This cute little gem in Merced, is a defiantly must go to if you have little ones! We brought our…read moretwo grandsons ages 2.5 and 7 months old. They have carnival like rides for the littles, a little train ride and a snack bar. The staff was very nice, the place was clean and well kept. They have a unlimited wristband for $10 dollars or tickets are .50 cents each and each ride is 1 ticket. Very affordable. There is a little zoo next door, and a large park as well, with lots of shade. I am so glad we found this little place, our grandsons had a great time and we will be coming here again very soon!

They didn't let me ride the roller coaster since im too tall now im mad will not be coming backread more

Took the family here for hubby's birthday. Kids all had fun since there's so much to do. Mini-golf,…read morebatting cages, arcade, go cart race, and laser tag. Likely go back in the summer to take the grandkids when they visit.

The place provided a very fun experience. We enjoyed playing some of the arcade games inside and we…read morewon some prizes. The mini golf course has two courses that you can choose from. We had a nice time playing both courses. They weren't too difficult. The go karts were fun and there were quite a lot of people on the track which made it more competitive. I didn't try anything from the food court. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Came here with the family. We did the go kart race track. We had fun, but it was cut short because…read morethere were young kids not following the rules. I only give 4 stars due to our time on the go carts being cut short even though we were not with the kids. I get it though. Easier to just tell everyone times over than try to figure out who did what. Regarding the foo, we ate lunch here and the food was really good. I would recommend to come with families if looking for some fun. You do have to pay for each of the activities they have so try to figure it out so you can bundle the best way.

Small adventure park with everything you need in one place. Arcade games (there are games with only…read more$1 each play), mini golf, go carts, bumper boats, water park and many other activities. Good times for everyone in the family and best of all, they open late till 10pm. Just opposite the holiday inn hotel in Visalia.

Very fun and busy. Heavy traffic trying to head to the fairground. Would come again. There are a…read morelot of activities. The food was sfandard fair food, nothing tok extragavant. Nothing toi interedting about the fair rides.

A Jimmy Buffett tribute concert for free? I'm in! We got there early as we didn't know how busy it…read morewould be (week night). It wasn't. There were races going on at the little track there, so we decided to watch some racing to pass the time. Only $5 each to see the races. The fairgrounds were clean and there were plenty of officers around. The concert was about an hour and a half and very enjoyable. After the concert we checked out a few exhibits and had some ice cream. Nice evening overall!

Super fun place that I recommend! The tour was engaging enough, and the cave itself was a really…read morecool experience. Beautiful stalatctites and stalagmites and 100 feet down and up. It wasn't too claustrophobic at all -- but the initial walked down. Could be scary for some people because it's a little bit narrow. But everything is on stairs and steps and paved and you're pretty out in the open once you get down the staircase. It just takes a few minutes to walk down. We paid $25 each for the tour and they also have a crawl tour. You just see the main part of the cave on the $25 tour!

This was a random find on here when I was looking for things to do or visit while we were in…read moreGroveland for a little weekend getaway. This place was about almost hour away from where we were staying. Booking was pretty easy as I booked our tickets on their website. They have a parking lot so easy to find parking. The drive there was windy from Groveland. They have restrooms, but it's really tight spaces. Staff were friendly. Our tour guide was funny and informative. I don't remember his name. Lol this was back in November. The staircase was crazy!!! My legs were sore for 4 days afterwards!! Omg! Lol It was definitely a fantastic adventure to visit the cavern and to walk that down deep underground. Pricing was okay. I think it was like 20 or 30something per person. They took a group photo of us, which I ended up buying. Lol They also have a small gift shop when you exit with memorabilia and little Knick-knacks. If you happened to be near the area, I would say it's a great place to visit! Probably better for adults or teens. It's harder for little kids or elderly people because of the stairs. We saw a mom carry her child. Such a strong mommy! Kudos!

