I went there the second time two days ago, it’s such a fun and iconic place to visit. What’s special is that when you have played a lot of GTA V/Online and suddenly you have the chance to go to the real place, that feeling is priceless, I even took the same pic of my character on GTA Online.
They should expand the Santa Monica Pier and put more serious adult carnival rides like the Wipeout. They should use The Santa Cruz Boardwalk as an example.
This was a good tour of the pier and amusement park. I've really wanted to see them up close for a long time so I really appreciate this video! (I live on the east coast btw)
Of course, the pier was pretty much demolished during the el nino of 1982/83 when the waves created by the storms took off about half the pier. Pacific Park itself opened in 1996. However, when I was a kid one of he best things about the pier was the giant slide, which was made of metal and you needed sit on a burlap sack to ride down on and when you hit one of the bumps you did catch some air.
The Pier is a nice quaint little park worth going to to kill a few hours or so. I feel like a Eurofighter would be a perfect fit for the theme park to give it something a little more thrilling.
i've been on the west roller coaster (i think that's what it's called (the orange ride)) n it actually feels as if its going pretty fast, it may look slow but it actually feels as if it is going fast, and they let you ride it twice since its not that long of a ride.
One thing that wasn't mentioned was how all the rides were added as part of the refurbishment of the pier following its being pretty much destroyed during the el nino storms of 1983.
Has the Pier changed since 2002? some how it does look not the same. Is there more than this Pier? I was there in 2002 to visit family we walked down a pier one day and I just do not recognize this.
Cool tour of Santa Monica Pier! The West Coaster looks kinda cool and tame. But it still looks like a good carnival place to visit. If you want bigger thrills in California, go to Magic Mountain or Knotts Berry Farm. :)
BryceFourn 2001 The West Coaster is actually better than what he described. The airtime hills actually make you go surprisingly fast and provide a little of airtime. Also, you get a lot of speed coming out of the second pair of helixes. However, you can't tell in the video above
Please anyone let me know im 25year old and I met someone SHE 25 and we going hangout idk I don't want to say like a date but more like we going get to know each other and I was thing to going to Santa Monica Beach but I saw this Alos … but I like to know is this a good place to take her just hangout?? look like a little kids place? but some people say it okay... ANY IDEAS GUYS OR GIRLS THANKZ!!!
P.O.P. was easier to sneak into. we would crawl under the pier along the catwalks trying to avoid the guards and the waves below, then haul ourselves over the rails and blend into crowds, I also watched the place burn down as an adult, sad day in my hometown.
John Moss the Santa Monica pier is an overrated tourist destination and parking sucks over there. It’s better to go to shoreline village in Long Beach.
Yes and im from San Jose and go too LA every year and we go here than next day go to a main amusement park such as universal or six flags EDIT:HAVE U GONE KNOW?
