A few friends went to try this venue out & we were pleasantly surprised. There are food trucks out…read moreback to eat before or afterwards. We got Taco's & they were more than filling! If you have a weak stomach, eat after your experience. This place provides a video game experience of Mario Go Kart. The Kart's are electric & go about 14 mph, if you think that's not fast enough, my iPhone went flying out of my cart & I found it on the track. Our experience had each one of us smiling from ear to ear with cramps in our cheeks! If you are looking for a great time to share with family, friends or break the ice on a first date. This would be a great place to share a moment with any person. You are guaranteed to have a great time! The Karts are a bit tiny, I'm 5'11" and found myself hitting my shin, but a little pain never hurt anyone. The group agreed the Tokyo slide was Epic & was super fun to do while turning. I'll definitely be returning!

OK so I want to love Battle Racing, but unfortunately this place leaves a lot to be desired…read more I recently went here for my cousins birthday because he wanted to live out his inner child dreams of doing real life Mario Kart. We went in a large group, and got to try out both the racing and the shooting game they offered. The actual race is so fun - you can buy a package to do two races that's around $25, but they offer group discounts and deals the more tickets you buy. I had a blast racing the go-karts, and it was even more fun because I beat my entire family much to their dismay. While the go-kart experience is fun, the entire experience of Battle Racing is pretty mediocre. The building itself is pretty run down, and the staff is not very welcoming or helpful. The place doesn't have a lot to offer in terms of other games to play while you wait your turn, and they also do not offer reservations and the experience is first come first served. I would imagine that creates a weird experience if you aren't the first ones to arrive like we were. There is only one bathroom for the entire space, so if the place is full you have to wait quite a bit. They also offer food and private party services, but seemed pretty unprepared for our private party which my cousin booked in advance with time details and food requests. I think this place could be really successful if they spruced the place up a bit, offered a bit more organization when it came to booking, and had a more welcoming team. There is definitely potential, but it missed the mark for our party this weekend. There is a free parking lot in the back of the building, as well as street parking. Overall, if you want to go-kart race here I would be prepared for an in-and-out experience as it's not a place you want to linger.

This event is pretty bad, both for the athletes and spectators. (You can have a event that is good…read morefor one group but not the other, and sadly this fails for both.) This event has been around for over 10 years, and is notorious for being poorly organized. Boats and equipment are badly maintained, buoys and course inadequately laid out (you cannot fault a boat for colliding into another as there was not enough markers along the course) and the schedule, every year, unfailingly, is delayed for hours (a race supposedly to start at 9 am may not begin till noon). This race used to be bigger and there were out-of-town, even out-of-country teams, but now it's just local teams who come because it's the only race in Miami, where the paddlers do not have to travel to compete (getting a group of 22 people to travel together is not easy nor cheap.) Really sad as the races in Tampa and other Florida cities, not to mention New York, Toronto etc. are all much better organized than this. At those places, people do actually come out and watch the races, have fun, take picture, enjoy the performance, the food etc. and enjoy a fun weekend. Unfortunately, in Miami, as the number of teams and spectators dwindles, so does the vendor participation.

Searching through hte web for fun events I came across this one. Cool I thought ..something…read moredifferent and fun to go watch a display of Asian culture, food and talent added to a challenge of cool boat design boat paddeling race by the water. We got there around 12;30 $6 parking fee got in and walked around. My first impresion .......... location was good but venue was not up to the hype I thought it would be. A lot of tents at the entrance, Vendors of sorts, there was a boat race about to start and we went to the watch. it took them about 5min to call everyone to get in their boat for the race. This was race # 14 !!!!! say what?? 100 mtr dash, then a few min later 500 mtr. as it was lunch time we went to grab a bite. Only a handful of food vendors. I had a chicken Terriyaki was nice cooked, not dry good flavor. We walked a bit more and were ready to head out. To me this seemed more of a paddlers community gathering that come together once a year for a main event., there were quite a few tents wit the boaters insignia, each had their own color outfit. there was a schedule posted with the event and time for race. This event is more of a community of paddlers getting together, and inviting the public to come watch. I would go again only if I was planning a day by the water to have a picnic and relax, not expecting more. Even the boats were dissapointing, although they were decorated with the dragon head they were a LOT smaller than shown, one fell off while at the docking area and they removed all of them from the six boats about to race. I thought that was suppose to be the main attractiona and display, if you remove it it's just a regular boat and it loses it's charm and purpose we came to see.

I was lucky to come on a sunny day and was able to eat all the food I want. The food truck was…read morelined up in a circle. It ranged from taiwan ice to pizza to egg rolls. There was so many good choices that I wished I went to each food truck. I must say the curly fries in one food truck was amazing as well as the churros! The wontons were small but very filling at the same time. I got the regular jalapeño and cheese wontons but it didn't come with fries unfortunately. The egg rolls weren't the traditional egg rolls so you should give it a try! I got the seafood and philly cheese steak ones. Supposedly its the more popular ones but since I'm asian I wasn't quite used to it. Anyways, our luck ran out so my friends and I had to run under the concession stands to where the dog race was at. So while you're there you can gamble on which dog runs the fastest!

