
Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket
Traveler rating
2.6/5
Based on 260 traveler reviews. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Quick answer
Is Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket worth booking?
Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket is a 8-hour experience in Philadelphia, United States, from $65 per person. It scores 43 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 2.6/5 rating across 260 reviews. This booking is non-refundable, so pick your date carefully. Same-day spots are currently showing.
- Outty Ranking
- 43 / 100
- Rating
- 2.6/5 (260)
- Duration
- 8 hours
- From
- $65 per person
Looking for a perfect all-day outing with the family? Enjoy ultimate family fun with whirling rides, splashy water slides, parades, shows, and more with your favorite Sesame Street friends at Sesame Place Philadelphia! Just 30 minutes from Philadelphia, Sesame Place Philadelphia is the only theme park on the East Coast based entirely on the award-winning show, Sesame Street®, with more than 25 Sesame Street-themed attractions, entertaining character shows and parades, an interactive Sesame Street Neighborhood, and opportunities to meet everyone’s favorite furry friends! Celebrate with seasonal events all year long, including Elmo’s Eggstravaganza, Elmo’s Springtacular, Sesame Summer Splash, The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular, and A Very Furry Christmas. Sesame Place Philadelphia was the first theme park in the world to become a Certified Autism Center and was the first theme park in the United States to join the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program.
What you get
About this experience
Looking for a perfect all-day outing with the family? Enjoy ultimate family fun with whirling rides, splashy water slides, parades, shows, and more with your favorite Sesame Street friends at Sesame Place Philadelphia! Just 30 minutes from Philadelphia, Sesame Place Philadelphia is the only theme park on the East Coast based entirely on the award-winning show, Sesame Street®, with more than 25 Sesame Street-themed attractions, entertaining character shows and parades, an interactive Sesame Street Neighborhood, and opportunities to meet everyone’s favorite furry friends! Celebrate with seasonal events all year long, including Elmo’s Eggstravaganza, Elmo’s Springtacular, Sesame Summer Splash, The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular, and A Very Furry Christmas. Sesame Place Philadelphia was the first theme park in the world to become a Certified Autism Center and was the first theme park in the United States to join the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower program.
What's included
Included
- Admission Ticket
Not included
- Food and drinks (unless otherwise specified)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
What you'll see and do
Sesame Place Philadelphia
Sesame Place is the only theme park in the US based entirely on the beloved TV show Sesame Street. Join in the fun all season long with whirling rides, splashy water slides, toe-tapping shows starring everyone’s favorite furry friends and the Neighborhood Street Party Parade. Please note: Tickets are only valid on selected date of travel.
Admission included
Where it starts and ends
Meeting point
Sesame Place Philadelphia
100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 19047-1821, United States
Hotel pickup
No pickup: everyone meets at the start point.
Ends at
Sesame Place Philadelphia · 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 19047-1821, United States
Options you can book
Two Visit Ticket + Meal
Two Visit Ticket + Meal: Valid for two (2) single day admissions on any regularly scheduled park operating day, valid for 6mos from date of purchase
Single Day Any Day Ticket
Single Day Anyday Ticket: Valid on any regularly scheduled park operating day, valid for 6 months from date of purchase
Two Day Ticket–2nd Visit Free
Valid for two(2) single day admissions on any regularly scheduled park operating day, valid for 6mos from date of purchase Duration: 2 days
Spring Single Day Ticket
Single Day Admission: Valid on any regularly scheduled park operating day between April 15 and June 18, 2023
Very Furry Christmas
Very Furry Christmas Ticket: Valid for one (1) day admission to "A Very Furry Christmas Celebration" between November 19, 2022 and January 1, 2023
Fall Single Day Ticket
Single Day Weekend Ticket
Entitlements: Valid for one (1) visit on any regularly scheuled park operating weekend (Saturday or Sunday) through September 4, 2022
Weekday After 3pm Ticket
Valid for a single visit with Park entry on or after 3:00 p.m. on any park operating weekday (Monday through Friday)
Two Day Ticket
Two Day Ticket - RB488: Valid for two (2) single day admissions on any regularly scheduled park operating day, valid for 6mos from date of purchase
Before you book
- Cancellation
- All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
- Ticket
- Mobile Only
- Runs on
- Every day
- Group size
- Up to 9 travelers per booking
- Operated by
- SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
Know before you go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note: Tickets are only valid on selected date of travel.
