Certain rides were amazing, but lines pick up at night. Although, the Fast Pass people WILL take the spot you spent 45 minutes trying to get, especially if you try to get to the front seat. It also took 6 employees 33 minutes to start a ride because people wanted to move seats. Decent food, decent rides, terrible service. read more

I've visited three times now but this most recent time stood out the most. The staff was generally friendly and accommodating to our group of kids with disabilities. It was easy to get an accessible ride pass, although one of our kids was disappointed with the lack of accessible rides in the waterpark. The biggest issue was that all of the food places in the park closed right at dinner time, starting at 5:30pm, with no warning. We ended up running around all over the park before finding the last place open, but they didn't have enough food left to serve our whole group. read more

I went here for my seventh grade and eighth grade band competition and it was great. The only complaint I have is that I had to wait in a line for 3 1/2 hours because one of the rides kept being out of order and not being out of order. other than that, it was super fun. We got third and second in our competitions then another Yeah we got first so I was very happy. I recommend the ride that has water and can splash on you. It's so much fun!!! read more

We went to 21+ event. Chicken Fight & Burger Brawl it was a great time. 40+ Restaurants serving wings, burgers and drinks, we voted for the best in each category and got to ride the rides. Will plan to attend the event in years to come. read more

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Went to the Christmas event at Elitch and it was very amusing. The lights were nice to look at and even getting on rides there weren't long lines. Of course the food and drinks were expensive so if you could i recommend bringing treats. read more

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TLDR; DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE Long story short, my partner and I (avid theme park goers and lovers), drove 13 hours round trip from Albuquerque, NM and spent $700 on season passes and rapid ride passes, along with $1000 in hotel costs, and about $300 in fuel - none of this including food. We SPECIFICALLY went to Denver to visit Elitch Gardens because we'd never been before. From the second we stepped on site - Elitch Gardens failed in customer service the entire time we were there. First, our passes could not be found in the system. Then, when they were, we were sent to get our rapid ride pass band. At that station, we were told we'd have to upgrade to platinum passes in order to receive them, despite already purchasing them with our gold passes. After several minutes of argument with the attendant, we made our way to the lockers area. At the Venu kiosk, my card was charged $30 for a locker, however, a locker was not assigned. We were sent to find a Venu employee to request a refund - that was not where we were told they would be. We eventually made our way to Guest Relations and requested a refund. The attendant there told us that we would need to email Elitch Gardens to request the refund. No refund was approved in their response. I have now had to contact my credit union to issue the credit back because Elitch Gardens has the shittiest customer service that I have ever encountered. read more

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Dirty, run down and a shell of its former self, skip Elitch Gardens. No shade, many rollercoasters are broken down and all in all a big disappointment. Elitch Gardens is moving soon and I'm surprised the park is even open at all. read more

Classic independent amusement parks need to be cherished and preserved. We had a great time at Elitch Gardens when we visited last Saturday. The Mindbender is an awesome coaster with intense speed and great inversions. The staff was friendly. I don't know how anyone can complain about the price especially for locals buying a season ticket. We didn't do the Waterpark but from a distance it looked pretty solid with at least a half dozen slides and wave pool. Sure some of the park could use a coat of fresh paint but at the end of the day it offers family friendly rides and plenty of thrills along with a decent size Waterpark all for one price. Plus we noticed rides like sling shot and XLR8R which are usually an upcharge at most parks were included with the ticket price, they can easily run you around $30-50 as a standalone ride so that's a value if you like extreme thrills. We really enjoyed the Kaleidoscope by Meow Wolf, while not nearly as detailed as an actual Meow Wolf, this psychedelic dark ride was a lot of fun. The giant wheel was solid as well. Sidewinder is one of only 3 such style coasters operating in the world was very unique. It's not a launch coaster in the modern sense but you start dropping directly into a loop only to come up on the other side and then back again in reverse. Serious g-force and deceptively fast! Overall I thought the park was the perfect size with all the classics for both kids and adults. read more

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Very very run down theme park. Definitely one of the worst Ive ever been to and I love theme parks. Usually Denver has cooler things than in most areas but carnivals are better than this place. It needs to be torn down honestly. Went with my family and friends and we still made the best of it. Definitely will not go back here and don't recommend anyone else does either unless you get some kind of free tickets. But even then ai would still try to do something else safer read more

