Valleyfair Review | Shakopee, Minnesota

[@1BillionMarbles]

Everything you said was spot on. Every time I go, its always a fun time and you can tell the park is taken care of in terms of maintenance. In terms of major new capital, its been four years since the last investment, the larson superloop. If Valleyfair has all of that land in the northeast part of the park going up to the river just above the parking lot, they could build literally anything. Really depends on if that area is on a floodplain or not though since Valleyfair has flooded from that river.

[@princessravendiamond4288]

They could also take out Excalibur. It's unique in that it's a hybrid but imo it's really boring

[@p0isoned.0]

@@princessravendiamond4288 If they do replace it (which i really hope they dont bc its my second favorite in the park) it has to be something that can handle floods, bc Excalibur was made to handle them

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

Somebody should write a children’s book about this park. It could be called Where the Wild Thing Is.

[@chargedonpc9989]

Nice one

[@christianortiz-v1l]

lol

[@ejectorairtime]

I'll get on it right now

[@scottybrown66]

My home park. They really have been trying to invest in the water section. The rumor mill says they want to have a separate gate for the water park. I personally think a stand out coaster would be amazing. Must have inversions though.

[@Coasters3356]

Honestly gp wise wild thing probably stands out, because it’s big. Though any big coaster works.

[@rcky6506]

I’d argue that renegade is a stand out coaster, I personally have it ranked above everything at KI

[@scottybrown66]

I respect that, Banshee is a better ride than renegade, In my opinion. Vf needs a coaster a 5+ inversions roller coaster.

[@rcky6506]

@@scottybrown66 Agreed, and yeah Banshee is a lot of fun!

[@benanderson7268]

no

[@JoseGarcia-xp8fm]

I love it when I'm driving in to the parking lot and you see the rollercoaster skyline..I get so pumped and it feels like the problems of the world come to a pause .

[@noncreativearts5360]

this is my home park and i have to agree with alot of the points you made in this video. We need a new coaster badly, i really hope we can get one soon. also hopefully this i might actually start working as a ride op there!

[@mackenziefritz8169]

Cedar Fair really needs to just invest in more rides for the smaller parks in general. Valleyfair, Dorney, Worlds of Fun, Michigan’s Adventure. It’s nice that some parks were starting to get more attention such as CGA and Kings Dominion, but they definitely need to step up their game and stop putting coasters in Ohio every single year. A lot of their parks have gone over a decade without a new coaster which is the longest they’ve ever gone without one

[@KurtE71]

Totally agree! Cedar Fair needs to stop kidding themselves that the Morgan coasters will keep local park fans happy forever. Give the three small parks a Sky Rocket 2 coaster or something similar.

[@zanewebb2665]

Michigan’s adventure just went 23 years without a brand new coaster let’s go but I guess a relocated SLC counts sort of…. Not that anyone would want to ride it

[@JJJJ-he8bz]

Yet you have people complaining about a getting a coaster with a 300 foot drop at kings island

[@mackenziefritz8169]

@@JJJJ-he8bz exactly. People with home parks like Kings Island are just way too spoiled and they should get to know what it feels like to go a decade or longer without a new coaster while the other parks get tons of new additions

[@VestedUTuber]

The layout actually reminds me a lot of Dollywood, minus the massive mountain ridge that cuts straight through the middle of the park and makes the whole place feel super-remote.

[@mmocken]

Excalibur was supposed to be removed for parking...so glad I got to ride it Still popular, be a shame if removed Renegade is a blast... row 3, left seat my favorite for airtime Steel Venom uses 'the hold' on rear vertical drop...adds another fun dimension for this clone Wild Thing was the first Morgan 200ft coaster....I bet a reprofile to add 10 feet to drop and steepen decent angle would totally change this coaster.

[@princessravendiamond4288]

I agree with everything you said except for Excalibur. I rode it this last year and personally found it pretty boring. It's short, smooth, and wasn't memorable at all

[@quentenmajoor5861]

I personally feel something like Copperhead Strike would fit in well where Dinosaurs Alive currently is.

[@mattgaming6127]

They took down dinosaurs alive a year ago

[@quentenmajoor5861]

@@mattgaming6127 That's what I meant was its former location.

[@Boredofcrafting]

The high roller is the oldest coaster in the park. Planet snoopy is only a few years old. So the Planet snoopy location is sorta odd. It's hard for Valleyfair to add any rides more extreme. There's a airport across the river that limited the high of Power Tower when they built it.

[@wooger0111]

Cedar Point has way more rides than ValleyFair and only two of them are too tall to be in ValleyFair (TTD/TT2 and Millennium Force). The height limit is not a problem at all.

