Kraay Family Farm, Home of the Lacombe Corn Maze, inc. — Attraction in Alberta

We visit here every year and this was the first time we came on a long weekend. The place is fun if it is not busy. Our experience was ruined by some man who was standing at the bottom of the tubing slide and harrassing kids. Tubes were scarce and kids didn't want to give up theirs, which is understandable, so we waited a long time before one of them gave up. My kid went on a slide 3 times and this man was harrassing him to give up his tube. He wasn't harrassing teenagers or kids whose parents were there, he was harrassing kids that didn't have a parent standing at the bottom. Then he came and complained that my kid went 3 times and the staff told me that he can't go again. There were no signs saying that kids were allowed to only go three times. It is not on the website either. And the staff was completely ok with this stranger harrassing little kids instead of talking to the parents or informing parents at the entertance that tubing was allowed for only 3 times even though you spent $50 at the entertance. Now Ziplininf was a huge line up, so we only got to do it once before we gave up. Waited to get food for a good hour. Basically wasted time waiting. I would advise parents not to bother going on long weekends and holidays, waste of time, money and your child may get harrased by some dude who is counting how many times they go down a slide which will ruin the kids' day. The place is run by teenagers who also don't know how to deal with difficult situations and take the side of a most aggressive person. I wish they were clearer on their 3 times per person on a slide or a zipline rule on...

The kids had a blast here and especially loved the obstacle course, jumping on the keyboard to make the "chickens sing" and feeding the goats. It was very interactive.

I would have given 5 stars had there not been parking signs saying "reserved for Ukrainians" and "reserved for Dutch". That was what welcomed us driving into the parking lot...I was quite appalled. As we looked for other parking spots since we are neither Ukrainian nor Dutch we saw other signs saying reserved for Canuks, bald people, etc. (Which I understand that all these other signs are meant to be joking around).

Nonetheless, in a time where "kindness matters" and when the Kraay corn maze for this year is "mental health matters", it is hurtful to see messages that point to a specific ethnicity regardless of what the intent was. I am assuming the Kraay family is of Ukrainian and Dutch hertitage and are proud of it...which is fine but should be respectful of their customers who may be from other hertiages. Joking or not, it seems inappropriate and felt very offensive to me and family, especially when my 7 year old asked "why can't we park here mommy?" We are Canadian too, born and raised right in St. Albert, Alberta. We shouldn't be made to be felt unwelcome for being a visible minority.

Update: Thank you Kraay Family Farm for acknowledging...

One of the best spots to take your family in the late Summer/Fall! There is so many things to do here it has activities for all ages. Such as: mini golf the corn maze with 3 levels from beginner to advance air soft shooting game mini golf farm animal races and feeding stations a mini town of play houses for kids playground equipment sports games stations shooting squash and pumpkins out of a cannon peddle bike track inflatable pumpkin bouncer and two large inflatable trampolines obstical course tug of war lasso games tractor ride And much more! Some of these attractions cost tokens which are bought at the concession but alot of them are included with admission. There are 2 food stations offering different choices of food with a fairly decent selection as well as a gift shop/ concession store.

All the activities are outdoor so dress accordingly. Overall this is a great place to go the only negatives I have about this place is that the admission fees are getting a bit pricey but there is alot to keep you busy. The other negative I have is that the only washrooms available are porter potties. I would love to see this place get indoor washrooms especially for the moms who need to do diaper changes. I highly recommend checking out this place if you...