Lions Club Park — Attraction in Killeen

I am very angry I sent 50 dallors for a Pavillion for my son's birthday party and when we arrived i was greated by people that did not pay for that party had to wait for people in the office during our alloted set up time there was a women but a guy from parks head of just so I could start set up to try and start my son's party on time that family helped I have alot of people and when people kept coming and moving our party stuff couldn't start my party on time we couldn't enjoy my son's party because of someone that was asked to leaves kids kept trying to pop our balloons and tied to knock over our cup cake their kept trying to still cupcakes kept trying to klget in my son's gifts and a kid with a scooter kept zooming threw the party and almost ran over the 2 and 3 year olds at the party it was a party for a 3 year old i ask this old guy and women to leave the way he kept looking at the kids and the nasty moments about autism my son has autism and no one help except our guest I wish the parks would have been more supportive about when you charge people money you should insure that it is honorEd the old couple had no children with them I am angry as hell was charged money for that Pavillion and had to share it i will be calling as soon as I can I am angry we were forced to use 2 tables out of the 6 there should have been a reserved sign and the guy from parks told me that it's first come first serve even know I paid then a guy from another party came up and told me I had to move he called the person that was with the party and found out he was at the wrong place and they just wanted a different Pavillion I had booked a month...

I’m so grateful that my child has a place like the Lions Special Needs Park to go to. Just having access to a space designed for children with disabilities means the world to families like mine.

But it’s incredibly frustrating when parents make no effort to teach their kids to be mindful and respectful of the space or the children it was built for. This park isn’t just a fun option it’s a necessary space for kids with disabilities who have very few places where they feel safe, included, and accommodated.

The adaptive swings are often taken. There’s a large sign hanging on the fence right before you enter the park that explains how the equipment is meant to support children with special needs. Yet despite that, many parents still allow their children to use every part of it without consideration.

It’s not about keeping anyone out. it’s about making sure the children this park was specifically built for aren’t pushed aside. Parents need to do better at guiding their children and using these moments as teaching opportunities because inclusion requires effort, not just access.

Also, the five point harness swings are a wonderful idea, but they’re often tangled up, which makes it really difficult to secure children safely specially for those who really need the support. Something that’s meant to make playtime easier shouldn’t become a struggle every...

Use to love this place it was always packed but fun! Idk what they changed recently but now you can’t bring in food in a cooler anymore. This is really new because we just came 3 weeks ago and they didn’t have that rule. Obviously it’s because they want you to buy their over priced concession food and spend more money. Even though you use to pay a cooler fee so it still makes no sense. So instead of enjoying a long day we had to leave so our kids could eat food and not junk from a concession stand. You can tell it’s hurt business because it was dead today on a sunny Saturday in July. Apart from that the slides were half broken too the toddler slides were hot as heck because the sprayers weren’t working so parents were having to throw water on it before their kids went down. Two bigger slides were also broke so guess where all the teenagers were trying to use..the toddler slides. Lifeguards didn’t stop them until I said something after my 3 year old got trampled by a prepubescent teenage group.

Really use to love this place but that no cooler rule is gonna be a deal breaker for us because I refuse to stand in a giant line for $8 dollar nachos and $5 dollar lemonade. Also the bathroom are disgusting but that’s not new, I’ve simply always...