
You can purchase pre-paid parking in advance or buy on-site. General parking is 30 and up-close parking is 35. It’s about 20 miles southeast of SeaWorld San Diego. Its address is 2052 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, CA 91911. The first attraction you come across at the front of the park is the extremely cute Sunny Day Carousel. Sesame Place San Diego is located at the former SeaWorld Aquatica water park in Chula Vista. This spot is sure to become a popular Instagram wall. Next door, is the spot to get a photo with perhaps the most popular of all the Sesame Street characters, Elmo. Then in 2012, it became Aquatica San Diego. It first opened in 1997 as White Water Canyon.

In a video that went viral on social media, two Black children are seen at Philadelphias Sesame Place park reaching out. Sesame Place will conduct bias training for employees after a viral video appeared to show a performer snubbing two Black children during a parade. The property where Sesame Place San Diego is now has a long history. Sesame Place San Diego Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. The original is in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which opened in 1980. Throughout the day, Big Bird will appear at his nest for a storytime show. Sesame Place San Diego just opened up recently (March 22, 2022) and it’s the second one of its kind. This impressively themed and interactive area puts you right into the world of Sesame Street, much like the very similar version at SeaWorld Orlando. So join me for a tour of this mostly new park, where I’ll share some of my thoughts on what makes this a great place for the young and young-at-heart.Īs soon as you enter Sesame Place, you’re immediately greeted by the Sesame Street Neighborhood area. The powers that be at SeaWorld Entertainment decided to retheme the park and add some dry rides, as a way to keep the park open year-round. Photos courtesy of Sesame Place San Diego. Sesame Place is actually the former Aquatica water park, and before that it was owned by Cedar Fair and operated as Knott’s Soak City. Opening March 26, 2022, the all-new theme park will bring fun-filled education and laughter to Southern California. Sesame Place San Diego is a Certified Autism Center (CAC) as designated by the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).

Now while everything Sesame Street is new to the park, the park itself isn’t completely new. This past Friday, I had the wonderful opportunity of attending a preview of the brand-new Sesame Place theme and water park in Chula Vista, California, the day before the park officially opened. Splashy Water Slides There are so many fun water rides at Sesame Place to splish & splash in We’ve got exciting body slides, tube slides, a family raft slide, a lazy river, a family-friendly wave pool, and multiple splash pads.
