Is it pointless to go to a theme park alone ?

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I'd love go to places like Chessington or Thorpe Park for a few rides and for the atmosphere, but I choose not to go because if I did I'd be on my own and it may seem like a pointless waste of time and leave me feeling weird and awkward when everyone else is enjoying it with friends, girl and boyfriends and so on. I do envy it when the summer goes by and I see some people saying they went and I didn't.

No.
I'd rather go alone.

The only downside I can think of is how boring queueing is with no one to pass the time with, but I guess you could listen to music or a podcast on your head phones while you wait.

Go for it!

I wouldn't want to go to a theme park on my own either.

I'd go alone. I'd truly enjoy it if I go alone.


If I'm not alone, I have to accommodate the company's anxieties instead of fully enjoying it.

If I were in charge of the group and do it for my enjoyment, no sane or responsible person would allow it nor do the faint hearted would enjoy.
Unless they wanna feel left out or being just as reckless as I'm.

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I wouldn't like to wait in long queues on my own. At least with a group of people you can chat with while you're waiting in line for a ride.

I'll feel rather lonely at a theme park all on my own, because everyone else will be in pairs or groups and I'd feel like they're all looking at me even if they might not be.

When I last went to a theme park with 3 other people, I had to avoid going on some of the rides because I kept suffering from severe vertigo and headaches. But as I sat on a bench while they were on a ride, I felt rather intimidated. Some giggly teenagers came and sat next to me and I had to use up all my energy not to look awkward or uncomfortable, even though that was what I was feeling.

It'd be pointless for me, because I don't enjoy that sort of thing, but I would indulge someone else who wanted to go. Since you're the one enjoying it, it's already not pointless.

suck up that anxiety and just do it dude , don't let your emotions stop your fun

I would have no problem of going alone if I enjoy the experience. Other people are more interested in what they are doing to worry why other people are there.

Honestly it'd probably be boring to be alone at an amusement park but i cant imagine a world where i'd be going alone to an amusement park. The best part of being at an amusement park is sharing the experience with your friends/family. Plus waiting in line would be extraordinarely boring.

Only you can decide whether it's pointless: Do you want to go more or less than you fear negative feelings/thoughts about it? Can you change the way you think so that you can go without feeling negative things like awkwardness?

It is if you know you won't enjoy it alone. It's also pretty pointless to go with other people if you know you won't enjoy it then, either, unless you're going with someone in order to make that other person happy of course.

Personally, I wouldn't go alone simply because I want to have someone along in case something goes wrong, like that one time when I felt really dizzy after a particular ride.

It is pointless to go to a theme park, period.

No

When they resume same with shopping, movies, restaurants, concerts etc.

i will miss the western washington state fair. [closed due to you know what] even alone, i found it a stimulating affair and good exercise what with the miles of walking i do there. going there on a cool overcast day is the greatest!