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| - My family and I go here almost every year on Heritage Day. We always get the ride bracelets - but I'll come back to that later.
On heritage day there's a free breakfast as long as you get the ticket for it at the front gates! But before that, you have to walk up the long sidewalk that shows the decades & has a few statues of Canadian wildlife, then either take the train (which is really cool!) or walk towards the Gunn Dairy Farm.
It's a free breakfast, kind of mirroring those Stampede breakfasts in early July, but there is seating indoor and stroller parking outside. However, they can only seat so many people. Which is why they have tickets for the first x amount of people to show up at the front gates.
Moving on, the rides are really spectacular. Right outside the entrance is an ice cream parlour and we always stop by there. It's actually really cheap stuff! Anyways, my favourite rides in no particular order are: the caterpillar, the Ferris wheel (obviously), the ferrie ride on the Glenmore reservoir, and my little sister likes the ride right behind the Ferris wheel (can't remember the name)... The horse carriage rides are really exciting too, they give you a tour around the whole park and come back where they dropped you off so leaving all your stuff by the picnic benches isn't a bad idea. (Just be sensible about it...)
The Prince House is really beautiful, as is the children's park by the opera house. I actually go on the teeter-totter (see-saw) on it with my sister to this day! Lol.
The food is pretty good. As I mentioned, there's ice cream and also a pretty good bakery... Plus they've renovated to include the new restaurants at the front (Selsrik Grill or something along the lines of that). We like to stop at the Wainwright hotel. The sandwiches are tasty, but if you want bigger portions I would recommend to bring your own lunch as there are many good shady picnic areas on a hot summery day. The candy shop is a classic as well!
Gasoline alley is pretty much what it sounds like - a museum and collection of old cars, engines, and gas stations. Pretty cool, my dad raved about it, lol. We usually visit it on our way out so we don't miss the other stuff. Last year, we got to make our own butter and keep it! It was pretty cool, and the staff is really nice and attentive and knowledgeable. I think they've brought in a few new buildings and are always reconstructing.
From what I've heard, the Prince House (3rd floor window), Wainwright Hotel (upstairs), and Opera House are all haunted. Never quite seen it, but maybe this year.
Overall, I'd say the ride bracelets are totally worth it and the prices are actually quite decent for the entire park. It's huge, trying to fit everything into one day is quite hard, but possible. My family and most others love this place!
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