I don't like writing bad reviews, but I must insist you take your business elsewhere until they make serious changes. Many games didn't work, or were in pretty poor condition. & the facility was just dirty. 2 machines took our tokens and then didn't work. Unfortunately when we went to the counter to turn in our tickets for a prize, the gentleman working there made it VERY clear that either we were a total inconvenience to him, or he'd had the worst day of his life. I felt very unwelcome. The icing on the cake was whenever he gave us the slime that my daughter picked out, it was so dried out that she couldn't even get it out of the container. I didn't even bother getting a different one. I was so done and was trying hard to not snap at the guy. read more

This was such an awesome arcade. I had fun coming here and they had awesome cheeseburgers. I will miss this place. read more

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Joyland Amusement Center has been one of the places I go to every time I come to Florida. I've been going here since I was a baby. The workers here are very nice and helpful. We have never encountered a dull moment while playing the many arcade games. I would recommend the funnel fries they are so good! read more

Joyland Amusement Center - Playing games - Amusement Parks Near Me - Daytona Beach, Florida

The Daytona beach area and the boardwalk itself is very dog friendly but not this establishment. We walked up with our two small dogs to order some Ice cream and before I could even get my order out of my mouth the man at the counter told me I couldn't have my dogs there. So my Fiancée took our dogs and went out to sit at the furthest table away and the man then proceeded to yell at her to tell her she couldn't sit there with the dogs that we needed to beyond the barricades. I am not sure of the reasoning for this but I refuse to support a business that discriminates against dog owners. I believe everything happens for a reason and because Joyland turned us away we stumbled upon Zeno's which is probably the best ice cream I have ever had. :) read more

Fun place to go especially when it's raining .only a short 1.5 drive from Jacksonville .

This place has been here for ever and it looks like it. Nothing has been updated except the prices. It always looks dirty inside and out. I don't think I would trust the rides. The roller coaster is closed due to an accident that happened recently and I would not be surprise if there are more. read more

It's by birthday and I go to get funnel cake.Looking a little sketchy before we even order.As we order it she walks up to the freezer and LEGITIMATELY PULLS APART THE FROZEN FUNNEL CAKES....ummm excuse me,,did you just pull that out of the fridge.She hears us talking turns around and stares at us.After she looks away she puts the whole thing in the boiler,NOT EVEN PUTTING IT IN THE BOILER CAGE JUST IN THE BOILER....PATHETIC. Right after that she dumps MORE SUGAR THAN THE ACTUAL FUNNEL CAKE. We can't even see the funnel cake when we get it their is so much powder. By time we go to sit down the funnel cake is burnt crispy and very unappetizing and unacceptable. This place is done,I won't be back and I don't even want to see this disgrace to society again!!!! read more

The amusement park rides have all closed. A local told us It was due to litigation from a ride crashing, but I don't know if that's true. What I do know is that this whole area is very depressing and appears to be a shell of what was once probably a fun family area. We will not go back. read more

They finally updated some of the arcade but other than that there's no rides except the slingshot and big spinning ride next to it paint is still old, rude ignorant staff and people everywhere don't even waste your time. read more

Rip off. the games are $0.50+ which doesn't seem bad until you realize how quick they go. Even ones that are more for fun than tickets are short (30seconds max). They also only take cash for drinks and food. Cheap place, go somewhere else read more

What you see online isn't what it actually is. Definitely no Ferris wheel, and no more than a handful of rickety rides (if that.) We paid $25.00 per "unlimited rides" bracelets and we rode 4 rides. This is an extremely small "amusement park." Most rides were not working. All rides are very close together because there are not many of them. They're very rusted. Some rides are "special attraction" rides and tickets/bracelets do not work, you must pay cash. We went at nighttime and none of the lights were on on the rides, just extremely loud music. There are only about 3 kid friendly rides. Again, most rides weren't working. We only stayed about 25 minutes and left. It was a total waste of money. read more

This is a great place to kick back and people-watch on the boardwalk / beach. I had a beer and an excellent gyro (yee-ro). Always good service. read more

