Sesame Place, ® is a park filled. - Click here to view the Sesame Place Park Map. Teacher Guide TM /© Sesame Workshop. Before Your Visit.

• Sesame Place Theme Park
• Sesame Place Map Of Park
• Sesame Place Map 2016

Cons: not much for those over 10, packages overpriced What do you do with a 4 year old in the summer when his older sisters - and playmates - have gone away to summer camp for two weeks? For us, the solution was special time with just Mom and Dad at a theme park designed just for his age group: Sesame Place. LOCATION & PARKING Sesame Place is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania about 90 miles south of New York City and a half hour north of Philadelphia. It is located off of exit 351 from the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Oxford Valley Mall. Regular Parking is across the street from Sesame Place and costs $10 per car.

Crossing the street is not difficult as the crossing is well-regulated. If crossing the road does make you nervous, Premium Parking is located on the same side of the road as Sesame Place and costs $13 per car. TICKETS General Admission tickets, known as Elmo’s Passports, costs $38.95 (plus tax) for ages 2 on up to seniors. Seniors pay $35.95 (plus tax).

There is a special twilight admission at a cost of $21.95 (plus tax). Elmo’s Passports are good for two days and they don’t have to be consecutive. This year a third day after Labor Day is also included in the admission benefits. There are a variety of Season Passes offered.

Since Sesame Place is owned and operated by Anheuser-Busch, a Super Grover Passport which includes admission to Sea World and Busch Gardens parks is available at a cost of $134.95. There are other Passports available which include admission to Sesame Place and a variety of other benefits. See for a complete schedule of benefits. There is a bag check, although no metal detectors, as we went through the turnstiles.

Sesame Place Theme Park

We rented a single stroller inside for $11. Double strollers are $13. There is also locker rental available. Park maps are available as we went through the turnstiles and the show schedule and other information is printed on the back. DRY RIDES & ATTRACTIONS Even on a cool day there is plenty to do at Sesame Place. Our first morning there fell into this category as it was overcast and quite cool, almost fall-like.

My husband wanted to take our 4 year-old on Super Grover’s Vapor Trail, a family roller-coaster but he wouldn’t get on. It’s a rather tame ride but can still seem intimidating to the younger set.

It’s one of the few rides with an age restriction - riders must be at least 3 years old. It’s also the first attraction which greeted us as we entered the park. At the back of the park we found rides up to my son’s speed. Big Bird’s Balloon Race takes riders up a tower in hot air balloons and spins them around. Right next to this was Ernie’s Bed Bounce, easily one of my son’s favorites. Only for children ages 7 and under, they are put in a large, netted, air mattress to bounce until their heart’s content - or time runs out. Nearby is also Grover’s World Twirl, a spinning teacups style ride.

The centerpiece of this part of the park, however, is the three-story high Nets & Climbs. I’d never seen my son take off on something like he did this and my husband had trouble keeping up with him. The nets are very secure and sturdy. My husband is over 250 pounds and they held him fine although he did have some trouble getting through some parts.

Below these nets are a variety of soft play areas. Cookie Mountain allows those 7 years of age and under to climb up a great vinyl mountain. Big Bird’s Court allows them to play and build with giant soft “blocks”. The Monster Maze has children weave their way through a series of lightweight punching bags from one side of the attraction to the other.

Not too far away is the Count’s Ballroom, a ballpit which my son had difficulty navigating. My son positively loved the Twaddle Tracks, which is a kid-powered railroad ride.

Sesame Place Map Of Park

Parents are allowed in to help push them along. There are also a variety of play areas and slides scattered throughout the park. WET RIDES As we walked up to the entrance, one thing that stood out (or up) was the giant Rubber Duckie sitting high atop a tower. This marks the starting point for Sky Splash, a family raft ride for up to six people (maximum four adults, no infants). This was a lot of fun, although after being coaxed onto one heart-pounding ride down, my son refused to go on it again.

Nearby was the Tiny Tidal Wave, a toddler-sized wave pool which seemed to be much more his speed. Perhaps next year he’ll be brave enough for some of the water slides. Perfect for this age is Slimey’s Chutes, a simple water slide in which parents can slide down in tubes with their children.

The Seasame Streak takes riders at least 36 inches tall down the slide in tubes as well. Little Bird Rapids allow those brave youngsters under 7 to take a trip down a slide in their own tube all by themselves (parents are not allowed). For those a bit more mature, Slippery Slopes is a set of four body slides allowing those 42 inches and taller to slide into a shallow splash pool at the end. The Big Slipper also has a height restriction of at least 42 inches and is another body slide which empties into a shallow pool. If your child cannot yet swim (or at least doggie paddle), I would bypass these. Sesame Place does provide life vests for use on some attractions.

