Magic Forest

Honestly I know this place isn’t the most updated attraction in the area. But it gets 5 stars from me because it is perfect for younger kids. My 2 year old loved this place and was able to go on basically every ride. They have a cute train ride that adults can partake on also. The entry fee and food/​drink prices were totally reasonable as well! It was fun day trip and we will definitely be going back.

This is the weirdest place I’ve ever been and I loved every second of it. Come for Lightning the diving horse, stay for all the other weeeeird ass shit. Small children (and large adults) might leave with nightmares, but it’s worth it.

Great for toddlers. We had a great time, no lines. Expensive, but worth it.

Excellent time for younger kids. Most rides spin. No lines shaded under the trees. My kids 7 and under had a blast they rode the one roller coaster 10 times in a row. Nice because there was nothing our youngest had to just sit by and watch his sailings having a blast.

We had a BLAST! Yes, the place hasn’t been updated since like 1980, but who cares. The only ones who notice that are us, my daughter loved all of the statues, animals, rides. We brought our two year old, there was no lines to get on rides, and the staff is mainly retired men, but again who cares! They love to see the kids light up on the rides, as much as the parents do! Definitely take trip here, but don’t expect a bright, brand new amusement park. We loved it!

This place is perfect for kids up to 7 or 8. Rides are old and not update. But perfect for my 2 yr old. My complaints are all of the young kids who were working there acted bothered by you. My kid was on one ride and he was hunched over the fence staring at the ground. The older people there were very nice. It could use some updates but it would lose that old look. I bet this place was super popular back in the day. But for $ 17 for my son and $ 20 a piece for mr and my husband my son rode a bunch of rides w no lines. The young help could just use some lessons in manners.

Very cool place. Not many gems like this in operation anymore. It’s a sweet
And nostalgic place. Reminds me of something awesome out of Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’. This is not an extreme amusement park but that suited
Us just fine. Perfect for entertaining young kids or a couple’s stroll. Our kids (7 & 2) loved it. We Will come back.

My three year old kinda liked it, but it’s sketchy, creepy and weird. 80% of the rides are identical: sit down, ride in a circle. Well, it’s for small kids. Ok.
The biggest problem — more than the shoddiness of the rides, the quality of the attractions or the condition of the property — is that the people who work there are not suited to work at a theme park for small children. Only one person who operated a ride was excited or happy to be doing it. The majority ignore the kids as they get on, start the ride, look at their phone for two or three minutes, stop the ride, ignore the kids as they get off… annnnnnd rinse and repeat.
The magician was friendly and fun and put on a good kiddie magic show with some fun (appropriate) jokes for the adults. Santa was ok. The rest? Duds. A two or three year old wouldn’t notice but older children might.
The train ride was nice but again, the guy running it wasn’t the least bit fun or friendly. He didn’t play up the fact that the kids were going on a train ride or that he was a «conductor.»
Do it as an alternative to Great Escape for kids under 4, but don’t set your expectations very high. And sit in the back on the train or else you’ll catch a buzz from the diesel fumes.
On second thought, sit in the front. Maybe you’ll be less depressed.
Magic Forest avoids being the saddest place I’ve been due only to my 2002 visit to Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

It was a great time for our 2 kids ages 1 and 6 but I feel as if they were any older it would be no fun

Yep, out dated for sure but great for kids 6 and under and very nostalgic. My son loved the winding slide! There were no lines and I found the workers very sweet and happy to see my son enjoying himself on their rides. We went after 3:00pm so we get to go tomorrow for free. We will be returning. The whole park is practically in the shade too.

Sure it was outdated, sketchy and bizarre, and could use some WD40, but my almost 3 year old loved it. We spent around 4 hours there. No lines, and most importantly she had so much fun. The ride operators do handle more than 1 ride, but that was the longest wait we had (for the other ride to finish). Food wasn’t great so I would recommend bringing a lunch or making sure the food is freshly cooked. There was definitely a difference in our 3 meals — the fresh fries were much better than the ones that were sitting around that were given to us soggy and cold. I would definitley bring my daughter back just to see her face light up. I think if the reviews were done by the children it would rank a 4 – 5 stars easily. Definitely for ages 6 years and under I think.

Pros– No lines, kids loved it, low price
Negs– OLD OLD OLD, snack bar (bring your own food) OLD OLD OLD
I laughed out loud a couple of times just looking at the shape of some of the rides. The rides are old but I never felt my kids were in danger. If your kids are older then 5, I would look to go somewhere else. My kids did love the magician and the diving horse, but it was not enough to make us come back. Sign on the gift shop read, closed but go to the snack shop if you want to buy something.

