What People Are Saying About Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
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In Short – This old-school boardwalk harkens back to an earlier era of lazy leisure and family-friendly amusement. The park features a carousel, dozens of rides, test-your-skill challenges, laser tag, an indoor video-game and pinball arcade, and the requisite cotton candy, hot dog and lemonade stands, along with plenty of goofy time-wasters like Skee Ball, Whack-a-Mole and indoor mini-golf. Any sunny day is perfect for the beach down below, though the water's usually quite chilly. – –
07/06/09
Beach Boardwalk for tasting, riding, & sight-seeing
by mejennings
A summer Saturday @ the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk..you just canNOT go wrong here ;-) Went last year w/ familia & found myself here again last weekend.
DRIVE: Left Hayward area just after 9am & stepped foot on the SCBB like around 11am. Paid $10 for parking in lot directly across from SCBB Arcade area on Beach Street. Ideally I'd suggest leaving early AM as I if you're not local to Santa Cruz just to avoid the traffic that always comes in the summer, on wkends, & after 10:30am.
BOARDWALK: Suprisingly it was not scorching hot on this Sat (6/27/09); clear skies for the most part, but cool breeze from the waters was definitely blowing onto the Boardwalk. Rides I got on were the Pirate Ship & Double Shot, & that was enough for me. I screamed on Pirate Ship, but not as neeearly as loud as I screamed on Double Shot! I've been away from roller coaster rides a long time I realized..that damn Double Shot freaked me out & the 9yr-old kid next to me in line was getting on it again w/ his dad 'cuz he liked it the 1st time (WTF)..I'm such a wimp, but not wimpy enuf to stick to the kid's Freefall version. Oh well, not much into getting the adrenaline rush I suppose like when I was younger...just enjoyed walking around, looking @ people, & tasting here & there...oh & me snappin' away w/ photos here & there too *tee-hee*.
Overall I enjoyed the Boardwalk as I always have over the years...although I've yet to make it over here @ night to see it all lite up...gotta do that one day...rather do that one night ;-)
- Pros: Appealing for all ages
- Cons: Churros cost too much nowadays
11/04/06
West Coast Gem
by wonderfuldude
I have many fond memories of going to the Boardwalk during my adolesence. It seems to have lost some of it's luster (maybe I'm getting old) but still remains a beautiful fun place to spend the day.
07/15/06
Pleasantly surprised to Santa Cruz on the "Best" list
by kittylin
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has been a family favorite for many years. The park is right on the beach. You can have the best of both worlds with its location. They even have sand rinse off showers ( wonderfull when you have kids and don't want to take home half the beach with you). We have purchased season tickets for many years. It has an old fasion amusment park feel that is unmatched by any other park I have been to. They have many fun rides but none of your spectacular thrill rides. (Go to Great America for that). There is no addmision fee to the park and you can buy tickets just to ride 1 or 2 rides if thats all you want.
- Pros: Right on the beach, No addmission fee, pay for only what you want
- Cons: Tends to be really crowded on summer weekends
The Details on Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Surfing:
Check out the Boardwalk's website for information on prices, regular hours, special events and general visitor knowledge.
Walking With My Baby:
Watch the sunset from one of the Boardwalk's benches and take a walk along the shore. Stick around for an early evening concerts.Instant romance.
Know Before You Go:
If defying gravity isn't your thing, chill out in the sunshine, try your luck at winning a giant stuffed animal and enjoy the wafting breezes redolent of salt air, spilled Cokes and fried food.
The Extras:
Live concerts are often held on summer weekends.
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