Cliff's Amusement Park Hours & Info

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Cliff's Amusement Park hours of operation

Cliff's is NOT open daily! Always check the Cliff's schedule before heading to the park!

Cliff's Amusement Park is lots of fun for all ages...and that's true even if you've been to some of the large theme parks in the nearby states of California and Texas (like Disneyland or Six Flags.)

Even so, Cliff's Amusement Park is NOT open daily, even during the busy summer vacation months. You should always check the schedule of Cliff's dates & hours of operation before heading there. Also, if you suspect that the park might be closed due to bad weather, you may call Cliff's ahead of your visit at phone number (505) 881-7807.

But there's some very GOOD news for Cliff's fans in 2012! The park is only closed ONE day each week (instead of 2 or more) AND Cliff's hours on weekdays are longer than ever before! Below are the Cliff's Amusement Park dates & hours for the 2012 operating season.

April, 2012 dates/hours at Cliff's Amusement Park

April is a great month for thrill ride-lovers in New Mexico---Cliff's Amusement Park opens for the season!

In April, 2012, Cliff's will be open ONLY on weekends starting Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8th. Cliff's will NOT be open any Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays nor Fridays in April.

Saturday & Sunday hours in April, 2012: Cliff's opens at 12 noon and closes at 6 pm on every Saturday and Sunday in April on or after Saturday the 7th. Cliff's Amusement Park is closed the first Sunday in April (April 1st) as well as every weekday in April.

May, 2012 Hours at Cliff's

In May, Cliff's is open to the general public ONLY on Saturdays and Sundays, with only one exception: Memorial Day Monday. (There are a number of dates throughout May when the park will be open on weekdays for school groups to be at the park from 9:30 am to 2 pm. We will not list these dates here since they are only available to you if you happen to be able to go as a part of an invited group. If you are a part of a group that has a special Cliff's day in May, the group will tell you the specific day to attend.)

Here's the list of dates and hours for the days the public can go in May, 2012:

Noon until 7 pm is the only operating schedule for Cliff's this May. Cliff's opens at noon & closes at 7 pm on EVERY Saturday & Sunday in May, as well as Memorial Day Monday. These dates are: May 5 & 6; May 12 & 13; May 19, & 20; May 26 & 27; Memorial Day Monday, May 28.

Cliff's hours of operation for June, 2012

1.) Mondays: in June, Cliff's is closed every Monday.
2.) Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in June, Cliff's Amusement Park opens at 10 am and closes at 6 pm. There are only 2 exceptions: On Tuesday, June 19th and Thursday, June 21st, Cliff's will open at 10 am, but close early at 4 pm.
3.) Fridays and Saturdays in June, Cliff's opening time is at 10 am and its closing time is at 9 pm.
4.) Sundays in June, Cliff's will open at 12 noon and close at 8 pm

July, 2012 dates & hours at Cliff's:

1.) Mondays in July, 2012, Cliff's Amusement Park will be closed.
2.)Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays in July, Cliff's will open at 10 am and close at 6 pm
3.) Fridays & Saturdays in July, Cliff's Amusement Park opens at 10 am and closes at 9 pm
4.) Sundays in July, Cliff's hours are from 12 noon to 8 pm

August, 2012 dates & hours of operation at Cliff's

September, 2012 dates & hours at Cliff's Amusement Park

2.) All other Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays in September, Cliff's Amusement Park is closed.

3.) Saturdays: Cliff's Amusement Park is open 3 more Saturdays in September, 2012. These are Sept 8th, 15th and 22nd. On these dates, Cliffs will open at 12 noon and close at 7 pm

4.) Sundays: Cliff's Park is open 3 more Sundays after Labor Day. These dates are Sept 9th, 16th and 23rd. Hours on these dates will be from 12 noon to 6 pm.

September 23, 2012 will be the last day of Cliff's regular operating season for this year.

Cliff's Amusement Park Tickets and Discounts

In addition, family members who don't intend to go on rides don't have to pay full price. Unlike most big-city theme parks where parents have to buy expensive tickets just to bring their children inside to enjoy some kiddie rides, Cliff's has an inexpensive "general admission" ticket meant exactly for this purpose.

