Old Town Bands

Old Town in Kissimmee is one of the best attractions in the area.  Old Town has a great mix of kiddie rides, bigger kid rides, boutique shops, and special events, all in a charming and traditional setting.

As one of the top attractions, it has been covered by other bloggers before me.  However, I thought I would focus on comparing the standard ticket prices for some of the attractions compared to the wrist bands that offer unlimited access.

I’m sure that many of the blog readers will have spent time gazing up at the pricing boards at attractions trying to work out whether the all-inclusive option is true value for money.  I hope I can help shed some light on the Old Town Band options.

When it comes to rides and attractions, Old Town is essentially split in to three areas,Fun Spot USA, Old Town Front and Old Town Back.

Fun Spot is a collection of bigger rides for all ages including older teens and adults, together with some kiddie rides too.  Attractions include 4 different go-kart tracks, the 3ooft Skycoaster, and a number of other smaller family rides.  Family rides start at $3 each, extreme rides are priced at $6, and the go karts $9 each.  This is where you need to do your maths.  If you have a couple of adventurous kids, the cost here can be quite high, especially if you plan to spend the day here.  The Youth armband is priced at $24.95 plus tax; this entitles the wearer to unlimited rides on all family and extreme rides.  So say for example your child went on 3 thrill rides and  3 family rides , that would cost you $27.  Already its pretty clear to see that the Youth armband would be better value.

For older (taller) kids, there is an Adult armband option too.  This is for anyone over 52″ tall.  This is priced at $34.95 plus tax.  Like the youth armband it includes unlimited access to the family and extreme rides, however, it also includes unlimited access to the kart tracks.  With one kart race priced at $9, it only four go’s to bust the $34.95 armband value.

So although it always seems that handing over the bigger sum of money for the initial outlay of a wrist band is the more expensive option, chances are it will actually save you money in the long run as you’ll no doubt have your hand in your pocket over and over as you give in to your kids demands for ‘another shot please’!

The other two zones are Old Town Front and Old Town Back.

Although they are in their own distinct areas, they are connected in ownership so the ticket options cover both areas.

Each ride requires a number of tickets, for example the tea-cups needs two tickets, the Tilt-A-Whirl takes four.  The tickets can be bought in ticket packs with 30 tickets costing $29.  Taking say 8 rides at 2 tickets each, and 4 at 4 tickets, then you’d be better off with one of the value wrist bands.  There are two options here; one is the SUPERventure Band priced at $24.95 which provides unlimited  all-day access to the following 12 attractions: Ferris Wheel, Flying Dutchman, Frog Hopper, Jump Around, Merry-Go-Round, Motor Cycles,  Super Shot, Teacups, Tilt-A-Whirl, Quad Runners, Wacky Worm Coaster, and Windstorm Coaster.

The other wrist band is the AMPventure Extreme Band priced at $29.95.  This offers UNLIMITED all-day access to the following 8 attractions: Zip Line, Rock Wall,  Ropes Course, Ferris Wheel, Flying Dutchman, Super Shot, Tilt-A-Whirl, and Windstorm Coaster!

My advice would be to stop by Old Town and plan the best part of a day here.  That way you can take advantage of the wrist band offers.  The lines for rides are usually quite short so you can pack in quite a few shots on each.  And if you’ve gone for the wrist band option, you can let the whole family go mad and tire themselves out on a good range of rides and attractions.