Dutch Wonderland Review & Overview, Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Best Park in Pennsylvania for Kids
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2021
- Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the self-proclaimed Kingdom for Kids. This children's amusement park is both charming and beautiful with its cheery atmosphere, landscaping, and ride lineup. See why it's the best amusement park for children in Pennsylvania in this video!
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I used to go to this park as a young kid, and I hold great memories! Kingdom Coaster was my second credit and also the first coaster I marathoned. Once when I rode Joust, my hat flew off and a man sitting behind me caught it. Little me couldn’t believe it!
Nice catch!
My first coaster was the ladybug coaster at Marineland. My second coaster and first coaster I marathoned was the orca whale coaster at Sea World Orlando
@@CanobieCoaster i went to this place with my grandparents i met Duke i miss this place
Omg they still have the spinning house!!!!! I spent a lot of time as a little one in the early 90s with my grandparents camping and then going to the park. It’s honestly some of my earliest memories. I miss them.
Great video
Thanks!
Visited for the first time in 2020. The operations were definitely slowest on Merlin’s Mayhem, and a snail’s pace on the Dutch Wonder House, which, due to Covid restrictions, were only taking people in one’s party (as I was there alone, I literally experienced a zen ride on a mad house lol).
As always, great review. Especially love when you spotlight these smaller parks.
That's understandable on Wonder House last year given the circumstances.
Hats off to you for pronouncing Lancaster correctly
I pronounce it correctly because I live near it and people I know pronounce it correctly
My friend grew up in Coatesville and made sure to correct me when I messed it up the first time.
Watching this video fills me with some serious nostalgia like pipeline plunge which my dad forced me on. The monorail and train were my favorite because I loved trains at the time.
Makes sense!
A midevil themed dark ride would be a nice addition for the future.
I'd love to see a dark ride here.
Will be doing a review here later this year. Good video. Thank You
You're welcome!
Joust was my first roller coaster as a kid, and I loved it, it inspired me to try other roller coasters after I mastered that one or stop being afraid of it :)
Joust is a solid kiddie coaster.
This is so cute nice beautiful good job 👍. Looks good for fun place to visit. After my wife and I talked about and the money too. We will do it next year to give this place a try. Thank you
You're welcome.
This was my first theme park I ever went to I loved going here as a small child I also now found out that was in its hershey days
Hershey took good care of the park.
Awesome video with great narration.
Thanks!
That looks like a great park for families a great family Park. I’d like to do all the transportation rides
It's a nice park for families.
I have lived in Lancaster area for 20 years and I have never been to this park in my life. My dad took us to Hershey, Dorney or great adventure when we were kids.
I'm surprised you didn't go here as a kid.
@@CanobieCoaster Hershey has better rides even for kids tbh.
Kingdom coaster was my ride and then I went on comet not too long after and it was like deja vu almost
Wonderful Job (as always!!)
Thanks again!
Nice review!!
Thanks!
For many years, I attended the 'World Boardgaming Championships' at the Lancaster Host; that convention moved to western PA in 2016. For all the years I went there (though only once with my family), I never popped in to DW, despite it being (literally) across the street.
I suppose I should try it out at some point ... but as I could *walk* to Sesame Place in less time, I suspect I'll stick with the latter for the time being.
(DW, SP, Knoebels ... there's certainly no shortage of family theme parks in PA!)
I prefer Dutch Wonderland to Sesame Place.
This was my entire childhood, I think that blue and purple coaster used to be white, I remember hating how shaky it was 😂 I also remember standing in the splash zone hoping to get wet by the preformers dressed like frogs. The spinning house was also one of my favorites, I'm so glad it's still there
The park was great as a kid.
