COLUMBUS – Ohio can boast to being home to two of the nation’s premiere amusement parks, and now a new study shows they are also two of the country’s most affordable family destinations.
A new study by family vacation experts FamilyDestinationsGuide.com evaluated amusement parks based on ticket prices, restaurant and food costs, attractions, hotels, and transport to determine which ones offer the best bang for the buck and Ohio’s King’s Island and Cedar Point occupied two of the top three spots.
The results show that King’s Island is the cheapest day out for a family of four compared to other U.S. amusement parks.
A family’s average daily spend is $368.20. Kings Island had the lowest daily food spend at $26.32 and the lowest average cost for park tickets at $159.96 per day.
Coming in as the second cheapest US amusement park is Silver Dollar City in Missouri and Cedar Point came third overall with a daily total of $585.27.
The Sandusky park had the second-lowest daily ticket price at $179.96, a whopping $223.69 lower than the average price of all other parks.
Known as “America’s Roller Coast,” with 18 coasters, it boasts one of the world’s largest collections and is the country’s second-oldest amusement park.
Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando rounded out the top five.
The study results are based on a family of two adults and two children under nine.