Pacific Park
Pacific Park
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11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Located on the world-famous Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park® is the family place to play! Featuring 12 thrilling rides, including the West Coaster and Pacific Wheel, the world's first solar-powered Ferris wheel. Millions of visitors each year enjoy all the rides, games and fun you’d expect from one of Southern California’s leading entertainment destinations. Pacific Park® has it all… a dozen rides, midway games, ocean-front specialty food outlets, and seaside shopping.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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warrenbruin
Tehachapi, CA152 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
If I was really into it I probably would be more enthusiastic, but a 50 second coaster ride and a Ferris wheel ride for $12 each was a hundred bucks for ten minutes (25 if you count waiting in line. The arcade games and carnival games were all good looking; even the kid rides looked popular. They did run out of churros which bummed me out.
Written April 29, 2023
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Tawnyrval
Ontario, CA3,877 contributions
Jan 2023
Located at the Santa Monica Pier, this family friendly spot offers more than 16 rides, 10 midway games and 7 new branded eateries in the oceanfront food plaza.
If you can, avoid the busy times which are evenings and weekends. If you have a week day off and the kids are out of school, I would suggest coming early morning 11am and staying just before 3pm, This would avoid any traffic coming in and out of Santa Monica. Or you can go green which is what we did, rode the Expo line in Los Angeles straight to 3rd st. its about a 45min ride but well worth it. The unlimited wrist bands are priced $20 for 7- and $40 8+ . Eateries include; burgers, pizza, ice cream, coffee, funnel cakes, dippin dots.
If you can, avoid the busy times which are evenings and weekends. If you have a week day off and the kids are out of school, I would suggest coming early morning 11am and staying just before 3pm, This would avoid any traffic coming in and out of Santa Monica. Or you can go green which is what we did, rode the Expo line in Los Angeles straight to 3rd st. its about a 45min ride but well worth it. The unlimited wrist bands are priced $20 for 7- and $40 8+ . Eateries include; burgers, pizza, ice cream, coffee, funnel cakes, dippin dots.
Written February 26, 2023
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Sarah Power
Sheffield, UK134 contributions
Aug 2023
It's really expensive at $12 each to go on the ferris wheel and the coaster but it's so iconic it just had to be done. We'd travelled from England and will probably never return (we don't go to the same place twice on vacation) so we went on both rides and loved them both. We were there on a weekday evening and it was just so beautiful to go on the rides and watch the sunset. My teenagers had huge grins on their faces so it was well worth it.
The whole place just had a great vibe about it.
The whole place just had a great vibe about it.
Written August 17, 2023
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Frank B
4 contributions
Oct 2023 • Business
Extremely undertrained, unprofessional and racists staff. They are very discriminatory towards Asians. Horrible customer service. They tried to scam customers. You don't want to pay $12 and get discriminated by them. They treat hispanic customers differently than asian customers.
Written October 4, 2023
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Indah Edlightz
Ontario, Canada3,920 contributions
Oct 2022
Pacific Park amusement park is fun and very busy. We were there on a Friday night and it was packed.. some long lines, fortunately the park is geared towards young families so the coasters was much more busy then the wheel and we were able to get on that without too much waiting.. great views from the wheel for sure, especially that sunset was just starting. Fun but geared towards families with younger children.
Written December 8, 2022
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CasandraTP
Sydney, Australia3,765 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
Situated on Santa Monica Pier, this fun park has 12 rides including a roller coaster and a Ferris wheel. It is much cheaper to buy an all day pass if you intend to go on several rides. There are rides for all ages and I hate to say the roller coaster is a little tame.
Written August 2, 2023
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cp_0010
Manama, Bahrain1,516 contributions
Jul 2019
Visited this place on US trip with SOTC group. Pacific Park is an oceanfront amusement park located on the Santa Monica pier, California. The park is directly out on the Pacific Ocean, in the direction of Catalina Island. It is the only amusement park on the West Coast of the United States located on a pier and LA's only admission-free park. There are a total many rides in the Pacific Park including the world's first and only solar powered Ferris wheel that provides a view of the Pacific Ocean and a roller coaster that circles the majority of the park. The park was very busy with people during our visit. The park has appeared in many movies and television shows. Great place for family and specially kids.
Written May 30, 2020
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Dewi Erawan
Zurich, Switzerland552 contributions
Dec 2019 • Family
We visited Pacific Park on our first day arriving from Europe. Obviously in the early morning hour, none of the rides are opened. But the ambience and surrounding is captivating and really beautiful. It's definitely a trade mark of Santa Monica and must see. Would have been better to ride some of them at 11 am but the queue had been very long. We were happy just looking around and taking pictures.
Written January 2, 2020
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Maria A
Santa Monica, CA5 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Santa Monica Pacific Park pier is a great pier to walk down. It has a number of shops and restaurants like burger place seafood restaurant along the pier. It can get very busy most days but it is worth the effort to visit...
Written August 11, 2024
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iowarhino13
Saint Paul, MN346 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Cool spot to walk out and hang out on the pier. Rode the Pacific wheel 10 years ago, and then returned to find it exactly the same. Good for nostalgia. Swimming was closed at the beach due to bacteria levels so the pier was less crowded than normal. Walked the pier, took some pics, ate some really good ice cream at Scoops, and rode the Pacific Wheel
Written June 7, 2024
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Would my husband and I have our own gondola on the Ferris Wheel or do more than two people have to share? Thinking we might skip the park if that is the case.
Written August 7, 2019
Nathan S
Santa Monica, California
Yes - riders on the Pacific Wheel are seated with their group. Gondolas can accommodate 2-6 people, so if you are just a couple, you will be seated in your own gondola. Please note, there are no solo riders permitted on the Ferris Wheel.
Written August 9, 2019
How many rollercoaster photos did you get to choose from and what was the cost to purchase one?
Written July 12, 2019
Nathan S
Santa Monica, California
Hi Emily - There is one place on the West Coaster's track where your photo is taken. Riders usually travel the course of the ride 2 times, so for each ride you're photo is taken twice. A single printed 5' x 6' photo with digital download is currently priced at $17.99, 2 photos are $22.99. Prices are subject to change without notice.
Written July 15, 2019
Can you do a tour of the water off of Santa Monica beach/pier?
Written August 17, 2018
Is it worth the drive from Anaheim/Santa Ana area?
Written May 30, 2018
Mike and Sharon
Parma, Ohio
With Disneyland in Anaheim I would say no. But it's not a long drive and very clean.
Written June 11, 2018
ttulloch1111
Ontario, Canada
How many riders per gondala at the Ferris wheel at Santa Monica pier
Written May 28, 2018
There's a bench all the way around, but it looks like it's designed for 6 riders.
Written May 29, 2018
Hola, abonan todos los que ingresan al parque? O solo los que van a ingresar a los juegos?
Written April 15, 2018
Los visitantes pueden ingresar al parque de forma gratuita después de pagar el estacionamiento. Sin embargo, los juegos y paseos requieren un pago adicional.
Written April 16, 2018
HI,
How much are the adult rides? I am considering getting the unlimited wristband for two but wonder if it's worth it if we want to go on the wheel and only one or two other rides.
Thanks
Written July 7, 2016
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