The employees are incredibly slow. They go at a snail's pace when it comes to getting people on rides and serving food. The bathrooms are also not clean. It is incredibly disappointing everytime I go. read more

The service is bad. They banned me in my friends from a ride called Merlin's revenge because we were singing and they also made me and my friends throw up. We were going on a ride that would make you spin and they made it faster than normal because we told them not to and so me and my friends threw a horrible service. read more

I have driven past castle park for years! I finally decided to check it out. It is a decent amusement park however, the rides are pretty old. I still had fun but when I looked around, i noticed trash around the park. read more

It's like the entire left side of the park is closed. Staff were super kind! Food was bland but at least hot and fresh. It was 5th grade field trip day. The kids had fun but I'm not sure why so many rides were not working with so many kids here today. The kids still had fun but man, get the rides all going to an accommodate special days like this. read more

The worst choice I made for my daughters 7 th birthday. She was charged full price and was not let on 90 % of rides cause she is too small . There are height restrictions on every ride . If your kid is under 50" this is not the place . Plus half of the rides or under maintenance. Spend your hard earned money somewhere else please read more

It's small enough that you can't really lose your group, but big enough that you have plenty to do. I liked the little train ride and love the peacock! Funnel cakes were the best. read more

Bought tickets for my 3 boys to go Castle Dark. They are 20, 19 and 14 years old. Prior to buying the tickets I read thru all the mumbo jumbo that they had on the post for the tickets. I saw 2 or 3 times not recommended for kids under 13. NOWHERE did I see anything that minors needed to be accompanied by an adult over the age of 21!!!!! So the kids get to the park and the little one can't get in. I call up to the park to find out what's going on and they said it on the web page, the employee was unable to find it himself. So this little clause is no where on their ticket page, like really Castle Park??? I had to buy another ticket and my daughter walked him in, and walked out. This was the first time going to this event and the last. Castle Park you should be ashamed of yourself!! read more

This is a review specifically for Castle Dark 2023. I really like Castle Park as a local on regular days. It's a cute local theme park with a great mini-golf. But I'm compelled to write a review for Castle Dark 2023 because it's so bad. Marketing grossly inflated the expectations. Of all the haunted attractions advertised, there are only two actual walkthroughs. The Cinema of Fear Traditional walkthrough. Pretty empty with cavernous rooms and hallways. Decorations are minimal but okay and get the vibe across. Okay number of scare actors, that doubled as guides to point you away from exits. It would be a huge improvement if it were compressed so the few elements that they do have are better presented. Night Shift Traditional walkthrough with a small flashlight. The flashlight is the "interactive" part. Supposed to be a toy factory but almost 99% empty inside. Mostly just wall panels with paint. You basically walk in the dark hallways with no decorations, and then get jump scares from actors. A good number of scare actors. The actors do try so I commend them for it. If you just want to get jump scared you'll have fun. If you're looking for anything else, stay away. Haunted Highway Cute decorated Antique Cars ride track, with a couple of scare actors outside the fence. This is mostly a kids attraction. Shipwreck Cove This is a total joke. It's a pathway around the water slide with netting. When we went through, there was 1 pirate and 1 mermaid actor. Devoid of lighting, sound, and decorations. It's really just a path to The Cinema of Fear. Slider Alley This was 1 show on Sunday night. Not a haunt. We missed it but it's your typical Slider show. Camino de los Muertos A decorated zone that's not actually available during Castle Dark evening. It's a kids/family thing in the afternoon. The shrine was nice but it's not really an attraction for Castle Dark. The scare actors overall, especially the ones in the park, together with the overall park atmosphere are probably the best part of Castle Dark. The haunts and decorations are nothing compared to all the good home haunts, let alone compare to Knott's. If someone's just looking to hang in a theme park, and get jump scares from actors, it's more than adequate. No shade here as this is a perfectly legit audience. If you are looking for any level of production value, story, or cool props, this year's Castle Dark is not what you want. read more

