@@SoCalDisneyDad 6:27; Math is too our favorite subject. 6:34 We used to watch Count It Higher from Sesame Street Music Videos when we were little and Count Von Count was host. The number one song on the list was “Count It Higher” to the tune of “Twist and Shout.”
If I ever visit San Diego, along with the San Diego Zoo, this is definitely somewhere I'd have on my list to visit. As a big Muppet nerd, this park would be great for someone like me.
I went to that park as a kid when it originally opened as white water canyon. Now I will be taking my daughter tomorrow on opening day☺️ thank you for the amazing content.
I’ve never had the opportunity to visit when it was any of its earlier iterations. But we were so glad to have gone and hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow!
SESAME PLACE SAN DIEGO 1. INTRO 2. Super Grover'S BOX CAR DERBY 3. SOAR AND SPIN 4. COOKIE CLIMB 5. RUB-A-DUB SUB 6. ABBY'S FAIRY FLIGHT 7. SNUFFY'S SPAGHETTI SLIDES 8. OSCAR'S ROTTEN RIAFTS 9. ELMO'S SILLY SAND SLIDES 10. THE COUNT'S SPLASH CASTLE 11. Cookie Monster MIXER 12. BIG BIRD'S BEACH 13. HARMONY HILLS 14. BIG BIRD'S RAMBLING RIVER 15. GROVER GRILL 16. ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK PARADE 17. SESAME PLACE GIFT SHOP 18. OUTRO
HAHA! That has to be the best opening ever! I'm always trying to think of creating ways to open each video. That was really outside the box. Nice work!
That reaction after the Cookie Monster Mixer was priceless. My favorite part of the video We are going as a family in July Thank you for showing us the park Hopefully you go back to Sesame Place In the near future.
You guys are such a beautiful family, you have no idea what these quality time memories and having such fun parents are going to mean to your children (actually, I hope you do 💖) my boyfriend and I are planning to go on July for my birthday and I’m so exciteeed, your video convinced me that grownups can have fun there too💕
This is gonna be sm fun for my niece, she wants to go on roller-coasters with me but she's little so she's gonna love this(she's also 4 soon to be 5 in July)
im so glad i ran across your channel and saw this vid because we are going to Sesame Place this Summer and my daughter is so excited :) thank you for sharing this video. one happy mom here
@1:00 Oh...my god. Is that telly monster? HE'S NEVER ANYWHERE. I'm so glad to see him being showcased. He's been my favourite since 1986! @ 23:40 hahahahaha. The yip yip yip guys! @26:00 Oh dang. They have Prairie Dawn. They're appeasing to all of us older kids. Phenomenal! @26:47 Wormy! I love him.
@@jennifergonzalez6236 If you have a SeaWorld platinum pass you can get in to Sesame Place. Anything lower than platinum and you need to either pay separate for Sesame Place or add Sesame Place to your existing pass. It’s $69 to add to a silver pass or $87 to add on to a gold pass.
Thank you so much for this video! We just moved to Barstow area and plan to do a lot of trips to San Diego. We're headed here mid-september when my son will be 18m (he loves sesame street). Do you think there will be rides that we can take him on?
For sure! He won’t be able to do the coaster, the swings, or the Cookie Climb. But he’ll be able to do the other 4 “dry rides” plus you’ll have a blast at the water park.
This video is awesome and I’m glad your family & Super Grover got together for even more fun! Do they have all the floaties at the top of the slides? At our water park here, you need to carry the floats up to the top of the slide yourself and it is a huge deterrent for me at this point cause I don’t think i could carry floaties for myself and my kids 😅
At least for the two rides with tubes that we could ride. The Bert and Ernie ones weren’t going yet. And Amy says those might require you to carry your tube.
Super Grover certainly enjoyed his time at the park with SoCal Disney Dad...except for the riding backward portions lol. Also - to confirm the big rides (Oscars and Cookies) the rafts are brought up to you via conveyor belt...but the Bert & Ernie tube slides will require people to carry them up themselves.
Great video! One thing I'm curious about has to do with the Cookie's Monster Mixer slide. In all the promotion materials and maps, there's a giant Cookie Monster at the top of the bowl with a mixing spoon. I guess that was cut? Also, this Sesame Place seems to have a broader audience appeal (a result of its previous life as Aquatica) than the original Sesame Place in Pennsylvania.
You know, you’re absolutely right about Cookie Monster. I hadn’t even noticed, but yeah, I have to imagine it was a budget cut. I would also agree about the Pennsylvania difference. This one used to be an adult park. They did remove one of the adult slides to replace it with the stage area for the Sesame Street show. But otherwise, it’s definitely got an appeal for all ages.
@@nellystarsinger I’m not sure off the top of my head. You may be able to with certain pass levels and not with others. If you go to Sesame Place’s annual pass page on their website, there will be a full list of benefits for each pass. That will be able to tell you for sure what each pass level can do.
@@nellystarsinger SeaWorld (which owns Sesame Place) has two free guest passes and theirs work. Albeit with some minor caveats (only available certain months of the year). So I would expect Sesame Place to be similar.
No. Masks are no longer required in any San Diego area theme park. They are still recommended and you’ll see signs to that effect. But there are no requirements anymore.