- Infants under the age of 2 years (1 year and 11 months) do not require admission. Proof of age such as a birth certificate may be required.
- Strollers are available for rent or you may bring your own.
- Outside food is not permitted with the exception of baby formula, snacks and medically necessary items. Picnic areas are available outside the park
- Soft-sided coolers no larger than 10"x10"x12" are permitted
- Bathing suits are recommended
- Water shoes are recommended. Swim suits, water shoes and swim diapers are available for purchase inside the park
- Proper swim wear is required on all wet attractions
- Swim diapers are required for diaper-wearing children.
- Life Jackets are available on all appropriate attractions. No personal flotation devices permitted
- Lockers can be rented for the day
- Wheelchairs are available to rent
- Guide dogs/service animals are permitted into Sesame Place. All service animals must remain on a leash or harness and may not be left unattended. Service animal behavior is the responsibility of the owner and you will be asked to leave Sesame Place if their behavior becomes a threat to the safety of another guest or employee
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What travelers are saying
Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 260 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.
Good for families
9 mentionsReviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group.
Food and drink
8 mentionsThe tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.
Photo opportunities
2 mentionsThe views and photo stops come up again and again.
Pace and timing
2 mentionsSeveral reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
Traveler reviews
260 verified traveler reviews for Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.
Waste of time and money
This is by far the worst experience ever!!! Me and my family traveled from cross country to be able to make memories!!! We paid for the photo pass to take pictures with characters with there photographers!!! We really spend our entire time there taking photos with all the different characters! The lines were long some took 20-45 minutes each time to stand a wait to take pictures. We only rode 2 rides because my kids were more excited to meet and take pictures with the characters. So long story short they said you will get a email link with all the photos you took within 24 hours. I never received link. Tied calling no one never answered. I’ve emailed them several times they have stop responding to me emails and is been 5weeks ago!!! Totally unacceptable!!!!and we didn’t take any pics on our phone because we were depending on those photos!!! I want my money back for visiting the park it was a total waste of TIME and MONEY!!!!! This is not how you do business!!! DO NOT WASTE YOU MONEY ON PHOTO PASS BECAUSE ITS A POSSIBILITY YOU WOULD NOT GET YOUR PHOTOS!!!!! All the time wasting waiting in line for characters me and my family could’ve been enjoying the rides!!!SMH! I’m never visiting this place again nor will I recommend!!!
via Tripadvisor
Fun for the kids, but awful customer service!
Kept seeing the ads and decided to take a road trip from MA to visit here. I will say my son who’s preschool age really enjoyed his time, which was what mattered the most, but we were incredibly disappointed with the staff and the photo pass, specially at the Elmo meet and greet (8/29/26). The park posts the scheduled times and locations for meet and greet opportunities and you can pay ahead for you to get your photos for the entire day digitally. Thinking this would be a good purchase, we did that, but quickly regretted it for $50! This was our first family vacation and destination trip for my son. We drove 6 hours and stayed nearby so we could have a full day at the park. Our main objective was to get him to see Elmo, who he loves. We weren’t sure how he would do with the characters, but he ran right up to Elmo (and all the others) seamlessly which was great surprise to us. We took a family photo from the staff (after we were explicitly and rudely told they would not use our personal phones to do so) which I thought nothing of since we had the photo pass. We went to the kiosk around the corner and after 15 mins of the girl looking for the photo we had taken 2 mins prior, she realized the photographers were cutting people off and it was uncentered, so now not only do we not have any photos at all to show for this magical moment for our family ,we also had nothing to show for the hefty price tag. The girl rudely told us to get back in the line which we had already waited in and we told her that was unacceptable since this was clearly their mistake. Several people behind us saw this interaction and had the same exact thing. They eventually let us go first when Elmo came back from break and treated us as if we were acting entitled and the girl who was messing up everyone’s photos very rudely pointed