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Boomers of Dania
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6 reviews for Boomers of Dania
I've gotta say that I was seriously impressed with Boomers. I've been seeing that scaring (and unstable-looking) wooden roller coaster for years on the highway, but I decided it was finally time to check it out.
The place is run down; it reeks of bad 90s advertisements and set up; the attendants are bored. However, there is an absurd amount of fun to be had and at a great value. They had loads of arcades, bumper karts, and (excitement skyrocketing) LAZER TAG. But I was most impressed by the 5-course mini-golf game (we couldn't even get through 2 courses!) and the go karts that went much faster than I initially gave them credit for. It was so Mario Kart. I was actually pretending to throw a shell. Because I'm a nerd.
The best aspect of Boomers, as I previously mentioned, is the value. Here's a helpful tip: If you go with a group (of four like we did), don't each get a $25 dollar 100 point or the sampler pack. Get the $100 750 point card -- because you can all SHARE the card (unlike at Gameworks). And 750 points will literally last you two visits because each attraction is really, really cheap. (24 points for go karts; 24 points for lazer tag, arcades are about 5 points each)
FYI -- I went at night and it wasn't crowded at all.
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Bigger version of Chuck E. Cheese.
I really liked the bowling there, but there was a time limit for each player, so whenever the balls came in we'd have to pick one right away. There were many kids next to us picking them up before it was even their turns. I was like, "Hey, wait for the green light first then go!" in a nice way and the kid looked at me with a shy "bambi" look face and said okay.
Another time was when I was using this machine at where you pull on something and it spins on a number then it tells you that you get either 15, 20 tickets. I got 40 tickets twice in a row. Then, one kid went crazy and wanted to take it over. =/ lol, got my tickets and just walked away with my friends and moved on to other games like fortune wheel or something. Then, we played this thing on a table that had a sliding disk that looked like a space ship bouncing off the walls, felt like playing ping pong but only it was flat and phosphorous, which was pretty cool.
They also had red bull themed tables and coolers by the bar, yet they had no vodka. But this was a place where all ages were, so it made sense not to serve that hard liquor. I had flavored malt beer, which was like having Smirnoff apple.
I had so much fun with the go karts; I waited in line for like an hour and a half and they had about 7 working ones by then. Some people cut in front of us, which was rude. A little girl was walking by us, which was fine, but just because she walked that way didn't have to make her family walking in front of us and ignore like nothing happened. I just wanted to get out of there already and get in the cart. :D
At the end, I decided to get myself one of those smiley face thingies that you stick it to the bottom of it and it pops up. Something unique and cute.
I warn you, though: Too many pushy, impulsive kids.. glad they were shorter than me. lol
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This is a great place to go if you have kids visiting from out of town and they are all beached out. I went on Saturday for a birthday party and got there early so we pretty much had the run of the place for a few hours until the afternoon crowds started coming in.
Yes its a little bit tired but they have come along in leaps and bounds compared to two years ago when I was last there. They now have ten pin bowling and a new bar area serving beer. They also switched from tokens to a card system which is great and they have more kiddy rides outside.
They also still have the batting cage which was very popular on Saturday. I didn't go around the mini-golf and it looked like it could use some TLC but I did see some "pardon our dust, we are renovating" signs so I'm sure change is a coming.
The kids were well happy with their afternoon. We ate burger, chicken tenders and pizza. Pretty meh, but not bad.
The staff were a great bunch of kids, so friendly, smiling and helpful. I hope someone from Boomer's reads this and tells them all that they are doing a GREAT JOB.
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Went to Boomers for a 30 going on 13 birthday party. Jordan is right, the place is a bit the worse for wear, but it was still a lot of fun. You can buy a card that gives you unlimited use of some of the attractions (the scary, rickety-looking roller coaster not included). The card we got was about $10 for 2.5 hours, so already that is a better deal than a movie.
We played mini-golf only to discover that we are nowhere near as good as we thought we were. The groups behind us had to wait each hole for us to finish up. They should really serve beer on the mini golf course. (Speaking of, there is one small area that is a bar and adults-only with a few beer and wine selections.) We got better though, all four of us scoring lower on the back nine than the front nine. I even got three hole-in-ones, although birthday girl kicked it off with a hole-in-one on the very first hole.
The longest line was for the laser tag game, which I also sucked at. And although the teenagers ran all over me, one of our party was the ultimate winner. Vindication for the thirty-something set!
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BOOOO! that is to Jordans review of Boomers.
This place definitely needs some help- but hey it's still fun! During the week pick a nice day and play mini-golf. I would stay away on weekends and any other day little snot nose kids might be out of school. Take advantage and act like a large child.
There are a million games here. Its just like Chuck E. Cheese on Crack.
*They have a discount you can print on their Website.
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I left South Florida 3 years ago, and in that time, Boomer's has really changed, for the worse. Boomer's is a chain of pay per attraction amusement parks, with 2 South Florida locations (the other is Boca Raton). Here you will find a 1 1/2 mile go kart track, a large arcade, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, a slick track, mini-golf, and a large wooden roller coaster.
A few years ago, they had a skycoaster; a crane would lift 1-3 people 180 feet and drop them in a ride that was a mix of bungee jumping and a giant swing. On my last visit, the skycoaster was gone. I asked two employees when it was taken away; not only did they not know, they were obviously irritated that I would even ask them.
From bumper boats, to Go-Karts, each employee seemed to have a chip on their shoulder, mad at the world. And mad at you for asking questions. I felt like Boomer's had undergone serious budget cuts, there were far fewer arcade games, and less attractions.
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