Green Beastie

Review of Valleyfair Family Amusement Pa...

While the rides and the park are pretty good, the ...

While the rides and the park are pretty good, the cost of the place is stupid.

The discounts available at SA, CUB, Taco Bell, etc (for buying tickets online) are just as good, or maybe $1 less than, the normal discount for buying online. What's the point? You'll burn more than that in gas going to get your discount coupons.

There is a 'service fee' for buying your ticket online - for me it was $7.99 for two tickets. What's the f-ing point of having a discount for buying online when your discount is eaten up by the 'service fee' for buying online?

The all-day meal plan ($30) is only a value if you eat 3 meals, which means you have to be at the park for a minimum of 4.5 hours (90min between each meal) and it doesn't cover any snacks, icecream, etc. At 2 meals, it's a wash, and not worth buying.

Parking is $14 to walk through a 100-degree nightmare of cars $20 if you want to walk though the scorching heat a little less. But really, charging for parking is stupid. It's like the grocery store or walmart charging for parking, they don't do it because they want customers. Charging for parking is just greedily taking advantage of people.