Top 10 Reasons to Spend Mother’s Day at Valleyfair

Valleyfair opens on May 12 this year. Yes, Mother’s Day. You might be thinking, “Well…that sounds like more of a fun time for the kids instead of me.” But guess what? It’s actually a GREAT option for YOU for more reasons than you think. In fact, here are 10 reasons to convince you to spend Mother’s Day at Valleyfair.

1. Who doesn’t love desserts? Have your cake and eat it too at the new Superior Funnel Cake Co! Serving up specialty funnel cakes, ice cream, funnel cake fries, there's so much more to choose from. Mother’s Day means YOU get to splurge…and not share, if you don’t want to.

2. Our amazing cocktails and craft beer and wine selection. Valleyfair has a number of bars and food locations that have a great selection of cocktails, wine, and craft beer throughout the park. In fact, this year you can find more packaged and poured drinks at more locations throughout the park! 

3. Alone time. Or together time. Your choice. Do you prefer a Mother’s Day where you can just walk in the gardens, feel the sun on your cheeks, and do whatever YOU want? Then you have the option to send your kids on rides their dad and leave you in peace to enjoy the vast gardens in the park. Or do you prefer to spend super fun time with your kids creating amazing memories? Then ride with them? Valleyfair’s main product is smiles and we are guaranteed to deliver.

4. It’s a great place for your family to find gifts for you. With a host of shops throughout the park, your family can find amazing gifts for you with just the drop of a hint. Plaza Shopper has lots of great apparel and gifts, Snoopy Boutique offers great collectibles, and Northern Lights Novelties offers dazzling wearables. Let your family shower you in gifts.

5. Lunch and dinner are taken care of. With so many dining options, including some sit-down restaurants (check out our new Lucky Loon Kitchen for seasonal, healthy scrumptious flavors and Renegade Smokehouse for delicious barbeque) with a bevvy of adult and kid favorites, you don’t have to worry about any home cooked meals your partner-who-doesn’t-cook “tried” to make you. Or eating ketchup and peanut butter sandwiches your children made for lunch. Let US take care of YOU.

6. Uh…you like thrills, too! Who ever said our thrill rides were just for teens? Get your adrenaline revving and the blood flowing back to your frost-bitten extremities by conquering Power Tower, North Star, and Steel Venom. Or medium-thrills like Flying Eagles. Either way: You are Woman—HEAR YOU ROAR!

7. You are a new mom looking for more Instagrammable kid pictures. We offer some of the MOST Instagrammable moments for your littles. With Planet Snoopy’s 15 rides (some with no height limit) and meet-and-greets with The Peanuts, get those sunny photos going on your page and give those other moms serious FOMO for being in the know that Valleyfair isn’t just for older kids.

8. Let your partner be romantic by winning you a prize. Remember coming to Valleyfair in high school with your significant other and maybe they won you a prize and it was the dreamiest gesture ever? Relive those nostalgic memories. Let them win you another prize. Or just be a kid again and play in the arcade!

9. There’s truly something for everyone. No one in your family will be mad about going to Valleyfair because there is absolutely something for everyone.

10. Share smiles together. In all seriousness, Mother’s Day is all about sharing smiles and moments together, away from screens, out in the sunshine.

We can’t wait to welcome you back to Valleyfair and hope we have convinced you why Mother’s Day at Valleyfair is a big win! Season Passholders save big on Mother's Day--get Bring-a-Friend tickets for $19.99 (up to 6 tickets per passholder) on Mother's Day!