They do have something called Magic Queue. I went again later in the middle of the summer during the week and had plenty of time to get done what we wanted. Here’s that video if you’re interested to see crowd levels: ruclips.net/video/Qx7A4Lru7gY/видео.html
We went yesterday on opening day. My son had a blast on the rides ans water slides. I dont think they were really ready to open it was very very hard to get in and we were walking through a weeds and rocks in parking lot. food lines were soooo long!! I felt it wasn’t enough room for a parade . it was so dirty and nasty in bathrooms and around changing rooms but my son loved its all that counts!
The parking lot definitely still looked under construction when we were there on Friday. I know the food took awhile even for us and they didn’t have to ring us up. Wasn’t sure the reasoning for it but didn’t want to pass judgement on that during a media preview. Hopefully they can work through all of these things over the next few weeks and I’ll check it out again in a month and see how things are going.
I'm gonna be going tommarow. Fun fact Sesame place was built by knotts and it operated as 'knotts soak city' until seaworld bought it and made it 'Aquatica' they just came in, made it so you didn't have to carry a tube up rhe toilet bowl slide, and add some roofs to rides. Then it got overhauled ro sesame place. Interesting history, the more you know.
@@benjaminveksler3793 We didn’t attempt to do any rides after the water park. It does give me the feel of being able to go between the rides as it’s not separated into a wet and dry park. Everything is all mixed together. But I would assume you’d need to be dry and in normal clothes to do things like the coaster. But I’m not 100% positive.
The roller coaster, swings, and Cookie climb have height requirements but the rest are appropriate for all ages. Of course, none of the water slides are age appropriate except the small children areas and the wave pool.
@@HONEYHEIST One was fine for us, but there were no waits during media preview. It’s not that large though. So I can’t imagine 2 would be needed anyway.
I have a four year old and we go to both! I would think it depends on what your aims are. If you want a water park, then definitely Sesame Place. But if you just want the dry rides, then go to SeaWorld. There are a wider variety of things to do, animals to see, and shows to watch.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thanks for replying! I was looking all over for comparison videos for both places and came across yours! My daughter just watched both with me and now she can pick which one she prefers!😂
Nice vid... I thinking about getting a season pass..do you think it's worth it? It looks like you guys had an awesome time...I do live in OC though....thanks!!
If you think you’d visit at least 3 times in a season, go for it! You aren’t really saving any money until the third visit though. If you see yourself also visiting SeaWorld you could consider a SeaWorld pass with a Sesame Place add-on or a platinum pass (that gives you access to all 11 SeaWorld parks in the US). We have Disneyland passes and make the trek up from East County San Diego at least once a month so it’s certainly doable but whether Sesame Place/SeaWorld has the same (or similar) appeal to you would be something to consider before getting a pass.
SoCal Disney Dad, thank you for showing us Sesame Place San Diego, but have you ever thought about going to Great Wolf Lodge? I go there a lot with my kids and wanted to know if you have been there or what was your review there at Great Wolf Lodge.
We have been asked this a lot! Like it might be our number one request. We talked about this yesterday and are thinking about it for Easter Break. I’m going to research pricing and availability today.
@@SoCalDisneyDad it is an indoor water park and have a hotel that is part of your stay. It also has a restaurant in and on the water park/hotel. It is pretty much 5 mins west of Disneyland. Would love to see your review if you go. Tip for great wolf is to book the hotel a little early to get the next discount.
@@michaellastrella7568 I have looked into booking it before for discounts, but they were always weekdays, and until recently, I haven't had the ability to take off on weekdays. But now I can so it's definitely something we want to do.
We are planning to get the annual pass should i get this? Im a big fan of sesame street when i was youger and my daugther loves elmo when shs was a baby.. it will be fun going here like dream come true to meet my favorite characters 🥰
I haven’t finished the video so maybe my question will be answered later but do they have a little playground or anything for toddlers who might not be tall enough for the rides ? We’re taking my son on Saturday for his birthday and I hope there’s things for him 😩
I don't recall seeing a playground. No. There is a small foam mat area called Harmony Hills that I might not have put in the video, but it was just a place to make music by hitting metal flowers with a hammer. They do have that smaller water play area, and the wave pool is zero entry, so they have super shallow ends. 3 of the 7 dry rides have a minimum height requirement, but 4 of them are for anyone. Let me know if you have any other questions!
It was heated, yes. It was about 68 degrees when we started water rides and I didn’t even notice. The sun helped, but the water was still pretty warm. Our Legoland water park video hits tomorrow and it was much much colder that day, but their water was warmed as well. It warmer in the water than out. I don’t quite remember that warm of water at Sesame Place. But it definitely wasn’t air temp.
@@cherit34638 It was a high of 75 and sunny for the day. So it warmed up decently enough. Legoland on Saturday on the other hand was a high of 65 and it was about 61 when we were in the water park. That was a little TOO cold. Fine in the water, frigid if you were standing in line for slides.
