The price of admission to theme parks all over the country have soared to outrageous levels. To almost any major theme or amusement park these days, it will cost you thirty-five to fifty dollars just to get yourself inside the gate. Tack on the cost of food, souvenirs, and any other items, and you have yourself quite a bill.

  The admission to a theme or amusement park grants you the ability to ride the various attractions an unlimited amount of time, only limited by the operating hours of the park. But what about those guests who do not enjoy rides or cannot ride because of physical disability? Should these guests be forced to pay if they have to go along with the rest of the family? Knoebels, an old-time amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, is completely different from most amusement parks when it comes to admission. Instead of paying an admission price, the park is completely free of an entrance charge. The park does offer unlimited ride passes as well as single ride tickets, that is, only paying for what you want to ride. This allows the park to entertain a wider audience, who may not attend if they are not a fan of roller coasters or thrill rides.

  Now, lets say a theme park did adopt this system. Instead of offering single ride tickets, which could get a little too complicated, the park offers an unlimited ride pass, same as the admission price, to those who wish to ride the park's attractions. The park would not have an admission fee for those who do not take part in any of the attractions. Would this seriously hurt the income of the park? Well, there would still be a solid flow of money from the ride pass sales. Not to mention the fee for parking, the cost of food, and souvenirs. The park would still receive money from those who do not ride attractions through the sale of food and souvenirs.