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It was fun and fantastic last time and I've been to elitch gardens when I was young and hopefully I wanna come back again next time soon read more

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Growing up in Denver, I experienced Elitchs first, then the Six Flags edition, and eventually back to Elitchs. I have lots of memories here including: getting season passes and hanging out with friends in my high school days, bringing out of town visitors, and my first time having a funnel cake. Now as a parent, I'm able to enjoy the amusement park through my kids' eyes. And they really love it here! I find myself being a season pass holder again after 20 years... I feel grateful that this park still exists (despite many years of talk that it will be moving or closing soon). It brings vitality to the city and is always cool drive into downtown and see the rides in motion. I will agree that the workers seem so unhappy but I get that it's a monotonous job. We had trouble finding a single seat/chair available in the water park. That part was stressful and when my 2-year-old needed to nap, I had to hold him in my arms for over an hour (while my older kids went on rides). The Kiddie Land has several fun rides for their age, and the lines have been pretty short. They always want to take a go at the games which is where we spend the most money. Spent $45 to get a big Squirtle recently, but it's a guarantee win... Season passes include free parking and 15% off on food (which we didn't know, and the staff didn't ask us...). read more

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I recently went to elitches, it's such a mess, dirty and the workers look like they hate their life. The price of the ticket and food doesn't add up to the experience. read more

We took our 2nd oldest granddaughter Hulali to her first thrill ride experience at Elitch Gardens & She was Super Excited! More than she ever was for Disney! We are so happy she had the Best 7th birthday experience here. Wait times were for us on our 2 days were 15min. to 30min. I recommend to do single riders if you don't mind splitting up & don't wanna spend the extra for a fast lane pass.The tower crane "Super Fly" or The "Slingshot" cage ball are cash or card upfront only. read more

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It's crazy how this is right in the middle of downtown Denver. I've been here for 5 years and this was my first time going. It was so much fun! The roller coasters are legit. Not a slight hump but a brain musher. The same ticket gets you in the water park and the non-water park. It was definitely worth going read more

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Went to an event. Big fans blowing due to hot weather and no A/C. Also, people in the hall tearing duct tape. Not able to hear anything the presenter said. Left after about 15 minutes. read more

I usually love this park. But today it was a nightmare. My friend was having a medical emergency. Her vision was going out, her legs numb. But she forgot her phone inside. I call it, and an employee answers. I go to guest services where he said I could go get it, wait an hour, just to find out I have to give them my ID and go inside to guest relationships. Another hour there, just to learn that I can't get it because it isn't my phone, even though I could actively call it from my own phone. read more

Unfortunately two of the three coasters I wanted to ride were closed. Twister 3 and Boomerang were closed. Mind eraser was decent. Rest of park for kids and spinny rides. Hand rolled pretzels at front were good. read more

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Me and my brother got season passes here for the 2021 season and 2023 season and we just got tickets for the 2026 season here great service keep up the great work Elitch Gardens read more

Well, they need to stop lying to the social media. They were supposed to shoot off the fireworks at 9:15 PM by the post on Instagram and Facebook, but they decided to pop it off at 9 PM so that's a false advertisement. read more

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It was a magical place for kids, The coasters were great! Loved the Dark Ride and when evening starts the lights are amazing. The Fresh Colorado Air adds to the the experience. One day my grandchildren will experience this Historic Landmark. Loved it read more

I just wanna thank this amusement park to find my glasses cause I went on a water ride and I lost them and couldn't find them. And then when I was at the water park. After they announced it was closing my little cousin told me that they found my glasses. And i wanna thank this amusement park. Yall are amazing read more

I mean it was fine. It was a little disappointing overall. Of the things I side on my Denver trip this was the most underwhelming. So much so I realized I took no pictures while there. With that said it's a basic amusement park and we had fun. I would just say nothing to go out of your way for. I do want to point out we did not go to the water park side. read more

I'm at the Elitch's water park on 6/12. They show one of the FIFA games, nice, but very few watched it. Then they played 100% Spanish music for hours afterwards. Playing some Spanish songs is nice. Why were there no songs in English? read more

One of the employees in the park was very unprofessional not only in the way that they act in a professional setting but also in there appearance and how they interact with guest in a park that multiple family's attend with inappropriate language smoking in front of guest and much more read more

not like the old days, but still family fun!! Some of the reviews are spot on, but if you are out for an exciting night Elitches will provide it! read more

