The thing that sticks out most about this experience was the excruciating long walk from the parking lot to the event. I followed the GPS to get here and it led me to a parking lot or tons of other people were parking. There was an attendance there and I think it would have been a great idea for him to explain that this was the remote parking lot. After about 10 minutes of walking we found that there was what I assumed to be the main parking lot. Would have been nice to know in advance. The Halloween theme event was very nice. The displays were impressive! There was a long line to get into the event but once you got in, it wasn't super crowded and there are so many photo opportunities. read more

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We've been to the Halloween adventure last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. This year was so different not as many pumpkins hand-carved. Then, while we were waiting to do the walk (others for bathroom break), people are telling us where to go and that it is free and don't have to buy a ticket. This year the organization on the weekend we went was not good at all. Also, how do turn people away from parking that have kids/strollers and also disabled people with wheelchairs. When we got to the train station parking lot and found it was school buses, we couldn't believe the lack of organization there. Also not enough worker for food. Maybe get some vendors in and charge them a flat fee so that maybe you can provide food to more customers. I clearly understand trying to make income but not sure if I will ever recommend to attend this event. read more

We bought tickets online for the Halloween jack-o-lantern event because we'd enjoyed it so much last year. What a disappointment! There were no instructions for parking on the confirmation letter/ticket. So we just drove to the parking lot where we parked last year. An attendant at the gate yelled at us to turn us away (lot was full, I guess), and we had no idea what to do. So we drove around, looking for street parking. None available. Drove back to the area where the parking lot is and finally saw a sign saying "Park at Metra Station." But we had no idea where the Metra Station was. Nor had we left enough time for all this. After driving around for nearly 30 minutes, we gave up and went home. Tried calling the next day to see if it might be possible to reschedule, given the lack of clarity about parking, and spent nearly 40 minutes on the phone getting nowhere. Finally gave up. So there's our money and time down the drain. Would never try this again. read more

We arrived here at about 9:45 am on a Saturday, and it was very active! Apparently a triathlon happened... but despite this, parking was not bad, and we were able to find a spot in the closest lot. The price was $21 for two adults and 3 year old (free) to mini golf. Only two other groups golfed during the time we were there. We spent more time than normal because most of the holes offered a challenge and my son wanted to get the best score and trick shots down the various ramps. This place is one of my new favorites! The course is clean and beautiful. Also Nice that the bathrooms are nearby and clean. We plan to come back and check out the playground. read more

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Just the free areas of hiking is enough for me. Quarries in the background, rentable water stuff like kayaks, ziplining over them, etc etc. It's kewl. read more

Such a cool concept and layout at The Forge! This place is so conveniently located right by Downtown Lemont, home to places like Pollyanna Social (cocktail bar), Matt's Barbecue, and Wooden Paddle (pizza). I highly recommend purchasing tickets and reserving a time slot online, as this place can get packed! I ended up getting a $20 discount by buying my tickets on Groupon. There's zip lining, paddle boats, rock climbing, mini golf, axe throwing, archery, and so much more. The activities included in the Explorer Day Pass are definitely worth the money. This will be a business that I return to! read more

Amazing family friendly place to have fun! I told all my family and friends about this amazing place for outdoor fun! Free parking and make sure to bring your mosquito spray! Concerts and zip lining fun! Check out their facebook page for updates! read more

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Great place for concerts in the Summer!! Easy in & easy out! Food & drinks offered as well!!

I spent the day with my friend here doing only the climbing towers & zip line. It's my second time here and my experience was okay, I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. I will start by saying there is plenty of parking (if you come earlier in the morning), it's a clean environment, & the staff was highly trained, very knowledgeable & they are very big on safety. The climbing towers are pretty fun. I felt a lot of the elements were the same on all of the towers & some of the them could use some updating-mainly the torn ropes & wooden elements. You start with a safety lesson, then go onto rock climbing, tower (they call them a Hex) climbing & zipline across the river to end your experience. You can go on to enjoy the little carnival, snacks, drinks etc if you wish. I don't have kids so it's not where I chose to spend any time. This isn't a place I would come all the time but it's nice to come once a year or so to challenge yourself, face any fears, and enjoy being in the outdoors. read more