her fingers at us saying “you have no more than 30 seconds” as if any of this was somehow our fault. The photo was ok but not what we envisioned and that entire interaction wasted almost 40 mins of our day and I felt so incredibly mistreated, especially since we had paid for the photopass. What I will also say about the photopass was that despite doing everything they told us, exactly NONE of them showed up in the website as I was told they would and I had to go to customer service to have them uploaded. In this day in age with AI and modern technology, their whole photosystem being based on antiquated websites and the photographers giving a clipboard and some kind of handwritten notes wither photos to manually add them to a queue is unacceptable, especially if they want to act like this is Disneyworld and families can’t use their own devices. I’m going to be reaching out with this feedback specifically and asking for the $50 back because it felt almost fraudulent for how poorly executed it is and that even the employees at the main service desk agreed but also are trained to not be able to resolve concerns. Many other people were having similar issues, including one who had paid for a season pass and said they had no pictures from every visit all year, so I felt validated in my frustration. Overall, my son had fun, the rides were mostly great for young kids and all the other character meets went flawlessly and created core memories for him. I’m not sure if this was just an abnormally busy day here for the end of the season, but I had a lot of interactions with other parents who were astonished at how slow the lines for all the food stands were with a single person working all of them and that barely any employees had any sort of empathy for the clientele this park attracts. They need to have some compassion and understanding that they’re entertaining young kids and get their act together on the digital photos if they’re going to continue to budget for mass advertising on social media to drive traffic from far away like us. Everything after admission seems to be a money grab that doesn't end up being worth it.
via Tripadvisor
SHOULD NOT BE AUTSIM CERTIFIED!
I want to start by saying they need to stop advertising that they are autism certified! The employees are NOT properly trained to deal or handle children on the spectrum! We mostly decided to go to this park because we have a nonverbal autistic child and through it will be a good environment that would accommodating to his needs or at least understanding because it want they state on their website. When we first got there we had to go to their “work center” to get a RAP tickets so our son didn’t have to wait too long in line. It took more than in hour in that line which my son had a whole melt down and most of kids of special needs where all having a meltdown! The employees didn’t even have the urgency or sympathy to deal with this situation! They all looked annoyed and frustrated! When they are supposed to be certified to deal with it. When we finally got service, the employee did not know how to give us the right information! He just gave us RAP tickets for 6 rides and no guidance, didn’t even tell us where the sensory rooms were! When my husband tired to get information on getting more accommodation for us which we was looking to pay for! All the employees were rude! He ended up asking for a manager and requested to get a cabana that was 800! To have our son in more relaxing environment! The price wouldn’t of been a problem if we was treated different! We order food which we got someone else order then when we reorder the food came back Cold! Our son had another melt down due to being hungry and on the wait of the food! The park was over packed and no guidance at all with anything! When we was walking the park we noticed two autistic kids that where lost! The employees handling the situation seem frustrated and not equipped to deal with it! My husband and I felt to horrible to see those kids so traumatize! My husband had to step in and help those poor kids! He was able to calm them down and helped them find their parents! PLEASE IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN ON THE SPECTRUM DO NOT GO TO THIS PARK!!! They being certified is freaking ridiculous!!! I will be calling and e-mailing corporate!
via Tripadvisor
Sesame Place with the FamBam
We browsed for the best option and Groupon had a bundle of park tickets/food which was actually better than expected. The ticket to enter the park included about $20 worth of food per ticket which was ideal. We saved about $60 just on food alone. The park wasn’t as packed as the previous time we went so that was a plus. The longest line we waited for a ride was about 10 minutes. Lazy river was relaxing and the rides were fun. Although some of those rides are definitely not appropriate for smaller children even if they meet the height requirement haha. Overall 8.9/10 experience.
