How about we look at it a different way?

Is this just a one day trip? How many kids age wise would be coming?

While I think Knoebels is the absolute best for overall cost and it does have a good amount of older kid rides, if we're talking just one day trip Hershey Park is probably better IMHO. If it's an overnighter then Knoebels would be my pick. I'll go to Knoebels regaurdless bc my aunt lives 15 mins away and we always go at least twice over the summer sometimes 3 times.

This for my isn't really about my kids bc they've been to both recently BUT I do have younger kids and they can't go on a lot of the "bigger" rides at Hershey bc of height restrictions. My DD6 wanted to go on so many but couldn't even with an adult. At Knoebels that's not a problem. So again they're not missing out on anything at either place in the sense that they were at Knoebels 3 times last summer and Hershey once. They'll go to both again this year, for me it's really about ME and meeting all of you but at the same time making it fun for everyone.

So trying to figure it from that angle, are we going to have a lot of younger kids or older kids? One day or two?

Just something else to chew on.... Again doesn't matter to me, unless something drastic happens I'll be at where ever we decide on since we'll go anyway.