Bay Beach Amusement Park

Bay Beach makes me so nostalgic, I want to cry (shout out to anyone who remembers the green tickets!). Probably because I was the only one of my friends NOT to work there over the summers in high school and clean up after little kids who ate too much cotton candy. I have since relocated to Milwaukee and I try to make it up to Bay Beach whenever I’m in GB.
It’s not an amusement park in the same way that Six Flags is an amusement park. Bay Beach is more geared towards the younger crowd (not to say there aren’t a bunch of kids at Six Flags, but there are also more adults). The last couple times I’ve gone, I’ve been in the tiny minority of people there without kids (or who aren’t kids themselves). This is fine, honestly. Just prepare yourself for the abundant youths.
Let’s talk about rides.
Zippin Pippin. The roller coaster is super rad. I have a disdain for wooden roller coasters, but this one is a blast. It costs a dollar to ride. At a state fair, a comparable ride would cost at least $ 5 and it probably wouldn’t be as cool, and it definitely wouldn’t be a replication of Elvis’s FAVORITE roller coaster.
Bumper cars, Scrambler, and Tilt A Whirl all typically have lines that take a bit. They’re worth it though.
Scat and Yo-​Yo (or the swings, as we call them) have less of a weight. Neither are good if you get motion sickness.
I loved the helicopters as a kid, was terrified of the ferris wheel (which is tiny now that I’m an adult), and had a favorite horse on the merry-​go-​round.
tl;dr If you’re in town while Bay Beach is open, go.

This place is great and the prices can’t be beat!
I was excited to know that there was a rollercoaster in Green Bay! And that it was so cheap to ride!!!
There are other rides too for the young and old.
There is a picnic area and public restrooms that were surprisingly clean. Parking was not a problem either.
The rollercoaster was a good time– old school wooden coaster with a short wait on a busy Sunday afternoon. :D

I’m giving Bay Beach five stars for the Zippin Pippin alone. I LOVE this ride. It’s right on the water, great view. The line goes by super fast. It’s only $ 1 to ride! (Four tickets). I just feel like wooden roller coasters are so authentic and even though they’re more jerky they’re still fun!
I also love the Tilt-​A-​Whirl. Most of the rides are for little kids so I loved going growing up. It’s still fun to go as an adult!
Tickets are 25 cents each!

So much bang for your buck!!!
This place is great! Why spend half your paycheck at the county fair when you can take the kids to bay beach and spend under $ 10 buck! Yes I said ten bucks!
All rides are between .25 cents and a buck!
Including the zippin pippin, Elvis’s favorite roller coaster!
Popcorn, sodas are a buck too!
So, if you have kids and are in GB or passing thru GB in the summer months, go here so you can skip the state fair!

Rides are mainly for younger riders but cheap and tons of fun! Love that the food prices are reasonable too!

Holy cow what a deal!!! 25 cent rides for little kids and 50 – 75 cent rides for theater rides. No admission, free parking, and short lines added up to a wonderful day.

As a kid in the 80s I loved coming here. The place is full of wonderful memories. I moved out of state years ago but my 5 year old niece was here from Rhode Island and we had a fantastic time. The tickets cost a quarter apiece and several rides were two tickets. The place is still cheap and loads of fun!

Fun and cheap place to entertain kids. Parents… Chug some beer out in the parking lot to cope with boredom. The roller coaster is actually pretty bad-​ass.

Awesome place! Love the Zippin’ Pippin’! My husband, daughter and I had a great time. Will definitely be going again before we head back home to Missouri.

My boyfriend and I attend Bay Beach once or twice a summer. The rides are cheap, the food is cheap, and the staff do well keeping the park clean.
If you haven’t attended Bay Beach, be prepared for large crowds of families with young children, and seagulls flocking around the park in search of a tasty morsel.
I have not ridden the Zippin’ Pippin or the new Sea Dragon, but all the old favorites are worth the often 30-​minute wait.
If you use the check-​in to receive a free ticket, be prepared for confused staff. No one knew about this check-​in offer, and we were denied the free ticket.
We love Bay Beach and we’ll keep coming back every summer!

We brought the kids here when we were in town for Memorial Day. The place was PACKED, but it was to expected for a holiday weekend on a day that the weather was beautiful and there’s no admission fees.
Tickets are 25 cents each. We spent $ 5 and got to experience a few things — my son and husband rode a couple rides together, my daughter went on the Yo Yo alone, both my son and daughter rode the big slide together and my daughter and I went on the roller coaster (which was the highest «price» ride — admission was 4 tickets, or a whole $ 1.00)
We also treated the kids to a couple cotton candies and a large soda — $ 2.00 each for the cotton candy and $ 1.50 for the soda. Sooo affordable for a family! I wish we had something like this near us!!! I’d love to go to Green Bay again just to visit here again.
The kids enjoyed it and it didn’t break the bank. Yes, the rides are like carnival rides (with the exception of the roller coaster), but here if we were to go to a carnival it would have easily cost us $ 40 to ride the rides that we did, and probably another $ 15 for the cotton candy and drink.
Really — way to go! This is just exceptional.

