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Reviewed August 5, 2022 via mobile

So we stopped at Santa Cruz on our way to Santa Barbara and I was gutted that we never looked at this place prior to booking our road trip!! It was buzzing and I loved everything about the place… if we return to California’s coast i will go back here 💯

Date of experience: May 2022
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Reviewed July 31, 2022

My family enjoyed an iconic summer day here at the Boardwalk. Get here early to find parking. We got here around 11:30 am (half an hour after opening) and paid $25 for an all-day lot. As we were leaving around 3:30 pm, most of the $25 lots and all of the meter parking were full.

We ate some chocolate, pulled pork tater tots, bacon-topped hot dog, and fried zucchini hearts. After that, we bought a $100 pass (115 tickets) and this was enough for 4 people to get on 3 rides, and 3 people to ride one additional ride. We had fun on the carousel, free fall, log ride, and sidewinder coaster. My older daughter was thrilled when she successfully tossed a ring into the clown's mouth on the unique carousel, always a highlight of a visit here.

After the rides, we walked down to the sandy beach and enjoyed the waves (along with throngs of other beach goers). Fun times!

Date of experience: July 2022
Thank Matthew J
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Reviewed July 28, 2022

My wife, 3 yr old son and myself really enjoyed our morning at the Boardwalk. We grew up in the 80s and were both The Lost Boys fans, so it was really neat to see where the movie was filmed. Our son enjoyed some of the rids. There is plenty to do and see. It gets pretty crowded and we were there on a weekday (although it was July so schools were out). We would definitely go back if we happen to be in that area again.

Date of experience: July 2022
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Reviewed July 21, 2022 via mobile

Great place for all ages . Fun, fun and fun! You feel there like in a movie set. Delicious food, drinks and amazing selection. Don’t spend money for tickets to Disneyland! Come here.

Date of experience: July 2022
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Reviewed July 15, 2022

This was actually one of my favorite places we visited, but because we got here so late and didn't have time to do much and a kind of attitude like comment from a worker, it gets 4 stars. I could see it easily getting 5 stars though. We visited briefly at the end of a long day, with our three kids, ages 10-13 on a Tuesday evening. We lucked out big time with parking and got street parking right in front of the boardwalk next to the $20 parking lot, with a space where the meter was already fully paid---score!

Driving into Santa Cruz was a mix of cute and kind of shady so we weren't sure what to expect at the boardwalk, but while on the boardwalk, we felt safe. We did not bring electronics with us that day and took anything of value with us out of the car. No one bothered us, but there were a few shady characters walking around, but, again, not on the boardwalk itself.

I don't like trying to figure out points and how much of a card to get for what rides etc at a ticket counter so I looked at all the rides the night before, determined what would be favorites and what would be maybes and calculated what we needed to buy ahead of time--for us it was $150/150 points. Unfortunately, I forgot rides closed at 9, but we missed just one. I thought we were going to leave with money unspent, but then remembered you can use your points in arcade, and while there discovered, you could also use them to play the carnival games. My husband really loved the Big Dipper Coaster. My son and I who are not coaster people really liked the Tsunami. We all rode the sky ride...felt way higher than it looked and I constantly felt like I was going to lose a flip flop, but still cool views. The Cave Train was a relaxing, quirky, silly ride we did together. Once rides closed, we played a few carnival games, grabbed 1 souvenir a piece and went on our way. We did not have time to eat anything so I cannot comment on the food.

I would definitely visit here again if in the area and stay a bit longer. I'm not a big ride person and wasn't sure what to expect. The 2 story arcade area we walked thru looked very cool and the boardwalk with amusement rides and multiple food stands in all the same area was really cool and one of the best of its kind we visited. Although I don't like calculating points, for a quick trip, I do like the flexibility of only paying for what you want to ride/do. It can be more expensive this way at times, but worked for a short visit. All day bands are available too.

All of us enjoyed it and wished we had a bit more time here.

Date of experience: July 2022
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