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18 reviews for Castles-n-Coasters
I'm giving Castles N Coasters 4 stars for their mini-golf.
Four separate courses, plenty of creative greens & hazards, lots of decorations, statues, structures, fountains, everything that makes up a good miniature golf course. Oh, and did I mention they have 4 different courses?
Once your done with some tiny golf, cool off with some video games, pinball or skeeball inside their gaming area.
The rides don't interest me, so this rating & review ignores their "amusement park" aspect completely.
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Roller coaster is the only real reason to come here. Other rides are just ok, and the miniature golf is actually decent as well. Arcade has a lot to choose from as well.
Problem is that this place is unsafe. There's gang-types all around you, including the parking lot. Will I get shot? Does he have a gun? And to top it off, you're looking at $20+ to have a good time here, and they sandwich you between the option of getting the all you can ride option, or pay per ride (both seem like too much $ for what you get).
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Morgan and I decided to have part two of our much needed date night here...
We got the unlimited rides wrist-band - yeah, don't get this unless you're REALLY going to spend all day/night here... I think our imaginations got the best of us! We did have fun though, we rode 2 rides (haha), the roller coaster, and that thing that takes you up and then drops you down to the ground. We're old, it was fun! We also drove those little car thingies... what are they called? Umm... bumper cars? NO, the other ones... you know what I'm sayin right? So yeah, we did that... it was fun... but we should have just gotten the cheaper 4 rides ticket. Duh!
We'll have to take the boy here soon... see if he can muster up enough courage to ride nething. :o)
You should go if you wanna do something different...
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I hate this place, but since they have the only roller coaster in the state... (FAIL!) - they get 5 stars, because folks... this is as good as it gets. Here, at least.
It's an amusement park, sort of, if your idea of amusement involves waiting in line for 20 minutes with a gang of pint-sized thug-wannabees.
On the other hand, it's fun to use your adult driving skillz to put the pedal to the medal and smoke their asses on the go-cart race track. Brakes? I don't need no stinkin' brakes. I mean, seriously - I outran and lost a police helicopter on the 51, I don't need brakes on a go-cart. (See my review if the 51 for details... True story.)
The roller coaster is actually fun, and the line is typically short because the entrance is nearly impossible to find.
If this place had any competition, I'd give it a 2... But I go back, anyway, because they don't.
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Give credit where credit is due; of all the places in the Phoenix area with the word "Castle" in their title, CnC is probably the most, uh, castley of the bunch.
At least it has a dragon. And while it does not contain any ogres, the wretched cretins who maintain its rides and attractions make a reasonable substitute.
The experience of CnC is like the exposition of every princess-oriented fairytale you've ever read. Inside the safety of the castle and its nearby properties there are many joys and wonders to be had; the arcade houses a plethora of vintage and otherwise hard to find arcade and pinball machines (including the original cinematic-driven Dragon's Lair) that may provide hours of enjoyment (if, you know, you don't totally blow at video games). The mini-putt course is quaint, adequately kitschy, and can be enjoyed for hours, if you don't mind fishing for a new ball out of the water hazard or just duping the staff into believing that you've lost your ball and need a new one.
But lo, beyond the castle there is nothing but misery and failure. Sweaty, mouth-breathing trolls wait in lines for attractions that have lost the will to live; the bumper boats' engines burned out years ago, the magic carpet will leave you with a fractured arm, and after riding the log ride no amount of showering will get that scent of chlorine, vomit and Vaseline from your hair.
Curators of this living museum of misery and low expectations are the anomalous staff, whose anger drives them to ban people from the go karts for "driving too competitively" but are overcome with apathy in the face of vomit or some other mess of bodily fluid origins.
Inevitably we are all struck with the urge to rebel. "Nay, father! I cannot live like this, caged like an animal! I must be free! I must go out there and find my destiny! The plot of this story depends upon it!"
And you will wander into that netherworld. Bravely you will hold your head high as you pass through the neglected ruins that were once moderately amusing park attractions. You'll dodge and hurdle over pools of barf.