This was my first time visiting the Food Trucks at the Magic City Casino. It takes place once a…read moremonth (every 3rd Saturday). We arrived at around 7:45 pm. Parking was easy and free in the lot. By the time we left at around 9 pm, the parking lot was a little hectic. They also have a DJ who is set up in one of those old VW vans. We were able to grab seats at one of the tables that was available. There aren't many... I noticed a lot of people their own chairs. There were about 22 food trucks. I'll be honest, I don't know much about food truck scene but it seemed like a good variety to me. My favorites were the Taco Fresh and Liquid N2 Ice Cream food trucks.

Simply top notch simulators and a great guide. Much appreciated. I'll be back. Parking was easy as…read morewell.

We had a reservation for six people at 2:00 PM and arrived at 2:05 PM. Despite having a…read morereservation, the manager, Alejandro, told us we would have to wait about 30 minutes because he had already seated walk-in customers ahead of us. Instead of honoring our reservation, he continued seating more walk-ins, and our wait time increased from 30 minutes to over an hour. He never called to confirm our reservation or check if we were on our way, and it was clear that no space had been held for our group. When we raised the issue, he showed no interest in resolving it. After waiting for over an hour, three of us canceled and left, while the rest of our group eventually got to play. A reservation should actually reserve your spot. If walk-ins are going to be prioritized instead, there's no point in offering reservations. Very disappointing experience.

In 2023 I ran the Miami marathon for the very first time. I spent months leading up to the race…read moretraining and building my stamina. The race was so much fun (and harder than I expected). But the scenery was beautiful, the crowd cheering was motivational, and the volunteers passing out water were helpful. Twenty- six miles later and I made it to the finish line filled with a feeling of accomplishment. I would absolutely run another marathon! Something to check off the bucket list!

1/29/2017 - First time running this race, 6th half marathon and 1st this year. This is a race you…read morewant to do at least once. It is the fastest growing race, and it brings runners from all over the world. The City of Miami did a great job coordinating the race with the police department. The traffic ran very smoothly throughout. It was a bit chilly but I dressed for the weather so I was fine. I got into my corral, letter H at 5:45am. You are placed in the corral based on your half marathon time. My best was 2:27 in 2016. The race was scheduled to start at 6am. Well, the race started and it was by corral at every 5 minutes. We were standing packed like sardines in the corral for 30 minutes. At least, we kept each other warm. It wasn't until we were called to the front that the rain started to pour and did not stop throughout the entire race. It was a cold, windy and rainy race. The views are absolutely spectacular whether it rains or not. The course takes you through the McArthur Causeway where you can see the cruise ships, the beautiful Miami skyline, inside South Beach and the Venetian bridge. The race finishes at Bayfront Park where they set up a huge party with vendors and a big stage with music. Once you cross the finish line, you go through the complimentary food area. They had bananas, individually wrapped bagels, oatmeal cookies, pretzels, power bars, waters and Gatorade. Then you collect your gorgeous medal and take pictures. This year was their 15th year of the Miami Marathon/Half Marathon and they gave a commemorative medal. Even with the 4 bridges, rain, cold and wind, I ended up beating my best time by 9 minutes. My official time was 2:18:24!!! Very happy with that. THANK YOU MIAMI!

The Miami Beach Halloween Freaky Four Miler was my most recent 5K, and I cut my time from my last…read moreevent by 2 minutes. #yeahme! As the name implies, it was a Halloween themed event and I went dressed up as #thatguy who didn't rock a costume. The race had both a 5K and Half Marathon component; I did the 5K and will comment on that. Originally - up to two weeks before - the race was supposed to start from Parrot Jungle and run across the causeway ending up at Nikki Beach. However, about 3 days after registering I was advised it was changing , supposedly over construction on the causeways (which I didn't notice any on this particular day). Still and all, the race organizers did a pretty good job with keeping me informed. Unlike the previous 5k, they required packet pick up in advance (most likely to get you to spend money at one of the sponsor stores #tinfoil). The course wasn't too bad; we started running along South Pointe Park to the access walkway of the marina, eventually thru Ocean Drive and back through the park. Signage was actually pretty clear and there were water & Gatorade stations at about third points of the course. The food spread after the run wasn't too bad. Besides the usual bananas and orange slices, they had blueberry pancakes and a tasty scrambled eggs with onions and red peppers. I wish they would have also had chair massage stations to help runners stretch like they used to have back in the earlier editions of the run.

The 2011 Miami Beach Halloween Half Marathon was my first road race ever. I had a really great time…read moreand it was a blast to run in a costume. People seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves and the organizers and volunteers did a wonderful job of making sure that everything went smoothly. The route was fun and offered many beautiful views of Miami along the way. The finisher medal is super cute and makes me smile every time I look at it. Really, I have no complaints at all and recommend it to serious and novice runners alike. This was a laid-back race experience in a beautiful setting and I can't wait to run it again next year. Five stars all around.