Visited during Slayland (Covid fright nights replacement) and Im really happy to say the virus wasnt the scariest thing there! They did a great job enforcing masks, social distancing, and crowds. I felt safe and comfortable. We rode every ride, and a handful of them repeatedly without lines. Great work adapting! I just wish it wasnt $40 a head including for children.

Terrible place,Prices of tickets are more for lessEnforcing social distancing did not existWait times are absurd for rides due to covid and 50% capacityThe donuts were stale...The only good this was the churro i bought.50$+ for 2 hours of nothingThe new attraction they had during covid was a joke compared to any haunted house. I even saw an actor having a coffee on the job instead of doing his job trying to scare people.Reading most other positive reviews look paid for or people have really low expectations at the moment.

Visited on Halloween and I just loved the way that staff was atleast taking 5 mins to sanitize the rides before allowing next bunch of customers to sit on the rides.

Been there for the BestBuy Tech Wonderland. Awesome drive in experience

The drive through reverse parade was awesome! It started with super dogs show and proceed to the animals then the dancing performers. The staff were friendly and ready to help make our journey a smooth one. I really loved the ice cream!

The rides were thrilling. The haunted house could’ve been a bit scarier but i’m guessing COVID-19..

Playland is a great place to take the family. There are a number of rides for little kids (toddlers) or older ones (teenagers). With COVID-19 there is a lot of walking room, and a lot of locations to sanitize your hands. Also, if you dont have a mask or face covering, they have some available.

My 5 year old autistic grandson said it was fantastic and he was super happy when he got home and mini donuts were in the bag. Potato on stick has changed his world Thankyou for the wonderful animatronics and very nice people. Super Mario was more than pleased.

I love it here!! So many great options, the spooky walk through was great you can go on mellow rides if you injured like me and there are great options A+

Terrible experience. I would recommend anyone reading this to avoid. They said they sold limited tickets...I imagine this meant they sold as many as people wanted. The lineup just to get in was 40 mins and we showed up early.Most of the rides were closed and the lineups were enormous for 30 second rides. The social distancing made no sense either. Some rides people were packed together and some had most of the seats empty.Pathetic money grab by Playland.

It was lit !! The BEAST was excellent!!The below is the picture of another ride “THE ATMOSPHERE “ it was super amazing and fun.

I dont know why they charge so much for the limited rides and basically none of the thrill rides are included. I think they should have a balance because the full ride option is not feasible for many as one may not prefer to go on the extra scary ones or extreme rides. I hope they are reasonable other than that we like the experience

Went on Oct. 24th. Underwhelming and disappointing. No social distancing, lines were long and slow due to half the rides being closed and only one or two staff operating and sanitizing the rides (which took about 10-15 mins to do so). In a span of 4 hours I was only able to get on 4 rides. I do applaud their attempt to make it safe and fun, however, more could have been done to provide an enjoyable experience.

First day of Playland 2020..... We paid full price and half of the attractions were out of service. Food options were limited to 2 kiosks & the prices have increased. The staff seemed unable to manage the guests who refused to wear a mask. We saw staff at one attraction cleaning and we were there for over 4 hours. We stayed as long as we did to try and get our moneys worth on the attractions that were in service. The greeters did a fair job at explaining the physical distancing rules however they lacked the confidence to instill a sense of importance to follow these rules. We found Playland 2020, what is typically a fun experience, to be disappointing. Asking people to pay full price for this is unreasonable. Period.

Great rides. Could use some cleaning up and better sanitation but thats mostly due to it being crowded since its such a popular place to go i also feel it could use some newer rides the rides have stayed for same for along as I remember

I havent been here before but the pictures look awesome totally should go and visit *winky face*

Complete waste of time and money. Packed with people even with limited tickets available because of covid, and since they only fill rides to half capacity now, the wait times are insane. Literally an hour and a half wait for the beast and wooden roller coaster, which were the only 2 non children rides open. Plus when they have to take a 5 minute break to sanitize a ride, its more like 20 minutes and the ride staff literally look like theyre trying to take as long as possible. Not worth it, never coming back.

During covid times, the Playland at PNE has done pretty well to keep people feeling safe. There’s hand sanitizer every where specially before and after a ride.