The rides are a great time, unfortunately it's quite expensive to wait in incredibly long lines that are slow at moving. If you don't have the fast pass (we bought them for the kids thankfully) idk if it's worth the amount you pay. The food and drinks are quite expensive as well. The park itself looks a little worse for wear. The ride operators were absolutely so kind when my children did interact with them, we really appreciated that. I think with some TLC this place could be amazing again. read more

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Let me start by saying, I am a Disney person. I grew up going to Disneyland and that is my gold standard. Which is honestly very hard to meet for smaller amusement parks. That said, Elitch's is abundantly more affordable than Disney. If you plan on going more than a couple of times in a year, the annual pass is well worth it. You can even get discounted/free food and drinks on some of the plans. My kids enjoy the rollercoasters, but I'm not a big fan of that kind of ride. Meow Wolf is more like style, and it's a fun ride but not nearly as cool as the Meow Wolf location in Denver. The water park is fun, but can get a bit crowded and isn't always as clean as I'd like to see. The lifeguards are very attentive though, so I always feel pretty safe with my kids getting a little further away from me. The lazy river is my favorite thing to do. Sometimes it doesn't open till later in the day though, fair warning. They also have Halloween and Holiday Lights events that are included with annual pass (though haunted houses are extra). Overall it's a fun amusement park for the middle of the country, just go in expecting something that's become a little run down. Just grab yourself a big pretzel or funnel cake and all will be better. read more

so to start, (and i count) 14 kids cut the line and skipped ONE HOUR AND THIRTY MINTUE wait. So my day was going "so good!" but then I caught wind of two horrible parents leaving a BABY on the twister roller coaster, the baby of course was weeping and has been on for 3 RIDES. the only reason why they caught on is the cart malfunctioning and coming to a halt. why you may ask? a phone was on the track, and they said "We arent able to grab the phone cause it is personal property." once the incompetent employees tried to grab it, it feel into heavy machinery. Here comes the big guns! they sent someone from HR to grab the phone. (note: this is non issue but the vending machine ate my money!!!!) read more

I bought my kids and I tickets to their haunted house and it sent me to a check out page with no mention of having to buy park tickets. Come to find out, I was supposed to buy $240 worth of park tickets on top of the $170 I just spent for the haunted house. I couldn't afford that and it was 8:30 pm, the park was closing soon. I asked for a refund but I bought the tickets online. The employees were great and said they would refund me if I emailed the address on the website. The emails were rude and offered no solution. Elitches is ridiculous and ghetto! I will never go there again. They couldn't even credit me to use at a later date. They basically said "too bad." Terrible customer service. Make sure you read the fine print. read more

Here again for Girl Scout Day. A bunch of rides aren't available and the prices for anything have gotten out of control. The white coaster wasn't running last year either. They were testing rides after the park opened which I feel is a waste of my time I paid to go on rides. 90 degrees with black pavement everywhere and not one of the water rides is running and not any time soon by the looks of it. I come here for the kids, not for myself but all of these issues is hard earned money out of my pocket and is just a disappointment. I sincerely hope once it moves, it will be a place you want to go, like Kings Dominion or Cedar Point. read more

Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado is a complete embarrassment to the city of Denver. When you get there a whimsical sign says not to see Elitch's is not to see Denver. Be forewarned! I never write reviews based when I am disappointed and angry but this one is worth my time. As soon as you walk up to the entrance you are greeted with the smell of piss and an entrance that is dirty with signs falling apart, peeling paint and chipped wood. Unfortunately that continues on to the rest of the park but add graffiti to that list. People who like this place simply do not know better. Like children with rose colored glasses on or teenagers seeking an escape from adult supervision. Elitch Gardens is not the amusement park it was when I growing and was owned by Six Flags. You can see why they removed their name from this dump. Too bad Cedar Point entertainment hasn't bought this place to clean it up. They could learn a thing or too from them. Knott's Berry Farm is the original amusement park in California and was in recent years sold to the Cedar Point group. Even though the park is over a hundred years old everything is clean and new. And also clear policies that don't leave a gray area for what you are allowed to do with season pass benefits. On the website for Elitch's it has a link to member pass benefits and when you look up your benefits it says you can bring a friend for free one time and also there are discounts available. But nowhere does it state you have to be present and cannot gift a pass to said friend. The gate attendants sill treat you like a criminal and refuse entrance to the park. If they followed the lead yet again of a successful and clean park they would see you should have a q r code or link they can use as a guest and that they would only be able to use once the park sees that person did not use a pass yet. The only reason why I will give it any stars is because the Halloween actors do their jobs but the rest of the teenagers there don't. It is a rundown, dirty carnival with half the rides that don't even function properly or the employees. They focus on making sure people do not get to use the benefits of their season pass while they let people bring drugs in to the park and get stoned and drunk in line with little kids nearby. Both times I wasted my time and money there there was blacked out drunks who puked everywhere and then passed out in front of public areas. They also don't care about teenagers repeatedly cutting in line. The bathrooms are filthy run down, stinky and worse than a dirty truck stop with puke, blood stains, graffiti and dirt covered walls. It is not a safe place to take a family. There are no safety regulations followed for protecting people and rides routinely break or get stuck with riders on them, check the news! LIt should be torn down and something else made. It is no wonder that Six Flags backed out of having their name attached to this scummy amusement park. Don't waste your time going there. It should be torn down and made into a parking lot so there's more parking to go to games and other better attractions in Denver. read more

