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| - My family has been coming here for the past 3 years now. What we've made a holiday tradition may be coming to an end. Dun dun dun. We came here on the Wednesday before Christmas close to the opening time and let me tell you, BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE! The line to buy tickets gets ridiculous so save yourself the headache and book in advance. The prices seem to have gone up with the popularity of this place so for 2 adults and one child, it was about $27. Kids under 3 are free to enter.
We get in and figure we'd go on the train before it gets too busy. One gets a flat tire so the line comes to a stand still. We have two children and so far with the admission and now this, they've been standing in a line for 40 minutes. If you've ever met a 20 month old toddler, you know this is no easy feat.
We get on the train (3 tickets to ride = $1/ticket) which is super cool and what not but arguably not worth another $9 and 20 minutes (wait) of my time. We then check out the firetruck, ambulance, and gingerbread display. Now what? Let's go into the magical forest!
Oh wait.... They had to shut it down for 30 minutes to light a candle for the last day of Hanukkah so now there is a 1 hour line to walk through the forest. So... we left. ~$40 for 1.5 hours of play with half waiting in line. No thanks. My husband was not a happy guy upon leaving, but when I told him that all the money goes to Opportunity Village, and then explained the charity, he was more forgiving.
We may give it another try next year but my tip is, stay away during the last week of Christmas unless you love crowds, rubbing shoulders with strangers, and waiting in lines.
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