Our first time at the famous Coney Island of the West. Admission is free. Ticket prices dependent…read moreon rides, and pay for the games individually. Although we hoped for a beach breeze, it was a surprisingly hot day. We started our visit with Strawberry Cruz'n and Surf'n Mango smoothies. We walked to view a majority of rides and games before purchasing tickets. After enjoying a good handful of rides, we attempted the ring toss bottle game and won a TV! A wonderful ending to a our first visit. Unsure we can top it, but we sure plan to return and try.

There's an unmistakable sense of nostalgia as soon as you step onto the boardwalk…read more Even if you didn't grow up here or are visiting for the first time, the analog vibes of mini-golf, roller coasters, pinball machines, and carnival games creates a charm that many millennials, like myself, are constantly searching for. Maybe it's because there are so few screens here? There is a large arcade at one end, but it was surprisingly empty during our visit. My kids loved the carnival games and bumper cars, though my daughter wasn't quite tall enough for many of the rides yet. To play games or go on rides, you'll need a reloadable game card, which also works as payment for food and drinks. Card stations are located throughout the boardwalk, and you can add money at any time. Food options are plentiful! Enjoy pizza, nachos, corn dogs, teriyaki bowls, candy shops, and ice cream, with a few spots serving alcohol for adults. The food was reasonably priced, but the alcohol was shockingly expensive, $38 for two 20oz beers! The best part about this place is the location... it's right on the beach! So, start your day with some time in the sand, and end it with a sunset ride on the Sky Glider or their giant Ferris wheel. Have fun!

We stopped by one evening during a con and had so much fun. The decor slaps, the drinks (including…read moremocktails) were tasty, and the food was good! We also really loved how the minigolf switched things up from your standard holes to things like a marble maze or slingshot duck game. It was honestly sucha good use of limited space and helped even the playing field! I would definitely go back again next year.

Great little indoor mini golf - I think the only one in South Bay now. I love the easy vibes and…read morecasual themed environment. Great for summer and middle schoolers. Downside is parking in Downtown San Jose. It's free on weekends but you do need to hunt around for a spot. Not a lot to do with kids after either although you can check out My Milkshake that's up on 2nd St. Tip: even though the address says 2nd street, the entrance to the place is on 1st street. That can be very confusing! Google Maps walking mode will get you to the right place.

Been going here since I was in elementary school. I'm glad it's still around. This Golfland has two…read more18 hole courses: one is more visually fun and somewhat easier; the other one is full tryhard and has a lot of fun, challenging holes. If you want to do both mini golf courses, just buy one round of mini golf, write your scores on the paper, and skip hole 18 until you get to the very end of the second course. It'll save you $5. Highly recommend this enjoyable experience if you're a kid or adult! It's affordable, fun, and nice to be outside as you're mini golfing!

Overall the 18 hole course was fun for myself, my wife, and my 5 year old daughter. The vibe is…read morechill and on the night we went, the other families were patient and nice as we tend to take longer since my daughter was still learning how to putt. The pricing is reasonable and it seems best to go during the weekday (eg. Wednesday) to get the cheapest rate. I would take the family back and check out the other 18 hole course (there are 2 18 joe courses side by side).

The arcade ended up being the perfect way to pass the time during the rainy storm. They have air…read morehockey and a great variety of games, so there was plenty to keep us entertained. We even cashed in our tickets and picked out some fun prizes!

My kids all had a blast from 15, 13 and 9 years old. $40 lasted us about a solid hour. That was $20…read moreon 2 cards. We even got ice cream inside at a little shop. Location is excellent, tons of games to pick from. I have to mention within that hour we stopped to get ice cream. A nice start to the day at the boardwalk. Pretty busy for a Saturday but not overwhelmingly pack. The atm machines inside didn't work. It kept giving me an error code but luckily I didn't need cash you're able to purchase tickets from the kiosk. Overall a cool experience and must see when coming to the boardwalk. Even if you just browse and check it out it's worth the visit. I enjoyed a round of air hockey was able to purchase a margarita while the kids played. Good times for sure.

I came here for a family fun game of mini golf on a Saturday afternoon. There were 5 of us…read moreplaying. Price is $18.50 for ages 12+ or $17.50 for 4 - 11 or seniors 62+. You can save by buying online via their website for as cheap as $10 on Wednesdays. Price varies on the day of the week. Weekends are $18.00 via online. There's a ball vending machine which allows you to select which of 6 color balls to play. For us two of the colors was not available. so we weren't able to get 5 different colors for each player. If two people uses the same color ball, that means you need to pay attention where the ball lands to avoid mix-up. Plenty of parking. There are 2 courses to pick from. To maximize your score, check out each hole before you play to review where the hole is and what obstacle you need to avoid. The starting point usually has 3 or 4 holes on a black rubber mat for you to set your ball. A few of the holes had worn out starting point holes. It can get busy on a weekend which means having to wait for the group ahead of you before proceeding.. Our family had fun.

