We took our 28 month old granddaughter to Santa's Village and she loved it. She was just under 36 inches so she got in free. We bought two adult day passes, one for me and one for our daughter. At first I thought the cost was too high since it has been at least 20 years since I had been to the park, but after spending the day there - I now think it was worth every penny. The park has been cleaned, new paint, new rides and it was active with visitors which was nice to see. Plus, they have the dry park which is great. They had a very nice patting zoo with all sorts of animals including a parakeet feeding room where you can feed the parakeets as they land on a peanut butter and bird seed feeding stick. They also have a really nice water park that we didn't even get to use since the dry park had so much to do. The food and drunk items were a bit pricey like at all amusement parks, but they do let you bring in two water bottles per person and a snack so that's fair. They also let you get your hand stamped to leave the park and have a lunch at your car from a cooler or you can go to a fast food place if you want to. Parking is free, which is a huge plus. I was also VERY impressed with the friendliness of the staff beginning with the lady who sold us the tickets - very nice and patient. Many of the rides are run by students, but they were all very responsible, friendly and followed through before each ride started to make sure all the riders were secure. The young man at the antique car ride managed the entire ride by himself and still took time to ask everyone in each car "Did you have fun?" at the end of every ride. I was very impressed with his maturity and responsible actions and he looked to be about 18. Overall, we had a great time and although it carried a cost of about $50 per person, it was well worth it and we didn't even get to use the water park. Plus, I kept thinking that we live 15 minutes away so we didn't have to spend much time and gas money driving to a place like Wisconsin Dells for such a nice attraction. I highly recommend visiting even if only once a summer to get some nice picture/video memories. read more

This used to be a fun place to go as a child. I took my 10 year old daughter here and she was in an awkward stage... one inch too tall for the kiddie rides and not interested in roller coasters. The tilt a whirl was not operating. They also only have one small gift shop when you leave the park, wish they had more gift shops around the park. The games had cheesy teddy bears as prizes... so my daughter did not want to play any games. It was crowded and people with little kids enjoyed themselves. However at the stage my daughter is... I would rather go to a carnival, at least I don't have to pay unless I go on a ride even if a wrist band is more expensive. It was fun but too expensive for what is offered... don't think we will be back read more

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Santa's Village is one of my family's yearly traditions. This is the cleanest and picturesque amusement parks you can go to. The staff are friendly and helpful. They have great rides that all ages will enjoy. Lots of great food options - the homemade donut holes are my favorite. Huge water park. And of course ... Santa visit is a must. Lots of free parking. Highly recommend! read more

Santa's Village - Reindeer - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

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Love this place. Show your military ID for free entry! There's a petting zoo inside too. I want to try the Christmas lights event next! They also have a water park inside and a paint ball place next door! There's lots to do for the kids! read more

We went for the "Santa's Drive-Thru" at the Santa's Village. I would probably rate 3.5 stars on this just because there was nothing really special about this place in general. However, if you have little ones with you, taking them to see Santa, driving the lights, taking pictures on various photo booths, letting them play and hopefully they would forget about the cold...all these things added value. Manuvering through the lights on the driveway was fun, but the designs and decorations weren't too elaborated. It cost $35 per vehicle and one would need to reserve admission online in advance. Some families invited their extended families and friends to come along, and that constituted savings right there. The drive-thru portion lasted around 15 minutes and then we arrived to the parking lot where all of us got off and went to look for Santa. Everyone waited outdoor, but we were bundled up well enough to endure the cold. Several photo stations were available to keep the little ones busy. The food options were the basic festival food offerings: hot chocolate, hot dogs, funnel cakes, and etc. We made the earliest reservation for the night, which was 5pm, and that was wise because parking started getting limited as the time went on. In addition, the line to see Santa could get much longer as well. The voucher was supposed to be surrendered when taking pictures with Santa. However, the attendant didn't take it, yet the rule did specify that it was one visit per admission. Apparently people had the seasonal pass for this venue. I personally wouldn't come these many times from the city. Nevertheless, we made some great memories as a family, so we were satisfied. read more

Santa's Village - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

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This is a great family friendly place. The rides. are good and perfect for all ages. We had so much fun we even wore out grandpa. We opted to get a cabana. Best choice ever. We had a home base and shade that made it even better. What a great thing they have. The day was perfect in every way. And I was wondering if the park hours would be long enough. And yes it was perfect the day we went we had enough time to play in the water and ride rides. They also offer adult beverages with the kids beverages. Just an all around great family day. Kids love all the rides. We did get the fire put out. Saw the reindeer they are so cool. Pet some animals and even got to feed the. This has something for everyone. read more