We were shocked with the $39.99 price for an adult ($34.99 for kids) but I guess if that included unlimited rides and mini golf.. I guess that's ok. We purchased the $14.99 for unlimited golf. There's four different courses. The courses may need some TLC. But the whole group had fun going through the 18 different holes. It takes probably about an hour to go through one whole course (we had 5 in our group). Golf course is by the arcade. The snack area is inside the arcade. Prices for food was kinda expensive (about $10 for pizza.. drink not included.. and didn't taste that great). They had a good arcade deal $5 for one hour unlimited play for rainbow scanners. Overall, kids had a blast! So would probably go again. read more

Castle Park - Arcade - Amusement Parks Near Me - Riverside, California

Rides are only open weekends and holidays. My most recent visit was on New Years day. I thought this place would be crowded but it wasn't. Half of the park is sectioned off and not operating. The open rides were operated by a single employee. He closed off one ride, then walks over and operates another one. We just follow him around the park. I wish the Ghostblasters ride and the carousel had been operating. Their website does not say which rides are open. Here is a list of rides closed or non-operating that day: ghostblasters merry-go-round log ride bumper cars space ships dragon flyer flying saucer tug boat riverside express train (the other train was operating) bumper cars whip So...what was open? We did the antique car ride three times...That was alright. The highlight of our visit was Anthony's magic show. His act utilizes live animals. It was really amazing and made our ticket price worth it. read more

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This place is cool! I've been here quite a lot. The service is always good, never any problems. Everyones always helpful when it comes to the games they have. I feel the pricing is reasonable, never too expensive. I've never had any issues here when I would come in. try checking this place out, you'll love it!! read more

CASTLE DARK REVIEW: literally only two monsters walking around the entire park for 4 hours. Then I realized that 6 more monsters were all standing by the exit scaring people as they leave, but no other monsters throughout the park. We paid $170 for our tickets and it wasn't worth it this year!! Not sure if the other monsters called off last night, but if you are going to hold a Halloween event, then pay for extra employees when you have families who are willing to pay for this. Save your money and go to Knotts Scary Farm where the scare and monsters are guaranteed. I will not be going back next year. read more

I grew up coming here and it made some great core memories for me . I decided to take my kids there since ever time we pass it on the fwy they want to go . Sad to say the owners have let this place get run down . Mini golf course has tears , most of the little buildings on the mini golf have been left to rot it seems , and the water fountains all over the park are now empty making it almost feeling like we're at a shut down park . There used to be so many more video arcade games inside the castle upstairs and downstairs ( not anymore) . Most of the games are to win tickets to win overpriced crappy china toys . They only do rides and water pad on weekends. Wish I new this before purchasing there annual passes ( I work weekends so can't fully enjoy the park ) . They definitely should of made that clear to me before purchasing. They mainly have young kids working there. There HR needs to teach them about smiles and being polite and caring for the park better ( we call it pride guys ) . It is a kids wonder park after all right . The food is substandard 7/11 style food . This place totally needs to rethink there business plan . Being Substandard isn't cool in 2023 . Maybe should look for new investors or reinvest into the park rather then there pockets . If your charging amusement park prices ya should keep up the parks quality. Maybe only try this place on the weekends. And be prepared the spend money. read more

Went to castle park( Dark) for Halloween. Extremely disappointed. One of the haunted " mazes" was a regular ride with two random monster scaring you. To me this was a waste of money. I would not recommend to any of my friends. The parking was horrendous so we decided not too park inside, with a line that possible took us an hour to get in. On the website it stated it would be 10 dollars more if I didn't buy, when I finally arrived to the park it was the same price. Plus had to pay a 10 dollar fee so not even sure if I saved anything if I paid online or at the park. The restrooms smelled disgusting. Like people were just peeing on the ground. read more

Hours need to be update on all platforms google maps shows 12pm - 12am also on yelp shows closing is at 10pm. However we arrived at 8 and gates are closed and a sign showing 9pm closing time. read more