I went to Dutch Wonderland about 50 years ago on our annual Sunday School Picnic. I remember the train tracks and the old model cars and roller coaster. I remember there was a woman who could talk to us at the picnic tables through a speaker. She could see exactly what we were eating but we could not see her. As a 13 year old, I thought that was so cool. Now, as a 66 year old, I'm thinking "HOW LAME" and "STRANGER/DANGER". But seriously, that was a wonderful part of my childhood and sometimes I check in just to see how Dutch Wonderland has changed. Happy Holidays everyone.
It really is a great park for kids.
That Panda kiddie ride looks so cute
Sure does.
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Thank you!
I've been here 3 times and I love this park
Nice!
I went here recently, as part of Coaster Con. If someone asked me to describe this park I'd say it's better versions of the coasters of Fun Spot Orlando, unique classic flat rides like the Lusse scooters and flying trapeeze, the best set of antique cars, a cool boat ride that lets you see real wildlife (my group spotted 2 real turtles while riding the gondola ride), and totally worth it. Even though the $27 I paid to get in seemed a little much that price was definately justified by the park being more than just their coasters. I can't really comment on food but I will say there was a blackberry tree in the park which they do take care of and you can pick berries from. That speaks to the unique charm of this park that other parks don't have. The fact that they've gotten old Hersheypark rides explains a lot, being that I didn't think it was appropriate to call it "a childrens park" given their ride selection.
I much prefer White Lightning to anything at this park, but it's an interesting comp.
@@CanobieCoaster To be fair, when I was at Dutch Wonderland I was there with nearly 700 ACErs, getting trains full of adults on every ride (ie heavier trains=faster. I did get multiple pops of legitimate buzbar airtime). When I was at Fun Spot Orlando it was just myself with a flight home in the afternoon and a few local kids who went to enjoy Fun Spot for the day while the tourists went to Universal. Weight of train may have had something to do with it for me.
Great vid
Thanks!
Finally, someone who says Lancaster correctly.
I have a friend that grew up 10 min from there and corrected me
Thank you for making this video i learned a lot
Glad it was helpful!
I've been here and it's a nice little park and looks a lot better now that Merlin's opened
Merlin's really improved the park's lineup.
My first coaster out of my home state was Kingdom coaster and the first coaster i maronthed was joust cause it went around multiple times
Nice! That's a good intro coaster.
Nice park for kids and 2 nice family coasters. Speaking of that which do you prefer? Kingdom Coaster or Merlin's Mayhem?
Merlin's Mayhem slightly.
The Top 5 Amusement Parks In Pennsylvania Are
#1 Hershey Park
#2 Waldameer
#3 Kenny Wood
#4 Sesame Place
#5 Dutch Wonderland
Knoebels, Hershey, and Kennywood are my 3 favorites.
I will probably hold out until an ACE discount comes back for this park before I visit, same for Idlewild. But a week from now, I'll be back at Hershey, so maybe I just go ahead and do it, even without a discount.
I got a Palace Platinum Pass for Lake Compounce that got me in here, Kennywood, and Noah's Ark thus far.
nice.
Thanks!
$55 is expensive for a kid's park, I think. A family of four would cost at least $250 for a day for tickets, parking, and food. In fact, the whole pay-for-parking thing at parks is a hidden scam, given that you can't get there any other way. As is the food: the only reason you can't bring food into most parks is so that the parks can increase their revenues with mostly overpriced food.
It does rack up for sure at a lot of parks.
George, that's not a scam. It's called the price you pay for entertainment. It isn't theme parks. It's zoos, museums, sports venues, concerts, plays, airlines, sightseeing tours, and on and on and on........ it's really basic supply and demand. More people disagree with you. Otherwise they wouldn't buy food or simply visit the parks and the parks would be forced to lower prices.
@@quintocreations5091 Perhaps “scam” was too strong a word. You’re right that a business sets its price and you’re free to buy or not. Since amusement parks are not necessities, like food, if you can’t afford them and never go, then your life is not worse off.
