LeWayne Ballard

Review of Utah olympic park

Purchased the Gold Pass Session for a morning sess...

Purchased the Gold Pass Session for a morning session while visiting Salt Lake City. It was only about a 40 minute drive from downtown Salt Lake. The Gold Pass gives you 3.5 hours of unlimited rides during the morning block or afternoon block. I liked the limited number of tickets for each block to reduce the crowds. This was very helpful as didn't wait more than 10-15 mins for any ride and many rides didn't have any line at all. I opted for the morning block of 9:30-1:00p to beat the heat since the afternoon block was from 2:00-5:30p. In addition, I also purchased the Bobsled Experience since it is not included.

All the rides were extremely safe and appropriate for the ages they required. The ziplines were the ones where you wear a seated harness and not the free-hanging ones with the exception of the short freestyle zip and small zip to the Drop Tower. Of all the Gold Pass rides, my favorites were the Extreme Tubing and Alpine Slide. On the Extreme Tubing, you have to take the ski lift about half way up, then a small hike to the start where they provide you a helmet. In order to ride the larger K90, you must ride the smaller K64 tube where they'll mark your wristband. Although the K90 looks much larger, the ride is basically the same. On the Alpine Slide, I initially thought it was a kiddie ride, but it was pretty fun for any age. These rides are all on one side of the park.

The other side of the park consist of the Canyon Course (lower rope course), Summit Course (higher rope course), Airbag jump, and Drop Tower. These experiences were fun, but not nearly as much adrenaline as the other side of the park. They're much more slower paced and suited for those who don't like speeds.

Lastly, my overall favorite as the Bobsled Experience. This was separate from the Gold Pass experience, but was definitely worth it. You ride with a trained driver as you hit speeds around 70mph. At those speeds, you'll feel your head whip around on the corners. You'll be amazed and thrilled as you hit those corners at those speeds. It lasts less than a minute, but it's due to the speeds. There's many left and right hard corners you'll experience.

Olympic Park is is must do if you're in the Salt Lake City area. It is appropriate for all ages as there's different rides for everyone. The 3.5 hours for the Gold Pass does go by fast if you ride every ride, so do your favorites first.