Playland at the PNE is one of the best place for hangout with family,kids and friends.So many different types of things are available for all type of age group. Food stall of different types are also here for here.Roller coaster is for thrill lovers Must visit

We had a great time. Playland has done what they can during Covid. Hand sanitizer stations located at every ride, both before queue and after ride. Souvenir masks given at entry. Only downfall is that it is almost impossible to distance in queue if it snakes around and unfortunately a few people who either forget or dont care. Other than that we witnessed rides being sanitized periodically, which was nice.

Went for Halloween trick or treat experience. It was dismal. Aside from one dancing satyr and a few plastic skeletons, my street has more decorations and effort put in it. And thats not saying much.

Great night out for a family adventure. Stringent COVID protocols made for a safe and fun evening.

My kids seem to enjoy it. So I am happy.

I love the PNE! Especially since it’s so close to home. It’s very fun with rides for all ages and if your a tourist and your traveling to Vancouver, the PNE should be on the top of your lists for places to visit. Lots of food, carnival games. They only have three roller coasters, the Corkscrew, (Which they recently closed down) The Wooden Roller Coaster, and Kettle Mines (Which is for the younger kids) So really they only have one roller coaster which is disappointing but I heard they are expanding the PNE which I hope brings another roller coaster. Anyway, It’s still a fun place to go.

Great place to have fun for a while day the rides will keep you occupied and even if you somewhere do all the rides you can walk over to the PNE. Bad thing is that it gets too crowded. Don’t know about COVID though

Super fun and super safe, the lines look long but it the social distancing. Totally enjoy. The mask r horrible tho.

It was cool a drive in style dog show, a reverse performance parade drive through and some pretty nice food stands. The kids loved the deep fried oreos!

Socially distant friendly. Was busier than I thought but still good fun. The hellevator and Corkscrew rollercoaster are closed but most other rides are open. The wooden roller coaster is surprisingly violent

Its great for everyone! We had so much fun there last weekend.

Great time driving thru with babys first birthday!

Even though it was a drive through event this year, it was still great!!

My grandkids had fun. However it was freezing and there didnt have any warming stations. Also they jacked the prices up on all the food. Pop $5.50, small bag donuts $5 50, it is ridiculous. They should be ashamed of themselves.

A great and funny experience. In that moment, not all the attractions is working, but is a great experience

My sons first playland experience and he loved it

As usual, we make our yearly trip to Playland. Lots of fun, have to wear a face mask when in line & on the rides. The best rides were open including the roller coaster! Half the park is closed including games.

Very nice Amusement park. Though during COVID-19, the rides are very short. They follow social distancing standards and have hand sanitizer at the end of every ride.

Horrible. Half the rides were shut down for no reason. The coaster should have had more than on car going at a time.One positive, thank you for giving us nice reusable masks.

Playland is quite a bit different this summer due to COVID-19 restrictions. At this time in the summer there are a limited amount of tickets available everyday. There are two sessions per day. Masks are mandatory when in a lineup and on while on rides. There are a limited number of rides open as well.

Drop zone is the dopest ride they have along with the revelation. Rest its fun to be visit with lots of rides. Food options are limited and dont waste your money on the cash games.

Wooden Rollercoaster with a Gorgeous girl, life couldnt get any better.

Only went this year because we won free tickets. A ton of stuff was closed. The tea cups were the best part, very dizzy afterwards but fun.

I did not see 20 rides at the pne for thousand screams and paid a amount that wasnt worth the food or rides social distancing they didnt care one bit deep fried mars bar was burnt thought they would step up there game but good ol pne keeping there mars bars low

Employees where fantastic triller rides are fun and food is amazing!

Open during quarantine, $40 for access to every ride. Super fun days and always a blast. Wooden roller coaster is a must.

Staff are very focused on the covid protocols. Was a little disappointed with how many rides that were closed. But overall my kids had a blast

There was enough parking. The kids love it

Some rides were closed with no discounted price but that’s okay I understand they still need to make profit and pay their staff.The low rating is for most of the staff who are either just talking amongst themselves (some are actually working and disinfecting) and the macho dude (manager prob) who walks around like he owns the place and yells at guests.

Amazing experience! Rides were super fun especially the newly added ones.

