Linder Farms — Local services in Kuna

Well, I don't know what happened to some of these poor folks, either, but their negative experiences were not close to ours. We were a party of four adults and one child, so $20 for admission. We bought 22 tokens for $20. There was two or three dollars worth of tax, so grand total, let's say, was $43. We had a great time! The child (my grandson) with us will be 8 this coming week. The hayrides were running consistently, both going and coming back from the pumpkin patches. Maximum wait time was 5 or 6 minutes for the ride in. I have trouble walking, and the tractor driver for the way back kindly waited for me to catch up. None of the pumpkins we looked at were still attached to the vine. We came prepared to cut them off (common sense), but no need.

There was no charge for all of us to go in and pet the animals. My grandson wanted to try the pedal cars...no charge. We used our tokens for snacks (homemade caramel popcorn (fantastic) and three hot cocoas. My grandson wanted to do the trampoline/bungie attraction, so we used four of our tokens for that. The pumpkin slingshot was two tokens, I believe, and we did that. He was given a nice little treat by the attendant when he finished, a red mini-flashlight. He enjoyed the big slide (no charge). My husband loved the bonfire and spent a good deal of time sitting near that (chairs were provided). My grandson enjoyed the small, kid-friendly, free, hay-bale maze.

The employees happily and readily weighed our pumpkins. We had two; one large and one small. Cost was $7, for which we used tokens. (Pumpkins are priced at 30-cents/lb., maximum possible cost, $9.) At the end of our visit, we wound up with a couple of extra tokens, so my son and grandson got another treat from the concession stand.

All of this was on a Wednesday evening, after dark. There was still a sizable crowd, but everything was fully staffed, up to and beyond closing time. I would certainly recommend a flashlight if you plan on going out to the pumpkin patches (there are several) after dark. (Common sense.)

All of the prices were clearly posted, as well as the typical "rules." Most of the employees were high school age and up, but there were a number of adults as well. Service at the concessions was fast and friendly. The hayride drivers (all adults) and attendants at the various attractions were all friendly and helpful. No one tried to overcharge us, argued with us, kept us waiting, or were rude in any way. There was ample (free) parking. None of us was game for the large mazes...too dark, short on time, and too intense for our grandson. So I cannot speak to the pricing or "experience" of those. I would have to guess the cost would be comparable to the many other maze experiences in the Valley.

Overall, the $4/person admission seemed very reasonable to us. We would have had to buy pumpkins somewhere, anyway, and, although we would have probably spent less at a grocery store, the hayride experience added a lot to the fun. Our total cost certainly compared favorably to a trip to the movie theater, even a matinee. We considered it good, clean fun, particularly seeing our grandson have so much enjoyment. We checked out the prices in advance and simply decided approximately how much we were planning to spend. (More common sense?) I could have very well been scared off by the negative reviews, but am sure glad I was not. Thanks, everyone at Linder Farms, for your hard work and imagination in creating fun for adults and...

A different experience than last year's Linder Farms, but very a very fun "hometown feel" for little kids. The farm is under new ownership and they are basically starting over, rebuilding the Linder experience. Upon first entering we were underwhelmed comparing it to last year, but eventually changed our tune and really enjoyed the experience. We even were able to meet the new owner who was very kind, personable and seems to have a great vision for what Linder will be in the future.

Included in the cost of admission was the tractor rides, bounce houses, animal feed for the sheep and pigs (just ask the snack bar for free feed), zip lines, tire playground, fire pits with hay bale seating, and maybe more that we didn't do. Pay tokens (not included in admission) for circular swings, large bounce house slide, bull riding, ax throwing, archery, and food or drinks. We had a cheeseburger and bucket of mini donuts which were both very good. Our friends had a bucket of popcorn which they said tasted a bit stale, but was otherwise good. Also of note, there was a plethora of clean, well maintained portable toilets and hand washing stations.

Our little ones had enough options to keep them excited, active and having fun. The free zip lines and "paw patrol" bounce house were both a huge hit! But also, it was mellow enough to not overwhelm them. And it was nice how spaced out everything was... it created a very relaxed atmosphere that was very enjoyable.

The only two things the kids truly missed from last year were the hay bale slide and the pony rides. Crossing our fingers those are back next year.

I think if you go in thinking of Linder as a brand new, family-owned place that is trying to get started you will enjoy it. If you go in expecting what was there last year you will most likely be very disappointed. It was small and a very parred down version of previous years. It was, however, a great experience for families with little kids, or families that want to avoid large crowds.

Pro tip: Buy tickets on your phone before going in. You can save about $3 per person doing...

We thought it would be fun to take our 4 year old grandson. We got told the tokens are a $1.00 a peace plus tax on top of addition price. Most everything took 2 to 4 tokens. So we buy a few as we want our grandson to have fun. First thing he wants to do is go do this jump thing where you gotta take your shoes off and climb a slick ladder in your socks, not an easy task for a little guy. Everytime he would make it to the top the gal inside attending the jumpers jumping from ball to ball would tell him to go wait at the bottom. But the big kids that was after him would stay at the top and take a turn. This happened several times. Now mind you we paid for the tokens and it took 2 for him to do this.($2.00+tax) So I told him to go to the top and sit and wait his turn. Again the lady was going to make him get down. I said no, these other kids don't get down and so he misses his turn. She watched along with the worker taking the tokens while this kid probably 10 or 11 grabbed my grandsons foot twisting it and pushing him backwards down the ladder and he landed on his head at the bottom hurting his neck. They never said a word to this kid. Just let him take my grandsons turn. Then we go to the swings. The girl puts my grandson and another little boy probably 2 or 3 on. She started the swings and walked off to go talk to the guy running the pumpkin toss leaving these two little boys on the ride while it was going. What if something would of happened. She wasn't there to stop the ride. Not to mention another guy pointed out to her a part of the ride coming apart and she just shrugged her shoulders and kept putting kids on the ride. Won't go back or recommend it to friends or family! Very incompetent people running the things that should be...