[@clevelandbci9562]

Crazy that Indiana Beach now has 7 coasters on 10 acres.

[@Zaxomma]

Knowing the area pretty well, it is subject to major flooding from the Minnesota River. Half the park can get under water and they have to close the park losing a lot of revenue. They also have the cost of maintenance after the floods. Love the park, though. We really need another invert roller coaster. B&M would be nice.

[@Yufok]

I remember going here when I was like 10 or 9, I don’t remember how old I was but my favourite rides were the wild thing that I would ride with friends like over 20 times and the renegade

[@EtaM29]

Easily cedar fairs most underrated and most underused park. They could really use a b&m invert

[@DiaryofaRollerCoasterGirl]

Sounds like you had the same experience as I did at Dorney Park! I really wasn't expecting much from it all, but I really enjoyed my day. A very pleasant, clean and vibrant park full of decent rides, without having a standout coaster 💕

[@EPiche09]

Good to hear. I love the place.

[@BigDCoasterFam]

I hope to get there on a Midwest trip once Lost Island opens

[@coastingthrills7297]

I feel with the Route 76 being past the park entrance really helps make a bold impression!

[@TheRealNightTrainLane]

Valleyfair is my home park and I love it a lot but there definitely needs to be an expansion. I think I’ve heard they got lots of land to work with it’s just about what to put in there. People have been asking for an inverted coaster and they teased us with one that turned out to be fake. Not a multi day park by any means but it’s a great starter park for young thrill seekers cause only one of the coasters goes upside down while the others provide speed. You graduate to Six Flags or Cedar Point

[@zanewebb2665]

@@iamhooman7522 great America is about the closest one other that maybe St. Louis

[@eaceisboring]

i feel like they should add a B&M hyper back towards the river.

[@jordan7698]

Hopefully they will get more land

[@princessravendiamond4288]

They do have a lot of land to work with, unfortunately Cedar Fair doesn't pay much attention to the park because it's not a huge money maker

[@jamesrich8463]

They don't seem be doing to much with the park. THey got rid of the haunt for tricks or treat which is big downgrade. No new rollercoaster or anything I've heard of in the works...that ring ride on the end is mediocre. THe huge swing ride is only good addition they made in years besides the bigger water slides but we lost the imax unfortunately.

[@ballisticbeluga6426]

Good to see my home park get some attention! How do you think the new Knotts Giga will impact Valleyfair getting a new coaster?

[@zanewebb2665]

@Arrow Dynamics Inc. bro you’d be surprised how quiet parks can make b&m look at what Canada’s wonderland had to do with leviathan

[@Moosemaster15]

I live in MN and have my own Annual Pass. SOOOO worth it. I go once a week with my friends and it’s just amazing

[@coasterbreakdown]

The Big Roller entrance reminds me of Diamondbacks entrance. I know that Diamondback at Kings Island is located in Rivertown but I still think it’s right on the edge of Planet Snoopy.

[@triple7marc]

2:48 California’s Great America also has an Arrow mouse and it is not run this way.

[@atm8420]

VF is my home park… I would really like to see a terrain coaster built in the back of the park near Excalibur.. or really just a new coaster in general.. I’m 21 now and the park just doesn’t have the huge thrill that I want anymore. That said, for a young thrill seeker VF is a great place to start

[@meteorgemini8796]

Employee rumor mill has it that there was work done on changes to zoning permits in the old dinosaurs alive section and over the summer there were crews in there taking out trees and such. Hoping to finally see something in 2 years

[@iancarroll2177]

I’ve been keeping up with zoning permits, nothings been proposed yet.

[@meteorgemini8796]

@@iancarroll2177 Not necessarily proposed. My understanding was work done to adjust the height limits in that area

[@iancarroll2177]

@@meteorgemini8796 interesting that they’d want to raise the height🤔 they’d only need that for a giga, but they definitely aren’t in the market for that. If anything they’ll get a raptor, invert, or infinity which max height would be about 150 feet

[@meteorgemini8796]

@@iancarroll2177 Most popular theory in the grapevine was a B&M suspended coaster. Believe the original height limit for that area was ~100ft or so because of the nearby hilltop airport

[@iancarroll2177]

@@meteorgemini8796 height restriction is 275’ the same height as power tower

[@therealmacman4504]

I’m so happy that you had a great time at my home park. I’ve been to Cedar point and Six Flags, Magic Mountain, but Valleyfair will always be home to me, even though those other two parks absolutely blow it out of the water. No matter what I have always had a great experience at Valleyfair And I agree with you. Maybe something to replace corkscrew or an RMC 6:28

[@DZstudios.]