Good for younger kids before noon. The park has added several family friendly rides that are good for kids 42 or taller. These are much more fun than the rides for kids as small as 36. Crowd starts building at about noon. By 2:30pm, lineups were too long for much fun.

Playland is great! Lots of rides were closed when I went but it was still a great time for the kids. Kind of a bummer they charge for the haunted house though. That should be included for the steep prices they charge and the fact that a bunch of rides were closed

It was a lot of fun, very COVID safe, the dog show was great! I especially loved the parade.

Not much there, coulda used more food vendors, games an rides. It was alright I guess. Understandable with the pandemic

Great visit to the PNE play-land Vancouver on the halloween’s Night. Special offers and great rides and some haunted and horror experience. Overall really cool

Went to the PNE Drive Through. Although its not as intensive as the full fair, it was a lot of fun and Id happily go again.

Great but needs to renovate and add new rides

A fun day out, theyre doing well to cope with the operations during COVID. We were a little disappointed as we didnt get to go on all the rides, our own fault as we arrived at 2pm not realizing how long the lines would be, just make sure you give yourself the full day there!

A little sad right now with limited rides and food, and no games. Atmosphere killed by covid. Kids still had a great time.

I didnt go to the pne, but empire field right next door is awesome. Lots of people working out, running, boot camp etc... kids playing at the playground. Youths doing sand volleyball, basketball etc.. the perfect place in the heart of wast vancouver. There is also a pump track and skateboard area . Glad the skateboarders have left the track area. Quite the damage and theft of the aluminum that was placed on the cement seats to deter them.Anyways, great family or friends place to spend the day. Lets keep it clean and safe for us all to enjoy !

The PNE is as awesome as it ever was. My son had a lot of fun on the rides and the attractions. Super Dogs is always amazing! There are a lot of young farm workers who know their stuff and really taught my 6yo a lot about cows, horses and chickens today! And the food...omg the food!!! There are also Dino’s this year, which were a huge hit!

Food is good, the traffic control is top notch. Only downside is that the Super dogs were a bit hard to see for the non running and jumping dogs, would have nice if the ad screen had shown the stacking and box dog

Amazing place for bonding and just a moment in life Ill enjoy many times!!

Drive through experience is short but great considering the circumstances. Great job by the PNE.

Parking was right across the street. The lineups were non-existent. Food and drink were minimal. Thankful for some fun and excitement during this pandemic.

Much smaller then Toronto CNE but I feel like smaller is better this time. You dont get overwhelmed.

Always go in summerIts amazingg place to enjoyy

Must visit to have life experience

Avoid pne and play land absolutely should be cancelled. It’s a joke: 40 mins for food, barely see anything in a car and few inflatable dinosaurs and animals. No.I thought it would be a nice day to take toddler for some baby rides at Playland. After two rides I just left. They charge $30 for child and surprisingly $30 for parent = $60 for only a very few rides (3 rides: train, tea cups, merry go round etc ) I didn’t see the height chart until on the way out stating corresponding rides with height at entry inside the gate. I would of been helpful to see this first and this be pointed out online and immediately upon arrival. Because my child was 35 inches was denied almost every ride except merry go round ( very dirty and run down looking no music nothing special like carousel in Burnaby ) it goes around 4 times, little train that goes around once etc. Just not worth it in my opinion wait until the kid is 4-5 and save your money and go to the free water park across the street at Hastings Community Center or the free water park at Italian garden with Covid it’s just not worth it and more stress than fun unfortunately.

Admission to Playland gives you unlimited access to over 35 rides and attractions*, including our three newest family rides and the top wooden roller coaster in Canada! PLUS Pacific Adventure Mini Golf is now included FREE with admission!Get prepared for a summer of fun by purchasing a One-Day admission or Season Pass online – to save time and money – compared to purchasing at the gate.Children 3 and under are free with a paying adult.  All guests ages 4+ are required to purchase an admission pass for entrance into Playland.*Revelation, Drop Zone, and Haunted Mansion are not included with admission/passes and have individual add-on fees.

Didnt go to Playland but did go to the Drive Thru PNE.It was great. If you can go before it finishes, you should.

Many activities to do there, both inside and outside the amusement park.