Please help me understand, SeaWorld Sandiego is different and Sesame Place San Diego is different? Which one would be more fun for 5 years old… both of them or any one? Can you quickly suggest.. I’m planning to go next week
SeaWorld is a theme park / aquarium with 15 rides and many of them smaller kids rides. Sesame Place is a water park that does have 7 small dry rides but the main attraction is the pools and water slides. Both are excellent for a 5 year old. It’s just a matter of what you want to see/do more.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Great, Thanks for your suggestions. We have 4 days for San Diego trip and looking to explore 2 days - the nature and beaches like La Jolla, Sunset cliffs , Coronado Island beach etc and other 2 days - Kids friendly attractions - Can you please suggest which one your votes go for - SeaWorld San Diego, Sesame Place San Diego , Safari Park and Legoland . Based on your experience, which one do you rate top 2 ? Any more recommendations?
@@krishnapriya4948 I love all 4 of them! I know that’s not the answer you wanted 😂. They are all so unique. The Safari Park is a Zoo and fantastic (though I usually recommend the San Diego Zoo if it’s your first time, as opposed to the Safari Park). Legoland is a major kids theme park that my 4 year old and 7 year old absolutely love. It has a water park too (extra cost). And I already explained the other two. I would suggest Legoland for sure and get the water park option if that interests you. And the other day would either be the Zoo/Safari Park or SeaWorld depending on if you want land animals or water animals. If you do Legoland, you may want a lower key day so Zoo/Safari Park would be the way to go. SeaWorld will be just as crazy/busy as Legoland. Maybe even more so.
you do all for one price. there are def more water rides than dry rides . we just threw our suits in a bag and changed when we were done with dry rides
One admission to get in and then you can do everything. The only add on would be Magic Queue if you want to be able to skip the line. Magic Queue is limited so once it’s gone for the day, that’s it. I like that they limit it because WDW’s Genie+ is being used by 80% of people and it defeats the purpose of a “fast lane”
We visited Knott’s for our first official visit with rides open this past March. We will likely try to go again next March. But you’re welcome to search for that video if you’d like to see it.
Looks like 2 PM and 6 PM for tomorrow, Sunday. But it’s subject to change day by day so I’d check the show times on their website for the day you plan to attend.
I am going to sea world this July and sesame Place on different days my question is do they have the meet and greet with the sesame Street characters at sea world bay of play or sesame place ?
They have meet and greets at both places, but I’m not sure on times. I know there aren’t always meet and greets at Bay of Play. But they do have them. You’re more likely to see characters at Sesame Place.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you for that info I actually called and they told me they have them at both places and all characters will be at sea world bay of play all day the day I’m going I’m hoping this is true we are coming from an army base in Colorado I don’t want to be disappointed lol
@@carinasanchez4513 They’ll be there, but I don’t know about “all day”. Usually when I go it’s hit or miss if I see them. But they should have set meet and greet times if you check the app.
If it’s an either or scenario, and your kids are under 7 or 8 years old, then go with LEGOLAND. Their water park isn’t as thrilling, but my youngest didn’t go on a single water slide at Sesame Place (except Oscar’s Rotten Rafts and he HATED it). The park itself at LEGOLAND is way more exciting.
@@dannyboy5123 You should be able to take them with you to the dry rides. I’m not sure about leaving them in a random spot, but you could probably claim some lounge chairs in the water areas and put your stuff there. Be sure you don’t leave any valuables out though.
I didn’t really like legoland maybe because I didn’t plan what rides before going but it was more for my son and he had fun I’d prefer this place 🤗 he’s tall and would benefit more on the rides but legoland was packed when I went but if I ever go back I’m planning what rides to get on ahead of time my son had a lot more fun at California adventure
@@amycortez5280 Disney will always win for us over LEGOLAND, but I think LEGOLAND is a great place to go too. A lot of their rides are hour long waits during busy times though. The water park there is definitely for kids on the littler side whereas Sesame Place caters to the older kids and adults.
I believe the life jackets are available for all without cost. We had no costs for anything during the media preview. Lockers were free, food was free. So I don’t know the exact cost of things that will have a cost. But I am pretty positive the life jackets don’t have a charge. Legoland’s water park is the same way. So long as they don’t run out, life jackets should be available at no extra cost.
@@sarinaarceo9103 No worries at all. Yes, take your own towels. Towels are available for purchase if you forget one. I remember seeing that as an “extra” when getting a locker, but that would have had a charge.
As far as I know, yes. They have rides at SeaWorld that aren't at Sesame Place. The only overlap is the Elmo's dumbo type ride. The swing ride is smaller at Sesame Place and SeaWorld's Jellyfish Swings caters to teens and adults.
Sesame Place is its own theme park (including both dry and wet rides for one admission price). This is separate and different from SeaWorld (in case that’s where confusion comes from) which is a different theme park with its own admission fees.
@@rezzylove3365 I would purchase tickets ahead of time as online prices are usually cheaper, but otherwise Sesame Place doesn’t have a reservation system so you can show up and buy tickets at the gate if you like.
@@rezzylove3365 I needed to buy a pass for my oldest son at SeaWorld and found out it was like $10 more expensive at the gate. So I just bought it on my phone while standing at the ticket kiosk, then the guy printed his pass for me. Saved $10.
This video was during Media Previews, so there were maybe 200-300 people there and and roughly only 30 riding water slides. The guy at Cookie Monster Mixer said 10 people had ridden it all day. One of my other vlogger friends (he shared his thoughts on Super Grover after riding in this video) only did the dry rides and left. I want to get back to Sesame Place but it’s likely not going to be until first week of June. My next few weeks are way too busy on weekends and it’s not open weekdays right now.