Fun place to visit, my kids always love to stop and play some games. I guess that goes for us adults too. The staff is friendly and plentiful. The snack shop is always clean and hits the spot when you are looking for that boardwalk snack. We love snacking on the funnel fries the most. Yum read more

IF I COULD PUT ZERO STARS I WOULD. crappy crappy crappy crappy crappy. DO NOT GO HERE!!!! the rides are old and unsafe. the workers are veryyy rude and do not care about customer service whatsoever. and the manager could care very little to do anything about it. when we went, a man screamed at us when trying to ride a ride and proceeded to slam his hands down on our carts for no reason at all. we were also concerned to find 2 workers off in a corner showing a disturbing amount of PDA instead of working the rides that they are paid to work. overall, i have never been more unhappy with an experience and it was a huge waste of money. read more

Was sitting in the outside area with my two service dogs. The man behind the counter came out and screamed at us that the dogs weren't allowed at his tables. Before we could even tell him they were service animals, which was obvious, he turned and stormed away. I tried to call out after him, being in a wheel chair, I couldn't go after him. When I called to complain the manager, who was the guy that yelled at us, instead of apologizing , said to me as nasty as could be that we didn't tell him that and then hung up in me. Real nice. Avoid it like the plague people! read more

Cheaters. Their 'ball drop' in 1 min game malfunctioned. I got the jackpot on a game (with multiple witnesses and mathematical certainty based on a review of their unpaid payouts) , and they would not pay out. I asked for assistance and they said their maintenance man was at the other (Mardi Gras) location. Both locations are apparently owned by the same entity (and run by the same shady maintenance man) , but the ball drop game is kind of a gimme, if done correctly(not the boardwalk location, which has fake drips). So HERE IS THE "SECRET": do three quick drops when the front end of the first pail hits the screw in the front middle of the machine.... do three quick drops into each successive bucket after that and you will win within the time allowed. At least this location lied about me winning the game: the place down the boardwalk (which they also own: Mardi Grad) dropped balls that I didn't press. read more

TERRIBLE!!!! I am LIVID. We bought towels and a bunch of games from them. On our way to the parking lot I went back to wash my hands in the bathroom to get the sand off of my hands for the long drive home. I went in, and the employee followed me in there. She then said this isn't a shower, you need to leave the property. I started laughing assuming she was joking with me, because who says that?! Then she said if you don't leave, we will call the cops and have them escort you out. She then followed us out to our car and continued to cuss us out. We then asked to see a manager and they all refused. We called the manager and he also refused to do anything. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. Oh, and did I mention that it's my BIRTHDAY?! Nobody deserves to be treated like that, especially when they didn't do anything wrong. read more

Walking into this place is like walking into the 1950s. Seriously, some of the machines in this place have been there at least that long. If you're into hard-core vintage stuff, you should definitely stop in; otherwise, keep on walking. read more

The arcade is a good value similar to a dive bar. Nothing is new but the games are solid and most of them don't cost more than a quarter or fifty cents. Some of the machines are also liberal with the tickets, so it doesn't take much money to earn a small prize. I spent an afternoon here with grandparents and small children, we all had fun, and I don't think we even spent $40 in those three hours. It was cheaper than going to the movies! One star off for the low quality of the prizes (they didn't last beyond a month), but you could say that about most arcades. read more

Don't waste your money at this place, especially not on the Sling Shot. The staff are not professional, specifically the guy with with the goatee. I don't care if the weather is poor - it should not affect how you interact with customers. The ride operators need to be trained in customer service as well as safety protocol. The center itself is dirty and dingy. Do not recommend. read more

Really awesome place. My husband and I went down to the Boardwalk with our kids last Saturday night. We enjoyed a free concert and a fireworks display! Joyland provided all the entertainment for our children, while we enjoyed a Philly cheese steak and a footlong hotdog. The "Fat Tuesday's" frozen daiquiri was great and the 32 ounce draft beer was around $5.00. Wasn't fine dining but it was fun. We sat on the boardwalk overlooking the beach. Can't beat it!!!!! read more