If you have never been to the Park City Mountain Resort PayDay Park I would recommend that you first begin with the Alpine Slides. You get a scenic ride on the PayDay lift up to mid point of the mountain, grab a individually named cart (mine was Herbie) and walk the beautifully paved nature trail. You will come around the corner and find 4 different slides you can take. My favorite slide is Last Chance. I am right handed and it makes me feel safe so I go faster plus it has two drop offs that are incredible. Get on your cart, wait for the OK to go and proceed to go as fast as you feel safe traveling. WARNING: You can fall off these and the slides are made of fiberglass which can leave burns. On Friday they said they have over 14 riders fall off the track. But to me it's worth the thrill! Once you complete the ride take the blue cart up and hang it on the red pole or hand off to an employee.
Alpine Slide Facts:Over 3,000 feet of track
one of the longest slides in the world it's like a roller coaster ride you get to control
4 slides to choose from
Each slide has different curves, and turns bringing you down by the Entrance to PayDay Lift
Your ticket to the Alpine Slide includes a ride up the PayDay Lift
Time including PayDay Lift - about 15 - 20 minutes depending on Lines
You will find that children love these and the rides will bring laughs and smiles to their faces. But once you have your fill of the Alpine Slides and PayDay Lift rides you HAVE to go on the Alpine Coaster. Hands down the funnest ride they have in the park and when you ride with a friend or spouse (tallest/heaviest in back) it's even funner when you are the passenger. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
You board on a mini-roller coaster like cart and buckle in. They shoot you up on the track and you get this nice completely scenic ride up to the top of the mountain. Trust me you will know when you are climbing up because it's like a straight shot up the mountain. The fun of this part is if you are alone you get some much needed peace and quiet to soak in the scenery. As you ride up you also get to watch the riders ahead of you hooping, hollering, screaming and laughing all the way down the mountain which gets you pumped for your ride.
You finally get to the top and come around this little shack and you pull the lever all the way forward. The first few seconds it seems slow but then you hit the down hill action and wow what a thrill. Feel the wind through your hair, your body whizzing by nature, your hands getting whipped (yes, some weeds will hit your hand) and then begin hitting the curves and spins. The first time I rode this I found myself breaking around the corners but once I figured that you truly can't come off the track I learned to not use my breaks.
Again, the kids love this ride and get off wanting more. While we were at the park one little girl about 5 told her father, "let's go again and this time go faster". It truly was cute.
Alpine Coaster
1-2 passenger ride
Must wear seatbelt (it saved my life while I was trying to take pictures)
Push the lever forward the whole ride
The coaster CAN NOT come off the track
Up to 45 miles per hour speeds
More weight the faster this ride goes
Ride lasts about 5 minutes going up and coming down
Over 1 mile of track
Next we will move on to the ZipRider. First off they only allow about 50 people to use the ZipRider each hour. This means that you have to Book your time and get tickets for the PayDay Lift ride/Zip Rider. If you come early and get a All Day pass just let them know you want to go every hour and they can book you for that. Do not wait to book these until the time of because you will most likely not get a chance to ride it.
You take the PayDay Lifts up and this time instead of turning left for the Alpine Slides you will turn right. It's a very short walk and the setup is quite easy. They have you walk up a few stairs, sit down in the seat, buckle you in and wish you luck. The gates open up and voila you are riding down through the middle of the park for all to see. I have learned that the lighter you are the faster you go and the heavier you are the slower you will go. Kids absolutely love this ride and I will say it's exhilerating but I still love the Coaster more. Keep your legs straight and enjoy the scenery - nothing too scary about this ride unless you are afraid of heights.Alpine Slide
1 rider per seat
They usually only send 2 riders at a time down different zip lines but they have 4 zip lines
Heavier you are the slower you go
Includes PayDay Lift ride
Rides must be scheduled
Only about 50 riders a hour
Slide lasts about 30 seconds
Climbing Wall
Never done it but Kids love it
Human Maze
It was closed on the last two days we were at the park but it looks fun.
Legacy Launcher
Kids love this and sometimes parents will get into the picture but it's a controlled trampoline experience.
Minature Golf
Kids seem to enjoy this
Horseback Riding
Must be booked and they took quite a few different groups out the day we were their. I love horses so it was fun watching them go up the hill.
Mountain Biking & Hiking
You will see some serious mountain bikers coming up and down the hills. This is a heavily biking area and these groups come for the intensity of the mountains.
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