This place is soo adorable for the little ones big imagination. I love that they still use the keys…read morelike when I was little. Most places gone digital for everything so that's a memory I love from childhood that still exist. The park was pleasant, clean, they had a little snack bar where you could purchase hot dogs, nachos, ice cream, drinks, some stuff on the list they don't have and no different flavors of chips they just had BBQ lays. Alice was waking around so you could take pictures with her. I wasn't sure if she worked there or if she was with a family since she had long straight pretty hair instead of blonde but movies change over the years so maybe Alice has brown hair now. Either way she was super sweet and the baby took pics with her. They still have alot of little statues of characters that are cute to take pictures with. In the children's Chapel only 1 out of the 2 organs/piano worked. But we don't really need to hear both playing at the same time so it was still enjoyable. Over all a great visit. And brought back great childhood memories

Storyland Fresno is such a magical place for children, our family of 4 enjoyed exploring the…read moreclassic fairytales and all the play areas! Princes and Princesses are just $8, King and Queens are $10 and Elders of the King's Court are $9! Magic Keys are $7 and you can use them throughout the land to unlock classic children's stories like Alice in Wonderland and The Tale of Peter Rabbit! The best part? You can bring them back your next visit! The collectible cards are a nice souvenir as well, we got Frog Prince! Our 8 year old helped plant a Five Spot flower in Mr. McGregor's Garden, she can check on whenever she visits! This park opened in 1962, they're located next to Fresno Chaffee zoo if you're looking for more activities to take your kiddos! We'll have to return to ride the Storyland Train that's currently in operation and our eldest wanted more time on the slides and sand area! Maybe try something from the Concession stand and catch a performance as well! *Song Credit: Magical Fairy Tale by SoundGalleryBy Site: https://pixabay.com/music/-christmas-music-magical-fairy-tale-for-children-kids-125101/

Omg we had a blast! We were invited to a toddler party here and had such an amazing time. Perfectly…read morewarm setting with enough water features to keep the entire family entertained. Very picturesque little photo ops all around. We live in the East Bay, but will certainly Make the trip again before summers end!

My family has been coming to pixie woods for 50 years. My grandma brought my mom, me and now my…read morekids as well. As a kid I remember my imagination going wild feeling like it was a magical place with magical creatures, I loved exploring all the playgrounds and seeing familiar characters from storybooks. The concession stand still serves hotdogs nachos and pretzels next to a splash pads for the kids. The bathrooms are clean and have a changing table. I felt safe letting the kids explore while we relaxed on a shady bench. We definitely will be back

For the cost of the event - I would expect much more. The t was almost 50 dollars a ticket that…read moredoesn't include a shirt and you also must then pay another 20 to park. So after even all that I was super let down as there wasn't a whole lot of mud. I am more afraid that I got valley fever instead from all the dry dirt being kicked up and inhaled on the run. The entire trail should have been at least wet to keep the dust down. The few mud holes were ok but lacked a lot. The slide wasn't even into mud and just had someone with dawn dish soap and a hose pipe spraying. I guess I compared it to the many mud runs we have done all over the us. California was definitely a let down on the mud run and we aren't even in a drought this year anymore. ‍. Maybe they were still conserving water for some reason. Cutting down the stingy nettle would have been better also as well as having photographers on the trail to take photos. I was shocked to learn there wasn't people there taking photos to sell online after. I mean they were charging for every other little tiny thing so they should do that also. Most races I e ever paid to do includes a shirt so to pay 50 dollars per ticket and not get a shirt was shocking. It was ok but definitely the worst mud run compared to the many others I've done in the past- and I've done many in several states. Add more water and mud if you're going to call it a mud run.

Registration: Disorganized! Looked to be that there was only…read moreone person from Mud Factor that knew what she was doing. Some of the volunteers knew what was going on but most of them were not trained or not informed of what and where everything was. They made one announcement at 8 AM and said that there are 3 lines for registration. Parents/Kids and Adult Runners were all going in these 3 lines even though there were letter lines designated by the signs on the tent. Which they did not use for the kids registration. Parents and Kids were really getting frustrated because no one knew what was going on and there were no Mud Factor personnel that were directing people to the right lines and at least trying to make this a smoother transition before they got up to the registration tent. Another thing i observed was that parents running the race after their kids could not pick up their registration at the same time. Mud Factor volunteers were telling parents that they had to come back an hour before their race to get their race packet since they were only doing MF Kids registration at the time. Pre Race: .I know that this race was called MF Kidz or Lil' MFers. Really. there were some comments during the kids race that turned some parents heads. Also the DJ should have watched his playlist to make sure that during that time of the kids race it that some inappropriate language came out from the songs. Race: Overall i loved all the obstacles. I was injured prior to the event but decided to walk the route and skip the ones my knee couldn't handle. All the climbing obstacles looked very challenging (i guess it caused some backlog on a few of the obstacles, up to 30 to 45 min wait). There were a couple of the obstacles that there was only one person there to monitor the obstacle (specifically the pallet climb over the bridge to the tire ladder), as far as we saw. The course was great also, that last mile or so of the weaving in and out and the moguls really wore people down since it was hot and there were no man made obstacles till the rope swing and army crawl. Post Race: I don't know why but the organizers had 3 different types of metals. According to one of my friends they got one that said 2013 and then they returned it to get the second design, the bandanna metal. The third metal was one with a bottle opener. I don't know why they would have 3 different ones. Who knows, overstock from past races. Side notes: Many people did complain about the nickel and diming of getting charged for every little thing. I understand the parking, I also understand of the wave time change fee (which i did take advantage of, and most runs don't let you do that). but $5 for bag check, no t-shirt, and no beer at the end. (this is based on other mud runs and even regular runs). Yes they give you a bandanna, a tattoo, and the metal. Final notes: Overall this was a nice mud run, but there are better mud fun runs out there and more organized (registration and obstacle personnel). If they do come back i would hope they do a better job of organization. Even a race packet pickup at a central location so you didn't have these long lines the day of. And for the issue of obstacle backup, a group of people who could can try to make sure the flow of people is moving.