My Favorite rides: 1 Wild Thing 2 Renegade 3 Corkscrew 4 Excalibur 5 high roller 6 Wild mouse 7 the train ride

[@maxladue993]

hey i had a question what are credits?

[@DZstudios.]

@@maxladue993it is how many Coster you ride

[@tuliprl]

Its really sad there is an airport nearby. I would love to see a 400+ foot coaster at valleyfair.

[@Kennywood_Fanatic]

Something I have noticed is the popular rides in six flags have one of in the cedar fair chain s&s free spin with tumbili, Larson loops, and one slc

[@giselecastro9760]

Bro I go to valleyfair a lot and not once have I found Excalibur

[@zanewebb2665]

The first park I get to visit this year I wonder if renegade will be better than hades or apocalypse???

[@otxesch9414]

i was there on a day where wildthing was running really well wich made the park soooo much better it was giving a lot of airtime on the final hils and it was supper smooth I don't know if I just got a good day or if they made some sort of change but it was amazing

[@11679MRT]

A lot of the layout problems are because of the park's age and them trying to work around what was done in the past. The High Roller, for example, has been there for as long as I can remember and I'm in my 40's - so it long pre dates the Snoopy area and probably explains why the entrance to the coaster seems misplaced.

[@kalon3056]

The Renegade was one of my favorites, but the wild thing was first choice

[@Daveyjdigital]

alot of those rides are newer then renegade couple yrs old now but atleast 6/6 rides been added still not enough tho

[@christopherpriebe8910]

The good news is Holiday World removed those slides next to Thunderbird. So it looks better than before

[@temqtingcxa]

my favorite ride there is believe it or not. power tower

[@sherriethorpe5089]

Now that we are in a new year do you think you could make a NEW Kings Dominion 5 year plan and look back over your other one!

[@Sparticus142]

I would give anything for a new coaster in my home park.

[@billsandrew]

I went for the first time this past summer too. Steel Venom was closed, but other than that, it was a really good experience. I agree they need something new. Renegade is by far the star attraction there.

[@princessravendiamond4288]

Steel Venom is awesome and unique for being one of the few Intamin Impulses to still use a holding break partway through the ride. Highly recommend going to the place again, mainly for that experience

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

So you don't have to walk through the front enterance and the metal detectors and security in order to get into the area with Steel Venom?

[@scottybrown66]

Yes, that part of the park it just sticks out into the parking lot. It does have like a six-foot fence all the way around it

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

6:11 That is EXPENSIVE Also I had no idea Richmond had an airport, I thought you would have to travel up to Washington DC.

[@Karenlife.]

Can somebody tell me how much is the ticket in person?

[@hammfield1473]

A B&M Inverted would fit really well into this park.

[@Eligner]

Literally the only true annoyance I’ve ever had with the park is in the water park. The panic falls speed and body slides have the same staircase as their line and it isn’t split so you have to wait in the very long body slide line to ride the speed slides even if they are empty

[@jessehill2575]

Great vid man! I've been watching your stuff for a while and I love seeing the content you put out. This summer I am planning to take a 2 week trip or so to check off some parks. My main priority is thrill rides so I was curious to hear your input on the 2-3 parks you'd check off. I'm thinking Hersheypark->Kings Dominion->Busch Gardens VA->Carowinds. Or Dollywood->Carowinds->Busch Gardens VA->Kings Dominion. Do you think that's a solid list or is there a park you'd swap in/out?

[@triple7marc]

Definitely, definitely do Dollywood. That park is incredible. If you’re going to Hershey I would recommend starting a bit more west and going to Kennywood too unless your budget prohibits it.

[@zutropolazutropola4449]

Reminds me of Michigan Adventure. They use the Snoopy Logo too. Must be the same owners.

[@BrookeWilson67]

I’ve been thinking about heading here sometime, but it’s super far away from me haha

[@Jackp499]

Mad Mouse didn’t always operate like this I rode it when I was like 6 and it was running as it should. I don’t know why it started operating like it does now

[@minnesotathrills]

It never does, it always runs at least two trains on its course

[@kalon3056]

The high roller is the first roller coaster my grandma had ever been on when she was a kid, but I find it weird that I was in the frame of the video walking by, what are the odds that you see yourself in a video you didn’t know had your face in it

[@mitchellries256]

This is one of my two home parks. Any chance you could do Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America next or soon?

[@CoasterStudios]

there will definitely be a Nickelodeon Universe review!

