Big Chief Go Karts has the potential to be a fun family activity. The outdoor track itself is nice, and I can see why people are drawn to it. Unfortunately, I can't recommend it for younger kids because the safety measures simply aren't where they should be. There was very little guidance from staff, no shoulder harnesses, and no padding on the steering wheel. During parking, be prepared for kids crashing into the back of your kart, which resulted in more than a few cases of unexpected whiplash. What concerns me most is that this isn't a new issue. If you read through previous reviews, you'll find the same safety concerns being raised going back nearly 10 years. At some point, this stops being an oversight and starts looking like a choice. Height requirements alone aren't enough... there should also be a minimum age requirement (I'd suggest around 13 years old). For comparison, we also visited Tom Foolery's go-karts during our trip. They were actually $1 cheaper and had shoulder harnesses, padding, and a system that automatically slows karts down during parking and to help manage accidents. I truly hope Big Chief addresses these concerns, because with better safety standards, this could be a much different review. read more

It was lots of fun for the money. My kids loved it. People shouldn't expect the world but they will. We went twice and looking forward to returning there this summer. Here in S FL, go kart riding is $50 per person. Enjoy the ride! read more

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My son was injured at this facility and required an emergency room visit. The staff completely ignored the incident and did not provide any help. After an injury, be sure to ask for an incident report to be filed right away. read more

We had so much fun here! We appreciated that you only had to be 55 inches to drive. Shorter kids can ride with an adult. It's $6 for 3 laps around the track. We ended up paying for it 3 times because the kids were having such a blast. This place is also owned by Mt. Olympus, fyi. read more

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It was terrible. Our ride got cut short when kids got hurt one kid hopped out of his go cart because it was turned around and they could do nothing about it. I would give them 0 stars but I can't. Don't do this you could get seriously hurt. Then the managers did nothing. We asked for a refund but they said no even though they gave another lady her refund the ride was terrible and the customer service was horrible. They probably lost 70 dollars when they were arguing with us with all the people that walked away 1 star. read more

Never again. I would give Big Chief zero stars if I could. Cheap - but incredibly dangerous with no oversight. There was a family of riders who rode several times and were out of control the entire time. They hit people head on, were spinning other cars, and treated the entire thing like bumper cars. They made an another young rider cry, and one of the family members crashed full speed into the back of our car as the ride came to an end. I'd give them the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident had it been their first ride, but it was at least their third, and they drove through the entire pit at top speed. Employees did nothing. We will happily pay twice as much and go to Yeti which has clear rules and expectations. read more

Worst experience ever. Horrible people all of them. I have a video of the guy just telling me im screwed when my kart fucked up. The girl at the ticket booth was so rude. I will fil a way to contact the owner if I can read more

No issues here. We got in line and it went quickly. These go carts were all working properly.

Highly disappointed the website says they are closed at 10pm and we also called and they said they were closing at 5pm today so we arrived at 4 and all of the workers were leaving and said we couldn't go. I will not be coming here in the future, very unprofessional and waste of time. read more

Go karts could not go up the hill or struggled up the hill. Huge traffic jams happen then. You are not allowed to pass slower carts. Guys are unhelpful and do not care. No instructions so minor kids are crashing into you. Went after 7 pm. Very unsafe. Lawsuit waiting to happen read more

Horrible experience. No seatbelts felt unsafe right away! Went straight onto the road no rules said or anything. They're were inexperienced kids causing unsafe situations. Multiple spinouts!! Some kids got hurt bloody noses.. they stopped us after a few more rounds of us going around the race track. They tried to make us stay! But we said no we're going not safe at all do not recommend. read more

Fun for whole group aged 12 to 72. Not too fast so no worries for kids riding solo. Still fast enough to make you hit the brakes though!

