Magic Springs Amusement

We took our two youngest children for Memorial Day. I realize that this is not Disney or Six Flags but more than one employee was extremely rude. I witnessed this happening several times to other visitors as well, especially on the Big Bad John ride. There were several rides that were broken and some of the shops were closed. The worst was that the website said that they had life jackets for small children and that we couldn’t use our own unless it had U.S. Coastguard approved. When we went to get a life jacket for our two year old son, they were out after only an hour of being open. He had to play without one which made me extremely uncomfortable! The workers would not let a parent go down a slide with a child. I somewhat understand this, but they were very rude when telling it. My little boy was afraid go down the slide by himself so he wasn’t able to do it. Overall, it was a disappointing experience.

Here is an idea. How about having more the one employee at your food and drink stations. 30 minute waits to serve 5 people is stupid.

I got a season pass for the last two years and were going at least once or twice a summer several years prior. My family and I would come from Little Rock and get a hotel room for the weekend 4 – 5 weekends out of the summer. Most of the time there were at least 2 rides down. But we made the best of it. They haven’t added a new thrill ride in a long time. If you have younger kids it’s okay but those who are seeking more thrill rides give this park a pass. When they first built Magic Springs it was promising. The lack of growth in producing new and exciting rides yearly just doesn’t happen. Making the park out dated. To be real honest the water park is a little more fun than the amusement rides themselves but it is even lackluster compared to Wild River Country. With the season pass you get free concerts. However, if you are into R&B, Neo soul, HIPHOP or anything close to ethnic music you can forget about seeing those kind of groups there. In other words, the concerts for me are not a selling point at all because I would never go see those groups. For many years I complained about not having a tourist attraction in our state and when Magic Springs came I thought that would give vacationers something to do while in our wonderful state. It has felled to evolve as the state has grown. Really, should have moved to Little Rock instead. There is nothing really new here so I will not be buying any season tickets this year and won’t be going. Your money is better spent doing something else. I believe they will be shut down within the next 3 – 5 years if not sooner unless they start putting some real money back into the place. The same thing that happened to Dog Patch USA many years ago.

Love this place better than six flags in Missouri. Kids have a blast. Have plans for next year to go before child 3 gets here.

This is the worst theme/​water park in the U.S. I am not sure if it even qualify as either.
Starting at the gate it was unorganized and not welcoming. The park is dirty and expensive Customer service sucks and seems that they are not trained They do not care about guests. I have experienced and witnessed it.
Avoid this park save your money for a real park.

Not bad… Kids had a fun time but I couldn’t get over how dirty the water was… Disney water parks have made me a snob I guess. Having a Groupon discount helped lessen the sting of spending money at this place.
FYI… You are NOT permitted to bring your own drinks or food.
Final verdict: your kids will remember having a fun time and you’ll be glad they enjoyed their vacation.

This place is past it’s prime. I went during the week so it was not too crowded. However, not everything is open all time like you would expect when you pay the full ticket price. You can still have a good time.

We bought season passes for five so we could enjoy two days. One at the waterpark, one at the amusement side. The park is clean and well kept. The staff is helpful and friendly. We went on a Wednesday and Thursday. The lines were short. We will go bAck again. Looking forward to the 2016 concert season.

It was average. Nothing to drive all over to see. There were only 7 roller coasters. One cost to ride and two weren’t working. I only rode two. Water area was good except the lack of tubes unless you wanted to rent one. A lot of concessions and stands closed. Lines were short though. Just average.

My friends and I planned a trip to Magic Springs, and we were slightly disappointed. We paid $ 40 each for a general admission ticket. All of the roller coasters we wanted to ride were closed at least once throughout the day (some for several hours). We had to spend most of our time at the water park, because of this. The water park was great! We also went to the concession stand to buy some water. The refrigerator was broken so they had no cold water. We did not want to order any, but they were out of beer and the «margaritas» were poured out of a can. Most of the workers were very slow and rude. The credit card machine was broken and the scanner for tickets was also broken. Overall, we had a good time, but were expecting much more from such a well known amusement park!

After finding this online as things to do in Arkansas we had it there on Saturday for family day of fun. It was 19.99 per person to get in including children and that got you full access the water park and amusement rides. It was the perfect day to spend time on the water sides and in the way full as well as the regular amusement rides. The food was a bit pricey and you had to pay $ 10 to park. The only downfall we had while at the park was they lost power and we were unable to get into our lockers for two hours. They however did refund our money and we left happy Sunkissed and tired!

We don’t frequent amusement parks… well, ever, really, so the cost of going here was astronomical compared to the places we normally patronize.
They have about eight rides for the little littles so we spent our two hours over in that area. Most of them, the parents can squeeze in or on to which was good.
What we didn’t like was that some of the rides were also sharing an attendant so we had to wait for one to be over to get situated on the next as the person moved between rides. I wouldn’t even bother with the ferris wheel. By the time it gets loaded up, it only goes around three times before all the minutes it takes to unload everyone.
What’s nice about this area for the little kiddos is they have their own snack bar and misters. What wasn’t so great is the snack bar was out of everything; blue slushies, ice cream, salted pretzels and then the credit card machine stopped working. On top of all that, most of the other food places farther off, closed early. Bummer.
We had fun but it was more trouble then it was worth.

After going to Disney World I wasn’t expecting too much from Magic Springs, but we had a really good time. The park isn’t huge, but it is big enough to have a fun day. The X Coaster is an amazing ride for thrill seekers. The rocket launch one was quite memorable as well. The rest of the rides were in line with what I would expect. If you didn’t bring your swimsuit to take advantage of Crystal Falls, you might feel cheated by the price. We spent the first few hours on roller coasters and rides, then changed into our suits and had fun getting wet. We were there from 11 – 7 without getting bored at all. We were there on a Friday and the lines were not bad at all. For the most popular rides there might have been a ten minute wait or so. It was a pricey outing, but it was a very, very fun day.

Kids loved it. There were both wet & dry activities that had them busy the WHOLE day! They slept like babies afterwards.

Went to the park end of June. Very large crowd — with an average wait time per ride of 45 minutes. Water park was good, but it too had large lines. Everything is really pricey — and not really a good choice of food. Six flags, Frontier City are better with the layout of their parks nor are the lines as full at other amusement parks.

Concerts, water park, and amusement rides… our has it all at a great value.

This place has rides for all ages. Fun water slides and surf ride. 2 parks for the price of 1. It’s very clean and has lots of shade trees w nice landscaping.

This place is a great value. Not the best water/​theme park I’ve been to but not too bad either. For about $ 45 dollars a pop you get to enjoy a pretty decent water/​theme park. I went on a Saturday in July and it was pretty crowded and also ungodly hot and humid. With that being said this is still a great value. Basically this place is the wal-​mart of theme parks.

Five years ago I wouldn’t have given Magic Springs a very high rating, but they have very much improved. They now have a water park and have added some rides. This is not Six Flags or Disney World, but it is a family amusement park that you can spend the day and have a good time. If you live in the area then it is suggested that you spend the extra money and buy season passes. They also have various weekend concerts that you might find fun if you like any of the music groups they have perform. Have fun and enjoy the time with your family.