Fun place! Especially Halloween ♡

Went to see UB40 40th anniversary tour and they did not disappoint. PNE is fantastic. It was busy but you felt relax because you can still walk around without getting stuck in people traffic. The food stand and other exhibition were same as before besides the transportation area. All in all brilliant place. Will be going again soon.

Fast lines which is great, whereas, rides only lasted roughly 1 minute.

Cotton candy! Dog show. Flower stuffy, alien stuffy, long water slide ride, swing ride, the iconic great gates and statue. Greenday playing.

It was fun but not all rides were open. :(

It is alright if all thrill rides are working. Even then, it is lacking rides in my opinion.

No enforcement of social distancing, went on two rides grabbed donuts and went home.

Love the place! Will definitely go back

Fun for the whole family, facility took appropriate precautions for COVID.

Biggest and best wooden roller coaster in the world. Sad to see the corkscrew go, but with Playland expanding I am excited to see what comes next. Always order the mini donuts, but dont eat to much before going on rides like Enterprise or Breakdance. The Beast is utterly terrifying. Bathrooms are really heavily trafficked but frequently cleaned. Parking is expensive, and there is not much free parking in the nearby neighborhoods. I come to PNE Playland at least three times a year.

Fun for the kids. Go during the week to skip the lines. Buy a seasons pass if planning to go more than three times

Great place to spend the day during the summer. The water rides are a lot of fun. Fright night is a must for halloween. There are several haunted houses and actors walking around. The food gets expensive, so I recommend walking to the McDonalds which is down the street. I wish there were a few more rides, but unfortunately theres not enough space for any more.

Definitely worth the visit but be prepared to spend lots of money. Great summer day time trip with friends, as it offers many rides from Playland, as well has plenty of carnival games, exhibits, and great food.

This is nothing like Fright nights. Minimal rides available. Nothing Halloween related. Slayland this is not

I’m scared of height and I have light motion sickness, but I still find the ferris wheel and the super fast ride significantly fun! The mini golf was also relaxing and enjoyable :)Staffs were alright. Half of them were very happy, friendly and welcoming as they smiled and laughed all the time, and they started conversations with people. Meanwhile, the remaining staffs were very tired and bored, especially the guy at the mini golf and the Asian girl at the kid slide (near the entrance, when you use a small thick piece of fabric to sit on and slide down). They were quite grumpy, they did not want to talk to anyone, and they only wanted the day to be over.Food was CRAZY EXPENSIVE! I’d highly recommend bringing your own food, which can be bought from the McDonald’s nearby or anywhere else, or home-made.Despite some unwanted experiences with staffs, I’ll still definitely go back!

Better than before honestly, since they opened most rides and during the pandemic not a lot of ppl so the line were under 10min and the rides are properly spaced out. All mask must be on during the rides and the staff make sure of it prior to starting the ride, but during the rides there will always be ppl who are inconsiderate and ignorant and take them off.

@that.hotdog.guy and @ketchupkid had a blast!

Me and my boyfriend went on the last day and it was great!

Its not worlds best playland but good enough to give your family a good memorable day in Vancouver. But not recommend for teen above in covid season because of limited number of rides(only kids and family rides are available as of July 2020)

Bought tickets and arrived to see only kiddie rides available~Online stated limited rides~Best stated kiddie rides.

Masks are mandatory, physical distancing is present in line ups, the staff makes sure you are compliant, and there is sanitizer everywhere. We saw staff cleaning touchpoints constantly. They really are doing everything they can in this COVID-19 situation.Due to the reservation system, the line ups were very short. We enjoyed ourselves.Check which rides are open before you reserve. It was only kids rides when we went but I got an email that they are expanding the offering soon.

Super fun place to go, it’s very diverse in term of the visitors. One of the best parts is that on particular days PNE offers adult nights which is super great and no need to worry about kids around you. The downside is that there is always a big line up. Some rides are not included in the admission tickets and are overly expensive too. Admission tickets themselves are also very expensive per person which is one of the reasons why many people are not coming back there. In addition to that, rides are getting old, hopefully, PNE can get something new in.

An annual affair for most locals, PNE and playland offer all the fair events you need in a limited dose to keep you going until vacation. Wooden coaster attraction is a heritage and a bomb, and seems to be the last coaster left unless new rides come in. Park seems to be in the middle of modernizing some of their rides with newer versions though and this year (2019) saw the replacement of the older swings with a new version... (Bucket seats...yuck)Come for the day, get the ride pass if you plan on doing more then 3-4 rides and try not to junk out on the fair food.