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Had a great time at Santa's Village with my nephew. Food options were not that great but the rides and waterpark were very fun! All the staff were friendly and helpful as well! read more

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We really enjoyed our time here. The rides were great, splash pad was nice to cool off and Santa was very kind! read more

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We rented a cabana here to celebrate my birthday! It was a perfect day - my twin toddlers and four year old had a ball! The cabana had 2 lounge chairs, 4 seats and two side tables. It was covered with a solid roof and open on the sides. The cabana was bordered with a rope fence and there was a small lockbox attached to the wall. The cabana sat right on the edge of the huge lagoon so it was perfect! My husband stayed back with the twins and my four year old and I enjoyed the lagoon. We went up into the main park on our way out and played some games and went to see and feed the animals. It was really fun. Perfect place to come with the little ones. read more

Santa's Village - Twins in the cabana - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

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The rides where good but the pool area? Terrible! One of the life guards was specifically picking on me and my family and got really disrespectful I was taking big steps to get out the water because I was kicked in the mouth which caused me to bleed and he started screaming "get out my pool and don't come back in" and blowing his whistle in our ears while I was trying to explain I got kicked his manners are terrible and he shouldn't be able to deal with people I'm convinced he was also racist no offense but he was being aggressive with all the darker people but being gentle and kind with all the white kids as they were also running, pushing people, and bumping into people he's very unprofessional and rude read more

Didn't even know until a couple years ago that Santa's Village is still open! I think I was 10 the last time I came??? It's so under the radar that my 11 year old daughter was unaware of it's existence, and she pretty much knows anything and everything about places like this. The outside looks a bit outdated to the fact that my daughter at first looked at the place with a frown and didn't want to go in. But the second she went through those gates, her face lit up. She said "this looks like a kiddie version of Great America!". Well we had fun. I wouldn't exactly compare it to Great America, but more like a larger carnival. The bonus is the water park. What I liked about the water park is that it wasnt too big where u couldn't keep an eye on your belongings. It had a nice play area that had waterslide for little kids, a giant bucket that poured water on you l and a little area with water shallow enough for a baby to swim in. The price wasn't bad at all either. We had a $3 off coupon so $25 for the whole day gets you unlimited ride and admission to the water park. They could use a few more rides for bigger kids ok I guess I meant adults lol, but my daughter seemed happy with the selection. She said she wants to come back again next month, and I wouldn't mind coming back. We came on a Tuesday and there really wasn't a wait time for the rides. The most we waited was 5 minutes. Not bad at all. Next time, we will be bringing a cooler filled with drinks because though can bring a cooler in for just $5! read more

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It is a very nice amusement park for younger kids. It's clean and well maintained. My grandkids love going there. We are going tomorrow!

It's a cool cute fun place ... but the staff behind the rides look so miserable it's almost uncomfortable to have fun. They all look truly upset .. I get it.. it's hot and it's a repetitive job but cheer up a bit .. makes you feel like you're bothering them... read more

Santa's Village is a nice, clean old school amusement park. It's really nice but you wonder how long it can stay in business. We were just there for the Magical Christmas Drive Thru light show. read more

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So perfect for my 3year old. He enjoyed both the amusement park and water park. We will definitely be visiting again !

I remember going here as a kid and now that my kid is 3.5 it was time for him to experience the fun. And my did he have fun! So many rides especially for him and the lines were not long at all. The water park was closed on the day we went since the temp was in the low 70s. That was fine with me! Since I know we'd be back I bought one season pass, which includes discounts on other tickets and two free passes for someone else. Worth it if we return at least one more time. read more

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We went for the Christmas Drive thru lights which was $35 per car. We packed all the kids in the car and we were on the way! We went on a Friday around 7 pm and it was not busy! This was my family and I first time at Santa's Village and would like to check it out during the summer. They have you turn your radio on to a station where it is synced up with the lights. You also drive by Santa and Mrs. Claus and get to wave and say hi! After driving through the lights, you can park and take some pictures, grab some goodies like hot chocolate, fried Oreos, funnel cake, etc. The hot chocolate is $10 but you get it in a take home thermos. The s'mores was $7 for a pack of 4 and they have fire pits to roast the marshmallows. They also have tubing for free. Only problem was on one of the slides there was accumulated water so you would get wet going down. I like that you were able to get out the car afterwards and have the kids release some energy! read more

