Atlantic Fun Park

Four Stars for the Ferris Wheel & four stars for the employee who was running the water gun race for prizes. They were the saving grace of the park. My cousin was visiting from out of town and he had mentioned it would be cool if there was a ferris wheel near the ocean. The ferris wheel here came to mind. As long as I've lived here I had always passed by it but never rode it. Upon entering my cousin got excited about the (water gun) game. The employee running it was pleasant and we got a bunch of smiles out of him. It was really fun and my cousin won a super cute tiger for a family member of ours. It came with a hefty price tag though. Before we even played I told him he would be better off just buying a stuffed animal in a store. But the prize he was seeking ticked off all the boxes. Plus there's a fun, enjoyable story to tell behind it. It cost $30 total to win. Yeah I know. It actually was truly enjoyable but if he hadn't been visiting I would have never came to check out this Fun Park. After that we rode the ferris wheel which was a good time as well. You are able to see the ocean from it, which was nice. It was great to have a different perspective of VA Beach. Tickets were roughly $6 a piece. Each ride takes a certain number of tickets and you purchase them at the ticket booth right across from it as well for tickets to other rides. You get 3 full rides around on the wheel. We were the only ones on it too. They do accept credit card but they tack on a 3.5 % service charge to do so. We roamed the rest of the park just to check it out. The other rides look pretty beat. It was so quiet in there, for me that's a plus because there were no crowds and it was rather peaceful. However, it was so quiet that when we looked around I didn't notice the ride attendants standing around their station. They looked like permanent fixtures of the rides. It was eerily quiet for a fun park on a September Sunday afternoon. It would've been a perfect backdrop setting for the beginning of a zombie apocalypse movie. It felt like a place where hopes and dreams come to die. What actually brought life to the park were the colorful, beautiful hibiscus flowers dispersed throughout the grounds. We spent roughly 30-45 minutes there. There aren't many rides and they could use some sprucing up. It has potential. It also has a high price point because it's at the oceanfront.

For what it's worth, Atlantic Fun Park is a good experience for kids and parents. The rides, treats, and games are just good enough to put a smile on kids faces. I'd even go as far as saying this is a good place for a date night for young and mature as it is a casual environment and the expectations are overachieving. If you love 80s vibe carnival settings, this carnival is for you. The carnival isn't vast, however, the rides and games are strategically situated in the right places. I normally don't do carnival ferris wheels, however, this ferris wheel was a very good experience and worth it. The wheel circles high enough to get a good high view of the skyline of Virginia Beach at night. The ride and game attendants were also friendly. Overall a good experience.

This is a fun place to come with your family although I think it is a bit pricey from what I'm used to. The entire park is also a lot smaller than I expected. It was toddler friendly but the rides are lacking a little.They have a few games you can play to win prizes.They have a Ferris Wheel that I enjoyed because you can see the entire boardwalk and it was beautiful. The people who worked there were a hit or miss. Some were friendly/ super nice and some seemed just tired and hot from standing there and operating machines (I get it).Overall it was a chill experience.

Fun place for kids and family! But one staff here just turns the whole entire environment down hill. It might not be easy to work at a kids fun park, but if you are in your shift, please show some respect to kids, their parents, your employer as you're representing them, and yourself. How can you complain and give words to the kids and their parents to hear?! And make some nasty facial expressions?! A mom telling her kid that this is going to be the last ride. The staff mumbled "Yea I hope so too." (Roll her eyes). What?! The kids kept pressing on the honk button while playing a car ride. The staff mumbled "Omg! You're giving me a headache! Just stop it!" WHAT?! So kids should go on a ride and just sit there like a rock and not move? We're talking bout 3, 4, 5yr old kids here ok. You don't like your job, quit. You need a break, leave. You just present yourself as an immature employee there. I was so shock at this employee and feel annoyed even seeing her facial expressions and hearing her attitude and words she be saying and mumbled to the kids and their parents. What a disgrace!