1.) General Admission to Cliff's Amusement Park (called the Walk Around Pass) costs only $4.95. This price does not include rides...but individual ride tickets are available inside the park if you'd like to go on the New Mexico Rattler (or any other park attraction.)

Children age 3 and under do not need to purchase the Walk Around Pass in order to enter Cliff's Park. Unless they purchase ride tickets or an all-day ride pass, their admission to enter & walk around the grounds is free.


2.) Cliff's WaterMania!: There is a fun, upgraded water playground at Cliff's opening in late May, 2012. Kids can enjoy torrents of water being showered down upon them from the play structure. Or, they can squirt each other. Or, they can ride down slides, climb up & down in the structure, play with water toys, or simply stand in the cooling wading area to get refreshed. The cost for entering the Water Mania attraction is $14.95 if that's the only attraction you plan to visit. Or, Water Mania comes included free for those who have purchased all-day "combo" ride passes!

3.) All-day ride passes: If you'd like to spend a day of fun on the rides at Cliff's, getting either an All-Day Pass or an All Day Combo Pass will save you money over purchasing rides with individual tickets. Pass prices fall into 2 categories: WITH water park privileges...and WITHOUT the water park included.

You will pay the following prices for Cliff's all-day passes at the park's ticket booths:

Cliff's all-day ride pass: $24.95
All-day ride pass with water park included: $29.95

Cliff's Ticket Discounts and Savings

1.) Print at home ticket discount: Simply by thinking ahead, you can save money on Cliff's all-day ride passes. You will save $3 on each pass by purchasing your passes online & then printing your tickets at home. This $3-per-ticket discount is good whether your purchase the Water Mania option or not.

With the $3 discount, that means the Ride + Water Mania passes cost only $26.95 (instead of $29.95 at the gate.) Or, a ride-only pass will cost just $21.95 (instead of $24.95 at the gate.) Here is a link to the Cliff's Amusement Park ticketing page if you want to order tickets or check to see if there have been any price increases. Note: Our site is not related to Cliff's in any way (other than to recommend them,) so if you have any problems getting the tickets, you'll need to contact Cliff's directly.

2.) Costco discount tickets for Cliff's Amusement Park: This year, Cliff's is selling discount tickets on the Costco.com website (as well as in selected Costco stores.) If you'd like to check out this special, here's a link to the Cliff's discount ticket page of the Costco.com website. (Note: when the Cliff's special is over, this page will be blank. It isn't known exactly when the Cliff's deal will be over, but it will probably be most of the summer. If you're interested, you can always purchase your discount tickets now & then use them later.)

3.) Merchant and community discounts: In past years, there have been soda can discounts available for Cliff's Amusement Park. And, last year, there were also discounts available from the New Mexico Rail Runner train, and from KOAT-TV/100.3 The Peak/and Lite 95.1 radio. However, at the time of this update, it's too soon to say if those discounts will be offered again in 2012.

4.) Cliff's season passes! One of the cheapest ways that frequent visitors can save money at Cliff's Amusement Park is to purchase a season pass. After your one-time expense, then the more you visit Cliff's, the more money you save! In 2012, a terrific Early Bird discount on Cliff's season passes is available...but only IF you purchase your pass BEFORE Cliff's opens for the year. Normally, Cliff's season passes cost $89.95...which is already a good deal if you visit Cliff's frequently. But through April 6, 2012...the day before Cliff's opens for the season...you may purchase your pass for the extra-good price of $59.95. That's a big $30-off for each pass!

5.) Group discounts and birthday party discounts: If you have 15 or more people coming to visit the park together...with or without a birthday that you're celebrating...you may purchase your all-day ride pass tickets for $19.95 each at the Cliff's ticket booths. (You may add Water Mania privileges, if you wish; the cost would be $24.95 if you do.)

BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT CLIFF'S AMUSEMENT PARK: In addition to getting a group discount (if you have 15 or more people in your party,) there is also a Birthday Pavilion at the park. Your family may use the Birthday Pavilion free-of-charge for eating your birthday cake, opening your presents, etc. However, there's a big drawback: you can't make reservations for the Birthday Pavilion. It's available first-come/first-served only. There are other rules for using the Cliff's birthday pavilion, so you should read through them before arriving...and call Cliff's if you have any questions.

6.) School group discounts: Schools will pay either $16 or $17 per student (depending on the time of year the group plans to visit Cliff's.) Adult chaperones may get a Walk Around Pass for free. There are some limitations on these special tickets, however. You must have 15 or more students in the group; and you must email the park to reserve your tickets in advance of your arrival; and you must all arrive at the park & pay as a group on the date of your reservation.

7.) Never leave home without checking Cliff's own Special Deals page.: Why? Because you might discover a limited-time discount that will be good on the date you plan to visit the park! For example, last year there was a Mother's Day Buy-on-get-one-free discount. On Mother's Day, Moms got a FREE all-day ride pass with the purchase of a 2nd all-day pass by another family member! Then, Cliff's Park ran the same BOGO special again on Father's Day, too!

Also, last August, there was a buy-one-get-one-free discount at Cliff's for educators! If you were a principal, professor, teacher, or TA, then when you purchased an all-day pass for yourself, you got another one FREE for a family member or friend. At the time of this update, it's too soon to tell if the Teacher's Discount will be offered again in 2012...but it was highly successful last year, so the plan might be repeated.

8.) Employer & Credit Union discounts: Do you work for a company...or use a credit union...that has Cliff's discount tickets? If your boss or credit union hasn't signed up with Cliff's, urge them to do so. With the discount your employer or credit union could give you, you could get an all-day ride pass for only $19.95! These tickets are good on any day of Cliff's operating season, and you do NOT have to attend the park with other employees. (However, Cliff's DOES have a company picnic program, too. If your bosses don't know about it, you can urge 'em to sign up for that program, too!) There is a 50-ticket sales commitment, however, for your employer or credit union to join.

9.) Fund Raising tickets for Cliff's: Schools and other organizations can help their members get cheap admission tickets to Cliffs...AND raise money at the same time! Members of the organization get to purchase Cliff's tickets for only $20 each...PLUS the organization gets to keep $5 for each ticket sold. It's a win-win situation for everybody! There's a restriction on these special discount tickets, however: they're limited to weekends in April and May, and your organization MUST pick a date during that time period when those tickets will be valid. So, people purchasing the tickets may not use them on any day they want to visit (like the employer discount tickets mentioned above.) All fund raising tickets must be used on the one day that has been selected by the organization as "Cliff's Day" for the group. Despite the restrictions, it's an excellent way to have fun at a terrific discount price...while benefiting a worthy cause.

10.) Also, don't forget to check the Cliff's Amusement Park page on Facebook...because you might find surprises (like a fun contest!) What could you win? That all depends on the contest. Tickets are occasionally given away, but sometimes it's a different type of prize. For example, last year somebody won a cute Boo Boo Bear stuffed animal in a Cliff's Facebook contest!

Cliff's Amusement Park Address, Direction and Contact Information

Cliff's Amusement Park address is 4800 Osuna Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.

Directions to Cliff's: Cliff's Amusement Park is conveniently located to the east side of I-25. Take the Jefferson exit and head north on the frontage road until you reach Osuna. You may also take the San Mateo Exit, then head south on San Mateo until you reach Osuna Rd.. Here's a Google map to Cliff's Amusement Park in Albuquerque, New Mexico. By using the satellite view of this Google map, you'll see a great aerial photo of Cliff's.

Map of Cliff's Amusement Park: If you'd like to know how the rides are laid out at Cliff's, you may view the following Map of Cliff's Amusement Park from the park's official website.

Cliff's Website: You'll certainly want to check out the park's official website if you decide to include this attraction on your family's Southwest USA vacation. You may use the following link to view www.CliffsAmusementPark.com, which is the Cliff's Amusement Park's official website.







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