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This place is AMAZING! My nephews love the rope course playground for them. We enjoyed playing putt putt. My nephew was hesitant about going out on the water but Miss Sarah and Mr. Jeremy were so patient to answer all of his questions and concerns. After Mr. Jeremy took us out on the water, he happily told everyone how much he loves kayaking. read more

I had no idea this place existed!! It's the perfect place for people who want to do outdoorsy/naturesque things but not be completely on their own/be in a somewhat contained area. We came on a Saturday afternoon - it wasn't too packed but there were definitely people around. Beautiful location and area. There is a forest preserve/fishing around the area before you enter The Forge as well as free entrance into the Forge area if you want to just walk around, you only need to pay for the pass to do the activities. Lots of foliage, water, and parking around the area and leading up to the entrance of the forge. There are a ton of things to do that are included in the pass you pay for: laser tag, archery, paddleboat/kayak, biking, scavenger hunt, kids obstacle course, dino karts and more. They also have a large performance space that looks like they use for concerts and festivals. They have a small restaurant with tables facing the water, corn hole games and bonfire options. Defintely had an enjoyable day in a place I had no idea existed. At first, I thought the prices to be a little high, but considering axe throwing (typically $30-40 alone), laser tag, boating activities, biking, scavenger hunt, etc. are included, it actually seems worth it. Would love to come back in the fall to try the activities while seeing the colors change in the trees. read more

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Food lines are awful but they got a nice lake for kayaking. Only bad part is you can't fish

I felt that for the prices of things here that there wasn't enough. One zip line across the lake, couple of bounce houses, bike trail. Sure that fine if you'd make everything all inclusive for like $20 but it isn't. You could literally do everything here in a couple hours & that's only because of the lines. Sure the kids will be entertained but as the sponsor who paid for this & spent the time driving & money on gas I was slightly disappointed read more

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Came here for the first time on an August weekend and brought a friend who had been here before. She was surprised by how empty it was for a Saturday but I cannot complain. We did not have to wait to do anything and were the first ones to kayak, second to axe throw and no waiting to do archery. This is place is awesome and lots of fun! I was also happy to see alot of restrooms all over the property and pretty decent too as far as cleanliness. I wish there were more shaded areas to sit and relax especially in the heat. We did not eat here but we brought our own water bottles which become a bit of a nuisance to carry around. The archery golf concept needs a little more planning and there needs to be an active stance on fighting the mosquitos. The staff warned us of certain areas with a lot of mosquitos. I got 12 bites in total. read more

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Adventure awaits! This was definitely a fun experience. There are a lot of different activities to choose from and most activities didn't have a wait. The map guide they provide makes the park look much bigger than it is. The activities aren't too far of a walk from one another. The 3 ventures I was most excited for was rock climbing, archery, and battle axe throwing. I finally got to shoot a bow & arrow and I can't wait to do it again! Unfortunately, rock climbing ends at 5pm and the slots were completely filled. The battle axe throwing was pretty cool but the axe's were mini. Good for a 1st timer like myself. I enjoyed kayaking, but I preferred the pedal boat. There was only one pedal boat that wasn't broken and it was already in use. I didn't get to try the food & drinks but the do have options on site. You're not able to drink until you're done with all activities. I definitely think that's a smart business decision for safety purposes. The staff was really nice and helpful, but they seemed a bit overworked/understaffed. All in all I would definitely visit again, but with children next go round. Adults can definitely find fun activities here, but I feel the prime age for most activities is 6 -18 yrs old. I saw a family throwing their daughters 6th birthday party and I know they're getting the best mom/dad award lol. This is a great place to visit to get out the house, get a little exercise, enjoy fresh air, and have some fun. read more

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The burger was great and sooo fast! Actually the whole night was awesome. "One of these nights" read more

