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| - La Ronde ate up a significant amount of our trip out west. Although it's certainly not Canada's Wonderland, it was worth checking out.
Pros:
- We received a Fun Pass when we purchased our Day Passes - the lady at the ticket booth explained that the price was the same, and the Fun Pass is good until September. For this reason, we went a second time to make use of it.
- Given that La Ronde is a fairly small park, it's pretty easy to navigate.
- Rides worth mentioning: Vampire (I went 4 times), Cobra, Manitou, Vertigo, Bumper Cars, Demon, and a few others whose names I can't recall.
- Both of our visits occurred on overcast, drizzly weekdays. This is the best time to go - lines were generally nonexistent.
- Some staff members were very pleasant.
Cons:
- Traveling through Montreal to get to the park was a nightmare.
- Ridiculously expensive to get in (parking and tickets) and to eat - just like every other amusement park in existence.
- Many of the rides are really showing their age, and a significant number of attractions were shut down - some even seemed abandoned.
- A few rides cost extra - we tried the Slingshot, which was $20 per person. It was fun, but not worth that much money. The Go-Karts were also extra but they were closed.
- Rides not worth waiting in line for if you're an adult: Dragon.
- As others have mentioned, La Ronde simply isn't designed to handle large crowds the way Wonderland is; therefore, you might end up waiting a while.
- Some staff members seemed like they hated life.
As always, if you're going to head to any amusement park, I'd recommend taking the whole day to really get your money's worth. With a few updates here and there, I'm sure that La Ronde could go from good to great.
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