Don't go here. It is a rip off. Especially if you use Groupon. The wrist bands are only for the kid cars, which were too small for all of us. Basically we got 3 rides as opposed to 2 hours and the management does not care at all. Go to K-1 instead in my opinion. read more

They let my son ride the kid carts alone the first time but the second time said he was a quarter of an inch too small to ride it. Never going back again. Never again. read more

Go Kart World - Amusement Parks Near Me - Carson, California

I am shocked this place is still open as it is sad to see it in even worse shape. This place has been outdated for years, yet I still had pride/faith in this establishment as I often pass it on the fwy. Visiting today, It looks the same when I last visited about 13 years ago. An outdated Twilight Zone now. Disappointing. We visited today expecting a revamp or at least to be Covid safe.. Nope!! Staff does NOT clean or do any type of disinfecting after riders or clean common places like seating areas or the Arcade.. Unfortunate, since we were here for hours! Some places will say, sanitation is at "top of the hour" ATLEAST (should still be more frequent) but never seen anyone wipe down once! Not all staff wear masks. The (1) hand sanitizer by the entrance was empty, dusty and looked like it had been empty for months. Arcade games are gunked with dirt. Air hockey was the only decent game (because how can you go wrong with that?) -however, the puck kept stopping due to how filthy the table and puck were. Food ordering was closed. Go kart place or not, there is a way to upkeep without having guests leave filthy, ruining clothes and shoes as all leave covered in dirt and engine soot. A front employee had to be bothered 4 times within a 15min period for reimbursement from games and vending machines that didn't credit tokens and money deposited. Made the mistake of cashing out $30 in tokens before handing off about $20 worth to someone in the parking lot as we left. Bathroom light in the arcade has a dim yellowy tint, it's eerie. It's clear the owner(s)/staff don't care and rather slip by. PLEASE take my word. read more

100% recommend :) my sisters n i went on saturday night for the first time n had the best night ever. the rides were so fun even tho the time went by super fast. all the staff were so insanely nice, very friendly n everyone had great energy in general so that made the experience even better. there were two specific employees that made the night even better. matthew n javier were our absolute favs they were so so nice, super fun n deserve to be recognized for being amazing employees. they would probably remember me if they saw this haha. thank you so much for giving us a great experience, we will def be back soon!! xo danaé :)) read more

Cardone Drive correctly complained don't even get a return. Bad memories forever. People don't care about the kids feelings. I just asked if I could go one more time around the track because of a defective cart and was turned away. read more

I thoroughly researched all the go karting places available around the area and decided on this place for my kids and out of town family to go to. I thought this would be the safest place, in terms of following covid protocols mentioned on the website, as well as the follow up comments made by the owner on the Yelp reviews. The kids had a lot of fun BUT my husband told me later that he felt uncomfortable regarding one of the covid protocols mentioned on the website not being followed. The following photo was taken randomly, not actually to show me the unmasked staff, but to show me how one of the kids turned her car around but I noticed that it showed that neither of these staff members were wearing masks. This is, despite the fact, that one of the follow up comments to one of the reviews mentioned that only the staff who goes on the track is required to wear the shields. read more

Go Kart World - Amusement Parks Near Me - Carson, California

Came here with my sister to celebrate my niece's birthday. she loved it and it was cool that we could celebrate here even though there's the pandemic. very nice. read more

Go Kart World - aesthetic af! - Amusement Parks Near Me - Carson, California

We just celebrated my husband's birthday here for the 2nd year in a row. This is a GREAT and easy place to celebrate! You can reserve a large picnic table and have pizza delivered to the front gate. So, everyone has a place to hang out between races. And the racing is so fun! We had 35 guests, and everyone was into it. Many of the tracks allow you to race with your littler kids, so everyone can participate. Plus, there is an arcade if you need a break from racing. So fun!! I highly recommend! read more