I’ll remind you, however, that before the Disney “theme park” model, amusement parks were free and open to anyone, and the cost was based on a per-ride, per-food, per-entertainment basis. That meant a family could enjoy their time together affordably, including the pregnant mother who couldn’t ride anything, the teenager who broke his leg and was on crutches, the kid who was too scared to ride anything, the grandmother who just wanted to watch her grandkids ride, the diabetic who needed to bring her own food, etc.
I appreciate that you don’t care about such family accommodations, but that’s your age and lack of historical perspective. Disney discovered that he could make a lot of money with a different model and it was very successful. That model helped the demise of small amusement parks.
Luckily, there are still free and open parks, like Knoebel’s, who don’t charge an entry fee, don’t charge for parking and allow you to bring food in. They are very successful as well, so their “cost of entertainment” is a different philosophy and they weren’t “forced to lower their costs” because that’s the way they’ve always done it. Why? Because it’s a family-owned park, and they care about families and being accessible. If you go to Knoebel’s you’ll see a completely different vibe there, one that I personally prefer. But then, I’m not 20-something.
Corporate parks don’t have to care about any of this; they care about making as much money as they can for their shareholders. I get that folks like you don’t care how much they pay for entertainment. I and others, unfortunately, don’t have that privilege.
@@georgeoliver4704 I was scared of all rides as a teenager, so when my home park of Bells ran their special $1 admission, I loved it. I could hang out with my friends at a park for just one dollar. There's something to be said about the points you brought up, and not something I've realized before. I appreciate that insight. It's nice to still have parks like Knoebels that still operate that way.
I don’t live too far away but I’ve never been there. I might go to see Bubba and the Badland Band
I’ve been there twice
@@joannwright783 have you seen Bubba Bear?
I don't know who that is.
@@CanobieCoaster the animatronic band at Dutch wonderland
Me neither
Re: "Pop in for a few hours"
For nearly $60 a person, Plus drinks, food, merch, yeah, we'll stay quite a few hours!
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With day tickets, that's fair. I had a Lake Compounce season pass that got me in.
Watch cedar point sells them dragster and you have all these tiny ride then bam right in the center of the park didn't change the themeing or anything 😆
Dragster should reopen next year.
Tell me how this park is because I’m going there in four days and I really want to
know how it is so when I go there, I can have so much fun from all you guys
It's cute and excellent for kids.
I’m going to Dutch wonderlandfriday
Enjoy!
Slightly bummed to hear the Astroliner is gone, if only for how hilariously cheesy it was, but it's probably a good move since the theme doesn't mesh at all with the rest of the park.
I agree.
My late aunt worked here when she was a teen
Cool!
I feel I should know this, but do madhouses actually flip you upside down, or just provide the illusion that you are?
Just an illusion.
The room rotates, while the bench you're sitting on just sways side to side.
Is Dutch wonderland good for 2 year old?
I think they have a decent amount of rides for them.
I have a dauther 2 years old is she is allowed to enter in the games
I would check the ride regulations on the park website.
I think the first time I went to Dutch wonderland they hadn’t renamed kingdom Coaster yet and merlin’s mayhem didn’t exist yet
That's how my first visit took place.
Merlin’s mayhem had a parachute ride or a turnpike ride in its place before it came and kingdom coaster used to be named sky princess and was painted white and also space shuttle was recently removed I loved that ride
I went to dutch wonderland when I was a little younger and when I rode the family joust roller coaster I rode it over and over again because it was so much fun! So I rode it probably at least 20 times!
Nice!
Well what do we have here….another theme park added to my theme park bucket list!!!! This place looks great! Looks slower paced and that’s not a bad thing at all…grab a few coaster credits, walk and ride around and then ride a few flat rides. Then drive over to Dorney Park for a few hours or so.
Sounds like fun to me!! 🎢🙌💙
As always thank you for your videos!!! 😊
It's great for families.
Pennsylvania has a lot of amusement parks 17 of them New Jersey has 19 which isn’t that much more
It's a dense region.