I think it was pretty expensive for how a few rides that are. You can buy the pass to do all the rides but there's not that many rides. We were on our last ride which was the bumper cars and we had to wait for them to pump up a car. My daughters sat for 10 minutes buckled in their car waiting for the ride to start. It was a little frustrating as it was getting late and we were trying to get home.

When we first walked by this park, I honestly did not want to go in. Everything looked run down and it was probably going to cost and arm and a leg for the rides. To my surprise, it was reasonably price specially if you have kids. The all you can ride band was such a great deal for our little ones. They would allow an adult to ride with the child on some of the rides which was awesome! The best part... THERE WAS NO LINE!! every amusement park that we've been to, always had a line and a wait of 10-50 mins. This was amazing! They also have a bathroom which was great. However, we actually had a bad experience with one of the employees managing the ride that had the fire truck that went round and round. One of the kids was honking the fire truck the entire way which was definitely annoying. We apologized and she told us that we couldn't go back on the ride even though we had the unlimited band. Like are you kidding me? You guys put the horn on that thing and expect kids not to touch it? Overall, most employees were nice but there were a few that were definitely high and just hated being there. I would caution families with kids coming here late at night as the streets around Virginia Beach had a different crowd at night which one should be weary of when going back to where you're staying.

We took our little one here the weekend after school started. Hardly any people around, no lines for any rides. It costs about $1 or so per ticket. Each ride is different, but usually takes about 3-4 tickets per person per ride. You can purchase tickets at the booths located inside. He rode the ferris wheel and he loved it. They have concession stands throughout selling all types of drinks and yummy snacks. It was pretty fun!

Let me just say this, the website and the pamphlets you find is very misleading. The park definitely misinforms their clients. I stumbled upon this place while walking on the Virginia beach Boardwalk. When I saw the entrance that read fun park, I was so excited because I saw the pamphlets regarding the park. On the pamphlet, the park looks packed and huge. The park looks like a place you could spend hours in. The park looks like a place that has a diverse range of rides. However, in reality, the park is old and very small. You can literally spend a good 30 minutes in the park and become extremely bored. You can also see the end of the park from the entrance of the park (when it is not crowed). So you can imagine how small the park really is. I would say go into the park with lower expectations, and you will be excited. I went into the park with very high expectations (due to the misleading pamphlets), and I was pretty bummed. I do have to say, that considering the lack of things to do at Virginia beach, this park is a blast. Whenever I go to Virginia beach, it's suntanning, swimming in the water, ice cream and food. So this park does add an extra pop of fun in the form of old rides and carnival style games.

I took my 5 kids to Atlantic Funpark to celebrate my son's 2nd birthday while we're in Virginia Beach. I bought wristbands for all my 5 kids, spent almost $200.Out of nowhere, the sheriff and the manager told my 11 year old daughter that she has to leave because her wristband is invalid, and took her wristband away. While talking to the manager, he accused us of switching wristbands to get on rides. I explained to him that I bought all my kids their own wristbands so it wont make sense for us to take wristbands on and off just to get on rides. The manager realized he's in the wrong and gave my daughter a new wristband. He didn't apologize whatsoever. I felt so small, and the sheriff just stood there listening to the whole conversation between the manager and I. He accused us of something with no proof.And since it's my son's birthday I had taken pictures of all my kids and their wristbands right after we purchased them. We didn't stay at the funpark much longer after that incident, a lot of the ride staff were giving us the "look".i told my kids we're never going back there again.Virginia Beach has been wonderful with the exception of Atlantic Fun Park.

This place is overpriced . Very few rides and seemingly arbitrary ride heights. The most confusing/time consuming parts was waiting for them to fully unload the Paratrooper ride before loading anyone else on. One of our kids was only tall enough for that one "big" ride and the loading/unloading took forever. The baby rides which typically toddlers can ride require 36 inches tall. Feels like a big waste of money...