Sesame Place Philadelphia

Sesame Place Philadelphia

Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA

Status

Operating

Opened

July 30, 1980

Owner

United Parks & Resorts

Website

https://sesameplace.com/en/

History

Names

Sesame Place Philadelphia

2022 - present

Sesame Place

1980 - 2021

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The entrance in 2013

Sesame Place Philadelphia (formerly Sesame Place) is a theme park based on the television series Sesame Street. It is located in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, USA and is owned by United Parks & Resorts under an exclusive license from Sesame Workshop.

History

In 2018, it was announced that Sesame Place would become the first theme park to be certified as a Certified Autism Center.

Current roller coasters

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Status
Oscar's Wacky Taxi	The Gravity Group	Wooden Hybrid	May 26, 2018	Operating
Vapor Trail	Vekoma	Sit-Down	1998	Operating

Attractions

Present

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Bird's Tour Bus	Zamperla	Junior Flying Carpet	2022
Blast Off	Zamperla	Junior Drop Tower	2006
Captain Cookie's High C's Adventure	Zamperla	Sea Storm	2014
Count's Cruisers	Zamperla	Jump Around	2017 or earlier
Count's Fly By	Zamperla	Magic Bikes	2017 or earlier
Elmo's Cloud Chaser	Zamperla	Waveswinger	2011
Flyin' Fish	Zamperla	Jets	2006
Flying Cookie Jars	Zamperla	Balloon Tower	2002
Honker Dinger Derby	Tivoli Manufacturing	Orbiter	2014
Monster Mix-Up	Zamperla	Teacups	2002
Oscar's Rotten Rusty Rockets	Zamperla	Junior Suspended Whip	2014
Peek-A-Bug	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2006
Sunny Day Carousel	Chance Rides	Carousel	2008

Former

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Mix n' Match Twiddle Tracks	Unknown	Children's Railway	1993	2021	Trains removed, track standing but not operating

Water Slides

Current

Name	Manufacturer	Class	Type	Opened
Abby's Fairy Falls	Unknown	Body	N/A	1983
The Count's Splash Castle	Unknown	N/A	Water Play Structure	2009
Elmo's Silly Splashy Slides	Unknown	Body	N/A	1985
Elmo's Surf n' Slide	Unknown	Tube	N/A	1995
Rosita's Seaside Slides	Unknown	Tube	N/A	1993

Former

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Little Bird's Rapids	Unknown	Tube Slide	1990's	2008	Demolished
Rubber Duckie Pond	Unknown	Kiddie Slide	Unknown	2010	Demolished
Runaway Rapids	Unknown	Tube Slide	1984	2008	Demolished
Sesame Streak	Unknown	Tube Slide	Unknown	2020	Demolished
Zoom Flume	Unknown	Tube Slide	1983	1986	Demolished

External links

• 

  Sesame Place on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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