Wise Family Farm — Attraction in New Albany

We had a great time here. I thought there was a lot to do for little kids and my toddler daughter had a blast. The playgrounds were awesome, the flower fields beautiful, and (for going late in the season) we were still able to come home with some great pumpkins. This would be a 5 star review, but I’m leaving 3 stars for these two exceptions.

1. The website says to buy tickets online and advertises them as being cheaper, but the amount you “save” is charged in a processing fee—so you actually aren’t saving any money. Maybe this would be different if we had purchased more than two tickets, but for us it was just as costly. None of that would have mattered if I would have known you could skip the line (it was a solid half hour wait to the entrance). I asked multiple staff members and NONE of them knew I could cut to the front and more than one told me I would still have to wait in the line. This really cut into the time we had allotted for the trip.

2. It was seriously understaffed. Everyone was friendly and the experience was enjoyable, but wait time for entry, food, and the store...

I have been taking my grandchildren to Wise Family Farm for years! Today, we visited and I was so disappointed. First, it was 14.95 admission for all ages, and where admission used to include a free pumpkin from their patch, you now have to pay an additional 3.00 per pumpkin. There were no animals to pet this year when there used to be a petting station with goats, rabbits and a horse or two. The airplane that the kids love to play on had jagged edges where the kids climb up the plane and it is just an accident waiting to happen. The big bounce attraction has no shade so it was too hot to the touch for the kids to play on. One bathroom stall was out of order, and the other stall the toilet seat was completely broken and would not stay on. There were no horse rides, no vendors, and very few staff. I always loved this place, but for the price we paid for four children and two adults, there should have been way more stuff...

I love Wise Farms normally, and have since I was a kid, but this year it would be a waste of 16$ to go. The corn maze is extremely easy and is so low you can see right through it. The sunflowers haven’t grown or bloomed this year. Which wouldn’t be that bad except for the fact they don’t even tell you that when you buy the ticket. Most of the shops and vendors are closed (except two). No bunnies and no flower fields. and 3$ for small pumpkins. The only thing they really had this year that was maybe worth paying for was the playground, games, and the mini petting zoo. But not really for almost 20$. I love this place but I was extremely...