Over the weekend Sesame Place opened it's first ever west coast location.
The park took over and transformed what was once SeaWorld’s Aquatica theme park.
The park features 18 rides including 11 water rides, like Elmo’s Silly Sand Slides and seven dry rides such as a new roller coaster, Super Grover’s Box Car Derby.
Just like the original Pennsylvania location, Sesame Place San Diego is also a Certified Autism Center.
The certification means a business has a highly trained staff that helps them better serve people “with cognitive disorders, including autism, sensory disorders, and other, sometimes invisible, disorders and disabilities,” according to the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. The original Sesame Place was the first theme park in the world to achieve the designation.
Marc Swanson, CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment said that they leaned into the immersive aspect of bringing the television show setting to life through an interactive neighborhood at the front of the park.
“Walking down Sesame Street, the show comes to life here,” Swanson said. “You see that right when you walk in, you see the laundry mat, the 123 stoop, Mr. Hooper’s Store — it’s like you’re in the middle of the show.”
The park also features an entirely new parade, different from the one on the east coast, and will have expanded hours since San Diego’s weather will allow the park to welcome guests year-round.
I'm not sure why their street area is backwards (with 123 Sesame being on the left instead of the right) but it still looks great and it's not like the original Sesame Place's street area is show accurate either.
Check out the some vide of the opening ceremony and a walk through of the park.
More if about Sesame Place San Diego can be found on their website.
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