Fantasy Island Reviews Summary

Category: Amusement park

Address: Bowleaze Coveway, Weymouth, DT3 6PW, United Kingdom

Phone: +441305834746

Rating: 4.0
based on 126 reviews.

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Good value for small kids. £10 for 3 hours of unlimited rides and soft play."
  • "Great place to keep the younger ones happy, you can get a wrist band at a reasonable price which will allow them to go on all the rides."
  • "If you have young children this is very decent value for money."
  • "The prices were fair and my 4 year old had a great time."
  • "Its cheap as chips and will entertain your little ones especially if you get the wrist bands."
  • "Well priced worth a visit to entertain your kids while you have a coffee."
  • "Very fair and reasonable on pricing."

Cons:

  • "Was all over priced and not worth it."
  • "Really expensive for what it has to offer too."
  • "The overall value for money at Fantasy Island State was abysmal."
  • "The biggest rip off in Weymouth kids spend all there money and the parents and grandparents to try to win impossible odds and then try to get a cheap useless prize for there tokens then find that there is next to nothing for them go to haven instead they have a heart."
  • "Thought prices were expensive for tokens."
  • "Ride tokens a bit on the pricey side."
  • "£9.99 each for 3 hours & that doesn't include the ghost train which is another £2.50 each."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff were very friendly and helpful."
  • "Staff were polite and friendly, and the equipment was well looked after and in good condition."
  • "The staff were friendly and attentive and I would highly recommend a visit."
  • "Most of the staff are friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff are awesome and if it's quiet they will pretty much let your child stay on the ride as long as they want."
  • "Fantastic place with amazing staff."
  • "All the staff were very polite, the place was neat and tidy."

Cons:

  • "Couple of staff attitude was terrible!"
  • "What a shame. Yes its the evening and its not terribly busy but the staff have got no interest in the fact there are customers here and when you try to speak they are bored and grumpy."
  • "Staff swore in front of my young children."
  • "Understaffed as we had to find some employees for some of the rides."
  • "Some of the staffs attitude here is extremely awful and completely rude."
  • "Certain members of the staff at the amusements are extremely rude and only care about taking your money."
  • "Staff very unfriendly and had to wait for someone to come over to operate each ride."

Rides and Attractions

Pros:

  • "The rides are ideal for younger children, although there are some rides teens might like."
  • "Great funfair for kids 4-8 years old. Trampolines/ merry go round /carrousel/ bumper cars /train/Small Ferris wheel."
  • "They have some new rides which are good."
  • "Rides were fun, but they were all aimed at young kids so I only went on the Helter Skelter, trampolines and Pirate ship."
  • "The fun fair which looked alright was closed when we visited but on a wintery sunny day we were able to sit outside with a coffee overlooking Bowleaze Cove."
  • "Only went for the ghost train but it is a very good ghost train focusing on scenes from classic horror movies and it goes slowly so you can get a proper look at everything."
  • "Amazing place for the kids to go on rides, soft play area."

Cons:

  • "Only one of the sit and rides for under 3 was working!"
  • "Some were jumping between two rides which left some unattended for a few moments."
  • "The rides are very close together so can be a bit of a squeeze to walk around if busy."
  • "Not all rides were open."
  • "Rides were broken down, safety seat belts were broken on some rides."
  • "Most of the rides were not working."
  • "The flying Elephants, larger carrousel and one other ride wasn't working!"

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "The place is disable friendly."
  • "The area around here has been greatly improved with a new outdoor bar / food / seating area and a children's play area too."
  • "A very nice place to relax. Free parking along the road."
  • "There is also a Cocktail bar near the beach, a indoor/outdoor bar and seating area, a large cafe area that offers indoor dining or you can eat outside."
  • "Nice shingle beach, unpretentious restaurant with view of the sea, plenty of (paid) parking and a reasonable fairground and amusements."
  • "The soft play is massive and clean and it's the only place in Weymouth that the grabbers seem to pay out."
  • "Parking is cheap on the plus side."

Cons:

  • "The main issue was the baby changing facilities were upstairs, which wasn't helpful with a buggy."
  • "Mens loo (cafe by ghost train) sink didn't work."
  • "Loo/changing facilities a bit limited."
  • "The Grabber machines don't even fit round the toys."
  • "The arcade wasn't the best part of the place was the arcade and that wasn't the best same as outside with broken machines."
  • "The toilets certainly had not been cleaned."
  • "Slides in the soft play area a bit dangerous for younger ones as my daughter found out the hard way."

Staffing and Operations

Pros:

  • "Staff were lovely and protective as she was a lot younger than other children on the rides."
  • "All the staff in there were really helpful."
  • "Staff were very friendly and helpful."
  • "The staff are friendly and keen to help."
  • "All the staff were friendly and helpful, We paid £10 for 12 ride tokens and our daughter got to go on each ride she wanted."
  • "Staff friendly and if you go at 7pm the tokens are 60p each (happy hour)."
  • "Come here often and bring my family too. Great place for young ones."

Cons:

  • "Not many staff on site."
  • "Lack of staff resulted in many of the rides were not operating."
  • "Understaffed as we had to find some employees for some of the rides."
  • "Some of the staff looked as if they had been out on the beers all night."
  • "Not enough staff, whilst a few rides were in operation, others weren't."
  • "Staff very unfriendly and had to wait for someone to come over to operate each ride."
  • "Most of them are so miserable it is off-putting."

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