DelGrosso's Amusement Park

Parking

DelGrosso's is easy to find, but there needs to be a bigger and better sign where to turn into the parking lot. The entrance to the parking lot is an intersection with a traffic light. Parking is free, but guests are on their own to find a spot and walk to the park entrance. The dirt parking lot does not have markers to remember where you parked. You can smell the pasta sauce from the parking lot.

Admission and Park Pricing

The pricing at DelGrosso's is very reasonable, and the quality is excellent. The one day ride-all-day price for all guests is $13 and includes the water park and slides. A regular drink is about $2.10 which is very reasonable for an amusement park. Food is only about $7 for an entree, side, and drink. Snacks like funnel cakes are only $2.75 and other snacks in the park vary from $1.75 to $3.25. Gifts are reasonable and T-shirts are less than $15. The cost to play games of skill varies from $.25 to $2.

Cleanliness

DelGrosso's is an extremely clean park. The parking lot was mostly clean, and the midways in the park were spotless. Rides and ride vehicles were spotless and freshly painted. Food serving and seating areas were clean as well. The garbage cans were emptied and not overflowing. Rest rooms were very clean, but had very wet floors. Queue lines were mostly clean with a few cobwebs. The parks buildings were all new looking and freshly painted.

Park Layout and Atmosphere

The layout of the park is unique because of Old Route 220 splitting the park in half. The parking lot and water park is on one side, and the ride park is on the other side. The front entrance is nice, but lacks shade and music. Once across the bridge, there are lockers and strollers, but both were very difficult to find. There is an information center near the entrance, but there are minimal directional signs in the park. Midways are wide enough to handle the crowds, and the ride portion is one long L shaped midway.

Most midways feature music, decent landscaping, and garbage cans to keep the park clean. There is plenty of shade, but too few benches to sit and relax. Some ride areas are landscaped, while others are right on the midway behind a fence. Most midways feature paved surfaces, but some areas were covered with gravel.

Rides and Attractions

There are over 25 rides and attractions at DelGrosso's. The park has a decent variety of thrill rides and family rides. All of the rides seem to be tamed down from other versions at other parks. Most attractions were landscaped and felt like permanent additions to the park, but a few felt very temporary.

Some rides features music, including a working antique band organ on the parks Carousel. The park featured traditional favorites such as a ferris wheel, train ride, and bumper cars. The park did not have any dark rides, car rides, or water rides. Ride cycles were very long at the park and ranged from 2 minutes to 4 minutes long.

Wooden Track Roller Coasters

There are no wooden roller coasters at the park.

Steel Track Roller Coasters

There is one adult steel coaster and one family steel coaster at the park.
Both are smooth and comfortable rides, however they feel slightly tamed down.

Crazy Mouse is a steel spinning wild mouse coaster with a 35 ft. drop at speeds of 30 mph. The 2 minute ride can be explained as a tea cup on a wild mouse track. There are several trim brakes that slow the ride down.
APW RATING: 59.39 / 100

Wacky Worm is a jr. steel coaster with an 8 ft. drop at speeds of 8 mph. The 45 second ride is very tame with trim brakes going down the only hill on the ride.
APW RATING: 42.83 / 100

*Roller Coaster Ratings are used from the official APW Roller Coaster Fact and Rating Sheet.

Operations

Operations were average at DelGrosso's. There were few ticket windows open at the park, but lines weren't longer than 3 people per line. Smoking is not permitted in queue lines, buildings, and in the "Kids Kingdom" area. All of the park attractions were open with no downtime during our visit.

Safety

The park had some security officers in the park, but not as visible as other parks. Ride operators enforce all safety issues, check restraints comfortably, and watching rides in motion. None of the rides had safety spiels or safety gates, but we felt very safe on all the rides and attractions.

Children's Area(s)

DelGrosso's features a small Children's area called "Kids Kingdom." There is little theming, and little shade, however there are 9 attractions for the kids to enjoy.

Ride/Attraction Capacity

The park performed average with ride capacity. Dispatch times for the roller coasters were between 30 and 70 seconds. Other rides loading cycles took about 3-4 minutes. Wait times for most flat rides were less than 10 minutes, with about a 15 minute wait for the Crazy Mouse. The wait would have been shorter if groups of 2 were being paired with other groups of 2.

Queue Lines

Only about 40% of the queue lines had shade structures or natural shade. None of the attractions had estimated wait signs. Some queues were very narrow and uncomfortable, yet others were spaced out and in the shade. None of the queues had music, garbage cans, circulating fans, or theming. Some rides didn't have queue lines at all, with people lining up against fences or backing up onto the midways.

Counter Service Food/Seating Areas

Counter service food at DelGrosso's is very good. The portions are excellent, served at the correct temperature, and taste excellent. Snacks all have excellent portioning and taste excellent. Seting areas are under umbrellas, in the natural shade, or under roofs in most locations. Finding a table is hardly ever an issue. During peak times all of the food lines were open, and moved well, but it did take almost 3 minutes to get the food once it was ordered.

Table Service Restaruants

There are no table service locations at the park.

Rest Rooms

Most rest rooms were air-conditioned and have enough stalls to handle the crowds. None of the locations have automatic flush, protective seat covers, automatic washers, or automatic dryers. There was no music playing, and no family rest rooms in the park.

Games

There are 2 main areas for games and one small area near the park entrance. There is also a decent size arcade in the center of the park. Prizes are average, but the cost to play the games isn't too expensive either. Operators were quiet and not on microphones.

Shows and Entertainment

There were no shows in the park, but there were street performers in the park. DelGrosso's also features several free concerts in the park throughout the season.

Employees

Employees at DelGrosso's are clean, professional, and polite. Ride operators were friendly and pretty efficient in most cases. The food staff was very friendly and very efficient. Gift shop and games employees were also very friendly and efficient.

Gifts and Gift Shops

Gifts and shops are the typical amusement park fare. The quality is good but none of the attractions have on-ride photos.

Nighttime at the Park

Most of the midways were illuminated in the evening hours. Coasters were lit by spotlights and all the rides featured chaser lights and other fancy lights. All lighting was working correctly and some of the park buildings were lit up as well. None of the landscaping was illuminated at night. Very few rides had a noticeable amount of lights burned out.

Guest Experience

DelGrosso's is a wonderful park for families to spend a day at. Most rides can be enjoyed by everyone in the family. The water park is small, but a welcome relief on hot days. Don't miss out of the excellent food at the park as well.