@Donuts_Donuts_Donuts I think that would be amazing.
I used to occasionally opeate the Mad Mouse at Valleyfair and the way the block system is set up is *really* stupid.
Is it possible for the ride to run more than 2 trains at most on the course at once? I'm wondering why they do this.
We're going in August just because we've got the all park Fast Lane passes, and there are other things in the area we want to do. But based on what I've heard it will be our first and last visit, lol.
I hope it’s a good first visit for you.
@@ThemeParkAvenue Thanks. We're hitting Cedar Point for three days on the way back so one way or another it'll be a fun coaster trip. :)
I live 20 minutes away, and it can be a good time with the right expectations. Also, the last time i was there was a few years ago, and i've never seen so many rides there closed at once.
Closures are unpredictable at basically any park, so it’s possible I got particularly unlucky. I am grateful that I got on most of their roller coasters though.
Yeah, I loved working there, but I will agree with you.
I’m glad you enjoyed working there!
As a Muskegon native myself I wish they could put some more effort in to this part
I agree.
MA is a great little local park if the next closest is hours and hours away. Corkscrew has sucked since i was a kid, timbers is great but getting rough, mad mouse stinks, but the thunderhawk in the back is great
I didn’t enjoy Thunderhawk, but I’m glad others do.
This park also needs new food locations- not enough! Shops are also severely lacking
Shivering Timbers looks awesome. It’s too bad it’s in a park that I will probably never go to.
Absolutely.
Cedar Fair should sell this park to the Koch family, who owns Holiday World, or Herschend, who owns Dollywood, Silver Dollar City, and Kentucky Kingdom.
It’s clear that they bought out this park to drown out the competition, and not to improve the park. And that’s a shame.
I think the Koch family is perfect for running this park, but we will see.
I think Michigan adventures is fun 🤷🏼♂️ been worth the trip every time
It was worth the trip the first time for me, and I’m glad you enjoy it, but it wasn’t really my thing for the most part.
@@ThemeParkAvenue we live super close by though, and go mostly for the kiddo. I do love the water park though
When going there, I had 193 credits & made Shivering Timbers my 200
Awesome! It’s a great milestone coaster.
I mean, It's nice if you live 10 minutes away and you get free tickets every year. Yea, it still sucks.
Yeah pretty much.
I wouldnt go just for the roller coasters alone. The water park is amazing which was not even shown in the video. Michigans adventure water park is where you want to spend most of your time. And then just go ride shivering timbers
I didn’t go to the water park (I don’t normally spend much time in water parks), but that is understandable.
@@ThemeParkAvenue that’s alright, i just feel Michigan adventure is more geared towards water park than roller coaster rides
I worked there last season your fine to run as much as you like
Well that's good to know, thank you.
It really wouldn’t seem like it would take much to make it better
A few trees and better operations would make a drastic difference.
I will go yearly for Shivering Timbers alone. Outside of El Toro, I doubt there is a wooden coaster that can compete with the airtime this delivers.
Shivering Timbers is pretty amazing, but don't forget GhostRider and The Voyage.
@@ThemeParkAvenue The voyage has been a personal issue for me. I have been dead set on experiencing it at Holiwood nights and have missed the signup 2 years running now. It also costs me thousands to get out to California from Ohio. That logic left 2 options, drive 5 hours to MA or 10 to Great Adventure. I really need a full on roadtrip with multiple parks to get to Six Flags.
Someone should start start a petition to improve this park Lol. As a Michigan native I’d rather drive to Great America or Cedar Point.
I would prefer that too.
Part of the problem is that Cedar Fair knows that Michigan's Adventure has its niche and it doesn't feel the need to change that. I've never been even though I live in Michigan (we go to Cedar Point) but everyone I know that goes are families who are vacationing "Up North" for like a week or long weekend, and spend a day at the park (and most people I know describe it as a water park with other rides). Cedar Fair doesn't care that it's the worst park because they would rather coaster/ride people go to Cedar Point or Kings Island (Cedar Point is closer to metro Detroit than Michigan's Adventure is).
I think they would have to spend massively to get it to become a day park for Chicago (it's actually pretty equal distance to the park from Detroit or Chicago) to compete against Six Flags (with Six Flags being so much closer). I know that the Grand Rapids region is growing alot (well for the Midwest) so maybe that will help drive Michigan's Adventure to become more a traditional amuesment park rather than a rather large family water park / amuesement park combo.
All interesting points, and I imagine there won’t be too much spending for this park for a while.
Yeah. Before it was bought. They were planning on this being like resort park like cedar point, and that was why cedar fair bought it and is trying to kill it like geaga lake which sucks.
we go once a year
Nice.
The Food is the absolute worst part of this park....
What I had was below average but I’m not much of a food critic at parks.
They allow you to re enter the park…
It is not surprising that that policy would vary day by day.
Maby its a new thing. But they give you a re-entry ticket each time you leave.
@@codyroche2793 if that’s a new thing, I hope it lasts. That sounds like a great system.
Sir u probably went to dorney park on a bad day because like😭 how do u put shivering timbers over all of dorney parks coaster? If anything dorney is the best lower tier cedar fair Park
Nah, I had great rides on all of Dorney’s major coasters. I really liked Shivering Timbers though. Dorney is a very nice park, but I don’t think it’s best attractions are nearly as good as the adrenaline rush that is Shivering Timbers.
I live 10 minutes from Michigan Adventure. It is crappy as far as concessions go. Most people just tail gate lunch in a cooler or leave the park and have dinner then come back. The food is truly disgusting. The 2 excellent coasters thunder hawk and Timbers are usually broken down. Mad Mouse takes too long of a wait to make it worth it. Most of the rides are constantly down, old and most thrill rides aren’t even running. Season tickets are around $89 right now.
The park definitely has a lot of room for improvement.
Everything is way too expensive and the lines on hot days are ridiculous. They no longer have carnival games and only take cash. Also half of the rides are always down. It gets upsetting when your waiting an hour for a ride and people keep cutting due to the stupid fast pass which makes the wait for normal people and kids longer. Not worth the price and sad since I live very close
It is unfortunate that operations aren’t great and the park isn’t really worth the time commitment.