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Santa's Village is pretty much the same as I remembered it. Yeah, it hasn't changed much but there's comfort in that. I went here when I was really small and didn't know Great America or heard of Disney. It was fine for me and I enjoyed it. The nostalgia came back when my sister recommend we go here. Sure, its rides are more geared little kids but I enjoyed it, the kids enjoyed it and I didn't have to spend an arm and a leg. We saw many tired and hot grandparents carting their grandkids around. We went on almost all the rides, the longest wait was maybe two turns. The firetruck one is not really worth waiting for because all you do is ride this long firetruck and spray water on a smoking building. But the rest were pretty fun. They let you bring your own food! Yeah...that's right. But if you don't want to, you can just get some Subway or some of their other fried food offerings. It's best if you can get a discount, through online purchase or Groupon. The rides are really pretty fun and if you're willing, you can imagine Santa walking around. Wish they had more of the Christmas theme though. read more

We went through the Winter Lights and it was not worth it. This was 7 minutes of silence as we had no music for the first 7 minutes until a rock song came on and I discovered we had to be blasting our radio. Then it was over in another minute. This was absolute garbage. I've spent $25 on drive through lights that have lasted close to an hour. This was $40! So infuriating and we will never be back. Don't waste your money. read more

My daughter and I really enjoyed driving through the theme park for their annual lights display. It was magical. At the end we had some cocoa, and deep fried Oreo cookies (OMG delish). We also had a great time taking photos with the displays. It was a really fun little adventure! read more

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Santa's Village is better than I remember it when I visited as a child. Staff is kind and friendly, the rides are so much fun, and there are food options galore. My 3 year old loved spending the day here. Also, the gift shops are wonderful and affordable. What a special park to make magical family memories! We will be back in the future. read more

Rides were fun employees were nice and the whole experience was great I totally recommend it!

My 5 year old and 8 year old love this place! It's the perfect place to go to that is not overwhelming and so much to walk. My only complaint is that they do not feed their animals any fresh food! Everything is concentrated dry food. They don't have carrots for purchase! Please santas village make this an option! Rides are great! Reminds me of a how awesome carnivals used to be back in the day. Funnel cakes are pretty darn good! Oh! Let me not forget to mention that parking is free and that they have added a new ride! Super fun for my whole family! read more

Confirmation Number 7793 On 11/24/23, I went to Santa's Village Magical Christmas Drive through Booking: Friday, November 24, 2023, 7:30 PM with my 5-year-old autistic disabled child. I must say that I was absolutely disappointed. The drive-through was not long; what made it longer was the waiting time for check-in, which defeated the purpose because I was checked in after the time I reserved and paid for. The time the drive-through lasted before getting to the end was not worth the 35 dollars. At the end of the drive-through experience, it was terrible! People were parking in the handicap spots that shouldn't have been parked there because they had neither a placard nor a handicap license plate, and I have both, which was not fair, especially if my vehicle is licensed as handicap by the state of Illinois. It was a huge hassle trying to park handicapped, and there was no monitoring on the parking lot. In addition to this, once I was able to find parking, my son and I wanted to enjoy the snowless tube slide and purchase the delicious funnel cakes and hot chocolate while creating endless memories in our enchanted village, as stated by Santa Village. Nor did I see the snowless tube slide, and the experience of getting a funnel cake for my son was horrendous. A long wait in line to only abruptly get the booth window abruptly closed in my face! The guy who was at the register could've at least told me, 'Hey there, I'm going to help my coworkers with the prior orders. I'll be back in a few minutes to attend you' but to rudely close the window on me was a huge disrespect! What he did was rude and lacked customer service! Funny how the lady before me was white and she got attended beautifully, and I'm Hispanic, the irony I was discriminated against. I was so pissed, so I left, and my child was left crying because none of the things advertised weren't available. My child couldn't enjoy the whole set-up in the park because it was discombobulated and unorganized and not autism-sensory-approved. It was just a horrible set-up; there was no structure to keep everything in check. I had a horrible experience and was not autism-approved! On 11/26/23, I commented on the Santa's Village Facebook page post, and my profile got blocked. They are hiding something. They don't want to know how discriminatory they are toward children with disabilities. Response to Jason: I will tell you it's Casandra, not Cassandra. So my concerns are accusations, according to you? How so? And then you falsely accuse me of harassment on social media in your Yelp response because I'm expressing my concerns? defensive mechanism from you to not take accountability for ignoring my concerns. Yet you stated in your Yelp response about flashing lights--who even mentioned flashing lights? Oh, you have responded to me several times? Hearsay! Where's your proof? hence why I sent my emails because nobody responded accordingly to me. And I'm harassing your staff and guests? How? Please enlighten me. How am I achieving this? Your accusations against me are completely unfounded. Coincidentally, the picture I posted was that of an underage minor.oh! You're lying now? So how come he's your NINETEEN-year-OLD son who isn't a minor in the picture I posted? The fact that you don't even know your son's age explains the level of service I received. Let me post a video of my front-view camera footage on social media showing how I'm looking for parking in your business because there are people parked in the handicapped areas without placards and handicap license plates, yet nobody is supervising the parking lot. Perhaps the ADA should be aware that your parking lot is unorganized with no accessible parking spaces and not complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), in which your staff and you as the main responsible party are letting anyone park their cars in the handicap accessible parking spots, which complicates things for guests who do have their car under handicap to find parking and need the handicap parking. 'From Jason Sierpien: As Founding Principal of Santa's Village Azoosment Park, I take deep pride and passion for providing an exceptional and outstanding guest experience, to every single visitor who walks through the park gates.' ... Ok, Jason, the proprietor, where's the exceptional and outstanding guest experience you're providing? It's none! read more

