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Experience our twelve thrilling rides at Pacific Park ® on the Santa Monica Pier! Pacific Wheel The world’s only solar-powered Ferris wheel gives visitors a panoramic view of the Southern California coastline from more than 130 feet above the Santa Monica Pier.
- West Coaster – Pacific Park® | Amusement Park on the Santa Monica Pier
The only West Coast, oceanfront, steel roller coaster...
- Pacific Park® | Amusement Park on the Santa Monica Pier ...
Located on the world-famous Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park®...
- West Coaster – Pacific Park® | Amusement Park on the Santa Monica Pier
Millions of visitors each year enjoy our 12 thrilling rides, including the first solar-powered Ferris Wheel, the Pacific Wheel, challenging midway games, and traditional Park food favorites. It’s fun you’d expect from one of Southern California’s leading entertainment destinations.
- Ride the historic carousel housed inside the Looff Hippodrome, the oldest building on the pier. The beautiful Looff Hippodrome has survived storms and demolition attempts, but is miraculously still standing.
- Visit the fun Pacific Park amusement park, with a rollercoaster and ferris wheel. Santa Monica Pier: 10 BEST Things to Do. The two-acre Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, is intended to capture the glory days of vintage seaside parks, with a rollercoaster, ferris wheel, carnival rides, bumper cars, a swinging ship, and rides for little kids.
- Play pinball machines, air hockey and skeeball at the Playland Arcade, adjacent to Pacific Park (on the left below). Santa Monica Pier: #1 Tourist Guide.
- Watch students fly through the air at the Trapeze School, next door to the Playland Arcade.
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For most of its 110 years, the pier has attracted locals and tourists alike with the promise of endless entertainment options. But it didn’t start out that way. The West Coast’s first concrete pier debuted in September 1909 as a public utility for piping treated sewage out to sea. But it didn’t take long for someone to put the fun in function. That...
On the boardwalk, down by the sea, there truly is something for everyone including an amusement park, aquarium, fishing, and spectacular sunsets. • Pacific Park, the last of the West Coast’s amusement parks located on a pier, has carnival games, fair food, and 12 rides including a 35-mph roller coaster, spinning sharks, a sea dragon swing, and traf...
These special events will help you determine when you #wishyouwerepier. • ROGA is held most Saturdays from late March to August. It pairs an 8 am beach/pier run with a 9 am yoga class on the boardwalk. • The Twilight On The Pier concert series has set the Santa Monica night to music for 35 years. Typically held August through September, it features...
From fast to fancy, there’s plenty here to put in your stomach. • Casual and quick options include Pier Burger, Japadog(hot dogs with Japanese-style toppings), and the Pacific Park food court. • When at the shore, it makes sense to slurp down seafood. The Albright was the pier’s first sustainable business and has live oysters, crab, and lobster. Bu...
Go west to Santa Monica State Beach via Interstate 10 and the Pacific Coast Highway (1). The famous neon sign crowns the entry ramp where Ocean and Colorado Avenues intersect. The ramp is open to pedestrians, bikes, and cars. Pier deck parking is also accessible by the ramp. Use Appian Way to park in either of the two beach-level lots. Or ride the ...
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Located on the world-famous Santa Monica Pier, Pacific Park® is the family place to play! Featuring 12 thrilling rides, including the West Coaster and Pacific Wheel, the world's first solar-powered Ferris wheel. Millions of visitors each year enjoy all the rides, games and fun you’d expect from one of Southern California’s leading ...
Santa Monica Pier rides include the West Coaster, a roller coaster towering 55 feet above the Pacific Ocean, plus games, food and shopping. Pacific Park is open year-round, though seasonal hours vary.