Very bad experienced. Ziplined first and they forced us to do an obstacle course first and it took 2 hrs ttl. Down side was that we had other party members waiting on other side for us to take videos of our ziplining. We had no idea it would take so long, so the others on other side left and we got no videos. 2nd issue was it took over 1/2 hr in food/ice cream line just to purchase a bottle of water - Ugh!. 3rd issue was that we went to do bow and arrows and waited 1/2 hr in line to be handed 3 arrows each. Shot those within a minute then had to wait another 1/2 hr for the staff person to yell out - OK - everyone stop and go out in the field to retrieve your arrows (Live arrows). Everyone stopped, but 2 groups to our right side. This resulted in extremely UNSAFE situation where some were shooting arrows while others were out in the small field collecting live arrows. Never, will we go back to this horrible place!!!!!! read more

Awesome place! Well run, great people, beautiful and well maintained grounds and facilities, fun for the whole family. read more

I returned last night for a celebratory family dinner in one of the heated globes, set at the gorgeous quarry lake! 3-course plus bread Prix-fixe menu, with a delightful vegetarian option, and great allergy-awareness as my kids have peanut and most tree nut allergies. Fancy hot drink included and I got a hot chocolate whiskey creation that was amazing!! Staff is so friendly and brought my husband an extra cozy furry pelt, and another space heater, because he didn't dress warmly enough. Music was the best!! Be sure to bundle up. The globes are a good temp for me, but the restrooms require an outdoor stroll. Loved this experience!! $200, plus tip, for 3-course set menu for 4, including one fancy hot drink. Fun!! read more

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We recently took our kiddos to here and they all had a great time playing in the kid areas (the kid course and bounce area). The photos online make it seem like an enormous area however the kid area was smaller than I expected. The kids loved it nonetheless. It was $15 with a discount code for the kid entry which was a great value and then we grabbed lunch from the grill (hot dogs and hamburgers) afterwards which were not cheap but reasonable. I was glad we were with a group of 5 year olds who were independent so we did not have to climb into the ropes structure. A couple of tips: Look for a discount code online, park in the parking lot 2 (which is closer to the area than parking lot 1). I recommend bringing lots of water on hot days as there aren't water fountains but just water jugs that I wasn't sure about consuming and I didn't love having to buy a water bottle. All in all, it was a great morning at The Forge Lemont Quarries and we are glad we went! read more

I probably wouldn't go back. Understaffed and most of everything isn't working or very run down. Kind of a bummer when. You pay $55 a person. read more

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It's like summer camp for all ages! My sis and I got Explorer Day Passes via a Yelp event. My sis said it felt like a throw back to our jr high days. We canoed, threw axes, and tried archery. It def felt like our jr high P.E. and outdoor ed trip! I use a power wheelchair. Ever since I heard they have adaptive zip line access I can try from a friend, I wanted to come try it here. I'm glad I emailed them ahead of time, as they will not have the adaptive zip lining up this year. When it is back up they will update their website. They do have adaptive kayaks and canoes. I needed to fill out a short google form with ETA so they had things set up for my arrival, which I wouldn't have known if I didn't email them. I emailed with Katie and Ariel was the manager who got my canoe ready with the adaptive seat. All staff were nice. I was impressed with the adaptive seat. It had a high back and side/lateral supports, so I didn't fall to the side. It could only go in a single kayak or double canoe, so we used a canoe with me sitting in the front and my sis in the back. They also had an adaptive paddle. I've kayaked before, but always had to use my wheelchair's backrest in the kayak so I could sit up by myself. Never seen an adaptive seat like this before. As Katie said, the Archery Range is accessible however the path to get there is mulch and not crushed limestone. The path to the paddle sports (kayak/canoe) had crushed limestone and ramps. Kiddie activity area/bar also had crushed limestone. My power wheelchair was ok on all paths: limestone, mulch, dirt/grass and gravel; but it wasn't rainy either. The axe throwing was in shipping containers on wheels with steps, so I couldn't go inside. But I was able to see my sis try it from outside; she had a blast! Only complaint was there was a long wait at the Archery Range. A lot of groups/kids were there and no time limits. I also kept getting bitten by flies while waiting at the Archery Range, near the trash can. It was fun. Didn't try everything with our pass. Def wanna try adaptive zip line! read more

