I haven't been here since December 2009, when my youngest turned 3 and we had a party here. It has certainly grown with attractions for everyone. This is an ideal place when you want to enjoy the outdoors or even outside BUTTTTTTTTTTT (Read on)
It has gotten a bit expensive but then again, so has a lot of things! The concept is smart but the business of these unlimited packages are VERY EXPENSIVE & gimmicky. It was four of us. I paid for myself & my teenage daughter. Cost was $116.00 for two wristbands. One band included all indoor & outdoor attractions w/o an arcade(limited) stipend and the other band incl in/outdoor attractions w/ a $25 value included on arcade games. My oldest daughter and grandson paid the same price. Between the 4 of us $236.00 ... not good for only 2 bumper car rides, 1 wooden roller coaster ride, 2 go kart rides and 1 metal roller coaster ride. Total RIP OFF!
Sounds great right? Your bands have magnetic chips of some sort that you must swipe to get on rides and play games, very smart. But the problem is all that they have to offer was not operable outside, EVEN though it was a beautiful day yesterday. It was because they don't have attendants to operate the outdoor attractions. They literally have these young staff members running from ride to ride to operate them. Our 1st ride after arriving was the "SPIN ZONE". These were bumper boat cars. We get there and see no one manning the post, so we waited and looked around. My oldest went to ask someone but I had decided to walk a bit closer to see what was posted on the wall, next to the gate. There was a sign posted, that read "want to ride?" text 240-285-9224 with "SPIN ZONE". I thought wow this is smart & efficient! But I text at 5:52pm, no reply, no attendant in sight. My daughter was told by the nice young lady at the front that she had to talk to her manager and help another customer and that she was sorry for the delay. Meanwhile other guests see us waiting and start to flock over to the line. At 5:56pm I text again is anyone working this ride? No reply again. My daughter walks all the way back thru the arcade to inquire and finally at the 10th minute of waiting, someone comes. The attraction had 6 cars but only 5 working. Parents were sending their kids up to the line in a rush to get in front. Quickly I changed my kind about the efficiency of this system.
We planned to do the 7pm Hay ride at the posted times displayed at the front counter, so during that time, we figured we head outside to ride the attractions. We rode the go karts and roller coaster, then headed to the hay ride only to be told...it's not working!!! Shocked & dismayed I said "what do you mean, it's not working" another young man at a station with a walkie turning ppl away. They had lonely unmanned caged animals, in the back field with visibly only water and hay in the pens. No feed that we could purchase, it looked as if the container that would allow that was broken by chicken coop.
They have laser tag, miniature golf, go karts, duck pin bowling and more but you are unable to take advantage of the bands you pay for. It's like a deserted park beyond the miniature golf. I'm hoping each of the staff members that operate the merry go round and run to the roller coaster, know what they're doing and trained properly.
They even have a place to eat and you can book for private bday parties. I feel bad for parents with larger families. It's like going to kings dominion but with not a lot to chose from. If you go, apply for a small loan or purchase what's more attractive to you and your family. I love the place but I feel like we were bamboozled. read more