@@lemonwang1408 Excellent! We were at Legoland water park today and it was 61 degrees. The water was great. Just a little chilly outside. So assuming you go to Sesame Place on a similar day, it’s still a good time since the water is warm.
You can do 4 of the dry rides, the children’s water play area, the lazy River, and the wave pool. But the rest of the rides and slides have height requirements.
I’d never been to it before, even when it was Aquatica, so this was great to me. But I can see how Soak City was probably run better as Knott’s is better than SeaWorld in my opinion.
They have really bad service for popular food pizza, hotdog and hamburgers during weekends. Your going to wait for 2 hours and employees are mostly teenagers and they don't care if people are waiting so long cost is so expensive I would advise go for nachos only 12.99 and feed for 2 people. I even saw employees play around in the pizza cooking area. And also heard bad complaints of people long wait at hotdog and pizza. ME HATE SEAWORLD FOOD SERVICE DURING WEEKENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@@JimmMejia7 Thank you!
@@SoCalDisneyDad 6:27; Math is too our favorite subject. 6:34 We used to watch Count It Higher from Sesame Street Music Videos when we were little and Count Von Count was host. The number one song on the list was “Count It Higher” to the tune of “Twist and Shout.”
@@SoCalDisneyDad I’m going to go here this summer
@@jonbeyer1728 Hope you have a great visit!
If I ever visit San Diego, along with the San Diego Zoo, this is definitely somewhere I'd have on my list to visit. As a big Muppet nerd, this park would be great for someone like me.
My family and I had the opportunity to go and the kids had tons of fun!! Thank you for sharing your experience 😊
Glad to hear! It is such a great place and I’m excited you had an awesome time.
FINALLY A PLACE JUST FOR KIDS 😭😭😭& not adults reliving their childhoods
It’s great for both in my opinion! But definitely weighted more towards the children. Loads of fun for the whole family, though.
Thank you for sharing this vídeo!!
That’s great..we’ll be going tomorrow..I remembered the slides and the big whirlpool thing was part of the Aquatica. Thanks for the video 👍❤️
Have a great time!
OMG what a fun vlog!!! Thank you for bringing us along all the fun at Sesame Place 😆😆
Thank you!
I went to that park as a kid when it originally opened as white water canyon. Now I will be taking my daughter tomorrow on opening day☺️ thank you for the amazing content.
I’ve never had the opportunity to visit when it was any of its earlier iterations. But we were so glad to have gone and hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow!
14:03 I remember it in aquatica form along with the lazy river
SESAME PLACE SAN DIEGO
1. INTRO
2. Super Grover'S BOX CAR DERBY
3. SOAR AND SPIN
4. COOKIE CLIMB
5. RUB-A-DUB SUB
6. ABBY'S FAIRY FLIGHT
7. SNUFFY'S SPAGHETTI SLIDES
8. OSCAR'S ROTTEN RIAFTS
9. ELMO'S SILLY SAND SLIDES
10. THE COUNT'S SPLASH CASTLE
11. Cookie Monster MIXER
12. BIG BIRD'S BEACH
13. HARMONY HILLS
14. BIG BIRD'S RAMBLING RIVER
15. GROVER GRILL
16. ROCK AROUND THE BLOCK PARADE
17. SESAME PLACE GIFT SHOP
18. OUTRO
Thank you so much for this video socal dad and fam! I’m elicited I’m definitely going to visit!
You definitely should! We already want to go back and are thinking about upgrading our SeaWorld passes to allow it.
HAHA! That has to be the best opening ever! I'm always trying to think of creating ways to open each video. That was really outside the box. Nice work!
Thank you! That's much appreciated.
anyone in 2024
That means yes
That reaction after the Cookie Monster Mixer was priceless. My favorite part of the video
We are going as a family in July
Thank you for showing us the park
Hopefully you go back to Sesame Place
In the near future.
I’d like to go back for sure! Don’t know when, but it was great.
Thank you so much for the video!! Looks sooooo fun!!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching. It was such a blast.
This is awesome! My family and I are going this Sunday. I can’t wait to see little bros face 💕
Have a great time!
That looked like so much fun. I love water parks. Unfortunately I won't have time to go in June. But planning on coming in 2023 for a longer stay.
I am learning to like them. I haven't done very many in my life, and the Cookie Monster Mixer was about as big of a thrill as I ever dare do.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I couldn't remember the ride name. I would do that water slide. So cool. And definitely the lazy river.
That looks fun! Too bad I have to drive 8 hours just to get to San Diego 😔 but the videos do make me feel what it’s like to be there!
You'll definitely have to make a trip some time! But glad you're enjoying living vicariously through our adventures.
You guys are such a beautiful family, you have no idea what these quality time memories and having such fun parents are going to mean to your children (actually, I hope you do 💖) my boyfriend and I are planning to go on July for my birthday and I’m so exciteeed, your video convinced me that grownups can have fun there too💕
Thank you! And yes, absolutely. Adults can definitely have fun. We had a blast. I hope you have a great time.
