Elitch Gardens, Denver’s longtime amusement park, is lowering some prices this year, right down to the cost of parking.
Elitch’s, which opens the 2008 season April 19, is dropping its daily pass by $10 — from $44.99 last year to $34.99 this year — and daily parking is going down $5 — from $15 last season to $10 — park officials announced Wednesday.
“We want to continue our tradition of affordable family fun,” said the park’s general manager, Joe Martinez.
This will be Elitch’s second season under the ownership of PARC Management LLC of Florida, which purchased it from New York-based Six Flags in early 2007.
Elitch’s also trumpeted a new summer concert series, covered by the price of admission, featuring 10 acts on Saturday nights. Performers will include Billy Ray Cyrus, Drake Bell and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
The park is also opening a new “interactive family ride” named “Ghost Blasters.”
Ghost Blasters riders will make their way through a 28,000-square-foot haunted mansion and blast ghosts with light guns. Digital counters will keep track of hits, and players can compete against one another.
Season passes to the park, which has operated in Denver since 1890, remain the same for 2008 as they were for 2007: $59.99 for one and $54.99 per pass if four or more are purchased before June 15.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson @denverpost.com
