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| - My kids love this place. It gets them hours of entertainment - rides, arcade, golf. It's a little like going to the fair or a carnival, but some of it's indoors - important in the summer.
On our most recent visit, my 11yr old and I were wanting to play some video games. Originally we planned to go to GameWorks, but thats about 35 miles from us. Castles n Coasters is maybe 10 miles and the best arcade I know of west of I-17.
We started out with a round of golf since we were there. I think $8 per golfer is a bit steep, but that's what I get for not coupon hunting beforehand. We were bad and didn't keep score, didn't keep to one course and we had a blast on a relatively cool July evening. We got there after 8pm on Wednesday night - it wasn't crowded at all - and they're open until midnight.
Apparently Wednesday nights are Unlimited Gaming nights. They have a DJ from 95.1 radio station (Latino hip-hop or pop?) and ran a $10 3hr block from 7-10pm where you can just hammer the arcade games. Since we arrived late and golfed first we missed that boat. I will try and remember to come back on a Wednesday though. Seems like a great deal for $10. With our $10 we played a lot of pinball, air hockey and other arcade games. Note: So many of these arcade games are old - like from the early days of this place. Classic Donkey Kong and Tron games. Serious? People were playin' them tho!
We've been here before and raced, ridden the roller coasters, the viking boat swing, bumper boats and pretty much everything they've had for years. NEW TO THE PARK are a ZipLine and a Cable Climb or walk or whatever it is. These are new and modern and popular. Still no lines on a Wednesday night.
We've also been here on Saturday nights with a DJ. Those nights seem to draw the crowd associated with those radio stations. If its not your music its probably not your crowd. There have been times I've not enjoyed the music nor the crowd, but I have no real complaints. Just not my music or my crowd. The crowd can appear harder than a Scottsdale crowd, but this isn't in Scottsdale. Knowhatimean? It's all good - and safe. I always see a couple officers on foot and couple more out in the parking lot.
Bottomline: after 30 years or so, this place is still a draw for kids of all ages. It's not Disneyland! I doubt it's even 1% the size but its the biggest amusement park in Arizona and its plenty of fun!
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