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    Brukner Nature Center

    4.4 (18 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    Frederick D.

    The center itself is closed but you can still walk through the park and see the animals. We went here to check out the animals who suffer from physical and mental illness according to the nature center. There are all sorts from a fox to a pair of Horned Owls. All of the birds of prey had been fed. When we walked by you could see the motionless white rates that had been laid out for them. We walked on down the trail which was well marked and walked along the stream and the Stiller River. Mosquitoes were a little more active here. When the skies turned a dark shade of grey we headed back up the trail to the car. We may come again to do a run when the path dries out a little more.

    Carol L.

    I like this nature center. However, I did feel that some of the mammals should be in larger enclosures or at least have some more activities available to them. At the very least they should have one other species of their kind with them if they are a pack type animal. The bird viewing area is wonderful. There's quite a bit of education to be learned here.

    Jacqueline B.

    Seeing a Fox was the highlight of my trip here. It was too cute. Also loved the owls and coyote. This place was very friendly and clean (has bathrooms). They only take cash, but if you don't have any you can mail them the $ later and still visit which was nice. The animals seemed to have good living conditions and the trails were fun.

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    3 years ago

    Nice place to bring kids or take a relaxing stroll on trails as an adult. I love the upstairs bird observatory and the library.

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    6 years ago

    Love taking the kids here for a fun hike through the woods. Little ones love seeing the animals they have on display.

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    2 years ago

    great place. love the hikes. but they cut off my favorite vine that i like to swing on. i'm mad.

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    4 years ago

    Short easy walking trail for kids. They loved the animals as well. Fantastic for the whole family!

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    9 years ago

    Super impressed! My 2 year old had a blast, he loved seeing all the exhibits and animals. And only $2.50/person?!? What a deal!

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    Stopped in for ice cream and to just have somewhere to stop with, out of town friends. All of the…read morestaff was super friendly and helpful and the place is super clean and way better organized than the last time I was here. As always the ice cream is very tasty and I am glad we stopped. I got a coffee chocolate chunk milkshake and it was yummy.

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    I recommend Orion but in hanger 20 they need to add a Ac Unit to it because it's super hot in there…read moreplease during this off season install a Ac Unit.

    My wife and I usually go here once every 2 years as we try to rotate between Carowinds and King's…read moreDominion and Cedar Point and King's Island. My experience of this park keeps on getting better and we ended up this time going on the busiest days like Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I went one day on a Thursday, but that is when we landed. We usually tend to get here an hour and 15 minutes early as they open the gates right at 9:00am. I recommend going to the not self serve parking as for some reason my phone did not scan to open the gate and it is easier for the person to scan the phone. If you are having trouble someone will come and scan for you. For Gold and Prestige members we got to into the park 30 minutes early and they opened up Diamondback, the updated Phantom Theatre and Great Pumpkin Coaster. If you have a regular ticket, you can explore the shops or wait at your favorite ride. I like the Peanuts characters are in one showplace too so you can go visit them. Here are the places I ate at as I have the meal pass: 1. Sports Bar - sit down place, food takes awhile to get, but you are relaxing at a table, while they come and give you your food. This place gets crowded 2. Mexican Place - not too bad, guacamole is extra however 3. Paris French - had the shrimp sandwich, but the chips were salty, bread has on the hard side 4. BBQ - I did not try it, but the meat looked really dry 5. Tom Chee - this place is good, but only if you like greasy sandwiches. Very filling for sure I recommend getting the blue ice cream and the red soda only available on selection locations. I tend to have at least one cup and ice cream per visit I did not buy too much merchandise this time around, but I like the Snoopy Store to visit. Shows For some reason, they do not do any Peanuts shows anymore. We watched Brad Ross, illusionist and he was fun to watch and a 50 minute show. We watched his show 4 times, but sometimes it was a way to escape the heat and take a nap and figure out how he did some of the tricks. Seating is comfortable. They do have live entertainment like dancers or singers in some areas. They do have the wine festival, but we did not buy a card since we have a meal plan. Rides (I rode the following) and here are my thoughts this time around as they might be different since the last review 1. Banshee - gotton rougher over the years and the vest restraints got tighter on me 2. Drop Zone - this ride worked on the last 2 days, show operations, but recommend to ride once 3. Congo Falls - sometimes this operates on certain days, but fun to get soaked 4. Bat - an okay ride, only ride it if the line is short 5. White Water Canyon - you will get soaked by the geyers, this ride opens from 12 to 9pm 6. Charlie Brown Rushing River - Fun log ride, line moves slow, I wish they would open both lanes. 7. Snoopy Soap Box Racers - fun kids ride 8. Woodstock Twirly Birds Ride - I always have fun being in the helicopter, ride is too short though 9. Mystic Timbers - fun wooden ride, lines are not long on this one 10. Diamondback - this line tends to get long for some reason and can be longer than Orion 11. the Beast - we like doing a day time ride which line is very short and night time ride line gets long. They do shut the ride down at 9:30pm for the fireworks show and reopen at 10:20pm. My wife and I sometimes do not get out of the park until 11:30pm. Night ride is definitely worth it. The ride has definitely gotton smoother 12. Orion - definitely one of my favorite rides - I wish they had more shade on the line queue, but lines do move quickly 13. Red Racer/Blue Racer - I prefer the red racer more smoother compared to the blue 14. Windseeker - slow operations on this one, but the line is not long, but a great view of the park 15. Adventure Express - pretty neat ride for visual, but rough riding it 16. Woodstock Air Flyers - this ride tends to get longer, but I find it a little on a shaky side 17. Antique Cars - we like going on this ride. Line might look long, but it ends up being around 20 minutes Rides I did not go on this trip but wanted to Flight of Fear - some reason this line got the longest and I do not know why, but definitely not worth waiting for 40 minutes. I think I rode this ride a bunch when it was raining and all of the other rides were closed. Overall a great time and have a fun time at this park.

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