Adventure Tip #1: Beat The Price
Take a really a good look at the annual pass, it is roughly equivalent to just two days admission and comes with many other benefits.
1) Search the Internet -
2) Hotel/Resort concierges offer discount ticket sales - just ask at the hotel lobby
3) Local Resident discount tickets - Check the gift card stand at local grocery stores such as
4) Group discount passes - Get together a group of 15 or more from your local school, church, work or play group or some other type of club.
5)
Entertainment Coupon Book - Giant discount coupon book with big savings for many area attractions.
The savings on theme park passes is worth the price of the book alone.
Adventure Tip #2: Beat the Crowds
The best time to visit theme parks is when school is in session (Jan-Apr / Sep-Nov) and even then in the middle of the week (Tues-Thurs).
The crowds are thin and there is next to no lines for any of the popular rides.
To get a head start on the crowds - show up one hour early to park up close and buy your ticket ahead of time. There is never any waiting in lines
for your favorite ride when you're the first person thru the gate. (Psst! - The staff tell me that the
two slowest days here are Super Bowl Sunday and Mothers Day.)
1) The shortest lines are really early in the day or very late in the day.
2) Make a plan - know ahead of time what rides you want to take.
3) Take a mid-day break to enjoy a meal or show when the park attendance peaks.
4) Pick off-beat days such as SuperBowl Sunday, Thanksgiving, Mothers Day, or Back-to-School time.
5) On just one ticket you can arrive early, leave at mid-day with a handstamp, and then return later the same day.
Adventure Tip #3: Beat the Heat
Utah's sunshine gets kinda warm during the day and can
sunburn the unwary. Here's some tips to beat the heat:
1) At mid-day focus on attractions that keep you cool or wet and off of your feet (i.e. the splash zone)
2) Get the hand-stamp and leave at mid-day to rest in your hotel room and return later in the day when it is cooler (and less crowded)
3) Take a mid-day meal break in a shaded air-conditioned restaurant.
4) Drink lots of liquids.
5) Don't forget the sunscreen.
Thanksgiving Point - Lehi UT
This theme park consists of one of the largest golf courses in Utah, 55 acres of gardens,
animal park, country village and musuem of ancient life. There is a also a movie theatre
and a very busy special event schedule that includes
big name entertainers, concerts, garden luncheon series, Monday Family Night specials.
Lagoon Amusement Park
An older resort theme park located 17 miles north of Salt Lake City in Farmington.
Here you will find 35 thrill rides, six-acre beachfront waterpark and historic pioneer village.
Additionally there is live entertainment, shops, games and food.
This is the Place Heritage Park
Authentically-costumed volunteers will conduct a number of pioneer activities at this recreation of an early pioneer village.
Visitors will see quilting, weaving on a loom from the pioneer period, woodstove bread baking and butter churning (with samples for everyone).
Also watch for blacksmiths, furniture makers, doll-makers, and see how the Deseret News use to get printed just one page at a time.
Heber Valley Railroad
Utah's magnificent steam & diesel passenger railroad. It's an historic tourist attraction based in Heber City, Utah.
Trains cross the farmlands of the Heber Valley, follow the shore of Deer Creek Lake and descends into
a majestic and breathtaking canyon. The track follows the Provo River to Vivian Park in Provo Canyon.
Tracy Aviary - Salt Lake City
America's oldest and largest bird park, founded with a private bird collection.
Open to the public since 1938, the Tracy Aviary maintains a collection of approximately 400 birds
representing about 135 species. Many of these birds are considered rare or endangered.
The Tracy Aviary is located on 7.5 acres of land in the heart of Salt Lake City.
Hogle Zoo
Utah's Hogle Zoo maintains a large selection (1300 animals) of mammals, birds and reptiles
including big cats, elephants, hippos, bears and monkeys,
in a natural setting along side its gorgeous Tropical Gardens.
Wheeler Historic Farm
Demonstration Rural Farm and Regional Park.
Utah Fun Dome
The most conspicuous feature here is the giant 8-story bungee jump tower. Other activities
include thrill rides, miniature golf course, laser-tag, arcade games, and restaurants.
You can also fine a Karaoke Club, an Italian carousel, bumper cars, 3D theater, and a bowling alley.
American West Heritage Center - Wellsville UT
This living history center celebrates the heritage and life-ways of the diverse peoples who lived in the West between 1820-1920 by attending the Festivals of the American West.
Seven festival events spread throughout the year that focus on a special theme or topic.
Best Friends Animal Society
5001 Angel Canyon Road, Kanab, Utah 84741-5000;
(435) 644-2001;
On any given day, there are about 1,500 dogs, cats and other animals who have come to the sanctuary for special care from shelters and rescue groups all across the country.
Angel Canyon, home of Best Friends, has been a place of peace and healing for thousands of years, dating back to when the ancestral Pueblo people gathered here to seek spiritual guidance.
Johnson Canyon Movie Set
Location : 10 miles towards Lake Powell from Kanab, and then 5 miles up Johnson Canyon;
One of the biggest movie sets in Utah - over 200 movies were made in the Kanab area and as many as 50 used this set
including many episodes of the show Gunsmoke.
Butch Cassidy's Kingworld Waterpark - Moab UT
17-acre waterpark located inside secluded box canyon, reputedly once a hideout for the famous outlaw. Three giant slides, plunge pool and children's area.
Family Arcade Centers
Usually features miniature golf, game arcade, go-carts, batting cages, children's playground, etc.
Fiesta Family Fun Center - St. George
Historic Gardner Village - West Jordan UT
Shop, dine and discover history in this landmark village that dates back to 1853.
Savor the lazy days of fun in the sun while meandering down our red brick paths, renewing at our day spa, dining in one of our restaurants, and of course, shopping to your heart's content.
What remains today is a cluster of specialty shops located in restored cabins, houses and buildings nestled adjacent to the Gardner Mill.
Ogden's Dinosaur Park
An exciting collection of prehistoric crawlers, predators, marine animals, and flying reptiles.
More than one hundred dinosaur sculptures fill the park, based on actual fossil skeletons
and brought to life with modern robotics.
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