Thank you so much for this video because of you I’ve been to sesame place so much times ❤thank you
This is gonna be sm fun for my niece, she wants to go on roller-coasters with me but she's little so she's gonna love this(she's also 4 soon to be 5 in July)
That's the perfect age for Sesame Place! I hope you guys have a blast.
im so glad i ran across your channel and saw this vid because we are going to Sesame Place this Summer and my daughter is so excited :) thank you for sharing this video. one happy mom here
Thanks for watching! If you have any questions, I’m always happy to answer them. Hope you guys have a great time.
@1:00 Oh...my god. Is that telly monster? HE'S NEVER ANYWHERE. I'm so glad to see him being showcased. He's been my favourite since 1986!
@ 23:40 hahahahaha. The yip yip yip guys!
@26:00 Oh dang. They have Prairie Dawn. They're appeasing to all of us older kids. Phenomenal!
@26:47 Wormy! I love him.
I don’t know any of these people. But I’m glad you do!
I just went there today, Especially the roller coaster, it was fun
Glad to had a great time!
This was awesome. I will definitely be checking this place out this summer.
Absolutely do!
@@SoCalDisneyDad i had a question though. This is not part of the Sea World passes right?
@@jennifergonzalez6236 If you have a SeaWorld platinum pass you can get in to Sesame Place. Anything lower than platinum and you need to either pay separate for Sesame Place or add Sesame Place to your existing pass. It’s $69 to add to a silver pass or $87 to add on to a gold pass.
Elmo's World
Loved the intro!
Glad you enjoyed it! It'll be around for a little while. At least until my kids get older and needs to be redone. 😂
@@SoCalDisneyDad thanks for the video ❤️
@@kjc_cal2112 You're welcome and thanks for watching!
Really enjoyed the tour until the end there when you wanted to "jig" 😆.
Haha
There’s gonna be Kermit the Frog on Sesame Street, because Kermit the frog was a Sesame Street Muppet and also a grandfather of Sesame Street. 😎👍🏻
Super cool!
Thank you so much for this video! We just moved to Barstow area and plan to do a lot of trips to San Diego. We're headed here mid-september when my son will be 18m (he loves sesame street). Do you think there will be rides that we can take him on?
For sure! He won’t be able to do the coaster, the swings, or the Cookie Climb. But he’ll be able to do the other 4 “dry rides” plus you’ll have a blast at the water park.
I cannot wait till August thank you!!
It was such a great place and definitely worth a visit!
This video is awesome and I’m glad your family & Super Grover got together for even more fun! Do they have all the floaties at the top of the slides? At our water park here, you need to carry the floats up to the top of the slide yourself and it is a huge deterrent for me at this point cause I don’t think i could carry floaties for myself and my kids 😅
No carrying involved! All the tubes are waiting for you at the top!
At least for the two rides with tubes that we could ride. The Bert and Ernie ones weren’t going yet. And Amy says those might require you to carry your tube.
Super Grover certainly enjoyed his time at the park with SoCal Disney Dad...except for the riding backward portions lol. Also - to confirm the big rides (Oscars and Cookies) the rafts are brought up to you via conveyor belt...but the Bert & Ernie tube slides will require people to carry them up themselves.
Great video! One thing I'm curious about has to do with the Cookie's Monster Mixer slide. In all the promotion materials and maps, there's a giant Cookie Monster at the top of the bowl with a mixing spoon. I guess that was cut? Also, this Sesame Place seems to have a broader audience appeal (a result of its previous life as Aquatica) than the original Sesame Place in Pennsylvania.
You know, you’re absolutely right about Cookie Monster. I hadn’t even noticed, but yeah, I have to imagine it was a budget cut.
I would also agree about the Pennsylvania difference. This one used to be an adult park. They did remove one of the adult slides to replace it with the stage area for the Sesame Street show. But otherwise, it’s definitely got an appeal for all ages.
So am I able to get two people in free with the season pass I really need to know before I buy it 🙃☺️
@@nellystarsinger I’m not sure off the top of my head. You may be able to with certain pass levels and not with others. If you go to Sesame Place’s annual pass page on their website, there will be a full list of benefits for each pass. That will be able to tell you for sure what each pass level can do.
@@SoCalDisneyDad okay cause I wanted to make sure it was accurate b4 I bought it cause six flags lies about their passes. But thank you
@@nellystarsinger SeaWorld (which owns Sesame Place) has two free guest passes and theirs work. Albeit with some minor caveats (only available certain months of the year). So I would expect Sesame Place to be similar.
Please go back! I really enjoyed this vid and would like to see more of it
I want to! I’ll try to go sometime the beginning of August.
I wanna go here and I’m 22!
I went to Sesame Place
I am one of your subscribers By the way :).
Thank you!
Your welcome!
Are masks required inside the theme park?
No. Masks are no longer required in any San Diego area theme park. They are still recommended and you’ll see signs to that effect. But there are no requirements anymore.
Do they have a quick pass for the rides? Asking because we are planning to do one day and I’m afraid we won’t be able to ride them all
They do have something called Magic Queue. I went again later in the middle of the summer during the week and had plenty of time to get done what we wanted.
Here’s that video if you’re interested to see crowd levels: ruclips.net/video/Qx7A4Lru7gY/видео.html
GROVER COASTER
It’s a fun, but short little ride. Good for the kiddos.