You will hold your own against the hordes of kidney-punching gremlins who charge at your knees and cut you in line while their parents enjoy a grease pie at least 100 meters away. You will fight through the pain as the torture implements disguised as rides grind your body to pulp. You might even try choking down some of that fat-fried filth that the other trolls feed on to sustain themselves.
But eventually, out of sheer boredom our out of plain shock, you will return to the safety of the castle, where you will spend the rest of your visit playing Elvira pinball and crazy motion-capture boxing.
Occasionally you will glance at that wretched wasteland beyond the castle and remember your harrowing adventure. And the memories of your journey will keep your curiosity at bay.
Or maybe not.
What's a cliché-ridden Princess fable without a poorly-thought out sequel?
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The best place to skip work and goofy golf in the spring and summer. Sure, it's a little musty, old, run-down... but it's a slice of my childhood and at least it's still here.
I can't gather the courage to ride the roller coaster anymore and bumper cars just aren't as appealing as they once were but the two story arcade still makes me squeal a little.
The golf is great too! I would suggest playing courses one through three. The last two times I've been we played course four and three and four has the least amount of attractions. Courses one and two are busiest, so it's a choice between being stuck behind a bunch of kids or some really un-fun holes.
Oh, and they do have a black and white photo booth.
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EEEW NO! THIS PLACE IS SUPER, MEGA TACKY! WAY GHETTO! When My son was younger (6) he asked me to take him there, I did! And OMG we both hated it! And we tried it a second time when my girlfriend had a bday party for her son and It was just horrible. The people that go there are all shady looking, I'd say a dangerous crown. This place is NO FUN! And It's a scary crowd. yukky!
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Man this place was the SHIT when I was a youngster!!
Now... this place IS shit! I don't know where it happened. I think it may have been the deteriorating of Phoenix's youth or what have you. I will be honest in saying that I haven't been to this place in quite sometime, but I still like to remember the good ol' days on the water log rides and on the small lil coaster my mom would allow me to ride. and the times when I snuck away from my mom to ride the big desert storm. and keeping her away from the pictures taken of passengers mid loop as they were displayed on lil tv screens near a makeshift giftshop.
The food never stuck out to me, so I really can't review it. But I know that for a while, when it was still new and well-ran. This was a nice place. It was small but compact so it felt like excitment was just around the corner. But now, it feels small and compact, like there's so many people around you just want to scream just so you can have some personal space.
I don't really like the whole thing with different types of kids playing with the games hogging them and you gotta fight them for a turn. I've never been one for golf but I still ilke to get my Tiger Woods on once in a great while.
I don't really think this is a nice date place anymore. It's too ghetto. I think this is a place you take your long-term someone special. Like when all the magic is gone and the honey moon is OVER so ya'll are alright to just show up and kick some lil high schooler's ass to to get the go-cart you've been eyeing the entire time you've been in line!
But still go! Have fun, assert yourself and your spot in line and the dibs you called. And dude... TOTALLY play golf course #2, it's the best! :D
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It's Six Flag's little sister!
;D
Still some fun,
gets boring after a while.
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Good fun and games. The 4th star is simply becuase there is no other place to ride a "real" roller coaster in Arizona. And they are pretty fun.
But. I am not really into gangs of juvi drop-outs spewing the f-bomb playing alongside my five-year-olds. Call be prejudice. If this doesn't bother you, then C & C will probably fit your amusement park-needs.
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Ten years ago, I would have told you that this was a kickass first date spot for someone that you were really into, or if you weren't sure, it was still cool because you could go on a big group date. I thought I was pretty smooth when I was fifteen.
Now, I still contend that mini-golf can be a great way to hang out with someone or a group, as can roller coasters, but I probably wouldn't use the word "kickass" about C-n-C (or anything else, for that matter, since I'm not a freshman in high school anymore).
Along with Metro Center, Castles and Coasters is not as great an area as it used to be, but it doesn't take away from the fact that a huge selection of video games, mini golf and roller coasters still have their place. It's just not quite as often anymore.
