Cops, firefighters, fireworks and patriotic Elmo: How Sesame Place plans to close season

Damon C. Williams, Bucks County Courier Times
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Sesame Place will light up the sky when it concludes its summer season in September.

In closing its seasonal Sesame Summer Splash run, the theme park in Middletown will host a fireworks extravaganza, and offer first responders free admission

What to know about Sesame Street's plans to celebrate Labor Day and first responders.

Is Sesame Place having fireworks for Labor Day?

Sesame Place's "C is for Celebrate" Labor Day fireworks extravaganza will begin at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 3.

Exterior rendering of the new Sesame Place the store. The theme store, situated near the entrance to the theme park, will open this fall.
Exterior rendering of the new Sesame Place the store. The theme store, situated near the entrance to the theme park, will open this fall.

Before Sesame Place kicks off those fireworks, there will be a meet-and-greet with Elmo in his patriotic attire.

The Elmo experience will occur throughout the day on Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3. The park will have regular hours on Monday, Sept. 4.

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Do first responders get into Sesame Place for free?

On Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10, Sesame Place will celebrate hometown heroes and thank those who keep local communities safe at First Responders Weekend.

Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch and the rest of the Sesame Street gang will be dressed in police officer and firefighter uniforms for meet-and-greets throughout the day.

Guests can get an up-close look at emergency vehicles with the Emergency Vehicle Display on Sesame Plaza and during the First Responders Pre-Parade just before the Sesame Street Party Parade.

Youths hold plush toy replicas of Sesame Place characters Elmo and Cookie Monster. These toys and others like this will be available at the Sesame Pace Store, the flagship store located at the entrance of Sesame Place in Langhorne. The Sesame Place Store will open this fall.
Youths hold plush toy replicas of Sesame Place characters Elmo and Cookie Monster. These toys and others like this will be available at the Sesame Pace Store, the flagship store located at the entrance of Sesame Place in Langhorne. The Sesame Place Store will open this fall.

Sesame Place will offer qualifying first responders one single-day admission ticket free of charge and a discount on additional admission tickets. First responders can use their GovX identification to purchase tickets online.

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Sesame Place Labor Day hours, ticket prices

Sesame Place will be open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3.

Sesame Place’s Labor Day Sweet Treats & Fireworks experience begins at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday, followed by the actual fireworks at 8 p.m.

Limited Sweet Treats & Fireworks Viewing packages are available online for $30 per person.

A young girl hold a plush Abby doll, which will be made available at the Sesame Place theme store. The theme store, situated near the entrance to Sesame Place, will open this fall.
A young girl hold a plush Abby doll, which will be made available at the Sesame Place theme store. The theme store, situated near the entrance to Sesame Place, will open this fall.

Sesame Place will be open from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10.

The First Responders pre-parade begins at 2:45 p.m. on both days.

Single-ticket general admission to Sesame Place starts at $41.99.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Sesame Place to close out summer with Labor Day fireworks