Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier Review

It's a happening local beach, must go for sunsets. Really fun roller coaster ride. Tasty funnel cakes. Fishing available.

Fun place for people of all ages. You have the option of purchasing tickets or the wristband for the rides. For me, tickets are enough since I only like the roller coaster and the Ferris Wheel. The park is located on the Santa Monica Pier so there s other things to do outside of Pacific Park. Take advantage of the vista points to capture great photos!

The vibe was great, staff was also great, thrill ride level is beginner!

Who watching the American films has not come across at least once in the amusement park on the pier of Santa Monica ?? well it's like in the movies ... very crowded in the evening, pleasant for the ocean view and .... full of sellers of hot dogs and pop corn ... !!! it seems incredible but there was a crowd !!! if you pass by santa monica it is not to be missed

This is our last-minute go-to fun spot for our little family. We love it here!!

Must visit Good place to walk and have a drink. Quiet place

Is kinda spencive....like if you in sixflgas or Disneyland

Great place a lot fun but the day pass or you going to spend more for the rides

chuladaa my favorite beach and its dock its games if you want to spend it super visit it the children are going to have fun

Great way to spend a day. Good, rides, games, live entertainment.... You name it, it's here!

Do you know these touristy spots you never consider going? THIS IS NOT IT! This one s worth it!
The view is breathtaking and there s hardly any lines after summertime.
Recommend it to tourists and non tourists as well. It s fun!

Good atmosphere and friendly but expensive for attractions ... tourist trap.

Anyone who rates this place as beautiful hasn't been to a real beach. White sand does not equal beautiful. This place is dirty, and smelly. There are homeless, alcoholics, and drug addicts everywhere. Thousands of garbage cans lining the beach but it appears no one can be bothered to use them. If you pull out a snack you will get assaulted immediately by a hundred seagulls and pigeons. On top of that, the pier appears as though it met the early 80s and forgot to continue developing. Everything about this place was not worth the death defying drive out here on the interstates.

It is a family place to enjoy your afternoon any weekend or week days

We had lots of fun here but it is pretty expensive if you don't buy the wrist bands.

It's very much a tourist spot these days. Still, a beautiful view to walk out to the end of the pier

The sunsets in this place are incredible, very nice place

Great experience and lots to do. Pier is fun to walk around and explore, and beach isn't that bad. DON'T buy the umbrellas or surfboards that the Mexican people that will try to sell you them for $20 (which seem like they got from the dollar store), but the mangos they sell for $3 are ok to buy. Also near the steps of the pier you may see a guy in an old Elmo suits trying to take pictures with kids. Cops here are mean and extremely rude, they wouldn't let the 89 Second comedy show perform. You may also see rock n roll Jesus towards the back of the pier (Same guy at Hollywood Blvd.), you may want to sit and listen to him for a bit. Oh yeah and the bathrooms are horrible.

Great place to play for all ages. Beautiful at night.

Wonderful walking pier: food, rides, coastal views, people watching, cool ocean breezes.

Love going to the arcade for air hockey and candy haha besides that it's a fun spot to take a date or wear out some kids but make sure u being that wallet

The kids LOVED this place! They went absolutely ballistic, and even though trust me when I say that I have a million and one more pictures in my phone of children screaming their heads off with excitement! Our only regret is that we did not get there early and make a day of it- especially with those prices. My siblings and I brought the niece and nephews; the boys were 5, 6, and 13 and the baby girl is just over 1. The 12 year old did feel left out because he wanted to go on the "big kid" rides when the younger ones wanted to go on the "little kid" rides, but the 1 year old was fine with hanging out at the arcade and pretending to drive the quarter-machines shaped like cars and motorcycles. Overall this is a great place to bring the kids no matter the age since they have a variety of rides! Have fun making new memories!!

A crowded space, nice for a walk in the sun and fun for kids and family, find some seats and enjoy the pacific ocean view. Try to get there by sunset time.

Great for tourist and hanging out beware on hot days its super crowded. Don't go if you are dieting. Nothing but fatty foods available like at a carnival

After finishing the LA Marathon, go to the parking lot for baggage collection with aluminum sheets.

The ticket is pretty expensive. You need to buy it somewhere else. I bought it online with a good deal like two unlimited ride for $36 with $20 game card. It's a fun place to go or spend time with it. Otherwise, the unlimited ride is $28 per person. One ride is around $5~$8.

When in Santa Monica..visit this place ..fun all day

Super crowded but really a fun place to spend the afternoon with the kids. Ate at he Mexican place at the end of the pier and it was actually pretty decent! The many musicians along the pier add to the atmosphere.

Who doesn't like an amusement park, on a pier, along the Pacific Coast, with perfect weather nearly everyday of the year? Lots of things to see and do here. The park has the usual rides, games and food. There are a few restaurants and bars, along with a really nice public park and beach. Definitely worth a day tip, if you've never been.

A beautiful place to walk and walk with the family I love this place

Seeing the iconic ferris wheel is a must. You can walk through the arcade as well and test your might on one of the machines.

Great time with
Family

Well maintained, rides are priced well, and the walk along the pier was very pleasant. We had a great time.

Unlimited rides for the kids was reasonably priced! Had a lot of fun rides and the lines weren't too long! Tons of food and snack choices!

Beautiful view at night. There is a lot to do and see at the pier

I've been to this place several times at GTA and never imagined I could go in person. Wow, what an incredible place, so beautiful!

Lovely place to visit and enjoy. Try Funnel Fries for eating, play games and win rewards .

I've never gone to Santa Monica, but I've seen it. I really reccomend to go here if your in the LA area. The staff at the funnel cake building were very caring. I also went on the roller coaster and it is worth the $10 because your supposed to ride it once but the ride operators let us go two times.

It s an iconic place, so it s really cool! But one advice, don t go there during the week end, there is too many people

I love coming here every time I visit my home town, I live in Texas now but I miss California so much , such a beautiful state.

Clean area and nice people. Plenty of things to do