Very fun, the lines arent too long depending on the day, and the rides are always amusing. Would recommend the Wooden rollercoaster located to the right when you enter playland.

It was my first time and I had so much fun. If you love Halloween, scary costumes and rides then this place will not disappoint

PNE Fair usually happens mid-to-late August, and ends in early September, usually on Labour Day. For the past few years, they are closed on Mondays due to lack of attendance in past fairs.There are many ways in saving for admission. They do offer free admission days (X2 days), library day (show a valid library card), VanCity members (show your VanCity Credit Union card) and so on. Just check PNE.ca for deals.Parking is $20 unless you want to pay the little old ladies hawking parking spots on their properties. Transit is also good too. Free parking is available, just have to look for them about several blocks away (just make sure you pay attention to the street signs, or else pay $150 parking fine!)Games? Different games offer different prizes. Maybe I didnt notice in previous years, but the smaller kid games is guaranteed a prize. More or less, you are paying for the stuff animal. So, $5 gets a small prize to $20 get you a jumbo one. I think this is such a smart move on the PNE Fair, cuz its a money grabber but also, encourage kids to play!?My game that I play is whack-a-mole. Scored 2 jumbo stuffed animals for $10, but you need at least 9-11 players.Food? Beer? Drinks? Always expensive. The mini donuts have gone up in price this year. It 1 bag $5, 2 for $10 or 3 for $13. In 2018, it was 3 bags for $10! I guess oil has gone up!But, overall, its the experience.Marketplace? What amazes me is people go nuts for the steam mops, air coolers, chair massagers.Toon City? A different children experience. My kids highlight of the day. The dancers were awesome especially this one lone guy. Then another show on the Super Academy. Very eventful.Barn yard: same thing every year, barn animals, discovery kids tour to horse riding, blacksmith show and so on. So thankful for the sinks to wash those hands!?Rides? I cant say much on this, as my kids a bit young for them. Sure, they got children rides, but its super pack. I would rather come during Playland when its quieter and shorter lines!?Arcade? Its gone. Boarded up and the main entrance is block by the how strong you can hit game.Dog show? The stroller parking is crazy. Great to park it, crazy after the show. The staging area is now 3/4 the ice rink. Which means less seats. White Spot is in the Coliseum, so you can eat in an air condition seating area!Concerts? Two concerts. The paid one vs the free ones. The paid ones reserved seats vs general admission) happens at 830pm, namely a past headliner. This years headliner were Billy Idol, Smokey Robinson, Vanilla Ice, MC Hammer, TLC (although, Lisa Lopez passed away, so its only TC), etc. The free ones are basically bands playing radio hits. Not bad actually. Either case, you can find a spot and guarantee you can enjoy the music still.One thing I did notice for 2019 is the PNE has upgraded its fairgrounds. How? New blacktop among some of the rides, newer looking amusement games. PNE is amazing at night with the games and rides shining through.Before I go, and I always wanted to work at the PNE so I can say, win a house, win a car, get your tickets here!

Nice place but limited number of rides that I liked. Can see the whole place and try the rides in half a day.

Rides are fun but due to Covid 19 i would not suggest 17 + to go as only kids rides are open

Quite disappointed by number of rides not operating. Number one they have to be safe, and I really support them closing rides if they are not safe, but proper maintenance should be done before PNE opens, especially. It is still a fun place to spend a day with family, but if you close few of the most popular rides at the busiest time, while having so many game booths open, it feels like a money grab. Wish there is alternative place close by, to put pressure on Playland.

Such a dissapointment! Another COVID outbreak in the making. No social distancing (yes limited people went on the rides but around the playground & in lineups social distancing was not enforced), people were not wearing masks (expect for on the rides), rides were not being sanitized after each round, people did not use the sanitizing stations, and more than limited amount of tickets (way too many people). Playland failed to meet my expectations and I honestly regret going. Regulations from workers was very poor - many of them played no role in keeping safety. If Playland was strict with their rules, then people would have listened. But sadly alot of people didnt care.