Orion lift hill and first drop at Kings Island

How it works

Four steps from a credits paste to a day-by-day plan — plus the gotchas worth knowing before you trust the calendar.

Orion — Kings Island. Photo by Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 4.0.

For a Q&A reference (the same one the in-app Help tab uses, including for AI assistants), see Help or the markdown at /help.md.

1. Paste your credits

Copy and paste your credits and park names into the planner. It works best with a Coaster Count-style paste, but many plain lists work too. Sign in and your credits stay with your account.

2. Set park preferences

Every park with at least one operating coaster is listed. Search by park name (spelling must match), then set Love, Neutral (default), or Avoid. Prefs sync with your account when you’re signed in.

3. Build the trip

You need at least a start or an end location (both are fine). Optionally set a target number of parks or days. If you set neither length target, the planner builds as long a trip as it can within your budget (when a budget is set). Building the trip requires a free account — email link, no password. You can fill in the form first; after you sign in, those details are still there.

It prioritizes Loved parks, parks with unridden coasters, and larger parks (roughly 7+ coasters), then fills long drives with smaller stops (family parks, mountain coasters, and similar). You can turn that filler behavior off in Advanced options.

The result is a day-by-day park order with drive-time estimates — not turn-by-turn directions or exact clock times, and not a lodging booker.

4. Optional budget

If you set a budget, the planner keeps the estimated total at or under that number. Estimates cover tickets, food, lodging, and a rental car when that option is on. A buffer (about 12% by default, adjustable in Advanced options) covers souvenirs, skip-the-line, and similar extras.

Try it in the planner · Help Q&A