Great family fun safe very kid friendly I hope that they keep up the great work for more years to come

Big Chief Go Karts has a great track. It is very fun and affordable. It is only $6 a person for at least 3 laps. It's a fun place to go to supplement your other tourist-activities while you're in the Dells!! read more

This was a quick stop for us after we had something to eat. It was an amazing time for my whole family ages 6 to 43. I thought the passing and bumping was fine and the different ability drivers dealt with it perfectly. We went multiple times in the same night, lines went quick, and everyone working was friendly. All of my children had a lot of fun. We are planning on going back again today. If you're going to a go kart place, you have to expect the smell of gasoline and some uncleanliness. This place looks like a lot of places I've been to throughout the entire country. Highly recommend especially for only six dollars. read more

Felt unsafe. And the people that worked there let their friends ride for free which was annoying. I would not recommend this place. It felt creepy. read more

really fast fun nice people and just overall great there all really nice kind funny and all of that

Big rip off. $3 rides means you get 3-4 laps. Karts are limited to slow speed (not that it matters, engine struggles to get up the hill.) Avoid. read more

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I did this two times. The first time was very fun and nice except for the hill with a turn. The second time went very bad, I am not happy. I was riding the karts and a family came and decided to play bumper cars. They slammed into everyone including little children and me. They even bumped into someone very badly that the person's kart spun out of control. Also my break petal did not work. I ended up with a sore neck and my arm hurts. I do not recommend this if you have a little child and do not want to get bumped into. read more

The cars go faster than other spots in the area however the time is very short. And the tickets are expensive just for a short time. Would not recommend read more

I wish I could give a negative star. This is the worst go kart place I have every been to. The employees had no control of anything going on. So many stalled cars, bumping and careless driving. At the end where you drive in to drop your car off, every time there were cars that came in at full speed and hit others. Tons of bumping and crashing with no consequences. One of my kids' car stalled and the worker yelled at him because the car was not starting and had nothing to do with my kid. Yes this the cheapest places to go but is your health worth it? It was a free-for-all and no rules were inforced. read more

This place is an accident waiting to happen. Keep yourself and children out of harms way by avoiding this risky, incautious, and downright harmful environment. Their 3 dollar tickets are just a shameful attempt management to hoodwink the public into making a very regrettable decision. I should have known something was up when a gentlemen offered to sell me his tickets he just bought for less than half the price. When prices seem too good to be true it probably is, and that's the case with this place. There are no safety regulations. The Go-Karts there are cheap, salvaged, refurbished parts and that's the best thing I can say about them. It is one of the most unpleasant driving experiences I can imagine. There's no safety restraints in the karts. There's also no rules, or at least that they care to enforce. The tracks are so narrow that they just don't care about people crashing into each other. It really seems like this is part of the experience there. It really pissed me off because people were intentionally doing this on the track. Come here if you want to experience the effects of whip lash. Otherwise keep your money in your pocket and ignore this place because I can tell you they will ignore the safety and quality of you. read more

My family of 4 came here today. The woman working the ticket booth was not friendly at all. When we rode the go carts, my son's go cart would hardly move at all and he has to have an employee push him up the hill each lap. The smell of gas was terrible. When I requested a refund for one ticket price, I was told no because I had paid by credit card. The staff was rude and could care less. Save your $6 and go elsewhere. read more

The go carts are beat up and very old and half of the go carts breaks don't work, employees were assholes. Don't even get me started on the smell of gas. Don't come here, please. read more

Go cart experience is fun. Ticket booth operator not very friendly. On his phone while we waited to get tickets. Track operators professional and were focused on safety. Decent times around the track for $3. read more

$3 tickets equals $1 a lap. Fun go carts. Not the fastest go carts around but still had a great time.

Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. They had no respect for their own rules and had little kids driving that had no business behind the wheel of a go cart. These kids caused a couple of accidents and I left with a neck ache. It is cheap for a reason. read more

Right when we got there the idiot turned off the open sign and said they were closed even though there were people still driving and people in line to drive. It was so dumb. read more

So many problems with this place! One-they dont enforce their no bumping rules, people drove around like these were bumper cars and it was extremely dangerous. The carts are really fast and there are basically no safety precautions, including seat belts. Some teens were playing around on the course-the employee did nothing-they caused a really bad crash and collided with me extremely hard. I'm in so much pain today from the crash. I have a bruised ankle and hip and my neck is stiff and in so much pain, I was hit so hard I'm nearly positive I have whiplash. I told the employee and he did NOTHING and let the others remain on the track. Next-they didn't enforce social distancing in the lines at all, despite signs posted saying the patrons had to. Don't let your children ride alone either, its not safe!!! Terrible track, terrible unsafe carts and terrible employees!!! read more

Had a blast with my bf! We went twice. $3.00 admission. A lot of families went too. You can bring kids and they may ride with you. Went around 3-4 times per round. The only thing is that the kids that are still young but are tall enough to drive, don't know how to drive and end up hitting you like it's bumper cars and then you might end up stuck or the wrong way on the track. read more

The action was hot and heavy at the track tonight! It was warm enough for the tires to have the right amount of grip in the corners! Despite slow cars and slower, inexperienced drivers I was able to work my way to the front! For my efforts I got to have my picture taken with a trophy!!! What a great way to practice for my up coming NASCAR debut! read more

It's 3 dollars for a reason. 1. The lanes are narrow and you can't go around people 2. You only get 3-4 laps to ride a smaller track 3. The vehicles slow down too much as you go up hill. The staff was pretty friendly though. read more

The price is right, $3. Kids are free if they ride with an adult (but not if they drive). That's the good. The bad is that the karts are old, the steering wheels are filthy (2 of our 3 drivers had totally black hands after), and the karts don't all go the same speed. We were all driving with the pedal to the ground and got passed by some jerk. That would be OK if the track was two lanes wide, but it's not. The jerk was bumping us into the rails, which scared the kids (especially because there are no seatbelts) and didn't feel good either. The park staff didn't do anything about if even though the signs and the "rules" both emphasize that bumping isn't allowed. read more

Love this place $3 per ride is great we had a blast! Displaces underpriced and over performs turnaround time for rides are very fast definitely perfected the art or go karts. Lots of parking and staff this very well-trained read more

The price is right. These things are $3 a ride and the rides are about $5. They are your stock go karts nothing special, maybe even left over from Mt Olympus across the street. But overall nice. I liked them almost as much as A Dare go karts. Overall it was tons of fun and the price was nice, just skip the damn photo guys at the entrance I mean come on I know what we all look like stop that stuff already. read more

Worst experience I've ever had go carting. This place is full of a**holes. This a**hole was going way too fast and bumped into me HARD. I got a concussion and had to go to the hospital. The course is way too narrow and there's no space to turn. 25 cars go at the same time, and the course is way too short for that many cars. You are packed like sardines into a tiny place. It's cheap and it feels cheap. If you're looking for cheap, this is it. The course is very short and poorly designed. People are constantly crashing into each other. Also people kept getting stuck and having to get rescued, cuz the course is too narrow. It's dangerous and unsafe. Do NOT bring your children. read more

Just left Big Chief at 9:40 pm because they said they were closing and wouldn't sell anymore tickets. We called earlier and they said that they were open until 10pm or maybe later depending on the crowd. Management should get control of the kids they have working. They are not honoring the hours they are supposed to work and they have no work ethic or business sense. We are now down at Take A Dare go carts and they are still open. Glad to give them our business. read more

Dug it! Can't beat $6 for 2 adults and our 7yr old was free (ride with an adult). Got in quick and had fun. That's what it's all about. Friendly people too. read more

Love this place. It's a good bang for the buck! $10 for 4 races, & keeps the kids busy for a good while. Remember loving it as a kid myself. They close at 8 but if the place is rockin the just keep it going. read more

I thought it was pretty good for the price, you can't beat $3 with all those other expensive places. I also love that little ones can ride along for free. I think the speed was just right as i did have a small one with me but i still enjoyed it myself. We specifically loved the small hill you go down that makes you go a little faster. would definitely go back with that price! read more