Ugh that song is so annoying, but great review of a lesser known park!
You're welcome!
I've said this a million times I know, but man with all this douchey coaster and park channels these days clogging up CZcams, it makes this video even better. Once again, I love your reviews of just plain reporting. Opinions are good every one in a while. But you seem to not let that get in the way of just reporring facts. While we have these clowns now talking about: " Park ABC needs to do this because this is why thus coaster didn't succeed". Or videos basically saying how a billion dollar company is "screwing" up a park. Which cracks ne up how there's all these execs making hundreds of thousands of dollars, yet some little rug-monkey on CZcams can give a run down on what they need to be successful. Or what coaster Mfgs are doing wrong. But for some reason these manufacturers and park owners aren't beating down their CZcams door to hire them and pay them the big bucks just proves, they don't know what they're talking about because they know about 2% of what's needed to know.
But you're doing a great job just doing a channel showing parks and just plain fun. Keep it up. Much respect
Thank you!
Reading the title I thought the park was in the Netherlands for a minute. Since the people are called Dutch and the language they speak is called Dutch too. Then finding out it's in PA. Nice review though.
Nope, it's named after the Pennsylvania Dutch.
I miss the 3 old monorails.
I miss the exterior station.
I'm surprised they don't use that station during winter wonderland. Just to look at the lights.
Our experience is visiting and I mean visiting a week ago they don't wipe down the rides after everybody uses them like they're supposed to they don't wipe down the bars they don't wipe down anything nothing is clean in the United States legally to run amusement park you have to wipe down after every ride now me and my child who ate there and Road rides the rest of the family getting ride are sick very sick from a sore throat to coughing horribly brought it home to the rest of our family now everybody in our household is very ill I am so angry after this on top of that they don't wipe down the ride where you lay down and you spin in a circle on your stomach and your faces against the plastic and they don't even wipe that down they kick my son off because I asked them if my son starts to have a panic attack can you stop it when he goes all he's breathing hard now so why don't you just take them off now before we start my son wasn't breathing hard my son was excited to ride the ride but I took them off anyway he Millie Aid my son upset my son and I had such a horrible experience after that so into my child my child just sat and cried I had to carry him on my back because he was so upset he wanted to fly like Superman my son has sensory issues and can have panic attacks from it so I asked him if he does have a panic attack can you please stop it he made us get off before the rides started you know how messed up that is yeah million in my child and not only that my started I got sick from one of the two either that ride or from eating from the cafeteria where the holy to the eight french fries and chicken fingers and back there they're just touching everything after everything and not even changing their gloves okay I used to work in a restaurant are you how you're supposed to change your gloves even before covid happen that were very sick you can sure at our voices I'm waiting for them to open back up so I can speak to him because I am so angry I am one Angry Mama Bear I'm telling you right now
$55 yikes at least discounts exist for the park
And Palace Platinum passes in my case.
Dutch Wonderland, you need to do better. Educate your employees on neurodiversity and how to provide customer service.
Today, your employee a 4 year old autistic, non verbal child off of the gondola ride for being “unruly”. He was clapping and crying, as that’s how he communicates.
When the parents said, he’s fine. She slapped the boat, clapped in his face and screamed repeatedly, are you ok? When the parents said, he’s autistic and non verbal. She rolled her eyes and said, get off the boat. He’s not calm.
When we addressed the employee, her response was, I’ll my supervisor. While he was apologetic, he did nothing to redirect the employee.
She embarrassed the family and humiliated them for having a disabled child.
Your business is a “family attraction” yet discriminates. The entire situation is disgusting.
Do better. Educate your employees.
I'm terribly sorry to hear that happened to you.
I think knobles is better
Overall, yes. For kids, no.
I am sad that i am to big for wonder whip
Oh no!
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Are those song lyrics?
Duchtwonderland is 100/100
Great park for kids.