I've been to a party at Go Kart World in the past, and with COVID still a concern among some of my son's friends' parents, doing an event outside was a great idea. The party area to which we were assigned was perfect for the number of people we had (including parents), with room for the cake and goodie bags. The kids had an absolute blast! not only riding the go carts but also just running around the place, checking out the arcade games, and taking fun pictures. Two of the parents opted in to ride also, and they had fun spending the time with their sons, while the rest of us caught up from our busy weeks. The party was for 9-10 year olds, and we had about 10 kids, so it was a manageable group. Recommendations if you decide to go/book a party: - bring sanitizer and sanitizing wipes (it's not dirty, but it's a place that generally you want to sanitize often given the equipment is used by many.) They do have sanitizer there, and obviously bathrooms to wash hands, but it's more convenient to have it at your table where you can get the kids to do it quickly before touching their snacks, etc. - If you're booking a party space, don't forget to bring painter's tape/masking tape to tape down your tablecloth and decorations if it's a bit windy. read more

It's a fun place to take ur kids family date it was fun date night w my family. I like the big car ride!

This was the best birthday party at for our five year old son. What a great experience and fun time for the kids. The staff were polite and even if we ever had issues with getting parents and kids at the same time on a track the staff were very accommodating. read more

honestly just go to K1 speed. better people, better track, better environment, and your kid is less likely to go home with stitches.

This place was racist!!! Their was a white kid on the ride under the "age limit " but yet he gets to ride they told me it was based off age not height so then y do they have height charts??? A white kid was on ride he stayed on and mine was told to leave ride because he was under age "requirements " and other kid was under as well Neverrrrrr going back after today !!!! read more

Do not bring your kids here as for my earlier comment about their breaks being faulty don't listen to these people man you will be disappointed with how badly they treat you. And yes the breaks were faulty because the kid riding the same cart crashes he'd and broke his classes a bit before they gave us that cart. It was all on video and well we all know lawyers tend to get paid off even his secretary was outraged that he threw my case. They will make you sing that paper saying anything that happens is on you. Red flag from the start. There is better places out there that care about the safety of our youngins the only person that got my respect was that worker who took off his shirt to stop my sons bleeding. What a sad day to remember. read more

Thought it would be cool but man this plan is super Run down from weak karts to broken arcade machines. don't forget OVER PRICED. STAY AWAY 80$ & only got two rides in . 10$ on the arcade and half the games were broken . Sheesh Bruhh read more

Came here yesterday with a group of 4 adults in the early afternoon. We paid $40 per person for the online special 1.5 hours minimum 6 guaranteed rides. Before getting into the details, I've gone go karting many times all throughout the country and have been on indoor electric and outdoor gas karts. I found the track assortment at go kart world and the price of the wristband to be a decent deal since we were able to squeeze in 7 rides over 1.5 hours but it was on a Wednesday at 2pm and we only waited once or twice. Mini Indy - the reason we wanted to come to go kart world was for the drifting. We tried it on the east coast and had a blast so wanted to try again. The mini Indy track unfortunately didn't quite live up to expectations. It's an oval track and the ends of the oval are supposed to be slick. It looked and felt like the concrete had worn down and needed to be resurfaced or something. The standard karts were also far too slow for any drifting. There was an option to buy tickets for the faster karts but based on how not slick the track looked and felt we decided against paying extra for it. Turbo track - very narrow and tight turns, the track is actually pretty fun. However, the karts are in pretty bad shape and the speed of the karts varies greatly. White 44 was the one to get as it was significantly faster than everything else. But like mentioned before, even 44 was in rough shape. Half the fun is sharp handling and that's where every kart struggled. Not sure if it's alignment/old equipment issues but steering is numb, heavy and imprecise. Super track - this was a great track as there were elevation changes and big turns where you actually were able to drift a little through (more than mini Indy). The issue here again was kart speed varies greatly and handling is just a mess. The yellow karts felt like they were half the speed of the blue ones, my first race was in yellow 13 and I thought I was driving a tractor, it made me not like the track at all. The 2nd time we watched to see which karts looked faster and noticed that green 2 and all the blue karts looked faster. Come race time, we had much more fun the 2nd time with the faster karts. Though, my blue 8 stalled out about halfway through and they couldn't get it going again so I had to walk off and call it a day. But blue 8 was great speed wise while it lasted. There was also an option to buy tickets for high speed karts here but based on the condition of the regular karts we just weren't sure if it was worth paying more to try. Bumper karts - surprisingly fun, seemed to go faster going backwards which led to some pretty big bumps/collisions. Overall we had a good time but felt the standard karts were slow and handling poor. Also our hands and shorts were covered in black stuff after each race. This place has a ton of potential as the tracks are interesting. If they can upgrade their standard karts I think it could be a 5 star experience. Hoping go kart world can survive the pandemic and make some upgrades. Otherwise, pay close attention to which karts look faster before you get in as it makes a big difference. read more

Great fun! Brought a bunch of French teenagers, they loved it. Staff are great. Fun family outing.