We went yesterday on opening day. My son had a blast on the rides ans water slides. I dont think they were really ready to open it was very very hard to get in and we were walking through a weeds and rocks in parking lot. food lines were soooo long!! I felt it wasn’t enough room for a parade . it was so dirty and nasty in bathrooms and around changing rooms but my son loved its all that counts!
The parking lot definitely still looked under construction when we were there on Friday.
I know the food took awhile even for us and they didn’t have to ring us up. Wasn’t sure the reasoning for it but didn’t want to pass judgement on that during a media preview.
Hopefully they can work through all of these things over the next few weeks and I’ll check it out again in a month and see how things are going.
exactly they just need time to get through the kinksb
Awesome
It's pretty fun! We can't wait to go back (whenever our schedule allows us).
I'm gonna be going tommarow. Fun fact Sesame place was built by knotts and it operated as 'knotts soak city' until seaworld bought it and made it 'Aquatica' they just came in, made it so you didn't have to carry a tube up rhe toilet bowl slide, and add some roofs to rides. Then it got overhauled ro sesame place. Interesting history, the more you know.
It actually started as White Water Canyon before it was Knott’s Soak City. I learned that today. Have a great time tomorrow!
@@SoCalDisneyDad Thank you! What attire do I need to go on the normal rides, I assume shirt required and maybe shoes?
@@benjaminveksler3793 We didn’t attempt to do any rides after the water park. It does give me the feel of being able to go between the rides as it’s not separated into a wet and dry park. Everything is all mixed together.
But I would assume you’d need to be dry and in normal clothes to do things like the coaster. But I’m not 100% positive.
@@SoCalDisneyDad well, well see tommarow!
Are these rides 1year old friendly? Thx for the video, very informative!
The roller coaster, swings, and Cookie climb have height requirements but the rest are appropriate for all ages. Of course, none of the water slides are age appropriate except the small children areas and the wave pool.
@@SoCalDisneyDad awesome thank you so much.
@@SoCalDisneyDad also, do you need 1 or 2 days to do the whole park ?
@@HONEYHEIST One was fine for us, but there were no waits during media preview.
It’s not that large though. So I can’t imagine 2 would be needed anyway.
Would you prefer taking a four year old to sesame place San Diego or to sea world San Diego ?
I have a four year old and we go to both! I would think it depends on what your aims are.
If you want a water park, then definitely Sesame Place.
But if you just want the dry rides, then go to SeaWorld. There are a wider variety of things to do, animals to see, and shows to watch.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thanks for replying! I was looking all over for comparison videos for both places and came across yours! My daughter just watched both with me and now she can pick which one she prefers!😂
Is the water park free with admission or is it extra?
Everything inside the park is a single admission.
Nice vid... I thinking about getting a season pass..do you think it's worth it?
It looks like you guys had an awesome time...I do live in OC though....thanks!!
If you think you’d visit at least 3 times in a season, go for it!
You aren’t really saving any money until the third visit though.
If you see yourself also visiting SeaWorld you could consider a SeaWorld pass with a Sesame Place add-on or a platinum pass (that gives you access to all 11 SeaWorld parks in the US).
We have Disneyland passes and make the trek up from East County San Diego at least once a month so it’s certainly doable but whether Sesame Place/SeaWorld has the same (or similar) appeal to you would be something to consider before getting a pass.
So am I able to get two people in free with the season pass I really need to know before I buy it 🙃☺️
SoCal Disney Dad, thank you for showing us Sesame Place San Diego, but have you ever thought about going to Great Wolf Lodge? I go there a lot with my kids and wanted to know if you have been there or what was your review there at Great Wolf Lodge.
We have been asked this a lot! Like it might be our number one request. We talked about this yesterday and are thinking about it for Easter Break. I’m going to research pricing and availability today.
@@SoCalDisneyDad it is an indoor water park and have a hotel that is part of your stay. It also has a restaurant in and on the water park/hotel. It is pretty much 5 mins west of Disneyland. Would love to see your review if you go. Tip for great wolf is to book the hotel a little early to get the next discount.
@@michaellastrella7568 I have looked into booking it before for discounts, but they were always weekdays, and until recently, I haven't had the ability to take off on weekdays. But now I can so it's definitely something we want to do.
We are planning to get the annual pass should i get this? Im a big fan of sesame street when i was youger and my daugther loves elmo when shs was a baby.. it will be fun going here like dream come true to meet my favorite characters 🥰
If you think you’ll visit at least three times during the season (they close around Thanksgiving) then a pass is definitely worth it!
1 admission to the rides and water park or have to purchase different admission?
It’s one theme park. No separate admissions. Everything is all together.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thanks. 😊
will you go in the sumer?
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I haven’t finished the video so maybe my question will be answered later but do they have a little playground or anything for toddlers who might not be tall enough for the rides ? We’re taking my son on Saturday for his birthday and I hope there’s things for him 😩
I don't recall seeing a playground. No. There is a small foam mat area called Harmony Hills that I might not have put in the video, but it was just a place to make music by hitting metal flowers with a hammer.
They do have that smaller water play area, and the wave pool is zero entry, so they have super shallow ends.
3 of the 7 dry rides have a minimum height requirement, but 4 of them are for anyone.
Let me know if you have any other questions!
I only have one question. Is the water heated? It is March and San Diego water temperature is typically freezing cold unless seriously heated.
