Disclosure: I was provided tickets for my family and self to Valley Fair and wanted to provide my thoughts and review. All of the opinions in this post are 100% my own.
My family and I moved to Minnesota two years ago and ever since we have been here, I have seen signs and information all over for Valley Fair in Shakopee, MN.
It looked like a great way to spend any warm summer day with lots of rides, swimming and more. I have two very adventurous boys who LOVE nothing more than a good roller coaster and water slide so this looked like the perfect park for them.
A couple weekends ago we had the chance to visit Valley Fair for the first time. If you have ever considered going but want to know about what they have to offer, I am sharing some of our favorite parts with you here at The Taylor House. I hope you enjoy seeing my boys in action and they fun we had at the park!
First, let me start out by telling you that we had a blast! There were rides for everyone, those who love thrill rides and those of us who like calm rides.
My 10 year old son was so proud of himself for conquering every single roller coaster in the park! The Wild Thing was huge and I was surprised that he made it through that one, but he did!
My younger guy went on his FIRST roller coaster ever, The High Roller. He said it was so much fun and could have road it over and over. He really thought he was big stuff after he made it through the ride!
Even though my boys are getting older and wanted to go on the “big” rides, they still really liked Planet Snoopy. These were the rides that were geared more towards the younger kids and most of the rides my boys were able to ride alone.
There was a smaller roller coaster that is a great way to start out the younger kids and get them worked into the bigger coasters. My little guy rode it around and around with his hands in the air.
The Linus Launcher was another ride that my kids liked. This ride is where you lay on your stomach and fly through the air.
We had picked a beautiful day to visit Valley Fair, the weather was great in the morning and it was not that busy. We were able to get through the rides with very short wait times.
We ended up spending most of the morning into early afternoon riding rides before we stopped for lunch. We found an air conditioned restaurant in the park where we enjoyed some delicious burgers and onion rings, which tasted amazing and gave us our second wind for the afternoon water rides and Soak City!
My hubby and I were not planning to get wet or swim so my boys went on a couple water rides together and they got SOAKED.
You get really soaked on this ride, so be prepared!
But on a hot summer day, I bet it feels pretty good!
Valley Fair has their own Waterpark on the grounds that comes with your regular admission ticket. Soak City has several Waterslides, lazy river, wave pool and more. Make sure to wear or bring your swim suit, I didn’t think that I would want to swim while we were there but really wished I had brought my suit along because it looked like so much fun and was really HOT out!
Spending the afternoon playing in the water and cooling off was a great way to wrap up our day.
If you live in Minnesota and are looking for a fun activity, I would recommend checking out Valley Fair. If you love amusement parks and visit often, you can even get season passes for less than $90 per person for the entire season!
Dinosaurs Alive!
A new addition in 2013 to Valley Fair is the Dinosaurs Alive! Step back in time with the addition of Dinosaurs Alive! A multi-sensory and interactive dinosaur park that will allow guests to experience the sights and sounds of over 30 life-sized animated dinosaurs.
You can connect with Valley Fair on their Website, Facebook and Twitter!
This looks like so much fun. My daughter went on her first roller coaster last year and hated it 🙁
Oh man! This looks like y’all had a blast. I don’t live near there…but if I did…I’d go in a heartbeat! ~Tammy
What a great family-friendly location to have some fun. I’ll have to check it out with my family the next time we’re in Minnesota.
The season passes sound like a great deal! What a fun way to cool off in the summer.
Looks like so much fun! What great memories!
Looks like a lot of fun. I had never heard of this place before, but thanks for sharing. I like discovering new amusement parks. Ya never know, maybe I”ll visit Minnesota one day and go here for the day. I love coasters and water rides.
Sounds like a perfect family fun day, Chrissy! Next time we are in MN we will plan to go!
So fun! I love those faces after you get soaked!
Fun! We used to go to Valley Fair every summer when I was little. I’ve been back a couple times as an adult and the roller coasters seem way too scary now! It will be fun to take my son one day:)
I think going every year will be a new tradition for us too!
What a fun summer day! Looks like y’all had a blast!
Thanks, Hilari! It was a great day!
Looks like a blast, Chrissy!
Thanks, Megan! It was a lot of fun!
I always loved the hiiiiiiigh rrrrroller! I haven’t been to Valleyfair since Planet Snoopy, but I’m looking forward to taking the kids someday. Did you do the ship one? That was always the thing to do when we were younger because you were completely upside down!
You are so lucky to score so e free tickets!
Kristin
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We did not do the ship ride, it made my boys a little nervous. LOL. It looked like such fun, I’m sure next year they will try it!
That looks like so much fun and 90 dollars is so reasonable for a season pass!
I agree! What a great price for a whole summer full of fun!
And apparently my name is Danielleielle… Whoops! =)
How fun!! Those onion rings look delish {and now I’m craving some}!
Happy Thursday!
Danielle
I know! They were huge and tasted amazing!
that looked like so much fun.
Thanks, Jessica! It was such a fun day at the park!