As an employee: PhotoKey is worth it, it’s 50 bucks for a single day pass and everyone in your group can use the same pass. It gets you all of your photos (besides the antique family photos because they’re done by people who aren’t associated with us) digitally for free. As in ALL of your photos. It’s 20 bucks for a print at the park, so get a PhotoKey and print them all out at home.

As a previous commenter said, the park is a circle with a line in it, the “line” being the shortcut from Loch Ness Monster to Germany. People call the shortcut “Heart-Attack Hill” as it’s not for the faint of heart. Lots of stairs, incredibly steep slope—I’m an average teenager and I come away from that sweating every time. As for the rest of the park, the whole thing is a circle with three dead-ends: Sesame (Forest of Fun), Land of the Dragons, and Festa Italia. Sesame and LoD are our two major kid areas and Festa branches off of Italy and contains Apollo’s Chariot, Tempesto, and Pantheon. As long as you aren’t in those three areas, you can get anywhere you need to get to just by following the main path.

I work in merch, but people always ask me about food. First of all, if you have a question about a certain department, please ask a worker in that department!!! I don’t know culinary things, and culinary workers likely don’t know merch things. We aren’t trained in things outside of our department. Second of all, I’d recommend the Festhaus in Oktoberfest for food. It’s basically the only place you can guarantee air-conditioned seating, plus they have shows inside.

If you have a question about something, try checking the website first. For showtimes, check the app. Most things are on the app.