It was heated, yes. It was about 68 degrees when we started water rides and I didn’t even notice. The sun helped, but the water was still pretty warm.
Our Legoland water park video hits tomorrow and it was much much colder that day, but their water was warmed as well. It warmer in the water than out.
I don’t quite remember that warm of water at Sesame Place. But it definitely wasn’t air temp.
68! That is freezing! 86 might be tolerable. Thanks for the video. 😃
@@cherit34638 It was a high of 75 and sunny for the day. So it warmed up decently enough.
Legoland on Saturday on the other hand was a high of 65 and it was about 61 when we were in the water park. That was a little TOO cold.
Fine in the water, frigid if you were standing in line for slides.
Please help me understand, SeaWorld Sandiego is different and Sesame Place San Diego is different? Which one would be more fun for 5 years old… both of them or any one? Can you quickly suggest.. I’m planning to go next week
SeaWorld is a theme park / aquarium with 15 rides and many of them smaller kids rides. Sesame Place is a water park that does have 7 small dry rides but the main attraction is the pools and water slides.
Both are excellent for a 5 year old. It’s just a matter of what you want to see/do more.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Great, Thanks for your suggestions. We have 4 days for San Diego trip and looking to explore 2 days - the nature and beaches like La Jolla, Sunset cliffs , Coronado Island beach etc and other 2 days - Kids friendly attractions - Can you please suggest which one your votes go for - SeaWorld San Diego, Sesame Place San Diego , Safari Park and Legoland . Based on your experience, which one do you rate top 2 ? Any more recommendations?
@@krishnapriya4948 I love all 4 of them! I know that’s not the answer you wanted 😂. They are all so unique. The Safari Park is a Zoo and fantastic (though I usually recommend the San Diego Zoo if it’s your first time, as opposed to the Safari Park).
Legoland is a major kids theme park that my 4 year old and 7 year old absolutely love. It has a water park too (extra cost).
And I already explained the other two.
I would suggest Legoland for sure and get the water park option if that interests you.
And the other day would either be the Zoo/Safari Park or SeaWorld depending on if you want land animals or water animals.
If you do Legoland, you may want a lower key day so Zoo/Safari Park would be the way to go. SeaWorld will be just as crazy/busy as Legoland. Maybe even more so.
9$ for half of a pizza, that better be some really good pizza, Hahahahahahahaha 😀🌶️⚡!!!
That’s nothing. Wait till you see SeaWorld’s pizza place they just opened. Video coming on Wednesday I think. 😂
This them park looks nice
We had such a great time!
What camera abs holder are you using to film?
A manfrotto tripod for iPhone and a GoPro with wrist mount on water slides
so where exactly is sesame street? is it inside seaworld? like legoland’s waterpark
No, this is a separate theme park. It used to be Aquatica, and before SeaWorld owned it it was a Knott’s Soak City. It’s located in Chula Vista, CA
So once you pay your admission can you do all the water slides and rides or do they all have different prices?
you do all for one price. there are def more water rides than dry rides . we just threw our suits in a bag and changed when we were done with dry rides
One admission to get in and then you can do everything. The only add on would be Magic Queue if you want to be able to skip the line.
Magic Queue is limited so once it’s gone for the day, that’s it. I like that they limit it because WDW’s Genie+ is being used by 80% of people and it defeats the purpose of a “fast lane”
@@jessicaladdon7084 thank you so much for your response
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you! Was debating of going to the zoo or here but my kids are fishes so this place wins!
@@Laura_0427 They’ll have loads of fun, I’m sure!
any idea what the depth of the water is at the bottom when you come down the slides ?
I am not super sure. But I would put little ones in a life vest unless they’re sure of themselves. I’d say it’s probably at least 3-4 feet deep.
Is this in sea world?
It’s where the old Aquatica used to be. This is a separate theme park 15 minutes south of SeaWorld.
Hey Socal Disney Dad! I wanted to tell you that you should go to Knotts berry Farm! Its in California I hope you live in California!
We visited Knott’s for our first official visit with rides open this past March. We will likely try to go again next March. But you’re welcome to search for that video if you’d like to see it.
Ok I will thank you!
When are the parades?
Looks like 2 PM and 6 PM for tomorrow, Sunday. But it’s subject to change day by day so I’d check the show times on their website for the day you plan to attend.
I am going to sea world this July and sesame Place on different days my question is do they have the meet and greet with the sesame Street characters at sea world bay of play or sesame place ?
They have meet and greets at both places, but I’m not sure on times. I know there aren’t always meet and greets at Bay of Play. But they do have them. You’re more likely to see characters at Sesame Place.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you for that info I actually called and they told me they have them at both places and all characters will be at sea world bay of play all day the day I’m going I’m hoping this is true we are coming from an army base in Colorado I don’t want to be disappointed lol
@@carinasanchez4513 They’ll be there, but I don’t know about “all day”. Usually when I go it’s hit or miss if I see them. But they should have set meet and greet times if you check the app.
@@SoCalDisneyDad I did thank you I got times i appreciate it ❤️
My main question is , if their season pass is worth it over the Legoland season pass as in activities for the kids.
If it’s an either or scenario, and your kids are under 7 or 8 years old, then go with LEGOLAND.
