We have visited Big Kanuna annually for over six years. They have go-carts, bumper boats, and a…read moreminiature golf course. We were last there a few days ago, the week before the 4th of July (2026). We did all three activities. The price for ten tickets (one ticket per ride) is $70. It costs more for ride tickets to buy individually. The go-carts are my favorite (there is a height limit, but there are two cars for a passenger who is under the height limit). The miniature golf course is good, but the bumper boat ride this year was under-filled with water and the was putrid green. The central fountain was turned off. The staff were extreme friendy, but they had only two people for all of the rides (inadequate). Inside, I saw no people in the restaurant and one person selling tickets and managing the ice cream and indoor games. The place seemed to be heading for decline compared to previous years with too few employees and dirty water for the boats. Also, it would be nice for them to offer standard flavors of ice cream (chocolate and vanilla) in addition to the other flavors.

Our family had a great time! Really really nice mini golf course, fun go cart race track and bumper…read moreboats. Reasonably priced and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Wow, very impressive. We went about a month ago and were very impressed with this place. It is a…read morebit more expensive than other mini-gold places, but still very reasonable and for the setup they have there - very reasonable. It is a Pirate theme throughout the golf course - two courses. This is not the cheap theme stuff, but very nicely done. Water and waterfalls everywhere, boats to play on, caves with open dropoffs into the water hazard, even a shot under a rope fence, over a stream and down the hill to the hole. This is far and away the best mini-golf course we have seen. We will definately be back as both my husband and I and our three kids loved it!

Terrible experience. My group of 4 got there at 9:25pm and they let us in to play. They promptly…read moreturned the sprinklers on for the grass, getting us all soaking wet along with making all the walkways super slippery. We told the man at the desk and he said "oh" like he didn't see the sprinklers on, which they could from the hole we were at. I will not be going back.

I happened to find this place for the first time in July 2025, after heading into town to go to…read moreDollar General and it was my 2 years old best time of her life! She loves animals and her heart was so full with so many laughs and shrieks of joy at all the things to do here! I've recommended it to so many people from well over 2 hours away! We came up to Rice Lake for a weekend get away and found this lovely place! Our family grew up on farmland as well and this was the coolest thing I've ever seen! Anyone else who has anything negative to say is just a DEBBIE DOWNER hanging out with their friend NEGATIVE NANCY. There is no such thing as animal abuse at this special place and the people making up false allegations like that need to get a life. Most likely liberal lunatics.

DO NOT SUPPORT As stated in the most recent review, this…read moreplace allows animal abuse and theres is no staff managing children with small animals. Bunnies especially get injured easily and can get extremely broken / die from this malpractice. I am hearing from other sources that they also sell animals from breeders nearby. Specifically one named Valley View Puppies, who also are abusive to their dogs. RUN RUN RUN

So, it's a very small water park... But the only outdoor water park in the Brainerd area. 4 water…read moreslides plus a wading pool... Probably best for younger kids. I took two 14-year-old boys on a Friday afternoon and they had both "been on everything multiple times" within 30 minutes. We stayed about 1.5 hours total. Regardless, the price is cheap (and you can get a $1 off per person coupon on their website), and it's a great way to cool off on a hot day.

Took my 5 and 7 year old boys to the water park and we had a really great time. This place isn't…read moretrying to be anything it isn't, as the modest admission charge shows. It is an older water park with only a few slides, but it is so much fun! The big steep slide was pretty scary but we loved it. Steve was there to great us as we arrived and it was clear he loves this place. It reminded me of the water park on the movie The Way Way Back. Keep your expectations in check and enjoy everything this park is, without demanding it to be more.

Lots of fun... Especially if you are also planning a visit to Pirate's Cove. There are 3 tracks…read more.. 1 for little kids and 2 for "big" kids. You can get a "deal" if you buy a package that includes mini-golf. Both tracks are different... Worth it to try both if you aren't looking for something really intense... My kids are 13 and 15 so we didn't need anything too aggressive. You get to drive on each track for 5 minutes.

If I could give zero stars you bet I'd do it, these carts slow at best, they kept shutting them…read moredown on us and told us both "kids" cars worked and one didn't and they wouldn't refund us the money we paid to "race" each other, terrible at best ***update go to Vacationland just half a mile south it's wayyyyyyy better!!

This is the best place to go for family entertainment, especially if you have kids. You don't have…read moreto be a sports fan to enjoy a night at North Central Speedway. They have free town nights also. Best family fun around and super affordable. Less expensive than a movie