As a kid I passed by here often and always wanted to go and never got to. Passing by with my daughter she asked could she have her 12th birthday party there and that's what we did. We had an amazing time, kids and adults. We are all still talking about how much fun we had 2 days later. The correspondence via email with the owner to arrange the party was prompt and with all the information and questions answered. The employees were so helpful to me. Every one I encountered was friendly and knowledgeable with every question I had. Thanks for making my daughters birthday party a success, I will definitely be back! read more

Pretty ghetto to call it a family establishment. Everyone high and drunk, passing joints and straws in a cup through the fence. No masks from many there. No one cares. Laughable place. read more

We recently celebrated my daughter's bday at Go Kart World and had an amazing time. The kids had a blast and the parents were pleasantly transported back to the 90s (In a good way lol)! The staff was extremely helpful and seemed to be having a great time too. You bring your own food, which is super convenient and the tracks are fun for kids and adults of all ages. Some of the arcade games didn't work and the restrooms were fairly clean. Will definitely come back :) read more

the staff are cool people. the carts are run down and the whole location just feels sketchy. i bet it was cooler 10 years ago

I came with my little boy here and the experience was not great. Very over priced. I cashed out $20.00 of tokens and 90%of the games in the arcade were not working. I had to keep going back to the front desk to ask for my coins back. I asked for a partial refund of the remaining coins I had left because at that point my 8 year old was over most of the games not working. For the prices they charge , the games should be replaced. These games are so old that they kept breaking down and feel really dirty and worn out. I definitely do not recommend this place. Very old and worn out. read more

My family visited Gokart World this weekend. While we had fun racing and most of the employees were very friendly and attentive, there was definitely no enforcement of masks. The facility posts signs saying that masks are required but in practice people pull their masks down in line and during races and the employees do not say anything. This is not to say that no one was wearing masks. Most people were. But in the cases of people obviously ignoring the rules the employees did nothing. It is true that the owner has a chat with each guest as they enter, before you buy tickets, and he did tell us all masks were required. However, I do not think he realizes what is going on on the tracks as he is greeting guests near the entrance. I see Cynde H lashing out at others reporting this and her responses to their concerns are outlandish. I expect she will accuse me of something, or falsely state something happened that did not. We had no incidents at Gokart World. I am not complaining about the state of the cars or facilities and I did not ask anyone there to do anything. However, when I read her attack on others for stating the same thing I observed I felt the need to post a review. EDIT (posted after Cynde's response): Annnndd..... there it is. Cynde felt the need to attack me rather than face up to what is going on. So, either everyone posting negative reviews is part of some vast conspiracy to...do what exactly? Or, these are legitimate concerns people are expressing. read more

This place is not inclusive to everyone. The karts are not made for anyone over 200 lbs or with thick thighs. I brought my son and I was not able to turn in the go kart properly because the wheel was digging into my thigh. One person karts have a little more space but you are crowded on the brake and gas. I would suggest you only bring your kids if they are old enough to ride on the karts alone. read more

This place is ghetto fabulous fun. Its cheap go karting compared to other places like K1. I purchased the deal which gave me access to all tracks for $30, for 90 minutes. My friends and I were able to go onto 6 rides with some time left. Either way, each ride turns out to be about $5 each, which is what they charge normally. I liked the turbo track, but take note (Thanks Francis), tt can get pretty intense as getting used to. The steering wheels takes a bit of getting used to. It is also hard to pass people on most courses without bumping. The point is to just have fun here, despite the dilapidated surroundings and ugly set up. I would come back here again with the friends who don't mind getting dirty, inhaling a ton of carbon monoxide, and don't freak out because of germs being everywhere. On another note, I showered in hand sanitizer afterward. read more