My recommendation: if you're here for a date, sure. But if you're here for a big birthday /…read morecelebration event - skip it. The staff who took care of our table was fantastic and very patient with us. But the staff who greeted me and the manager there were not so. I won't reveal their names because by doing that - I know they would lose their jobs. And in this economy, losing jobs at Golfland means the outcomes would be really bad. My point is - as long as you are doing something extremely simple: don't need to engage in any communication or coordination with the Golfland staff (and their HQ's people), it is not a bad place to spend an afternoon with kiddos.

We booked on Groupon so we could save some $$ which was good so we could do thr two activities…read more later afternoon. On the email it doesn't provide crunchtime with the Tigers which starts at 4:20 and then Buddy's bedtime which starts at 5pm so good thing we arrived at 2:40 for checking in since by 4pm Angie was already gone. We stayed in the #1 bungalow which was nice, Angie was able to add my 2 daughters on the reservation so they set up the futon as a bed. Sam was great for the crunchtime tigers feeding but the other gal who didn't introduce herself for the Rhino bedtime seemed flustered and not friendly at all. After watching the mandatory video of how the rhinos came to VQ, we proceeded to their area. Another gal (Danielle?) joined her and same no welcome, no friendliness. Almost felt these 2 gals were forced to interact with other humans and sure they prefer the animals. At night the Lion constantly roared which didn't bother me since I was knocked out. Angie delivered the continental breakfast which was nice. 9:30 we went to feed the camels and once again the 2 non friendly female staffers were back at it with the camels. Angie and Sam are great and made the visit memorable and worth it. I did knock off a star since if we would of arrived close to 6 as mentioned in the email, we would of missed the 2 activities offered in the evening.

One of the primary reasons we booked our stay was the expectation of meaningful animal…read moreinteractions. Based on the website, photos, and overall marketing, we believed animal encounters would be a significant and memorable part of the experience. Unfortunately, the reality did not match those expectations. The included animal encounter consisted of only two very small animals and lasted just a couple of minutes. While the animals themselves were cute, the experience felt extremely brief and underwhelming compared to what we were led to expect before booking. I feel like they very small animals (a ferret, really?) and very short duration were meant to be a teaser to get you to spend the additional $600 to see some bigger animals. That should have been communicated UP FRONT, so we were not led to believe we were getting a better animal experience. It was a bit of bait and switch.

My son got invited to a couple of quick birthday races from his friend at school and he had a…read moreblast. I will say I'm glad I wasn't on the track with these teen boys but I'm glad they had fun. The restroom was nice and clean. I didn't try any food or play any games so my review is based off of my 13 year olds reaction. He enjoyed it so much we found another go kart place in Reno while we were there and took him to that one too!

Where do I begin... called a total of 3 times to clarify information and possible scenarios before…read moredriving up 2-3 hours to celebrate a buddies birthday and have some fun. Unfortunately we only had 7 so we couldn't do the 8 person reservation. I called to get info about wait times (I understand that they can't give me an exact estimate so I told them give me worse case scenario) and I was advised that the group of 7 could have some long wait times so we opted to just come up with 3 of us. Upon arrival, place was dead other than 2-3 staff members within sight. We asked the individual behind the counter some basic questions being first timers at that location, we ended up purchasing 2 races and we received 1 for free because it was Tuesday and that was just a deal they had. After they took our money they said "well it could be about 30 minutes until you all race" which we responded saying that it's totally fine we will hangout thank you. Well since we had 30 minutes to kill why not buy some arcade credits and mess around (very mediocre arcade at best). After we purchased arcade credits, about 15 minutes went buy another employee came up to us to let us know that if we wanted to race we would have to wait till about 4:45-5pm because a group rented out the facility and there's just nothing they can do. Keep in mind when we purchased our races, 2:23pm to be exact, we got told 30 minutes. Somehow between multiple phone calls to confirm before the long drive and the day of upon arrival purchasing our races not a single individual let us know about this possible booking. ALSO no we did not show up before this group event, they were already there. Which in their defense the employee giving us a refund said "well we are not allowed to tell people about bookings". Great totally understandable I run a business my self and I understand private information etc. however the lying of race times, letting us wait for a bit and following up with "if you don't take the refund we will give you 2 extra races" well thanks but I find it hard to believe we got the full reasoning behind the situation... also to add more context, no we weren't those customers causing issues, being overly loud, or causing any sort of issues. Civilized beings and in return got a pretty S*** end of the stick. K1 speed its self is great but this location is ran by some individuals that have zero interest in making the experience rememberable. K1s slogan "Arrive and Drive" they have printed on their business cards left out crucial information. Arrive and drive past. Keep your money and spend it with a business that will give you the proper attention. Not asking to be treated like royalty. Just some common decency.