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I've been wanting to go do a high ropes course for years! The last time I did was when I was in high school. The courses were so fun and had a good variation of difficulties. I can definitely say that if you are scared of heights, this is not for you. The whole quarry grounds were very beautiful. It was a nice cloudy day, but on a sunny day this might've been a lot harder. While there, a girl was getting light headed and asked to buy some snacks at the check in area, but was told they sold out (after being open for 2.5 hours). They did end up finding something for her so at least that was resolved. I brought some snacks and water myself, and I highly recommend others to do the same. At the very least, water is 100% necessary. They give you everything you need from harnesses to a helmet to gloves to training. The wait for the zipline was maybe 1 hour. Still, it was really worth the wait and it was a great feeling flying through the air over the quarry, over people in kayaks and paddle boats. I wish I lived closer so I could come more often! read more

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I just discovered this aweoime park yesterday. What I did not know is that it is free to get in and there are many free tbings there too! You can bring your own kayak or fish. There is a small restaurant on the water and they have live music many nights! Many events are planned included many different types of muzic. If you want to do some of the activities with fees, there is Laser tag (zombie lazer tag for Halloween), zip-lining. Climbing towers, etc. Bring your younger children to play for an hour in a play area visible from the reztaurant where you can relax (there is a fee)! Check out their website! read more

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I attended the falconry experience. First there were several people who were confused about what ticket they bought, so they spent $50 on a observer ticket instead of $200 on a participant ticket. Adding these people on really slowed things down. The hands on experience was about 10 minutes maximum per person. There is no "series of free flight demos" as advertised. You fly one bird for five minutes, then pose with another bird for five minutes. The rest was lecture, showing off a few birds and waiting for 20 other people to fly one hawk one person at a time. I think the place has good intentions and the speaker was good but not worth $200. read more

Super cool place, it's a must to check out I went for the igloo dining experience and it was great. The food was good and we went after dark by the water/quarry it was cool to see the trees and the climbing walls. I did not know this but you can also rent bikes and trail the path! In the heart of DT Lemont I will say it's very confusing to get to don't follow Apple Maps GPS. Only reason I won't give it 5 stars is because we haven't climbed or biked YET read more

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Be careful when purchasing tickets. We received a gift from family and the tickets bought were just the day pass for our kids. The ticket purchased was for adults, $99 and kids were $35. There are no checks while checking out that my 5 yo will be able to use these tickets. No checks like all other theme parks. The sad part this business is too dense in the brain or self righteous, we are offering to exchange the tickets for a more expensive ticket for the kids annual pass. Instead of listening to what had happened now the company has gain the measly 300 bucks but lost out on us ever going there again. All the food and drinks, and extra activities. Sad because we have been wanting to try some of this places fun activities and now the next 20 yrs we will have to go elsewhere. Bad business, customers service lacking. read more

This place was pretty cool. A lot different then I was expecting. I would definitely come with my kids next time because it seems a lot more for children then I was thinking. The only thing that was a bit confusing was getting there because when I put it in the GPS it took me passed the place to a bad entrance. The only other negative thing was that they ran out of food so they only offered hotdogs... everyone was very friendly though and was a good time read more

This was a fun time. So my first recommendation is go early it gets crowded. We got there about 1030. And it was a little confusing to get in and figure out. Park in lot 2. I saw 1 and was like awesome but then found out I was far lol. So we get to check in and the process was easy we pre ordered tickets. Staff was super helpful. They even had flush toilets . We then decided to walk around to see what was there. The first time it is confusing on where to go or get to the start of an activity. Had to get some help. There again staff was supper friendly and helpful. Debbie at archery was fantastic. We started with this. I will say. It was interesting as I have some experience. And people had to be reminded of safety a lot. We then did axe throw it was a fun time. Next the Dino cart. That was a little bit of a project as I am not so in shape and it was very hilly lol. We did some lazer tag. I tel enjoyed that activity. And finished off with some water fun in a paddle boat. So if your kids are a lil younger it's a great day of fun. If they are like mine a teen. Not as exciting. This would be a great date spot I would love to go on a date here. Over all a good time had by me read more