[@Digikid313]

@@CoasterStudios I would recommend watching a POV of the Log Chute there for your review since it was closed during your visit. That ride is the star of that park for pretty much everyone that visits and really makes it stand out amongst other indoor parks.

[@devin_leary]

I live about 10 miles away and have not visited it yet

[@TheCoasterCraze]

Hersheypark does this too - very vertical awful dead end layout where the water park is in the middle of the park lol

[@LetsGetPolitical123]

A wonderful park. Cheap admission also.

[@SDCGamingW]

In my opinion, Valleyfair is one of the best theme parks that’s no owned by Disney or Nickelodeon. It might be because I’m Minnesotan though😅

[@Spenfen]

This is my home park, and it sucks because we haven't gotten a new proper roller coaster since Renegade in 2007. My favorite ride here is actually still Steel Venom - it's I think one of the only impulses that still has the holding brake, and I've always been a fan of launches, so this being the only one at the park, it gets the most attention from me. Still, I really wish we could get, like, a B&M invert or something. That would be a really fitting coaster I think, since our only inverting ride at the moment is Corkscrew which... I mean, it's an Arrow Corkscrew, there really isn't much value there. I'd take pretty much anything at this point though.

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

Does a Larson Looper count as a credit?

[@CoasterStudios]

no

[@donovanerickson1977]

How would this rank compared parks such as Dorny park and world of fun

[@Bogarttherideop]

I am disappointed how Cedar Fairs arrow mice are operated. At CGA only when I got on is when they started rolling trains. I was shocked, but why couldn't that happen sooner.

[@kingsean7605]

He coaster studios what would you do if there was only one amusement park in America and it was a kids park

[@elnaleechannel9506]

I went on the monster ride one and I almost passed out

[@Thebestangel23146]

My favorite ride is the corkscrew but it hurt my head

[@PoleTooke]

wish cedar fairs had more dark rides

[@roberthartley6699]

I live in Minnesota and I've been to Valleyfair probably 50+ times. I will NEVER ride Excalibur. That coaster is so old and always looks like it's one ride way from falling apart. I've never been terrified of a coaster, but I am scared of Excalibur simply because I'm afraid that it will kill me. Also while not a coaster, Thunder Mountain in the back near there is extremely underrated and a great way to cool off in the summer. It's very wet and has a lot of winds so you can ride it multiple times and get different views.

[@maxhagenauer24]

Cedar Fair? Why not Valley Point?

[@seanmce8132]

That's in the other timeline.

[@calebchristianson810]

You should go to valley scar

[@ItsSiebay]

We should take the lower end Six Flags and Cedar Fair parks, put them together under a chain, and see if they fair better.

[@harrydude6452]

I love Valleyfair, The nature is beautiful in the middle but the Back of the park gets boring, no trees or even water, Were Excalibur and Thunder Canyon it actually has nature I think the older parts of the park are the most best with nature. This park could be a stand out park I mean it deserves it because it was the original Cedar fair parks! We just need a better selection of Coasters.

[@agustinsanchez8691]

A gonna go to valley fair tomorrow❤

[@ejectorairtime]

I just went here for the first time in late July and I will agree with pretty much everything you mentioned here. My only little complaints were that ride ops weren't the greatest on my visit and a couple coasters went down for maintenance multiple times, but I still got all the credits. Despite not having the most stellar coaster coaster, I walked away feeling like I had a fantastic time visiting. So much charm. On top of that, I hit Mall of America and Arnold's Park the following day before returning home, so naturally I made a 3 Parks in 2 Days Vlog and also showed off the food I ate at Portillo's that first night.

[@MrChevytahoe95]

Check your security guards at the park it's about to go viral

[@IamBatmanIRL]

So I recently went to valley fair for a youth group trip and It was fun I fact I'm going on the 22nd of August for my 18th birthday but the time I went with my church I went on the Excalibur with some of my siblings and where as the were supposed to check the seat bars the just put us on the ride and gave the ok to go without checking the safety of them, we were ok but they still should have checked. Second is now a days the dont use cash you have to buy a card at the snoopys boutique before paying for anything, also check if what the employee is charging you for is the correct price because we were ripped off a bit for some of the things we purchased overall I love valley fair and the great news is was a while back you had to pay extra to enter the water park but now it's included with the regular price.

[@anonomus5682]

Out of curiosity, our season has been over for 2 months, why are you only just now posting? Good review tho! I’m noticing a blaring reoccurring trend is every single review I hear has the same “needs a big new coaster” point and I couldn’t agree more personally.