For years, based on the promotional photos I saw, I avoided the Gilroy Gardens (GG) family theme…read morepark. I thought it would be tacky and hyper-commercialized. Curiosity, together with my wife's desire to see the place, finally got the better of me--and I discovered that I had been wrong. GG in my opinion manages to strike the best balance that any such theme park probably can in terms of appealing to the masses while at the same time avoiding the trap of being tacky or hyper-commercialized. The varied rides and exhibits are pleasant and well-maintained. Some are even quite artistic (like the totem poles, illustrated in the image attached here) and educational (like the ecologically oriented Green Barn). If you're already familiar with GG, you don't need me to tell you about it. If you're not, here are a few tips--which might not be obvious to the uninitiated--that might help you better enjoy it: * The lines for the rides can be very long at times. You might end up waiting for an hour before it's your turn. Best to be prepared for that and plan it into your itinerary. * We noticed a small number of people who avoided the lines for all rides, being let in through the back gate/exit. When we asked about this at the Welcome Center, we learned that GG sells yellow wristbands that allow people to skip the long lines and enter through the "back door" (exit). They cost something like $85 per person for the year or about $30 per visit, in addition to the membership fee. * Even with those wristbands, you'll need more than one visit to see and do everything here. Rushing around a lot will spoil the fun. * The food everywhere, as far as we could tell, is pretty bad. You'll be ahead of the game if you pack your own, which will also avoid your waiting in another line. * The big secret, so to speak, of GG is "hidden" in plain sight--in the second word of the name itself, "Gardens." Most visitors are so preoccupied with going on the rides that they miss out on the natural beauty of the gardens. We found Camellia Garden and Claudia's Garden, in particular, to be like sheltered oases of calm and natural beauty within the hustle and bustle of the park. In our opinion, the three most obvious ways in which GG could be improved are as follows: 1. Improve the quality of the food that's offered. With all the traffic the park gets, those concession stands must be worth a small fortune. Either get them to do better or replace them with businesses that will. 2. Design a more user-friendly map. Those who already know their way around don't need a map but for those who don't, the existing map is not sufficiently clear (hint: it probably needs to be larger). 3. Do a better job of training the staff, in terms of both knowledgeability and attitude. Some are quite good (a special shout out to Nina at the Welcome Center and Sean at the Garlic Twirl ride: they exuded both warmth and professionalism) but others, who shall remain nameless, need more training. Minus one star for those deficiencies, as well as for not making it sufficiently clear at the time of the 2026 premium membership purchase that the bring-a-friend tickets that came with the membership had to be picked up almost immediately or they would not be available.

Review update for the start of 2026 season:…read more I expected the park to be refreshed and in top top shape for the start of the season. They just opened for the season! Unfortunately, I didn't find that was the case. We went during spring break on a weekday, and found it was more packed than usual. With that, it's no surprise considering local schools were on break. What was surprising to me was how dirty some of the rides (the caterpillar is an example) were. I feel like all of the attractions need a good pressure washing and clean up before busy season starts. We were also surprised to learn that they're now a cashless park. I'm not sure when they stopped accepting cash ( I usually use a card ) but wanted to highlight it for visitors to plan accordingly! Will be updating this review later into the season. Fingers crossed they just haven't checked some of the cleaning off the to do list yet!