Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

First I'd like to say that this entry is extremely late considering I was going to try and post it during the summer, so pardon my tardiness. Lets get started!

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an amusement park located in Santa Cruz right on the beach. This park is open from April to Labor Day, and Labor Day throught March the park is open occasionally on weekends. The park operates under a ticket and wristband system, so you can purchase tickets for rides or a wristband to access all rides. The newest ride is Undertow, a spinning roller coaster. The parks oldest ride is the Looff Carousel. The park has nine thrill rides, 16 family rides, and nine kiddie rides. The Boardwalk has plenty of food, with a sweets stand with caramel apples and chocolate dipped bananas, to chinese food and chicken nuggets. On Monday and Tuesday nights after 5 pm, every ride is just one ticket, as opposed to the most possible, 6. Also, if you ourchase a Pepsi can locally, they have coupons for Wednesday and Thursday nights for after 5 pm, on about $13 for a wristband. My favorite rides at the park are Double Shot (the drop zone), the Giant Dipper (the main roller coaster), Wipeout (a spinning ride in the dark), Crazy Surf (a spinning/droppping sort of ride), and Logger's Revenge (the log ride). All of these except Logger's Revenge are thrill rides, which figures. If visiting with the family, I definitely suggest Speed Bumps (sort of bumper cars), the Giant Dipper, the Haunted Castle, Ghost Blasters, Tsunami, Logger's Revenge, and Crazy Surf. If with teenagers and wild kids, go for the Giant Dipper, Haunted Castle, Double Shot, Fireball, Tsunami, Wipeout, Undertow, Rock-o-Plane, Crazy Surf, and either Speed Bumps or Space Race. Honestly, if your kids are under four, don't take them here. It's a little dirty and is always pretty crowded. I find it a total waste of money to go here in the day time, for it's $6 to go on one roller coaster ride. You can swim first, then go on rides too! I hope you enjoyed this little article about where I spend my summer!