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So I brought my son and his friends for a day of fun,or so I thought, first ride the kids accidentally bumped a parked cart that was sticking out from the side line,mind you these are kids,so what does attendance do? Ban him from the ride.no refund no warning! So we went to the other 3 rides,and in one of them one of the kids is right over the height line,does the attendance let him on? Nope! He tells me to ride with him because I am over 16,so we did,and we went to the next ride and the next,no problem, now to get our mineys worth we go back to the ride we're I had to ride with the kid,does he let me ride with him? Nope! That it was a one time deal he said.So in other words,it's up to the attendance discretion on who gets on and when,so fuck the rules and the customer right? Yes fuckem is how it felt,worth the money? Nope! Not coming back and spending $150 bucks for 4 tickets that are none refundable. For an extra hundred and twenty bucks go to Knotts,or six flags and have a better time,and lots more to see read more

Thank you to Go Kart World!! The Rotary Club of Carson Gardena Dominguez conducted our 19th Annual Rotary Grand Prix and everyone had a great time. Some of the drivers were like pros and others like a grandparent driving in the slow lane. Regardless, there was plenty of competition between the eight teams and lots of laughs. For the most part, everyone followed the rules. For those who didn't, part of the fun was seeing the driver and car being sent to the penalty area. This was a great event and a good fund raiser for our Rotary club. We very much appreciate the continued support of Go Kart World. read more

Absolute worse of the worst . I went after hearing about the place and let me tell you it was the worst experience for me and the most traumatic for my son. Wich was 12 years old at the time . right away I should have listened to the red flags. For starters you have to sign a waiver claiming they are not responsible if anything. I really wanted to take my son somewhere cool so I just went along with it since the start the cart he was given already had a problem with the breaks. The kid wasnt able to come to q complete stop and. Hit his face and broke his glasses. Long story short my son lost control of the faulty car and suffered a major injury that needed him to be taken to the emergency room. He ended up getting 12 stitches on his face and a broken nose. A couple of days went by and I decided this couldnt stay like this because my son went through a whole lot and. I decided to file a lawsuit. When I got there the fallowing day they hesitated to give me the incident report and took a really long time fixing up the words the girl had wrote the night before. As soon as the owner looked at me he didnt even apologize nor showed the slightest bit of sympathy his exact words were... " you singed the waiver there is nothing you could do. This place left me really upset and to make matters worse I believe he bribed my lawyer because after 5 months to 9 months my case was suddenly dropped with no explanation. I hope this place goes to the ground. From the bottom of my heart. I expected more read more

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Thank you Cynde! You made my Job easy. The event went off without a hitch and the event staff Veda so nice and accommodating. read more

Came here on a Monday and it was a great experience for my kids and I . Would highly recommend it if you're just trying to get out and have fun with the family . The also have a small arcade . The staff is nice and welcoming . They also offer party reservations which I like read more

I had tmy 28th birthday party here. IT was the bomb diggity, one of the most memorable bday bashes ever. There are two tracks that are worth going on repeatedly, but after a while, your lungs get so congested from the fumes coming out of the car. Definitely not good for the body, but good for the soul. CHECK IT OUT with your buds. And if you go for a bday bash, I'll know you copied me. mwahahha. read more

I'm rating this place relative to other Go-Kart places. I think I would like to get my drink on , call a cab, and go over to this place and start driving like a mad man. I highly doubt they'll pull you over for drinking a go kart smelling like Wild Turkey. Seriously, bring an extra set of underwear here, because driving the Go-Karts is A BLAST. You'll nearly wet yourself having such a good time. Just thinking about it is SO MUCH fun. It's GREAT! Yeah, it's a tad ghetto, but who cares? It's a lot of fun. ESPECIALLY when you competely pass some random little kid yelling "in your FACE your FACE!!!" or even better, completely doing that kick a$$ police maneuver where your front bumper hits their back bumper and they spin out of control just like on COPS. I don't care if they are kids, GAME ON! I think it's just in my competitive nature to LOVE places like this. It's a "win at all costs" type of contest. Oh and, prepare to take a shower after this place, cuz you'll smell like two stroke engine oil / or your dad's old lawnmower. Bring your buddies here for a blast OR the neighborhood kids. Sure, it's more fun w/ kids, but don't be surprised if you have a blast here as an adult. to Go Karts! read more