Santa's Village - Jason stating picture is of "underage minor" which is false, it's his NINETEEN-year-OLD son who isn't a minor in the picture I posted. - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

Good for the toddler age (ride and pool wise) but what they charge for food is crazy. A dole whip was over $7.00 for like a kid size portion. Less expensive at Disney World for double the size. We went to Prancers Pizza, we ordered 3 slices, people that ordered behind us were getting their whole pizzas first while some pizzas were sitting under a heat lamp our entire time there. After at least 20 minutes our number was called and they only gave us 2 slices not 3. We would have just preferred a refund. Minus the food most things were OK, but you probably get more for your money at six flags. read more

Their food policies are ridiculous, they put restrictions on what you can bring in to the point where you shouldn't bring anything in. It's obvious they're trying to force us to buy their crap food. Also, we got a buffet that our guests can't even go to so they can watch us eat. That's stupid too read more

For as old this park is its still a lot of fun. Perfect for the younger kids. Lots of rides and fun activities. An animal house where you can pet and feed the animals. Could be better staffed but still a great day for family. read more

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We visited in the summer, went to their Halloween Lights Drive Thru, and their Christmas Lights Drive Thru event. 1) Rides were ok but it so obvious that place is old, crumbling, and not well-maintained. We were hoping for the best as we attended events here but there was no sign of trying to improve/renovate the place. 2) The Halloween Lights Drive Thru was a sad, haphazardly put together decorations on drive thru that lasted about 10 mins and that's because we were driving slowly to milk the time in the drive thru. Not worth the $25 per car. At the end of the drive thru, there was a little hay bale maze for kids, some food trucks, a magician, and a fire pit. Not really worth staying for. We almost missed it because it was not well-lit and there were no signs after the drive thru. 3) The Christmas Drive Thru is a bit better with better light displays and Santa and Mrs Claus greeting us at the entrance. Overall, a grade of D. Will not go back again. Needs improvement. read more

Overall a good experience, but SUPER ANNOYING that the ride workers do not try to fill the rides to maximum capacity each time they run. Currently waiting in line for The Blizzard, and there have been multiple times the ride has run with empty seats. The ride worker has not once asked people further back in line "There are two/three seats available - does anyone have this many in their party?" I know the seats aren't broken because other people have been riding in those seats on differently turns. We have experienced this on multiple other rides, as well. Would just be a nice courtesy to patrons if they tried to fill the rides on each turn. read more

This is our Family favorite place to go My daughter love it . We will be there when they open and we will leave when they close. That's how much we love it. The food and the water bottle are price I think is like 3 buck for a water but if you don't mind caring your own food and drinks . You will save .. It much better for you take your own food ,snacks and drink. There a lot of place for you to site and enjoy your picnic. It don't matter what age you are you will have a blast. My mom is 50 and she runs and enjoy it like if she is 12yrs old .. we been going there for 7 years .. every year in the summer about 5 time a years we go . Worth every penny to see my daughter and my mom smile ..they always have good promotions to save for Father's Day dads go free and for mothers mom go free. They have a petting zoo , pony rides, toddlers rides and teen to adults rides for every age will enjoy read more

Santa's Village - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

Is perfect for young kids (me and my 7yr old go about once a week during the season) but just enough rides for teenagers that they enjoy it also. For teenagers it's has more of a local traveling carnival vibe as opposed to a roller coaster park. Just big enough to walk the whole place and stay for hours but not so big that you go home totally exhausted. Admission is about $28 so a season pass pays for itself in about 2 or 3 visits. Show your season pass and you get a discount on food and gift shop items. read more

Santa's Village - A ride at Santa's Village that was from the old KiddieLand amusement park - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

