Its the best theme park around! The renaissance festival is the only time you get to look around the entire castle grounds. Its alot like a Comic-Con because everyone dresses up as some kind of character, not just characters from the 1550s. You see the Grim Reaper, Harry Potter, Anime girls, guys from The Hobbit, Mermaids, knights, pirates, jesters, etc. The employees and the guests both dress up. If you just wear a regular t-shirt and pants, you will stick out more than a sore thumb. They dont need rides to be great. Just seeing all the amazing shows and meeting Harry Potter is well worth the money! Parking is free. They sell refillable mugs for about $3. Im going back for my 1st time this year on Memorial Day since I work on the weekends. I cant wait to go thru the Catacombs and go to the Boares Head Feaste on Thanksgiving. They also have the fireworks sale in summer, halloween festival in October, and Holiday festival after Thanksgiving.