via Tripadvisor
Inconsistent Experiences
Last year (July 2025) we took our son (1 1/2 years at the time) to Sesame Place and had the best day ever! Short lines, great entertainment, and a fantastic lazy River. We took him again this year (Aug 2026, age 2 1/2) and the experience was very different. It took an hour to get into the park, very long lines, the staff were disengaged teenagers, rude teens were being disrespectful to the little little kids, and the experience getting food was a nightmare. Our 2 experiences at SP couldn’t be more different. Both trips were on a Friday, but maybe the nicer experience was due to the fact that it was a cooler day for July? I recommend SP for kids under 2 if you can get there before the park opens and pack food. I do not recommend going on a typical summer day, especially if you’re trying to do the rides and purchase food.
via Tripadvisor
Good to know
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Free cancellation
- Non-refundable
- Minimum age to book
- All ages
- Availability
- Bookable today
- Runs on
- Every day
- Price range
- $65 to $72
- Hotel pickup
- No pickup, meet at start point
- Booked in 30 days
- 91
- Verdict
- Worth a Look
Who runs this experience
Operated by SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, who run 6 experiences we rank across 4 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 46.2.
See everything SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment runsWhy this scores 43
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Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket: questions travelers ask
Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Philadelphia.
How much does Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket cost?
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Prices start at $65 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Philadelphia usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.
How long does Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket take?
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Plan for about 8 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Philadelphia is not rushed.
Is Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket worth it?
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It holds an Outty Ranking of 43 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (2.6/5 across 260 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable family friendly in Philadelphia, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.
Can I cancel or reschedule Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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No. This experience is sold on a non-refundable basis, so only book a date you are confident about. Similar experiences in the city do offer free cancellation if flexibility matters more than price.
Is Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket suitable for kids and families?
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Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 8-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.
How far in advance should I book Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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Around 91 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Philadelphia can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.
What should I bring or wear?
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Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Philadelphia and add a light layer if any part of the 8-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.
Where does Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket start and how do I get there?
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The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Philadelphia within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.
What are the best things to do in Philadelphia?
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Philadelphia's core is walkable: Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell need timed entry, the mural arts programme runs the largest public art collection in the country, and the Reading Terminal and Italian Market food walks fill the middle of the day. Outty Ranking favours operators who secure Independence Hall tickets rather than sending you to the visitor centre queue. On Outty we rank every Philadelphia experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Revolution and the Founders: History Tour of Philadelphia, Dark Philly Adult Night Tour, Philadelphia Old City Historic Walking Tour with 10+ Top Sites. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.
When is the best time to visit Philadelphia?
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April to June and September to October, mild weather and open patios. Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.
How many days do you need in Philadelphia?
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Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.
Do I book through Outty or through the operator?
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Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.
What is included in Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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Included: Admission Ticket. Not included: Food and drinks (unless otherwise specified); and Hotel pickup and drop-off. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.
Where is the meeting point for Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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The experience starts at Sesame Place Philadelphia, 100 Sesame Road, Langhorne, Pennsylvania, 19047-1821, United States. Hotel pickup is not included, so plan your own transport and arrive 15 minutes early.
Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.
Is Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket wheelchair or stroller accessible?
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The operator notes: Wheelchair accessible; Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller; Infants under the age of 2 years (1 year and 11 months) do not require admission. Proof of; and Strollers are available for rent or you may bring your own. If accessibility is critical, contact the operator after booking to confirm arrangements for your date.
What happens to Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket if the weather is bad?
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It generally runs rain or shine, so dress for the forecast in Philadelphia. Standard cancellation terms apply.
What do travelers say about Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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Across 260 reviews averaging 2.6 out of 5, recurring themes include good for families, food and drink, photo opportunities. Reviewers traveling with kids report it landed well with their group. One thing to know: Several reviewers found the schedule tight or the day long.
What booking options are available for Sesame Place Philadelphia Admission Ticket?
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There are 9 options to choose from, including Two Visit Ticket + Meal, Single Day Any Day Ticket, Two Day Ticket–2nd Visit Free, Spring Single Day Ticket. Prices and start times differ by option, so compare them on the booking screen.
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