White Post Farms of Melville — Attraction in Town of Huntington

The first time here was fun, but I would never come again because of the prices and inhumane animal loving conditions

Pros: So much fun feeding a lot of animals to feed like Giraffe, aviary where the birds land on you and you feed them seeds on stick. Although it is free, I think I would rather pay to feed giraffe that is better taken care of. In Long Island Game Farm, the giraffe has room to walk and grass.

Cons or criticism: The two biggest issues for me are price and treatment of the animals. White Post if you see this fix these ( see my post) and this will be perfect since this place is close to home. 1 issue: mainly the overcrowding and no room for the animals. Long Island game farm and animal farm petting zoo treat the animals better by giving them a lot of ROOM and real GRASS

The zebras do not have much room to walk . It is a little sad to see huge black stonish bars, not possible to touch, they have no grass to walk on. The stable looks empty. The lemurs and monkey have ropes to climb on but they are in a room, no nature decor being fed fruit loops. The other petting zoos I went to like AFPZ or LIGF they are outside, branches, and homes to live in.

It is Not Humane because there is like 30 goats in a small. In Animal Farm petting zoo there is like 10 goats in a large space. I say this because the older goats or sheep hog the food so it is difficult for the young animals to get food. I do hope that the employees regularly feed and make sure they have water. I was a little concerned for overcrowding, wish there was more space for the animals. Wish the animal pens were better cleaned. Some animals can be only looked at. It would be more comforting to get rid of the decoration houses or statues in favor for more pens so there is less overcrowding.

2nd price: I think the pricing could be a bit cheaper. It's 24 dollars per person no matter the age. Wish it was like 16 for adults or like 13 for kids. For two adults and child + animal food+ food can out to around $120. Too much. The food to feed is not included, avairy should be free.

Getting food buckets are better instead of putting 25 cents into a machine only for a small handful is not worth it because the money adds up.

Conclusion: Overall, I had a great time. The first time experience is worth it but there needs to be more space ( my advice get rid of decoration houses and make room so less overcrowding, and make changes to the habitat/enclosure so that the animals shave more room to walk. I really want this place to be the best so much. They clearly have the money to do so and the space and I think it would not be too much of a hassle. Make the admission prices lower. They also need to make sure the animals are treated well with room to walk. If they fix these 2 things would 100 wholeheartedly...

Purchased tickets a few weeks ago with a discounted rate. Wasn’t able to make it on the said date, but I called prior to ensure I can come on a different date before their Fall Festival was over. They said no problem as long as I come during the festival season.

I was reassured that I wouldn’t have to pay anything extra. Of course, when I arrive, I get told that I have to pay difference between the discounted rate and the full price because the discounted rate did not fall in line with the days of the promotion.

Never did the team mention that if I don’t come on the date I purchased tickets for, that I would have to pay the difference. They said it was mentioned on their website, yet failed to show it to me when I asked. I even showed an email confirmation from their own team stating that there should be no issue if I come at a different date in the festival season (it could have been clarified in that email that I might have to pay the difference).

Seemed very sketchy since they also had to submit a reason in their iPad on why I was paying the difference, stating “Customer agreed to pay xx.xx”. I didn’t agree, I was forced to pay.

I’ve been coming here for years and the price has been increasing more and more per year. A lot of folks have been complaining about the increase and not being worth it. An experience like this definitely explains why it might not be worth it.

An establishment that has thousands of visitors every day such as this, needs to try to prioritize their customers first and foremost. Giving unclear or hidden charges will always leave a bad taste for the ones visiting.

Unfortunately this will be the last year visiting this farm.

I wish that no one else has to experience this lack of...

This is one of my favorite places to take my kids! It’s big and there is so much to do that although the last time we visited was a weekend (Saturday to be exact, got there at noon and it got progressively more crowded) it didn’t feel too crowded because people were spread out at the different attractions. Something to keep in mind: It’s cash only inside and for admission tickets ($29.99/person for anyone 16 months and up). It can be a pricey outing but so worth it in my opinion. Best for smaller kids, but also depending on your bigger kid’s personality: my 8 year old son was a little bored after 2 hrs, my 8 year old daughter could have stayed there all day! You can feed and bottle feed farm animals, they have pony rides, you can feed birds, there is a little train, a play area with slides and an area with little houses for kids to explore. There are a lot of photo opportunities throughout. Everyone’s favorite was feeding the giraffes!! We actually had my kids’ 4th birthday party here and I was super happy with the whole experience, it was awesome and well worth the price (still one of my favorite birthday parties to date and it’s been 4 years since). I highly recommend this place. There is a parking lot with plenty of parking and a farm store that does take credit cards & Apple Pay. We didn’t eat anything this time but I remember from prior visits the food for purchase inside the...