As a Green Bay native now with kids of my own, I don’t understand how anyone could give Bay Beach less than a 5 star review, and here’s why:
1.) No admission fees and where else can you get on most rides for 50 cents or less?
2.) Highest ride is $ 1
3.) Even with the many many improvements they keep making, tickets are still 25 cents apiece.
4.) They are adding 3 new rides in next 3 years, updating concessions, and more parking.
5.) Right on the Bay of Green Bay.
6.) A park with swings and stuff adjoins amusement park
7.) Concessions are low cost
8.) A family of 5 can spend $ 25 and have tickets for next time.
9.) It’s fun, enjoyable, gives memories that last, and is right across the street from the Wildlife Sanctuary-​another attraction.
When I was a kid, the best ride was the Scat. Now they’ve added a roller coaster, 2 kinds of swings so all ages can enjoy, a fun Sea Dragon ride, and more are coming. All this has happened without a price increase. I don’t know where else you can go in the state of WI and get the same sort of deal, make the same memories, and have a fantastic time. It’s truly 1 of the diamonds of Green Bay. This is definitely a place to come with your family if you are in Green Bay!

Very affordable for families and very fun. I’ve never waited in lines longer than 10 minutes.
Zippin Pippin’ hint:
While thrill seekers naturally want to sit in the front row of the front car, RESIST the urge. Instead, ride in the last seats of the back car. It’s 10 times better than the front. More whips, more jerks, more air, more fun!

I grew up with Bay Beach, and if I still lived in Green Bay, I would love to bring my kids to the park. It has only grown since my childhood, but is even better now with the Zippin’ Pippin! I had heard a lot about it, but hadn’t ever stopped in to ride. My parents and I were driving by and decided what the heck! We pulled in, grabbed some tickets (4 tickets each, $.25 a ticket!!), and rode the ZP. It was such a rush, and very fun. Took us about ten minutes total (we were there right when it opened), and I will be back for sure. For a quarter ticket, you can’t go wrong! There are some things in Green Bay that haven’t changed much, and this is one of them.

No admission fee, and the most expensive ride costs a dollar?! Is this real life?!
I went to Bay Beach occasionally as a child, and I never realized what a deal it is until now! Tickets are currently 25 cents each, and rides cost between 1 and 4 tickets. Food is decently priced too.
The Zippin Pippin (aka Elvis’ favorite roller coaster) is fantastic. All the other rides are great too! My personal favorites include the slide and the Scat. My extended family and I went on a sunny weekend day, and it took a maximum of 20 minutes to get on a ride.
It may be small (with a comparatively less frightening roller coaster), but its lines and prices can’t be beat by Six Flags! This place is especially great for small children.

This park really takes you back. You can imagine what life is like back in the day when times are simpler and amusement wasn’t found on a display. This place has all the sights, sounds, smells of your classic amusement park. You can just close your eyes and go back in time. I love coming here with my family time and again.

When I was younger my parents took me here and now that I have a child I love taking my daughter here. You can’t beat 25 cent rides. Most rides are 50 or 75 cents and I love taking my wife here to spend time with her like a fair. This is totally worth it. Even though some of the rides are older it is still worth going to and to enjoy some fun with your family.

This place is a great stop especially for younger kids. The rides are affordable. The cost is .25 cents per ticket and it’s only 1 or 2 tickets per ride. I’d would absolutely bring my family back next times I’m in Packer Country.

I had heard there was a place like this but it sounded too good to be true. It was true! Woo hooo!
Bay Beach Amusement Park is like stepping back in time when you didn’t have to pay $ 5 or more to ride a ride or $ 40 or more to get into an amusement park.
What’s not to love? All tickets are $ 0.25 and the most tickets a ride takes is 4 tickets for the Zippin Pippin. That’s a buck people! A dollar to ride a roller coaster. WOW and it’s no slack ride either. Rides vary from very small toddler rides to older kid /​adult rides with all the favorites. Swings, Bumper Cars, Tilt O Whirl and Scrambler.
We had so much fun and spent hardly anything. My only regret is not going many years earlier.
If you have never been, you have to go. Lots to do in the area too and it’s just 10 minutes or so from Lambeau Field.

We returned on Saturday of Labor Day weekend. I gave it 4 stars before, and I think I want to bump it up to 5!
In addition to a snack bar (prices I mentioned in my 1^st review), there is also a «cafeteria» type thing with burgers, pizza, hot dogs, etc. Prices there are more than fair as well. Still, we brought a cooler and ate in the park… which is a 2-​minute walk from the rides.
It was pretty crowded that day, but the average time we waited in line was about 15 minutes. No too bad if I do say so myself.
Bathrooms are clean.
Customer Service was a bit better than last time. Not mind-​blowing, but doable. ‘Course, the weather wasn’t as hot and crummy as it was last time.
Pony rides for $ 2.00. After paying 25 and 50 cents per ride all afternoon, I actually grumbled about the price of a pony ride. But then I slapped myself with the backhand of perspective. The Pony Ride crew was friendly and helpful. They also appeared to be private, and not affiliated with the rest of the park.
We were there six hours. Except for our lunch break, it was a non-​stop barrage of rides. We spent a total of $ 17.50 between 2 adults and a 2 year old. And $ 2.00 of that was a pony ride, and $ 3.50 of that was a 3-​foot long bag of popcorn.