My favorite was the Rambling River. My son rode in a tube with me the first time around, but I spent two more turns relaxing through a series of twists around one part of the park. There was plenty for him to do with Ernie’s Water Works nearby. Here he ran and climbed through a series of tunnels while being sprayed. Not far from that is Count’s Fount where he could also climb and swim in a pool while being sprayed from above.

Little Bird’s Birdbath provided a great place for adults and children to cool off together. We spent a lot of time here under one of the “mushrooms” on our second day which was much warmer.

Rubber Duckie Pond is a great place for toddlers to get their first taste of sliding into the water with small slides into a shallow (1.5 feet deep) pond. Near to this is the rather intense Amazing Mumford’s Water Maze in which children crawl through a plastic and rope made while being fairly intensely squirted from all directions. I could easily see smaller children getting confused and panicking here and would suggest it for them only if an older sibling accompanied them.

SHOWS With our first day being chilly, we spent a great deal of time in the shows. Elmo’s World Live! Is a cute stage show putting children in the middle of Elmo’s World where they can dance with him. There’s really no bad seats in the house - it’s just a shame that parents can’t pay attention to the rules and make it difficult for the performers.

My favorite show of the day was Big Bird’s Beach Party which had about six Sesame Street characters taking a trip to the beach and singing along to tunes in the style of the old Beach Boys hits. The Rock Around the Block Music Parade was twice a day sown the main path which is painted just like a street. People lined up early for the 2:00 parade the first day we were there, so we waited for the 6:30 parade and had no problems sitting in a terrific spot 10 minutes before it began. There were two other shows we didn’t see: Oscar’s Big Game Show and David Jack’s Gotta Dance! FOOD & RESTROOMS & GAMES One thing which is exceptional at Sesame Place was the food.

Although there are typical fast-food offerings like hot dogs, burgers, pizza, and chicken strips, there were healthier offerings as well. Both my husband and I loved the chicken fajita sandwiches we got at Food Factory so much that we went back for the same on our second day. Also offered here were a variety of salads and a kids meal in an Elmo lunchbox. My son wanted pizza both days which wasn’t included as part of a kids meal. There was also a variety of fresh dessert offerings such as cheesecake, chocolate cake, carrot cake, cupcakes decorated to look like Elmo, and Mrs. Field’s cookies.

Around the park were unconventional items such as a chicken parmesan platter, hand carved club sandwiches and wraps. The day we were there an all-you-can-eat buffet was also offered.

Character meals are offered for breakfast or dinner. We didn’t participate, but I spoke with one family at the hotel we stayed at who had attended the breakfast. They said it was a waste - their kids ate nothing. The french toast and potatoes were deep fried and the eggs were powdered, not fresh.

All of the restrooms I went into were clean. They include changing areas. There were plenty scattered throughout the park. One located under Sky Splash was consistently empty, so when we were over in the Tenny Tiny Tidal Wave pool we made sure to go here. There were a few games of chance. It was nice that the one charged $5 and the kids could play until they win, even if it was just a small prize.

I also liked that the park wasn’t inundated with merchandise carts. There were a few stores but I didn’t feel that merchandise was in my face all the time. We did purchase a refillable drink cup for $8 and refills were $1.49 the two days we were there. SUMMARY I think this park is great for the smaller set. I saw many day camps there with older kids - some pre-teen - while we were there and I just can’t imagine them getting much out of the day. My son loved meeting his hero - Grover - and wasn’t the least bit intimidated by him being “larger than life”.

Sesame Place Map 2016

Although not terribly entertaining for his parents, we did enjoy watching him experience the park and participate in all of the active play. As far as the crowds, park workers told us mid-week is best. I attributed the low crowds on Thursday to it being cloudy and cool, and the larger crowds on Friday to the nicer weather, but I would definitely make at least one day either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday if we go there again. The pools all seemed very clean - the water wasn't cloudy and I saw staff out testing on a regular basis.

Vacation packages are available with local hotels. When I priced them out, I found that doing it a la carte was cheaper than the package. Really the park has enough that you can 'see' everything in one day, but we made sure to take one day and just relax and let my son run around his favorite play-areas.

If we can we will definitely be taking my son back there next year while his sisters are away at summer camp again! If you plan to go here, you might want to try the Certain information (statistics) in this review was taken from the 2004 Park Map as well as the Sesame Place website: © 2004 Patti Aliventi.

Historical Weather Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is NESHAMINY FA which is approximately 5 miles away and has an elevation of 60 feet (75 feet lower than Sesame Place Amusement Park). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.