Toegangsbewijs Sesam Place San Diego

Sesame Place has a lot of positive aspects. If you have a little kid into Sesame, this place can feel quite magical. This was our second time going. We went on Memorial Day weekend and the lines were extremely short for the rides! We love that the park isn’t massive like Legoland and Disneyland so you can actually get through it in a day. We got on every ride within less than 10 minutes. The kids’ splash pad was very cute and fun. The wave pool was super fun but the water was a little cold. We attended both the welcome to sesame show and parade and both are super high quality. There is only one true minus and that is the food. It is terribly unhealthy and does not embody what sesame teaches about eating healthy and diverse foods. You basically have three options: pizza, burgers, or fried chicken. This is such a missed opportunity for this park! They could really set themselves apart by having fresh fruits and vegetables and a diverse array of foods. I’m picturing Cookie Monster and Gonger doing their whole monster foody thing. Also on the business side, the park should do a better job of advertising that it is a true big kid water park — they should just rebrand as Sesame Place and Waterworld to attract big kids, and maybe even divide it into two sections. On balance, we love this place and recommend going—especially if you have Littles who enjoy the characters.

In our opinion, this is the perfect theme park for families with toddlers. In other words, a great starter park. It isn’t too big, our 3 year old could go on every ride and it wasn’t totally overwhelming. Our 1 year old could also go on half the rides. We read a lot of negative reviews and to be honest, they aren’t fair. If you are expecting Disneyland, you will be super disappointed. If you think of it as an amusement park for toddlers, you will love it. The water rides were not open on the day we went but my daughter rode all the other rides at least 5 times each. All the employees were friendly and helpful. We did a “dine with Elmo” experience which was awesome! The entertainment and the food were both great! We watched the parade which was the perfect amount of time and stimulation for our 3 year old. We also attended the story time and a furry friends dance party, both of which were very well done. The coat of admission and parking is the only reason I am giving it a 4 not a 5. Others have complained that the shops were super expensive but we didn’t find them to be any more expensive than any other tourist attraction. We look forward to visiting again in the future.

We went to Sesame Place San Diego for my son’s second birthday and I couldn’t be happier that we went despite the many negative reviews. It’s SO cute and we had so much fun!! The decorations and theming are just incredibly. 10/10 on that! It’s definitely expensive but every single theme park is and there are (semi) cost effective ways of doing it! Absolutely buy tickets ahead of time to save some money! Tickets are like $20 more at the gate. I don’t recommend pre-paying for parking. I did and it was pointless - literally nobody checked or scanned anything when we pulled into the parking lot. I don’t know how common that is but if we do come back (which I would like to - probably when they have a free child ticket promo or something like that going on) I’ll definitely just risk it and pay at the lot if I end up having to pay. I’m very annoyed that I wasted $40 on that one. I recommend buying the all day dining pass. I didn’t see an option to buy it at the park but it’s available on their website/on the app. The food portions are both huge and expensive and with the dining deal you get an entire meal including a drink every 90 minutes. If you’re there all day you can eat *6* times. We did one adult meal deal and one kids meal deal for two adults and a toddler and we definitely could have gotten away with just one adult deal with how much food they gave! The food options were a bit lacking (Telly’s was out of all of their sides for example) but what they did have tasted pretty solid for a theme park. The kids meals also came with fruit which was a nice addition. It was very clean and the staff were all very nice. Some of them were more helpful than others but I don’t expect perfection from customer service workers at all times. The merchandise is expensive and there’s A LOT OF IT but once again, it’s a theme park. They have 50% off merchandise after the exit that I wish I had known about. You can leave and re-enter the park so you could hypothetically go directly to the exit, but clearance merchandise to satisfy the itch, and then head right back into the park! The weather wasn’t fantastic when we went so the water rides were closed but I was totally okay with that and there was still plenty to do! My son absolutely LOVED meeting all of the characters that were out. It was a bit disappointing that not every character was out for a meet and greet (he loves Abby) but he was obsessed with Cookie Monster and Elmo! They were so kind and patient to a toddler that is just learning the concept of boundaries and I appreciate that so much. It wasn’t very busy so the lines weren’t too long for the meet & greets or the rides. A fast-pass may be worth it later in the summer but just like the parking pass, I think I’ll risk it and see how it is when we get there. There were plenty of rides he could go on and they were a lot of fun even as an adult in my opinion. There would be have been even more had the water rides been open but I was just there for the vibes honestly and it was so much fun. The shows were so energetic and fun - absolutely loved them! We didn’t watch the parade because we left for nap time but I’m sure it was amazing. I wish I had taken more pictures of the building facades and decorations because they were impeccable. I highly, highly recommend going if you’re considering it and have children that like Sesame Street. Or if you like Sesame Street. I’m not going to lie I think I was more excited than my toddler when we walked in! But yeah, definitely wouldn’t pre-pay for magic queue (I didn’t do that this time around but the lines were so short) or parking next time.