Castle Park - I suggest call park for times - Amusement Parks Near Me - Riverside, California

We have been coming here for 15 years. Use to be a cute little amusement park. $39.00 each ticket and bought 6. 6 major rides were down or not working, basically just the kiddie rides were open. No refund allowed. Don't waste your time unless you are coming for miniature golf. Park is past it's prime and easy to see the grounds look dirty and rides run down. Use to be an enjoyable experience. Time to knock it down and build condos on the land! read more

This place is great!! Especially for the price. I'm not so sure why it has so many negative reviews. I think people like to be picky. My experience in all areas (rides, golf, arcade, water park, and magic show) have all been super fun!! We have a 5, 7, and 13 year old and they all love it. There's something to do for everyone. The entrance is a more than fair price but will say the food is a little pricey (but what amusement park's food isn't?) There are a lot of youth running the park but none have been rude, on the contrary, they've been friendly and helpful. I HIGHLY recommend watching the magic show. It's really cool how it's part of the entrance fee. My littles were surprised, laughed, and overall LOVED IT!! (Us adults too!) We have annual passes and bought 1 pass to include the parking. We've been there 4x in the last 2 months and have had no issues. Go and enjoy the park! :) read more

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This park is very expensive and the mini-golf is run down. Gave it two because the Ghost Ride is fun and even amused this 67 year old woman. I had taken family visiting there and frankly very expensive for mini-golf that is hard to play because of ripped up courses (literal had to have one person hold up the outdoor carpet to play through one. Sorry - it seems as if this used to be a great place. Hard to keep things up in such heat - it can be done though. read more

Went for the first time today with my husband and four girls all under the age of 8. We got the deal where tots were free and Groupon deal where my husband and I got in for $20 each. So we all got in for $80 which we thought was great! I think going in with the proper expectations is the key to a good time. This is better than a mini golf and arcade park but by no means can be compared to Knotts or Disneyland. We loved how the waterpark is included in the tickets. The girls loved it but were excited to go on all the rides. All the rides are fair rides which was great height restrictions are reasonable. The food prices were also reasonable. Overall we'd definitely go back especially when they are having the deals to get in. read more

Patricia, Tyler and Danielle are amazing! They really made our experience much better! Thank you, Castle Park! Will be back many many more times! read more

Worst customer service ever, I have left a minimum of five detailed messages just asking to see if they were open on Thanksgiving because I pre-purchased tickets for my whole family and friends already. Not one person has attempted just to leave me a message or get back to me in any manner, I hate to leave negative as anyone can see by my post if I do, it has been beyond reason that I've made several attempts to rectify things, I pray they have enough money to get someone to reply to customers to help their business and their customer service area. Thank you. read more

I have to say castle dark 2025 is a major disappointment. There is no sliders this year which is my favorite thing when it comes to haunt season! There. is such a big difference in out in streets scare actor cover to the amount in mazes. The ferry tales maze was just confusing the first several rooms had no theming really. then they had Cinderella in a bloody wedding dress with reindeers that look their from frozen. The out break maze was a different take on zombies and seemed like almost a knock off on last of us due to them being from flowers. Some of the actors costumes in that maze looked like Audrey II from little house of horrors. Midnight manner would have been cool if there was better work on the theming because it seemed like it's supposed to be spooky and ghost like but the scar actors again just didn't match that theme while also just having so few in the maze. Also the line control for all these mazes was nuts it was like a conga line in the maze and I wasn't able to experience a scare at all because I already knew it was gonna happen. Also with the lines the conga line wasn't even needed because there wasn't that many people in line in the first place. I was able to get through all three mazes in the first 15 minutes after rope drop which also to mention started late. read more