Their water park isn’t as thrilling, but my youngest didn’t go on a single water slide at Sesame Place (except Oscar’s Rotten Rafts and he HATED it).
The park itself at LEGOLAND is way more exciting.
@@dannyboy5123 Thank you!
@@dannyboy5123 You should be able to take them with you to the dry rides. I’m not sure about leaving them in a random spot, but you could probably claim some lounge chairs in the water areas and put your stuff there.
Be sure you don’t leave any valuables out though.
I didn’t really like legoland maybe because I didn’t plan what rides before going but it was more for my son and he had fun I’d prefer this place 🤗 he’s tall and would benefit more on the rides but legoland was packed when I went but if I ever go back I’m planning what rides to get on ahead of time my son had a lot more fun at California adventure
@@amycortez5280 Disney will always win for us over LEGOLAND, but I think LEGOLAND is a great place to go too. A lot of their rides are hour long waits during busy times though.
The water park there is definitely for kids on the littler side whereas Sesame Place caters to the older kids and adults.
Question: was the kids life jackets free? Im going on sunday with my 2 year old so just curious
I believe the life jackets are available for all without cost. We had no costs for anything during the media preview. Lockers were free, food was free. So I don’t know the exact cost of things that will have a cost.
But I am pretty positive the life jackets don’t have a charge. Legoland’s water park is the same way. So long as they don’t run out, life jackets should be available at no extra cost.
Do i need to bring my own towels too? Sorry for the lame questions but just trying to pack accordingly haha
@@sarinaarceo9103 No worries at all. Yes, take your own towels. Towels are available for purchase if you forget one. I remember seeing that as an “extra” when getting a locker, but that would have had a charge.
Hey did your two year old get on any of the rides I’m going next weekend
@@quengarner9769 yes we went on 2 rides. The submarine one and the elmo flying one. She enjoyed both!
Are they going to keep seasame street bay of play at seaworld
As far as I know, yes. They have rides at SeaWorld that aren't at Sesame Place. The only overlap is the Elmo's dumbo type ride. The swing ride is smaller at Sesame Place and SeaWorld's Jellyfish Swings caters to teens and adults.
How does the pricing go do u have to pay separately for the waterpark
Sesame Place is its own theme park (including both dry and wet rides for one admission price).
This is separate and different from SeaWorld (in case that’s where confusion comes from) which is a different theme park with its own admission fees.
Thanks
do I have to purchase tickets before or at the gate for Parking and day passes ?
@@rezzylove3365 I would purchase tickets ahead of time as online prices are usually cheaper, but otherwise Sesame Place doesn’t have a reservation system so you can show up and buy tickets at the gate if you like.
@@rezzylove3365 I needed to buy a pass for my oldest son at SeaWorld and found out it was like $10 more expensive at the gate. So I just bought it on my phone while standing at the ticket kiosk, then the guy printed his pass for me. Saved $10.
It looks so empty from when you went
This video was during Media Previews, so there were maybe 200-300 people there and and roughly only 30 riding water slides.
The guy at Cookie Monster Mixer said 10 people had ridden it all day.
One of my other vlogger friends (he shared his thoughts on Super Grover after riding in this video) only did the dry rides and left.
I want to get back to Sesame Place but it’s likely not going to be until first week of June.
My next few weeks are way too busy on weekends and it’s not open weekdays right now.
Is it very cold water?
Not at all. The pools are heated. There’s still a slight adjustment when you’re completely dry to being wet, but it was shocking at all.
@@SoCalDisneyDad Great! We gonna be there during spring break 😇
@@lemonwang1408 Excellent! We were at Legoland water park today and it was 61 degrees. The water was great. Just a little chilly outside. So assuming you go to Sesame Place on a similar day, it’s still a good time since the water is warm.
I'm gonna be a dad one day, I'mma bring or her here.
You definitely should! It’s a great place.
How much can I do with a 18 month old
You can do 4 of the dry rides, the children’s water play area, the lazy River, and the wave pool. But the rest of the rides and slides have height requirements.
How much is the day ticket?
It varies on the day, but for the next month at least, it’s $64.99.
@@SoCalDisneyDad thank you!
It's busy tomorrow
I hate this place this is too fun 1 star
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Hi! We are going to be there tomorrow! Love to meet you. My husband and I have a youtube channel. Day Trippers Adventures
We'll be at LEGOLAND tomorrow. Always happy to say "Hi" and add other RUclipsrs with a shout out in our videos if you see us in the parks.
We so love youtubers!!
Soak city was better 😔
I’d never been to it before, even when it was Aquatica, so this was great to me. But I can see how Soak City was probably run better as Knott’s is better than SeaWorld in my opinion.
They have really bad service for popular food pizza, hotdog and hamburgers during weekends. Your going to wait for 2 hours and employees are mostly teenagers and they don't care if people are waiting so long cost is so expensive I would advise go for nachos only 12.99 and feed for 2 people.
I even saw employees play around in the pizza cooking area. And also heard bad complaints of people long wait at hotdog and pizza.
ME HATE SEAWORLD FOOD SERVICE DURING WEEKENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SeaWorld food sucks in general. Overpriced and poor quality. Service is definitely a problem too.
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Am I the only one that gets creepy vibes from these two dudes ...
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