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This is a great cozy amusement park and water park if you have younger children. I can spend the entire day their with my child and get on all the rides she wants to go on, feed animals, enjoy lunch and hit the water park. The water park is more of a splash pad. The have only a zero depth pool with small water slides . They do have two bigger water slides behind the main water park that are a little more of your typical water park. Over all the lines aren't too long of a wait and the staff is amazing. Everyone was super helpful and friendly. Great one day activity to do with your family read more

Santa's Village - Live stock feeding area - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

This "amusement park" is basically just an outdated carnival. It's clear this place hasn't been renovated in decades and the atmosphere does not live up to the name. I was expecting to see snowy decorations, maybe some actors in elf costumes, perhaps wintery-themed treats, but there was none of that. Most of the rides are kid-friendly, so there's not much for the adult demographic to do. None of the rides were getting sanitized, which is a bit concerning. They were so short staffed that employees were operating multiple rides simultaneously... Some of the food stands were running out of food before noon and I waited 30 minutes for a corndog that was completely raw on the inside. It wasn't even worth going back for another corndog because the service was infuriatingly slow. The restrooms were horrendous. There was zero air conditioning, the smell in there was unbearable, most stalls were out of toilet paper, and the floor was wet and disgusting for unknown reasons. There's no reason why anyone should get a season pass to this place. The owners apparently don't care about this business and it's only a matter of time before they completely run out of the staff to operate any longer. 2 stars because they do have Dole Whip (iykyk) and funnel cake (be prepared to wait 45mins for your funnel cake). read more

We love it here. The sea dragon is so fun. Everyone that works here is very friendly and understanding. Lawrence was running the Tilt-A-Whirl like a champ & Faith kept us safe on the Sea Dragon. Glad we made it out alive and with cash to spare. read more

Santa's Village - Wow! What a cool place for everybody! $$ - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

Just like I remembered it as a kid! Brought back a lot of good memories. My three boys (under 10) loved it. The prices were fair, the park was clean, and the employees were very nice. When I was a kid, there were a lot of places like Santa's Village, where kids could be kids. Unfortunately, that's not the case today. Thank you Santa's Village for providing young kids with a great amusement park! read more

This place has too much to do! Great for kids. It has been around for years and pretty cool seeing it's still alive. read more

It was really fun. BUT Food is expensive and get your tickets ahead of time because at the gate it was wayyyy higher than what I saw on the website. Computer system was down and charged my husband twice. Had to get in line multiple times. But it was fun read more

This place is AMAZING. Is it amazing like Disney World is AMAZING? Well, no. Hence the 4 stars. But it's pretty awesome. I bought a deal on one of the billions of deal websites and we brought our 2 year old in (you don't pay for kids until they're 3). He LOVED it. We have been twice now. The first time was on a weekday in the middle of summer and we had to wait a bit for some of the rides. But the longest was maybe 10-15 minutes. We went a second time on a Sunday afternoon and didn't wait *at all*. We jumped on every ride. It was the day of the Bears opener so that could have been why but not waiting was great. Every employee I came into contact with was super nice and friendly. The grounds are clean, I saw people cleaning up everywhere. The animals seem well cared for and happy. Bring quarters and singles. They have a machine for koi food to feed the fish and in the barnyard they have a machine for food to feed the goats, sheep, deer, llamas, etc. Also, in the parakeet aviary you can buy food sticks to feed the birds for $1. The food is a big "meh". We ate at the place over by the fun house (the name is escaping me) and for $20 we got a couple subpar meals with bags of chips. Bring a lunch, they allow you to bring in coolers and whatnot. This place was tons of fun for my 2 year old but I can't really see kids older than 8 or so having fun here. They are putting in a little roller coaster that might be fun for big kids but other than that, there isn't much. I can't wait to go again next year! read more

Santa's Village - Zoos Near Me - East Dundee, Illinois

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If you have kids 14 and under, you NEED to bring them here. I live just over an hour away so I try to bring my kids 1x a year. I so wish we lived closer because I would have yearly passes and we would go constantly. There are truly tons of things to do with little ones. - Carnival games - Rides that range in ages. Some perfect for toddlers, some great for teens and adults. - Quality food stands (you can bring in your own too) - Play areas - Arcade games - Petting zoo with pony rides - Stage with different shows - For 2020 they are opening a water park as well I would suggest buying tickets prior to going to avoid a line. There seemed to be ample parking available. I would check Groupon to see if they have any promos too! I can't wait for summer to bring my littles here again. This place is where you can make some amazing family memories. read more

My parents brought me to Santa's Village when I was small, then we brought our 3 children here and now our 2 grand kids. I am now 71 and it sparked so many memories when I was walking....Thank you for keeping it almost the same as when I was small. It was truly a great place to visit. Santa was also a 5 star Santa...a great Santa read more