Our annual passes were the best purchase we've made this year! So much fun for the whole family. Huge miniature golf, nice arcade and of course the rides!! Last night was the first night of Castle Dark and we had an AMAZING time! The scare actors roaming the park were on point and really gave it 100% The clown maze was so much fun and great jump scares. It got even better the 2nd time we went in. Now please don't compare this event to the bigger amusement parks with those bigger budgets! Think of these mazes as family friendly home haunts. But be prepared because these scare actors take their jobs serious and they're awesome at it! This park is the best family affordable park with out all the stress of the larger parks and the employees have always been great and fun to talk to. read more

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Castle Park Castle Park Castle Park we love Castle Park... This is always chanted by my littles when driving by Castle Park. The littles are 5 and 2 year old boys who are discovering their love of video games. I highly recommend visiting the arcade during the week to beat the crowds. Plus, parking is free during the week. Also, they offer a unlimited play card for $5 for an hour. If you can't purchase at Kiosk see an employee. This play card is limited to what games you can play. Thankfully the littles enjoy the games that are offered! Unfortunately they don't offer many games for the 2 year old. But he does love playing the Half Court Hoops! read more

Castle Park - $14.99 for popcorn and drank refills all day for the littles - Amusement Parks Near Me - Riverside, California

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Been here several times. Not expensive like most parks. Kids love all the rides particularly the sea dragon. Attendants are helpful. Would recommend. read more

My child came apart of a field trip and lost a wallet. I called and confirmed the wallet was in the lost and found and how much money was inside it. When I arrived to pick up the wallet it was EMPTY! While I'm here asking where is the money inside I'm finding out the employee I spoke to is no longer working here and that sounds like the best guess of where the money went also! DO NOT COME HERE THEY WILL STEAL FROM A CHILD read more

Took my family here to celebrate birthdays. We decided to go in the evening since Riverside is super hot in the summer and their website said they closed at 10pm. We arrived at 5 thinking we had so much time ... they kicked us out of the park at 7pm so disappointing to pay for a day at the park and only given 2hrs... if there are summer hours, customers should be informed... I feel extremely ripped off. read more

Went here with my family, we really enjoyed it! The ride operator Erick M. did a really good job instructing us about the ride very good costumer service would 100% come again! read more

Rodolfo Julian is an excellent team member. He assisted us with our needs and even talked our daughter into riding the fire ball ride. Overall the park is an awesome time and we had a blast. Can't wait to come back. read more

Ghetto. Horrible park. Staff mistreats people. There is lice on the golf grounds. Buccaneers cove has so much chlorine in the water that it leaves you with red eyes and rash. read more

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Close to home in the Riverside area. Not to far from home Great for the summer and any time of the year. Some time during black out dates like Halloween horror nights parking get bad but they always have parking across the street in a different lot. Parking is $10-$15 read more

Second time here, and both times were to gather some kids here for a day of rides and fun. Most rides are timid, designed for the younger ones. Only a few are on the wilder side. It's a small park so it's fairly easy to navigate and go through most of the rides. Several of the rides for the younger ones are similar, just with different colors and themes. The lines are much shorter than say Disneyland or Universal, some as little as a few minutes to about 15 for the thrill rides. The park closes certain sections depending on weather (ie. Water during cold temps). Summer time gets very hot and winter gets quite cold, so dress accordingly. Backpacks are allowed so it's easy to bring extra layers or use it to hold clothing. Outside food & drinks are not allowed but no one checks for snacks. Besides rides, there are the ubiquitous carnival rip-off games that you play for prizes. Food options are littered throughout the park, but I never purchased any here, so can't comment on how good or lousy they are. There are park maps posted throughout so you're never lost. Castle Park is a great place for little kids who are easily entertained. It's very affordable, has short lines, parking is easier and parents don't need to spend upwards of several hundred bucks just to wait in hour long lines. Recommended for a quick day of simple fun. Notes: * parking is $10. Pretty short walk to the entrance even if you're 'far away' * buy your tickets online to save $$, gain access to their miniature golf course and avoid the long line and go straight to the entrance. * check their website for information on annual passes. Well worth it if you're within a decent drive away and want to entertain kids. * restrooms are near the train station. Check the map for location, and other ones. Chances are your kids will tell you when only when it's urgent. * check your Yelp app for good eats nearby afterwards. Because amusement park food doesn't always equal edible. read more