I wouldn't consider this place an "amusement park" but I would consider it far beyond your typical mini golf and arcade spot. This place does actually have a number of rides and a roller coaster. It's a one of a kind place in Arizona and its pretty easy to get to being in Phoenix and all. The Mini Golf course was a great deal of fun and they have a multi leveled arcade complete with all the grown-up favorites like air hockey and skee ball. Plenty to do, nothing too expensive, can't go wrong coming here on a nice day for a little fun.
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I always wished we had something of this caliber in San Antonio. I remember coming here all the time when my parents and I would make our trips to Phoenix back in the day. There was always a lot to do and time would always pass by quickly when we'd get wrapped up in arcade games and mini golf.
I went about 2 weekends ago for the first time with my husband and a few friends, all adults that do not have kids. I was very shocked at the price of admission and games, being that Castles N Coasters has very few rides and a so-so mini golf area.
The atmosphere was mixed, children playing along side adults. I would almost have peed my pants when I saw how many wonderful arcade games there were inside the two-storied gaming area, but then I got a whiff of the odor.......something of a mix of B.O. and feet? In addition, I was doing great on 2 different games, still on my first 2 credits on each, when kids literally pushed me out of the way, exclaiming it was their turn!!!!
If you are like me and my group, childless with little patience for kids, this is not the place for you. Splurge on the more adult friendly Jillian's and grab a beer for me there while you're at it. On the other hand the food was cheap and descent and, the kids seem to love this place. There must be something to it, right?!
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Late night mini golf is fun but not incredibly fun -- I think my lack of complete enthusiasm stems from no longer being a middle schooler. Still, bonus points for very convenient hours through midnight (gotta start golfing by 11).
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I love it..just going alot can make it a bit boring..but i love how nervous i get b4 going on the SKY DIVER!
Castles-n-Coasters or Golf-n-Stuff as it used to be called, holds a special place in my heart. And while it's a little ghetto, it's still a fun place to go if you don't mind the throngs of middle and high school kids.
I went here so many times in my youth that it's impossible to count. This was always the spot for our class field trips, from grades 4-8. I do remember one trip, where my 8th grade class walked from our middle school to Golf 'n' Stuff. Keep in mind that I went to a middle school where it was common for the guys to wear "gang" colors and bandanas and I suppose we weren't exactly who you would hope to see walking down the sidewalk as you were waiting in your car at a stoplight. And as a result, I could hear people locking their car doors one after another as we went down the sidewalk. It was pretty funny. I guess I went to school with some rough-looking kids. Myself not included of course.
But you have the option of playing golf, going inside to play games in the huge arcade, riding go-karts or bumper boats or riding the roller coasters. It's definitely a fun place, but like I said, it does get packed with those thuggish ruggish looking kids and now that I think about it, I'd probably lock my door if I saw them walking down the street in a huge group too.
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Hmmmm...ok. This place has so many childhood memories for me. I know that as a kid i thought it was the most AMAZING place that i have ever been too!! After about 5 years of not going there i felt the need to re visit my childhood playground. Upon getting there i could hardly contain my excitement. However, after i walked in the arcade, the excitement was shattered. I mean it smelt like sweat, not very clean, and the people were not very nice. But i was determined to have fun, so i moved on to the outside "Amusement" park area. after going on a few of the old rides i remembered....i thought ok...not bad. "Its no 6 flags" but i get it. ;) Then i came upon their newest ride...THE FREE FALL!!!! I was like.." YES! something to accually get my adrenalin pumping!" i waited in line, then finally...it was my turn. I borded. 1 min later im at the botttom again...ready for another turn! It was pretty fun. Best ride there in my personal opinion. So my advise, because it is the only thing to resemble a amusement park around, give it a fighting chance. Its rather cheap fun. And If you have kids, this is a great place for them! they will make great memories and will probaly get a kick out of the rides. Adults, two words..."Go-Cart" yes...they have some. While the kids have their fun give em a whirle. Not very fast not the best track, but its a lot better then the bummper boats!! (FYI....dont waste your time on those...so bad.) ok....so use my advise, or dont. But that is my wrap up on Castles n coasters. ;)
