Adventureland opens this weekend: What to look for

When Adventureland opens for the 2023 season March 25, visitors to the roadside amusement park can expect some updates in its arcade, a new menu item and a second  Tony’s Tavern walk-up bar.

A few things both kids and adults will notice when they enter the park is a new “Fast & Furious” arcade game, which features two car seats in front of 65-inch TVs where players can compete against each other or a computer.

“The kids like the rush of the cars driving, and the speed," says president and co-owner Steve Gentile. More games where you “win all the time" have been added to the arcade, too.

In the park's restaurant area, guests can purchase pizza ($3.99), hamburgers ($5.99), hot dogs ($5.99) and all things chicken (tenders, $6.99; nuggets, $4.99). There is also a new item dubbed turbo nachos ($14.99) featuring a base that is fried, then topped with ground beef, lettuce, tomato, queso and jalapeños. 

On the drinks front, Tony’s Tavern 2.0 will make its debut (by the carousel and Whac-a-Mole game), joining the original that’s by the Moose Market gift shop and Turbulence roller coaster. At Tony’s walk-up counters, guests 21 and older can order wine, wine slushies, hard seltzer and beer, including its new(ish) and exclusive A-land honey ale. Drinks range from $13 to $15.

Adventureland, which in 2021 adopted an admission-fee model, charges $46.99 per person for ages 2 to 24; 25 and older are $36.99 and kids younger than 2 are free. Each ticket is $5 off when purchased online.

For the spring, the park will be open weekends and holidays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of Easter and Passover break, when it will remain open daily (April 6-16; open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.). June 19 through Labor Day weekend, it will be open daily before reverting to a weekend and holiday-only schedule for two months.