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I love The Forge! My friend and I went here to see Everclear perform and had a blast. They had food trucks and we decided to get the donuts from one of them. So tasty! There is so much to do here. You can rent kayaks, canoes, bikes, go ziplining (day and night), climbing activities, walk the paths and enjoy the beautiful scenery, food options, etc. We even saw a beaver while making our way to the entrance. I absolutely love this place and would reccomend anyone to check it out. They have so many outside adventures to choose from. Go check it out if you haven't already! You won't be disappointed. Thank you The Forge Lemont Quarries for hosting Everclear and providing an amazing event space and experience for us! read more

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So much to do at this place. It's like an adult playground where you can challenge yourself mentally and physically with aerial ropes and climbs up to 100ft in the air. The zipline is 1000ft long across the quarry lake. You can spend the entire day here doing climbs, biking, hiking the grounds, eating, drinking, and ziplining. They hold concerts in the park area as well. It's a hidden gem tucked behind industrial and residential areas. The park itself is huge. Great staff that is very knowledgeable and focused on everyone's safety and fun while on the course. Gear is provided. Wrap up your hair and bring your reinforced gloves for some fun climbing action. Or rent their kayaks if you prefer to be on the water. read more

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Had an amazing time today with my girls and am beyond grateful for being Elite and being introduced to this gem. Great weather today and we had a great time climbing around, bouncing, walking, hiking, exploring and resting in between for some hotdogs and chips care of the Foundry. Would love to come back in the Fall when it is slightly cooler and seeing all of the trees leaves changing their colors. Can't wait to come back. read more

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There is fun and adventure in a beautiful setting at The Foundry in The Forge at Lemont Quarries. Brad and his team have something for every age bracket and every level of adventure. Great food as well. It is a well hidden gem. read more

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Had a nice time today but... It would have been better if both zip lines were working. We had to wait in the line over an hour because they were short staffed, and only had one person sending people down. Also, when you're going through the other courses, you were stuck, waiting for people to take their turn, so it really makes the day longer than it needs to be due to the waiting around. And at 85 degrees, that's a lot of sun time! read more

I can't recommend this place to tourists who are relying on public transportation or Uber/Lyft to go to/from the quarry. It can be expensive getting to and from here back to the city, but what's much worse is that Ubers are just unable to even get to their location because the road leading to it hasn't been mapped properly. The entrance from Boyer road is closed which resulted in multiple Ubers cancellations. We finally had to trudge back over a mile in very hot weather back to Lemont town where there is a Roundabout Pizza location which is reachable via Uber. The Forge should be offering a free shuttle service at the very least or they should provide clear instructions for visitors on exactly how to get safely to and back from their premises. In terms of what was good about this place - it has decent kayaking and paddle boating, a nice laser tag section, a good ropes course with a climbing wall, and a few zip lines. They also have Dino karts (pedal driven 4 wheelers) and archery. They also have a bike course but you're supposed to bring your own bike (you can't rent any from them). They have a few areas for little kids to play like a jumpy house and a smaller ropes course. Those seem to be fun for the little ones, but all of this just doesn't seem to be worth it for the pain involved in traveling to and from the location. So overall I'd say that unless you're very adventurous or have your own car, while this is an interesting location with some good options for a family to enjoy, it's also far out enough with poor access to ride hailing services that it's not worth it in my opinion. You should use your Chicago pass to go other activities locally instead - at least that's definitely what I would have done in retrospect. We lost the ability to do many other activities because of the 3 hours wasted traveling to and trying to get back from this place. While the time spent there is reasonable it's the pain of going there and getting back that's just not worth it. Also the staff there were very lackadaisical about it - "you might want to walk to the Roundabout pizza location because Uber might not know how to get here" - as though walking several miles in the scorching hot sun after a tiring day doing all these activities is yet another activity my kid and wife were looking forward to! read more

