Pacific Park

Pacific Park

Pacific Park entrance in 2004
Location	Santa Monica, California, United States
Coordinates	34°00′30″N 118°29′53″W / 34.00833°N 118.49806°W / 34.00833; -118.49806
Status	Operating
Opened	May 25, 1996[1]
Owner	EPR Properties
Operated by	Premier Parks, LLC
Slogan	"The Family Amusement Park on the Santa Monica Pier" "LA's only admission-free amusement park"
Operating season	Year-round Limited operation in off season
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)[1]
Attractions
Total	13[1]
Roller coasters	1
Website	pacpark.com

Pacific Park is an oceanfront amusement park located in Santa Monica, California. The park, located on the Santa Monica Pier, looks directly out on the Pacific Ocean, in the direction of Santa Catalina Island. It is the only amusement park directly located on the West Coast of the United States located on a pier and LA's only admission-free park. There are a total of thirteen rides in Pacific Park, including the world's first and only solar-powered ferris wheel that provides a view of the Pacific Ocean and a roller coaster that circles the majority of the park. Pacific Park is also home to 14 midway games and over-the-ocean food and retail outlets. It has appeared in over 500^[2] movies and television shows such as Fat Albert, Hannah Montana, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Kidsongs, 90210, Bean, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, as well as the popular video game Grand Theft Auto V. In 2020, it featured in the opening ident for the sky television channel Sky Comedy. It is operated by SC Holdings.^[3]