[@CoasterStudios]

We were backlogged on content from this past summer, and with busy schedules, it's easier to pump out content like this during the off-season than during the summer.

[@anonomus5682]

@@CoasterStudios oooooh that makes sense. Cheers!

[@coastercountdowns6769]

It’s clear cedar fair does care about this park as before covid they had been adding lots of flat rides to the is park like the Larson loop,star flyer,flying scooters,mega disko and so on but I don’t think the parks attendance justifies a new 20 million dollar coaster

[@scottybrown66]

So true. My personal home park. The crazy thing is is that the Minnesota Vibe if you build it we will come

[@dhollins]

I've been saying for years Renegade is better than the Wild Thing lol

[@Preppysummer2024]

Well I think that wild thing is definitely better sand also since I was a kid I have been going to valley fair and I grew up in Minnesota loving that fair but honestly I love both so I get it

[@Preppysummer2024]

I meant and not sand lol

[@the_synack]

Valleyfair is a nice park that feels heavily abused by Cedar Fair. It's like it's in stasis or something. Cedar Fair, open up a bit and show some love to one of your founding parks.

[@ccw2613]

I have had to hide out in that tunnel that goes under the road during many a bad summer storm.

[@LeccareNewHandle]

They also randomly accuse KZbinrs for sexual assault and call cops on them. Once it is clear they are innocent, they are still banned from the park. I'd suggest avoiding the place, if you can't prove your innocense with a video.

[@AsrielDreemurr56]

I think they could probably do something much easier and cheaper than building an entire new major coaster, they should just get Chance-Morgan back in to reprofile Wild Thing to give it better speed and more airtime, turn that into a standout coaster rather than spend all the money developing a new one and using up space.

[@zanewebb2665]

Dude I doubt that would happen chance bought a lot of manufacturers in there time and proceed basically to do nothing with them I know they own Allan Herschell and Bradley & Kaye but I’m pretty sure they don’t even make parts for there coasters

[@MicahAndren]

from my home to valley fair is 1 hour and i went there 5+ times

[@GLITCHYMIRROR]

Wild thing was built I think, around 2000? Maybe 1999? Sooo back in the day it was thee ride. But we are in 2024 now. So lol yeah that roller coaster is probably so chill compared to the new coasters around.

[@Brooklyn1470]

I live in Minnesota I go to Valleyfair like 100 times every year

[@oymhu]

i go here for my birthday every year lol

[@billchief397]

They need a mondial top scan

[@ToothlessDad]

They Definitely need a new coaster...especially since they took away the Enterprise, which was such a fun ride, not to say what replaced it (North Star) is not, but Enterprise was something i always looked forward to going on when I went since I was a kid. But you are spot on. The rides are good, its a nice park, but they need something new, and they need more INVERSIONS!!! seriously, I LOVE inversions, but i can't do the corkscrew bc it's so damn rough.

[@MndJ75]

It’s the city of Shakopee that’s also restricting coasters

[@pandoralover21]

Renegade is amazing but there were no false statements made here.

[@AydenChang-zr1ue]

So Valleyfair Was Great For Me the operater was so nice to us on the wild thing and excalibur and renegade and high roller so yeah valleyfair is a good park 1000/1000

[@maxhagenauer24]

I agree this park is visually pleasing but can do better with the ride collection. At least Cedar Fair cares about it more than Michigans Adventure.

[@flat_foot9017]

I heard random people gets accused of s3+ual assault here. Wild

[@stevenfoxer947]

Lofe got accused of sexual assault here. I don't think this would be a place to visit.

[@jaydenchrist6152]

This park needs a B&M Invert

[@mattreeder5091]

Would not ever recommend, security falsely accuses customers of crimes they didn’t commit and are very disrespectful

[@aidancarwash]

It was the woman that falsely accused them not security

[@chrisgardiner2215]

I don't know what day it was but it does look great, also there looks to be a shortage of scumbags... which is always a good thing

[@jleuthardt]

i live in shakopee, and i hate to be the one to correct people but shakopee is pronounced like “shaw-ko-pee” not “shack-o-pee”

[@sergeantjadonsoriginalchan3063]

They aren’t not getting a new roller coaster in 2024 or 2025

[@zbrown5386]

Why does cedar point get so many amazing coasters and then Valleyfair doesn’t their wealthy original parks

[@jordan7698]

Valleyfair needs more land

[@agustinsanchez8691]

I’m going have a good day at tomorrow❤❤❤❤❤

[@leesweather9894]

Corkscrew rocks, the tacos below it are good on the north side, High Roller is a junky old coaster, Wild Thing is bomb, wished they had Pepsi products.