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It was great a nice array of rides and food. The layout is perfect for the type of weather in Colorado has.

So fun! All these negative reviews are ridiculous. There's a sign out front letting everybody know what rides are closed so to complain about it later seems kind of dumb-yeah it's be better if everything worked but that's not the world we live in. Yes, the food and drinks are overpriced-welcome to 2025-but not horribly and you can leave and come back if you want to eat somewhere else. Fun roller coasters, nice staff, not too crowded-I'm glad we went. read more

Tables were DIRTY. Food was nasty. Rides were mid. Expensive, a side of normal fries was $15. Long lines. Squeaky rides. Would not recommend read more

Elitch Gardens - Dirty ass table - Amusement Parks Near Me - Denver, Colorado

As a Colorado native who has grown up coming here, this place is just so disappointing now. The grounds are poorly taken care of, and the employees couldn't care less about literally anything. The lines wouldn't be nearly as long if the people working there actually had the tiniest sense of urgency. I wouldn't recommend any of the food, got $18 wings at the food court, they were cold inside and out. They had been sitting so long that the fries were soaked in buffalo sauce and cold. Complete waste of time and money. It's so sad to see such an iconic place in such terrible shape. read more

Elitch Gardens - Cold wings and fries soaked in sauce from sitting so long. - Amusement Parks Near Me - Denver, Colorado

I can not say how gross this place was. 75% of the ride not operating. The staff is disgusting and disrespectful. Grounds are putrid and smell like a rotting dumpster. Overpriced parking and entry fee for you to just ride 2 dirty rides that probably poorly maintained. They only reason to go here is if you are looking to get hepatitis or a massive staph infection or live out your final destination dream., read more

As a roller coaster enthusiast, I've ridden hundreds of coasters all around the country and in foreign countries as well. I have never had to wait 2 hours and 20 minutes to ride a coaster until I visited Elitch Gardens. More specifically, I waited 2 hours and 20 minutes to ride Storm Chaser, which turned out to be extremely disappointing given the roughness of the ride. When I finally reached the front of the line, the cause of the extended wait time became apparent. The ride operators were dispatching trains with empty seats, making no effort to increase the capacity of the ride. As a point of reference, wait times usually average around an hour for the popular rides at Cedar Point, which gets ~3.5 million visitors per year. I did not attempt to ride any other coasters while at Elitch Gardens, with one of them even being out of service. I simply left afterwards, having wasted an afternoon and evening. read more

Had a great time seeing the luminova display! So pretty and loved that there were some rides open. It was very cold so the rides were colder when we were on them and then waiting in line. There were some heaters around. Overall recommend. Parking was so expensive though. read more

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My toddler loves Eliches, which is why we have season passes again this year. He always had a blast. To me, it's expensive, lines, and hot...most of the staff are really nice though and it is a good way to entertain a little one in the summer. The season pass is a good value, especially if you get one that includes parking (regularly priced parking is around $30/day). The water park is also a fun way to cool off and is included with admission. read more

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Less hair in food and less rats running in the stands were to food is being made. I heard from employees how their managers don't treat them right they don't respect their policy at all food sometimes is raw or under cooked. Lack of service employees with no hats or hair nets, I once found a hair in my food. read more