Great experience and activities!! We did 3 big climbing obstacle courses and 1 zip lining activities. It was great but be aware that weekends are packed and we had to wait over an hour for the zip line. I highly recommend just be prepared for long wait times and a lack of organization to help lead where you should go. read more

Headed to a concert. Needed to park at Lemont HS. No signs, figured it out myself. Bus is available but walked. How far could it be? Take the bus folks. Poor signage! So far, unsatisfied with this experience pre concert experience. Now in any ungodly long line to get in. Short staff? No staff members or signs about entry. 35 minute line. Wait, only two food trucks? No music yet either. It's 5:26. Supposed to start at 4? read more

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This place was great. Many things to do and so little time. The annual membership is definitely worth it. It includes the ropes course climbing towers, zip lines, bouldering park, paddle sports and mountain bike skills and pump tracks. We started on the pump track on Friday last hour of the day. It wasn't too crowded(12-18 people). Hopefully they can add more trails for the area. I foresee that it can get congested at peak times of the day. We enjoyed it for the short time there. We'll come back. Saturday morning we did 5 of the Eight Towers Adventure, before it got hot. It's best to bring a lockable carabiner w/bottle so you can drink water while up on the towers. We forgot to bring a head covering and gloves. These are mandatory during COVID. They sell these items at check-in if you forget. Some of the zip lines starts weren't marked, but there were employees at each tower to to help and assist you if you get stuck. They're still in the process on labeling the zip line one way routes. There are many rappelling areas to get down from the towers. Zip lining across the lake was awesome. https://youtu.be/v0WyMcheRWo I'm also a little afraid of heights but I didn't feel too afraid when being up high in the towers. After getting used to the equipment it got easier. There are plenty easy and hard routes to choose from. COVID- everyone on the ropes course has to wear their face covering and head covering. You can remove it if you need air, but needed to be put back on when near congested areas. The pump tack, we wore our face coverings at the check-in, but took them off as we rode the tracks. The employees didn't enforce it while we were there, but no one was too close were we needed to put them back on. Use common sense so places like this won't close down. Parking- Take the left driveway marked "Central". The "west" parking is a little far from the main park. The place just opened during COVID. Be patient, it only can get better. Check it out. Park map- https://www.forgeparks.com/parkmap read more

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Such a beautiful place for a Sunday brunch. Price was great, location was amazing, food was ok, and our server, Gabby, left a bad taste in our mouths. We saw her exactly three times. My husband asked for a glass of ice since his drink came in a can. She said that would be upstairs, and she wasn't going there. Not 10 minutes later, we see her dragging a bag of garbage up said stairs. Needless to say, my husband went up on his own and got the ice from a wonderful woman upstairs. The brunch came with unlimited mimosas....i received one. Thankfully, the other server on hand was very generous with her time, and came over twice to refill mine since our server was off eating throughout our service. When the food was brought (her third and final trip to our table), we asked for salt and pepper and she said she'd check into that. She never came back. After the two hour brunch was over, we hunted around for her and found her running the register for the walk up food service offered. I asked her about closing our tab and she said she'd take care of it since she had our card information, without even glancing up to see who spoke to her. We will visit again. We will avoid Gabby at all costs. read more

There can be a 2nd star hidden simply cause the girl up front was nice and felt really bad for us. Anyways - Pretty disappointed here. Spent $300 for an all day pass for myself and wife gor her birthday gift. Turns out the most expensive thing rhey sell (the all day pass) is first come first serve. So after waiting 1.5hours in check in line, we were then told there's absolutely nothing we can do until 6pm at which then it's only a possibility that anything will be open. So someone that spends $60 can do their thing but I spend $300 and I can't. Why even offer an all day pass then? I just drove 1.5 hours to get here wasted 1.5hours in line to be told to go home. Lol. Can't get a refund, only a credit. So got a credit and will probably forget about this place and have wasted $300. Total bummer. I recommend to remove that adventure pass from your website. It's totally useless. Wifes not happy we lost a day with a baby sitter (very hard for us to even get), burned a whole day, and wasted money. If I ever end up coming back it'll be my last time and I definitely wouldn't recommend the pass to anyone. read more