Azoosment Park

a.k.a.  Santa's Village

Stats:
Monday - Friday  10AM to 6PM
Saturday and Sunday 11AM to 7PM
Cost
2 and Under = FREE
3 and Up = $16.50  (there is a printable $2 off coupon on the website)

Things to think about = a family of 4 who might go twice should buy the season pass ($132).

Rides
I was VERY impressed by the rides.  Very much carnival style, but the rides were short which is good for little attention spans and tummies, and thus the lines moved quickly.  Also, many of the rides had adjoining shaded areas for parents to wait.

The girls went on all but two rides.  The swings are for kids UNDER 36", and the Tilt-A-Whirl requires 48" or with an adult (And Momma don't play that game).  But that left the Planes, Trucks, Cars, Balloons, Santa Sled, Pony Ride, and Mini-Whipper.  They rode each at LEAST 3 times, if not more. 

Petting Zoo
I am spoiled by petting zoos due to Brookfield and Goeberts, but this one was OK.  The kids liked it, and that's really all that matters.  They got a KICK out of the sheep that were running around.  And, it was really really clean.  In fact, the whole park was really really clean.  Thumbs up there.  Anti-bacterial stations were everywhere.

Food
PICNIC CENTRAL!  Coolers are allowed, so of course we brought a lunch.  The picnic areas are spread through-out the park, and all were in nice shade.  You could purchase food and beverages, but bring Cash.  There is an ATM in the main gift shop.  We did stop in the ice cream shop early in the day when we realized we forgot water, but this, I was told, was the only place that accepted credit cards.  I saw pretzels, popcorn, hot dogs, brats, fries, sodas, and juices. 

Entertainment
There was some.  The girls don't have the attention span for it, but there were 4 shows planned for the day.

Other Goods
Face-painting!  Obviously, I said yes to this!  It's in a little (air-conditioned) hut, and you can get temporary tattoos as well.  Face painting is $5 for a cheek, or $8 for face.  Tattoos ranged from $1-$7 (cash only), and we were told they last about 4 days unless you really scrub it off.  The girls LOVED it!  I would do this again right away so they could enjoy it longer.

There is also the traditional games for $3 that you will never really win.  We did the $2 Duck Game where everyone gets a prize.

There were several other little shops that we didn't peek in frankly because I didn't want to spend the money and didn't want to hear the whining about it.  They are obviously working on expanding.

Overall
4 stars out of 5.  And I would certainly go back. (Which is good because I bought 2 Groupons earlier in the year and still have one left.)


PS.  Show up at 10AM.  We did, and the park was almost empty the first hour.  There were several rides that the girls didn't even have to get off to ride again because there was no one in line.  The camps seem to show up at 11AM and then all bets were off.