If you want to bring out the inner child in you. Then go TO GO KART WORLD. Brought my staff for our End of the Year Party to celebrate that we are still open in this economy!! We had such a blast. Danny, our racing coordinator was the BEST. He took care of us from start to finish, we had our own private banquet room for our dinner afterwards. Normally Holiday parties are boring dinners and drunk employees not wanting to come, so they get wasted on the free drinks, my staff still can't stop talking about how much fun they had. Bring lip balm cause your lips will get dry from screaming on the track. A few bruises and stiff backs, but well worth it. My staff asked if they can do this for next years party? read more

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Our Basketball Team was in town for a tournament and we were able to book a Team Party in advance with Cynde who handles party bookings. Cynde arranged an awesome party location on site overlooking the whole facility. Our party Attendant Stephanie went above and beyond to make our party a success. There was a track for every age, from our little guys at 9 yrs of age to some of the fathers in the group, everyone had an awesome time! Thanks again to everyone at Go Kart World, we highly recommend this event location for kids of all ages! read more

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Bought 4 tickets online. Some of the workers here are rude and needs to learn how to smile from time to time. When we my group and I arrived we signed waivers and proceeded to the other process. The online ticket was good for 2 hrs only on top of that you would have to pay extra to drive in the faster go kart. Did I mention also take a test and have your paper signed off? Yeah, it takes time so be sure to watch out for that. I am not trying to blame the employee for this they have no control over this but they should mention that prior to buying the ticket online. The great thing about this place is the fact that they can accommodate a certain amount of people and luckily we didn't have to wait very long to get into the goKarts but if there are a lot of people just know that your 2 hrs will be up very fast. They only have 3 main tracks that are good which I like but it just started to get boring after a while. But I honestly can't complain much about this place because it was only $30 for 2hrs which, you won't get in the Bay Area. read more

Go Kart World - Buy your tickets online. There's really just 3 tracks that's good. - Amusement Parks Near Me - Carson, California

If you go, you need to know that you are going to a pretty run down dirty place. If you're an adult okay with that, it can be fun for an hour or two. If you're a kid between 10-15, it'll be even more fun. Pros: The tracks are fun to ride, and the time allotted on each track is decent. The bumper cars run good and are fun if you have a decent sized group. Price is fair. Not crowded if you go soon after it opens. Easy parking. Cons: The slick track just isn't very slick anymore and the timer is broken. Not all carts run the same, some are slower, some are faster. Some steering wheels are sticky, your hands will be black after the race, and there's no soap in the establishment. Emission odors are high. Many kids do not know how to brake, and may slam into you (unintentionally) at the end of a race giving you mini-whiplash or a severe backache. read more

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Had been wanting to go here for quite some time so I purchased a Groupon and finally went now that the weather's nice. Totally glad I didn't pay full price! The karts are really old and very uncomfortable! Rode the main track (forgot the name) and also the bumper car track. Wasn't interested in trying out the super track since it went past 40mph, and never tried the slick track as people tended to think it was a bumper course and I was not interested in crashing. Everything's really old and I wouldn't go back. read more

We had my son's 3rd birthday here on 11/6 and he and all the kids had a blast. The other kids were older, ranging from ages 5-14. The picnic area we reserved for his party was clean. The staff were friendly and explained the park/picnic policy and rules clearly. Cynde was wonderful to work with during the reservation process. read more

This place is awesome! The carts go FAST dont be fooled it's not just for kids ! They have a variety of tracks for all ages and super nice people working here. You get a fake go kart world license that's awesome and the lines never really run too long (with the exception if covid) it's also really clean- old , but clean. The bathrooms are clean too those looked remodeled. Overall great experience and will definitely be returning! read more

Please avoid going here not safe , I went yesterday and turn out I got a concussion due to getting bumped by many go karts and didn't get help right away took them 4 minutes for them to find out I was stuck . I got a trauma that caused for me to get paralyzed from my left face because of the head injury Helmets should be required after this I won't ever go again my go kart seat belt ripped as well . Not safe at all . To make it on my safe side too I was using gloves because I don't see them spray it down . read more