Palace Playland

After spending the day at the beach, there is no way you can’t stop at this amusement park near the pier. Palace Playland is a great little amusement park and arcade. The last time we came here we hit up some games and bought a few corn dogs.
The prices here are your typical amusement park rates, so come loaded with a pocket full of cash if you want to have a good time.
P. S. the staff here is actually really pleasant… who would have thought?

Over priced and everything staff member there are Canadian, who all speak French back and. forth to each other, while. pointing and.laughing at random tourist. It’s rude. The rides seem like they are kept up. There appears to be no set closing time as we walked around there until a little after midnight and. only one.or two rides/​games where closed. This by no means is a six flags, or a big amusement park, it’s more like a town fair, but they charge as if you are at six flags. The staff just made everyone uncomfortable, they speak English, but talk to each other in French, and like I said, they will all point and laugh or make faces, so we all know they are talking bad about people and it’s just rude and awkward.
Sum it up. Rude staff, over priced for a town fair.

I would say it’s tacky. However, I really enjoy that it’s right on the beach. The staff is friendly enough. The rides have been the same for years. I wouldn’t think it’s worth a seasonal pass but a unlimited pass if you have a kid that can do everything. The price isn’t bad especially since there are rides that are 2 tickets.

If you think they’ll still be open for an hour get the unlimited pass. I did 10 rides in an hour, you can too! You just have to ride 6 to get your money’s worth.
The rides are so much fun and there are rides for everyone.

Came here while we were on vacation in the area. I love places like this! The open air arcade kept me occupied for a solid 2 hours. Lots of rides and games to be played, as well as lots of food vendors for when you want something greasy!
I only bought 8 tickets so my fiancé and I could ride the ferris wheel. Well worth the wait and the money. The view is awesome! Complete view of the beach and pier, as well as the main strip of OOB. I can’t wait to come back to the area so that I can have more fun at Palace Playland!

This place was totally worth it. I was about to get 50 tickets for 56 $ and I saw I can save a dollar by getting all day passes so that’s what I did. First the rides were very safe and FUN. The best was the Adrenaline. Over all the 55 $ on 2 all day passes was worth it. It’s a little expensive but if you stay all day and go on a lot of rides you save a lot of money. There is also two peers and about 15 little kid rides and 10 big kid rides. If you have nothing to do and you are around this area come enjoy the fun this place has to offer.

Poor customer service. Very disappointed. I would go to fun town splashtown. It’s very close and they are much Custer and family centric.

Standard new arcade game place, it had a broken lord of the rings pinball. that was the most exciting thing there

I love the fact that there are still places like Palace Playland around. In the era of super-​sized amusement parks like Six Flags, I love the idea of there still being a place that’s just a tiny collection of rides and games you can wander through without having to pay $ 40 to step into the park. I love that it’s in the middle of a bunch of other stuff rather than being it’s own island accessible only by a very long drive.
The rides don’t seem to have changed much since I was a kid in the 80s. For that matter, neither have many of the carnival style games. The arcade is now largely ticket machines and a handful of racing games, since kids aren’t going to spend the afternoon plunking quarters into Elevator Action and Double Dragon. The ticket/​wristband prices seem a little extravagant for what you’re getting, but overall I love it.
The area seems both less busy and less sketchy than I remember it as a kid. I’m not sure if that’s just my perspective changing or if it actually reflects the area becoming less of a trashy tourist trap.

Our family had a blast here on our recent Old Orchard Beach vacation.
I have a 15 year old & a 4 year old so we opted for the 2 day passes which ran us about $ 75. Since we were staying next door we could go in the morning & night both days to maximize our fun.
The wait for rides wasn’t long at all & there’s enough variety where you can always find something. It’s big enough where you can enjoy yourself but still go on every ride.
We stayed away from the arcade but played two games successful. Staff was pretty friendly & accommodating. I’d definitely go back as it was one of the highlights of our trip.

We loved the place. Bought the wrist band for $ 31.50 and was able to get on every ride there all day w/​o waiting in a single line! On a Sunday I might add. The rides were great. Not over the top, but good-​ol-​fun. Loved how our little guy (42 inches) who loves the «big» rides could get on almost everything. Made for a wonderful family day instead on one of us stuck in kiddie land while the other gets to play on the big rides.

Playland Palace is really fun! I love the new Electra Wheel Ferris Wheel. We went on it last weekend! It shows you all of Old Orchard Beach! Love the Bumper cars and of course, you have to go on adrenalin and powersurge! Two of my favorites. It has the cutest rollercoaster. You can go on about a katrillion times, too! It’s just the cutest themepark. It’s a great place!!! The best part is it’s right on the beach. who doesn’t love an amusement park on the beach!

Sun Sand Amusements and Beach Food!
Grew up going here with friends and my dad and have fond memories with my family.
Lisa’s Pizza, Fried Dough, Clam Cakes, ice cream, rides, fireworks.
Over the years they have put money into clean up and keep it going which is nice. The salt air and winter can do a number to the buildings and grounds.
The rides are pricey so I remind myself it is about the memories and just bite the bullet. My girls love to ride. Between the beach, food, and rides they are pretty happy campers.
There are a variety of parking lots and parking along the railroad tracks. However, they have also blocked access to the beach so that you need to walk all the way down and enter mainly through the center.
There is a fresh water spout for rinsing toes near the carousel.
You can stay at any of the hotel/​motels but many of them can have a min number of nights to stay. There are also places you can rent by the week or campgrounds with beach shuttles.

This place is great! It sits right on the beach and brings you back to those old fashioned Coney Island like theme parks. It has tons of various rides for all ages and all sorts of food and games. The prices are moderate where you can buy a ticket book or an all day pass. The rides are old but that is part of the charm. The only problem I found is that there are some questionable characters walking around here at night. Be careful.

Busy? Not on the chilly and misty evening we were there.
Expensive? Quite.
Tacky? Yes, please.
Three of us went, had a couple drinks and then tipsily wondered through the arcade playing air hockey, Big Buck Hunter, Galaga, and Mrs.Pacman. We got to smash into total strangers while laughing hysterically on the Bumper Cars. Toured the midway and enjoyed the bright colorful lights. We walked on the pier where we made fun of the pizza place’s sign pointing patrons toward the «dinning room.»
And then we ate gross carnival food for dinner when we finally admitted we were going to give up on our trek to Portland for an actual nice dinner.
I can imagine that this place could get horribly busy on an actual nice summer day. But it is what you make of it. If you go with high hopes, you’ll be let down. But pretend you’re a kid, and its a blast.

The Pier is by far the sketchiest area of OOB to visit. It’s a nice spot during the day if you have kids, but the rides are pricey and it doesn’t have a lot to offer. It has the benefit of being right on the beach and offering a very touristy picture of Maine summers.
They recently replaced one of the arcades with a massive building of condos with stores on the first level. It’s a total eyesore and blocks out the sun but it shows that the city is trying to make the area more family-​friendly, which is difficult to do with bars lining the side streets.
Parking is convenient, with meter parking on the strip and a train station that stops right in the area. Palace Playland is a convenient day-​activity for vacationers, but there are far better things in Maine to do. Funtown/​Splashtown or Aquaboggan in Saco are better options.

I still think that Funtown is better than Palace Playland, but since PP is right next to OOB it kind of evens out. You get an amusement park, a beach and tons of shops and restaurants right in one place.