点评:Summary: to all families, do not under any circumstance waste your money. Families in Navan are desperate for activities to do with children and this place seems to be taking advantage of what fact. It is run down, organisation is shambolic and evidence of penny pinching at every single step. I spent my money so you don't have to. See below for more detail.
We did the Halloween experience which was over 100 euro for our family. For this we got:
1. Pumpkin patch and carving. Small lawn with pumpkins, followed by carving in a shed with no working markers and poor carving tools. We gave up after doing the eyes of our pumpkins.
2. Free for all crazy golf. Small 9 hole area which was absolutely packed. There was no queue and folks were just piling in. We walked away after 2 holes.
3. Foot golf. Like a football pitch with holes. It is what it is. No complaints, but not suitable for little ones.
4. Sand barn, packed.
5. Witches house and slime making. This was the far side of the complex. Down a long enough walk with a buggy on uneven terrain to a shed which had a large queue for a 5 minute slime making experience which just involved the kids stirring slime. Didn't see the witch as she was apparently on a break.
6. Lazer tag was beside the slime making facility. It was a free for all. Kids and grown ups running all over the shop, one overwhelmed staff member. It's in a shed which is totally bright so it's not the image of Lazer tag you have in your head.
7. There are no Halloween decorations between the main complex and the entire walk down to the witches shed, it might as well be February. There is however random trailers of trash including old mattresses dotted along the way. Why is it such a long walk with little ones? Good grief.
8. Magic show: lasted 30 minutes and the magician did his best although there were maybe 5 tricks. Families were getting up and walking out after 10 mins.
9. Train ride is a small tractor pulling amusement park cast off rides. Large queue.
10. Food. Food truck was actually fine but alas the indoor area to eat the food was filthy.
The car park was absolutely wedged and I could do nothing but feel sorry for the sprightly incoming guests with a look of excitement on their faces as we were leaving, filthy, tired and disappointed. This place has made a fortune. I shudder at the experience in the offing for Christmas.
翻译:总结:各位家长,无论如何都千万别浪费钱。纳文地区的家庭都急需能和孩子一起参与的活动,而这个地方似乎恰恰利用了这一点来牟利。场所破旧不堪,管理混乱无序,处处都能看出他们在极力节省开支。我替大家花钱试过了,详情见下文。
我们一家人参加了万圣节主题活动,花费超过了100欧元。我们换来的服务包括:
1. 南瓜地采摘及雕刻。1. 有个小草坪,上面种着南瓜。之后我们在棚屋里雕刻南瓜,但那里没有可用的标记工具,雕刻工具也很糟糕。我们只刻完了南瓜的眼睛就放弃了。
2. 疯狂高尔夫免费体验区。这是一个只有9个洞的小型场地,但却挤得水泄不通。根本没有排队现象,人们直接涌了进去。我们只打了两个洞就离开了。
3. 足式高尔夫。就是一块带有许多洞的足球场罢了。也就这样吧。没什么可抱怨的,但不太适合小孩子玩。
4. 沙坑区,同样人满为患。
5. 女巫屋与制作黏液活动。这里是游乐区的另一侧。沿着崎岖不平的小路推着推车走了一段距离后,便到了一间小屋前——那里排着长队,大家都在等待仅5分钟的“制作史莱姆”体验活动,其实就是让孩子们搅拌一下史莱姆而已。我没见到女巫,据说她当时正在休息。
6. 激光枪战场区就在制作史莱姆的设施旁边。那里完全没有规则限制:大人小孩都在四处奔跑,只有一名工作人员忙得不可开交。场地设在一个极其明亮的棚屋里,所以它并不符合你脑海中对激光枪战游戏的印象。
7. 从主建筑群到女巫棚屋的整条路上都没有任何万圣节装饰,简直就像在二月一样。不过沿途散落着一些废弃物品,包括旧床垫。带着小孩走这么长的路究竟是为了什么呢?真是让人头疼。
8. 魔术表演:持续了30分钟,虽然总共也就5个魔术节目,但魔术师已经尽了最大努力。10分钟后,家长们就带着孩子离开了。
9. 列车其实就是一辆小型拖拉机,拖着从游乐园淘汰下来的游乐设施。排起了长队。
10. 食物方面,餐车本身倒还行,可惜供人们用餐的室内区域脏得不成样子。
停车场完全堵死了,我无能为力。当我们衣衫不整、疲惫又失望地离开时,看到那些脸上洋溢着兴奋之情的游客们陆续到来,真是心生怜悯。这个地方肯定赚得盆满钵满。一想到圣诞节即将到来的种种经历,我就不寒而栗。