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| - CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL. From an adult's perspective, this would be 2 or 3 stars, but from the kid's viewpoint it's a 4.
If I had not gone on a groupon deal, I would have felt ripped off. On the positive side, my niece and nephew had a really good time. They're only 6 and 3, so they did not have high expectations. We were there for 3 hours, so we definitely got our money's worth. But a lot of that was us just playing the games -- ring toss, bean bag toss -- so I guess you could say that we made our own fun.
I'd never been, so when I read "hay ride" and "train ride," I expected something a little longer than a loop through the desert. The "train" is actually a tractor pulling cars, and it took the exact same loop through the desert as the hay ride. Granted, after night fell, the loop was different in that there were lights on the train and lighted displays along the course. They looked pretty and the kids enjoyed them.
The petting zoo could have used a better clean up from the recent rains. Most of the animals were docile, but one of the donkeys tried to kick the worker who was supervising the zoo. We were warned to stay away from him and from a largish pig who was antisocial.
Everyone was friendly and helpful.
Next year I think we'll do zoo lights.
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