Sesame Place, Langhorne, Pennsylvania

I can't say enough good things about Sesame Place. A theme park that is friendly to the toddler set - perfect for my family's needs. We opted for the Dine With Me experience (lunch with Elmo and friends) and it turned out to be a fantastic interactive dance party. Our two year old was in heaven, although the music was too loud for me - am I getting old? Although the food left a lot to be desired, the show was very well put together, there were enough characters circulating the room that no child seemed to feel left out, and the photo opportunity with Elmo was well-organized. A staff member came over and talked to us for a while and asked us to fill out a survey, which was nice. She also gave us a pass for a complimentary carnival game. From there, we got changed (restrooms were cleaner than I expected) and went to the water park area. My daughter enjoyed the sprayground and was very enthusiastic about the spray castle, which is the single tallest and most elaborate water attraction I've seen so far, but less enthusiastic about the bucket at the top that drops about a thousand gallons of water onto unsuspecting visitors. My husband tried to stay away from it, but it caught them right at the edge and our daughter was frightened. Try to get a sense of the layout before getting too deep into the castle if you're visiting with little ones. We exited the water park area right before one of the Elmo Rocks concerts was about to begin, so we went in and found a place to sit. It was like a smaller version of Sesame Street Live - a taped script played and the characters danced around, their mouths moving in time with their lines. I was impressed by the hosts. They had good singing voices, were very energetic, and appeared to be trained actors. After the show, we spent over half an hour (!) waiting in line for ice cream cones. I'm not sure what was going on there, but the concession stand we visited was very disorganized. The server took our order and then left the room and didn't come back. Finally, another server took our order, but they were out of several things. The ice cream wasn't good. The food we saw other people carrying around throughout the park mirrored what we had at our character lunch (bland, tasteless mac and cheese, grayish overcooked chicken fingers, cookies so hard you could break a tooth), so at least I didn't feel like our $80 lunch was worse than what others were having... Then, after we finally got our cones, we lined up on the main street for a character parade. It was awesome! All the characters were there, along with many actors and dancers who really made the show feel magical. I wish we could have explored the rides, but our daughter was ready for a nap at that point. I would definitely come back (although I'd bring my own food if possible!) and was thrilled with the experience overall. I don't think older kids (12+) would get much out of it, but it's rare to find a theme park that accommodates little ones so nicely. If you're staying in Philadelphia, this is well worth the 40 or so minute drive to Langhorne.

This place is good for families because it is geared toward younger kids so if your family is made up of younger kids they will have a lot of fun here. There is a lot to do here to keep the kids busy all day including rides, shows, games, and a parade.

I worked here as a kid and now take my own kids to the park. From the time I worked there the place has improved greatly. My three year old loves the characters and all of the rides. We live close so we can just pop in for an hour and go home. This particular day they had fireworks for Memorial Day and they were great. While my 3 year old was afraid of the loud noise, I could tell she loved the show itself.

It was an extremely hot day and I was nervous about making it all day with a 3 year old whom missed his nap and was hot to boot. But it was fantastic. You have no worries hear except bring your sunscreen and don't forget the camera. I feel the best time to bring the kids here is between 2 to 6. He totally thought the characters were real and still brings it up years later. A little expensive but I think it was worth it. I will never forget his face when he saw Elmo. My older boys, (I have parental guilt) they had a good time but it was not magical for them just fun. A lot of it is geared towards the preschooler.

We had such a great time! It was cold, but there are places to warm up - wasn't crowded and my 2 year old loved it - the Characters are so readily available! We bought season passes for 2013!

This park was a dream come true for my 5 yr old. The park is very clean and well thought out to minimize crowding. Even my husband and myself enjoyed the park. The shows are a must see and an added benfit of relax time for adults.

We went here for the special Xmas event, A Very Furry Christmas, it was awesome. Not all of the rides re open because it is an outdoor park and in the middle of winter. Some rides were closed but there were enough open to keep the kids happy and busy. There are a few Xmas themed show and a daily parade with all the Sesame Street characters, it is great. The little ones loved it and even our per teen nieces loved the rides and were slightly amused by the shows. The park was decorated with thousands of lights, it is beautiful. There is something about being outside in the cold, during the holidays and getting to enjoy rides and shows! Would reccommend for all families!

This is a great place for families, especially young ones who are enthralled with Elmo and his friends. The park is basically divided into dry and wet attractions with dry primarily attracting little kids and wet bigger kids. The park is very clean. Only down side is that it can get extremely crowded so recommend going in spring and fall or during the week.

We had a great time at Sesame Place! Our six year old loved the big roller coaster and our 2 year old loved seeing the characters and going on the carousel. The parade was probably the highlight of our visit. My one complaint is that there weren't more rides that didn't spin since our whole family gets sick from fast spinning. It would have also been nice if there were more rides for little kids. Since it was cloudy and cool we didn't get to enjoy the water rides but we were fine with that as dragging wet, whiney kids around the park would not have been fun. All in all, we had a great time and our three year old still talks about going (and our seven year old still talks about the roller coaster).