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| - Worth the wristband price if you have kids 4-12. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't amazing either. I would recommend it if you're already in the area and are just looking for something to do, but don't travel to go. Here are the good things about it, with the "bad" part too. Not really bad, just letting you know what to expect. There were 2 train rides. One was small like the one inside the mall and went in a circle in the middle of the small place. It lasted about 2 minutes. The other one was bigger but just took you along a pond and turned around. It lasted 8 minutes. Neither had tracks. It's free to walk in and see, but if you have kids you should buy the wristband. For the 2 of us, $30 didn't seem too bad and we did actually spend about 2 hours here. It allowed us into the petting zoo that only had 5 animals, the 15 minute gun show which was funny, a mechanical bull ride that my 8 yr old liked, gold panning that was kind of fun for him (basically standing at a horse trough sifting through cold water and dirt for fake gold, but we thought it was cool), access to a room where they told a jail story while another patron was put in jail (to be a participant the guy asked for $15- don't pay that, just be part of the crowd), oh and there was a four person circular swing where the kids sat in it and a guy twisted them around in a circle that moved them up in the air and let them spin down (my son liked this one the most, the attendant was friendly and entertaining as well, not to mention there was a little campfire going by the waiting bench so I just relaxed and watched while he drove the guy crazy because he rode it about ten times, the guy didn't mind either), wall climbing was ok, Santa story and tree lighting, Santa shop and photo with Santa. We did not eat at the restaurant, but only because we had reservations somewhere else. Overall I liked it. Don't pay per attraction, just buy the $15 wristband. Adults, if you see 2/3 of the gun shows it seems worth it. Everyone there was nice, friendly and helpful except the guy in the jail attraction who could care less about you if you didn't want to pay the $15 extra so basically he smiled at one family(not the guy telling the jail story, the one behind the photo counter).
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