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I love this place!! Come here with an open mind lol This place is exactly what I imagined the "local theme parks" that you see in movies would be like lol. Some of the rides that were open were nice, even some of the janky rides. Took my nephews and niece and they all had fun (ages 5-11). For what it is, it's a cool place. We were suggested not to eat their food, to eat before or after you are there. It didn't seem like alot of people there were ordering food from any of the stands besides the fried Oreo area. Did not get to try the mini golf course but seemed very busy(in a good way). Arcade area had a lot of games to choose from Experience : 10/10 Food: 2/10 Rides: 4/10 read more

We went on all the rides like 5 times ! It's really worth your money ! We are coming back!

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We had a great time! I went with my two littles (age 3 & 5). I was surprised with the amount of rides they were able to go on! No one missed out. We went on a Saturday around 1pm and the lines weren't too long (especially the little kid rides). The FAQ didn't list whether or not wagons or strollers were allowed into the park, but they ARE allowed, in case you were wondering (we had our wagon). I think their favorite part might've been the fact that Daniel Tiger was there. They had a dance party, story time, and a (short) meet & greet opportunity with him and Katerina Kitty throughout the day. Overall, I'm glad we came. I was going to go earlier this year but I held off because I was surprised that I would have had to pay for my 3 year old (often times 3 and under is free at other places), but since she's over 36" tall and was able to go on the same rides as her brother, it made sense that we'd have to pay. Plus, they often have great deals for entry. Definitely buy tickets ahead of time. It was very reasonable! read more

WHAT!? 2.6 STARS!? This theme park deserves way more! I went to this place for my fifth grade school field trip and it was such a blast with my friends. The ship one was so fun however it's scary because the lap bar feels loose as if you'll fly out. The Dragon Tower was pretty scary but also fun, I also really loved Merlin's Revenge except it kept getting stuck so boohoo. I actually think Merlin's Revenge is better than Flight Of The Hippogriff at Universal because this one is longer and actually goes two times. My short friend LOVED the scrambler, and it is fun it feels like you're zooming through the air and about to crash but then you save yourself. Pizza was good, and it was very fun. I would recommend this park to people who love theme parks but can't afford to go. Admission is like maybe 50$ for me and my mother since it's just us and I don't have a dad. read more

Sadly, there as no water in any of the water features and half the mini golf course was closed for no apparent reason. We of course we're not told that when they charged us $15 each, $3 each over the price listed on their website. Sad, because this is still the best mini golf around. I hope it doesn't close. read more

Recently came to golf with my young son and we had a nice time. We arrived right when it opened and it was empty, as the time went on a few more people arrive but there was never more than 10 people. We golfed 3 of the 4 courses and it was fun. There were a few places where the green was pulled up but not too much. We didn't play in the arcade but they do have a great arcade with a lot of fun games, we'll be back just for the arcade next time. The only thing I would make note of is I read online that if the park/rides are closed, you do not need to pay for parking. When I purchased my tickets online, I was given the option to pay $15 for parking which I almost did not knowing I didn't need to. I'm not sure if the system would've allowed me to actually pay for it, but I'm glad I didn't. Courses have lots of stairs and a lot of walking up and down so that's something to be aware of. Otherwise we had a great time. read more

This place was wonderful! My boyfriend and I really wanted to play some mini gold for the day so we made the long drive from LA to Riverside to go to this place since places like this are still closed at home. It was honestly worth the drive just for the mini golf alone. There are 4 different 18-hole courses, each one different from the other and we had such a great time. The snacks also weren't too expensive relative to usual amusement park snacks. Social distancing is enforced with lots and lots of hand sanitizer stations. Bathrooms are clean. I just had to take off one star because some of the putting green on the courses have gotten pretty mangled and janky over time but other than that we'd do it all over again :) read more