Location and Phone:
Denver, Colorado
(303) 595-4FUN
Denver, Colorado
(303) 595-4FUN
Elitch Gardens Admission Policy and Hotel Info:
Elitch Gardens offers a couple of different admission options, including group rates and season passes. Admission for children 3 and under and seniors 70 and older is free. Entrance to on-site Island Kingdom Water Park is included with admission to Elitch Gardens Theme Park.
Elitch Gardens offers a couple of different admission options, including group rates and season passes. Admission for children 3 and under and seniors 70 and older is free. Entrance to on-site Island Kingdom Water Park is included with admission to Elitch Gardens Theme Park.
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Directions:
Elitch Gardens is located in downtown Denver. From I-25, go south on Speer Boulevard (Exit Speer South) then turn right onto Elitch Circle.
Elitch Gardens is located in downtown Denver. From I-25, go south on Speer Boulevard (Exit Speer South) then turn right onto Elitch Circle.
Guests may also arrive via RTD bus or Light Rail. Both options have stops at Elitch Gardens.
Elitch Gardens Theme Park Featured Attractions:
Dubbed Colorado's Coaster Capital, Elitch Gardens' impressive selection of thrill rides certainly honors its sobriquet. Headlining the show is the 10 story tall, 60+ mph suspension coaster Mind Eraser, the 22-story Tower of Doom free fall, the forward and backward-looping Boomerang, and the horizontally suspended Flying Coaster, which lays riders flat on their stomachs for an experience that's truly for the birds. Other featured attractions include a wide variety of high-energy live shows covering every inch of the performance spectrum and a nice on-site water park with numerous gushing goodies.
Dubbed Colorado's Coaster Capital, Elitch Gardens' impressive selection of thrill rides certainly honors its sobriquet. Headlining the show is the 10 story tall, 60+ mph suspension coaster Mind Eraser, the 22-story Tower of Doom free fall, the forward and backward-looping Boomerang, and the horizontally suspended Flying Coaster, which lays riders flat on their stomachs for an experience that's truly for the birds. Other featured attractions include a wide variety of high-energy live shows covering every inch of the performance spectrum and a nice on-site water park with numerous gushing goodies.
New for 2007:
- RipQurl - A radical tube slide debuting in the Island Kingdom Waterpark. Two riders on a double tube drop 60 feet down a steep slide into a bowl, where they spin around before shooting through into the landing pool.
- X-City! - An adrenaline pounding combination of BMX and skateboard stunts, acrobatic street dancing, music, and pyrotechnics.
- Bailamos - A dramatic cirque-style performance, replete with acrobats, contortionists, and aerialists.
- Hip-Hopsicles - A kid-friendly interactive concert show with puppets and even a rock & roll robot.
Elitch Gardens Water Park: Island Kingdom
Pictures of the Park: Elitch Gardens Photo Gallery
Official Web Site: Elitch Gardens
Elitch Gardens Overview:
Once owned by Six Flags, the chain sold Elitch Gardens before the 2007 season. Nonetheless, with dozens of rides, shows, and attractions to choose from, the oldest theme park west of the Mississippi offers plenty of fun for everyone. Thrill seekers will find plenty of serious coasters to whet their appetite for adrenaline, including the inverted Mind Eraser and a 10 story tall steel half-pipe that gives riders some killer moves on a giant snowboard. After getting their fill of thrill, the whole family can enjoy gentler rides like the Tea Cups and the Big Wheel, and for the undersized but over-energized there's plenty to see and do in Star Toons Studio. Though the original park was once located in another part of the city and not moved to its present location until 1995, some remnants of the park's historic past still remain, including the Twister II wooden coaster, a re-creation of Elitch's famous Mister Twister, and its 1920's carousel.
Once owned by Six Flags, the chain sold Elitch Gardens before the 2007 season. Nonetheless, with dozens of rides, shows, and attractions to choose from, the oldest theme park west of the Mississippi offers plenty of fun for everyone. Thrill seekers will find plenty of serious coasters to whet their appetite for adrenaline, including the inverted Mind Eraser and a 10 story tall steel half-pipe that gives riders some killer moves on a giant snowboard. After getting their fill of thrill, the whole family can enjoy gentler rides like the Tea Cups and the Big Wheel, and for the undersized but over-energized there's plenty to see and do in Star Toons Studio. Though the original park was once located in another part of the city and not moved to its present location until 1995, some remnants of the park's historic past still remain, including the Twister II wooden coaster, a re-creation of Elitch's famous Mister Twister, and its 1920's carousel.
To complement its selection of raging rides, Elitch Gardens also features an equally entertaining variety of live performances, shows, and special events scheduled throughout the season, including its popular Fright Fest in October. Plus, from mid-May to Labor Day, admission to Elitch Gardens also includes the on-site Island Kingdom Water Park.
