Well they should pro rate their entry fee daily. And when they fix the unsafe slide so that the downward travel is safer. The same hole in the tall lane, halfway down is there from 2 years ago, but I paid full price for the kids to come down once and son bit his tongue and wouldnt do it again. I paid full price and the zip line is down and the climbing ropes are all busted and tangled. I paid full price and the petting zoo had a fence around the rabbits and said only let an employee hand one to you and she was on a hour break. Came back in all rude and impatient. Rabbits had no water. Sheep and llamma are never sheared. They are extremely hot, unwell, and unwatered. Birds had crappy water in their cages. What I am sayi g is they continue to justify charging full price , and ignore wear and tear, use by hundreds of people a day means upkeep, and knowledgeable maintenance. The pony rides were pathetic. Poor horses. And why not give a free pumpkin with each group? Charged way too much for picked pumpkins. A very unfriendly lady at a make shift check out point at the only exit. Parking lot is so unsafe! and a joke. Tight parking, people opening hatch backs to put pumpkins in their cars while barely room to walk when a car does go by. 22 bucks a head? Ypur ruining your own reputation by not fixing this place up a little better. Charge me to paint a face and ride a worn out bull . Their excuse is where else can you pay 23 dollars for 2 hours of entertainment If i said the movie theatre, the ice rink, the climbing wall, would that help refresh your excuse? when we left and added up entry plus extras it was about 45 dollars a person, and that did t includey atrocious lunch and 3 dollar water bottle. Not ever going to go...
Read moreWe typically enjoy Studt’s every year, but this year there were a number of things that really stand out.
First, the entrance fee was very high, especially for all the additional fees to do extra things. Maybe the parents that aren’t doing any activities should get a discount or be free even. Then, we had a fire pit, which was $60, and the wood that was provided as part of the package would hardly even burn and smoked heavily most of the night which does not do much for warmth or being a great place to circle around and converse.
The pedal karts that my son was looking forward to the most were all broken. Usually there are a few broken, but in general most work. Not this year, every single one of them was broken, no steering wheels on any of them, bolts missing from the steering linkage, flat tires, nothing worked on a single one!
The next activity that my kiddos always looked forward to was the foam ball guns, and when we tried to do those this year, we were informed that all of the guns had gone missing, so that was not possible either.
I can say we were not the only ones having various issues as we heard and noticed throughout the night and this is especially sad for spending over $200 alone for my wife and kiddos and almost another $200 for the other family of 4 that were with us too, to spend three to hours there and having things being unavailable...
Read moreWhat was once a yearly tradition for two families was a huge bummer this fall. Despite rain and cold weather which was completely out of the farm’s control we found that this year’s prices were spiked 309% higher than what we paid 4 years ago. We understand inflation and after covid spikes, this still seemed steep. We were shocked when a family of 4 was $88 (one being an adult who is not participating in any of the structures and an other a 3 year old who is limited to what they can do). To add insult to injury 4 of their attractions were not available, yet we paid for general admission which has always included them. After asking why, we were told it was due to staffing. Being a small business owner I can completely sympathize, but I also realize there should be a sliding scale or discount if you are expecting that as a customer and it is falsely advertised. On top of this their online website misrepresented the opening time as noon which detoured us from coming earlier, and would have been a better plan with younger children. We love supporting small businesses and have always enjoyed this each fall, but the cost, disappointment of lack of transparency and the lack or understanding why we were frustrated will sadly keep us from coming back in the future. Super bummed for...
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