I would say an easy 4, all you need to know is this, my kids left crying in tears, kicking and screaming to stay longer!
Yes it’s old
Yes the place is outdated
But it’s great family fun for a great price!
I’ve been to all of the parks in LG
This is by for the most kid friendly one, very reasonably priced. Free parking, you can bring your own food into park.
2 adults, 2 children (6 and 3) plus lunch and souvenirs cost me under $ 120
Plus if needed it has some zing for the parents, my wife and I went on the «twirl n whirl» and both got off a little green saying «Wow are we getting old?» They had 3 or 4 rides after that I passed on!!!
We spent the entire afternoon there over 4 hrs. Giants slides, helicopters, kid roller coaster and the world famous diving horse!
I would also say thanks to the
Magician who made my daughters vacation picking her to help on the act.
I would recommend again and again!

I have to disagree with the other reviewers, this place is just plain creepy. I am all for vintage cutesy children’s rides, but some of these rides I thought could break at any moment. I don’t understand how these rides are up to code? Squeaky rides, old hard plastic statues of fairy tales characters. it was bizarre and not in a way I want to repeat. Once was enough for our family. And it wasn’t cheap either.
If someone in your family has mobility issues please consider another park as it ramped but many parts of the park are very steep. The train is also not accessible if you are limited to a wheelchair and cannot transfer.

Get ready to flash back to the fun with the kids, circa early 1960’s.
This park will provide hours of entertainment for kids, and maybe even parents. The set up, rides, animals, and entertainment (diving horse?) might seem a little old and rusty but it seems safe enough. The fact that it is in a wooded area is super key on a very sunny day in the summer.
The cost might seem expensive, at first, but for about $ 20 a person you can spend a solid half day and still have money left over for culinary excellence in Lake George.

I’m not sure why the other reviewers gave this place such high marks! This place is horrible save your money people! First off it Is totally outdated to the point I was kind of sad and embarrassed for it! Not only that but it’s nit taken care of at all it’s filthy and a lot of the rides and displays are broken or missing pieces. The employees are nice enough but every ride has a lunch time posted and even if they have a line of kids waiting to be next they say sorry kids be back in 25 minutes!!! They don’t even have someone cover there rides. Also every employee operates 3 – 4 rides at one time so it is very unorganized. The picnic area is so dirty I refused to sit there and ate standing up. When I couldn’t Stand this place any longer I bribed my 3 year old with the gift shop when we get there the sign posted on tge door says go to cafeteria for assistance. When I ask the 4 girls behind tge counter who were doing nothing if they could open the gift shop there reply was we won’t open that for another hour!!! You would think they would want all the revenue they could get but apparently not! Needless to say this place is stuck in a time warp and no one there seems to care. It’s really sad!

I never heard of this place — until recently. Went there today with a 5 year old and a 7 (almost 8) year old (and another adult). The place is absolutely perfect for really little kids. It hasn’t been updated in MANY years; some of the rides are pretty rickety and moderately dilapidated, but the simplicity and age of the attractions are actually very nostalgic.
There are a few rides that adults can go on, but overall, it’s just great to watch the kids have a fabulous time.
There’s a magic show, a horse that dives into the water and the magician that makes balloon hats.
The snack bar has the typical hamburgers, hot dogs, ice cream, cotton candy… etc. Prices aren’t bad at the food stand; admission for all 4 of us was just under $ 80.
The weather today was perfect — not too hot — but most of the park is shaded due to the tall trees everywhere. We never used any sunblock or bug spray.
No lines for rides — not crowded — and again — great for younger kids.

Not bad, very outdated. Some“kids” rides are pretty sketchy. Neat little park that offers a relaxing atmosphere for parents and plenty for younger kids. The diving horse borders between animal abuse and OMG! Not a big crowd to fight which is always a plus.

This is the place with the big statue of Uncle Sam in the parking lot. We had such an excellent day here with my Mom and my 5-​year old, who is the perfect age to enjoy the rides and attractions here. We came on a Monday (August 2) and didn’t have to wait on any long lines. We started out on the ferris wheel, so much fun high above Lake George, but I was more scared than both of them! Most of the rides are perfect for younger children. She loved it here and all the big smiles made her Grandma and I happy. In addition to going on almost all of the rides and the super fun, really high spiral slide dozens of time, we really liked the magic show. For midday lunch the peppermint café offered Magic Meals which includes a souvenir frisbee. The park itself could use a little sprucing up in the way of paint a can of oil for the squeaky rollercoaster but I didn’t take a star off for this as it didn’t interfere with our fun and the mossy, natural feel of the park is nice — that they did not cut down the trees makes this place feel right for a «forest» rather than a typical overly-​planned themed park. Would have liked a cap and straw for the kids drink which spilled all over my Mom (blue raspberry of course) so younger set should pack their sippy cups — this is because the straws can harm the petting zoo animals. I respect this but feel that an alternative could be found. Since the food is made fresh and not packaged we did have to wait a little bit for the food prep. My favorite ride was the Scrambler, a really fast-​moving thrill ride. Apparently my daughter is a daredevil because she talked me into going on this with her 3 times and also up on the kites — yikes, that one was really scary! Loved the train and tram, even though the tram is hard to find don’t miss it. There’s so much to do here, our day was truly magical. Plenty of displays and things to enjoy all over the park, including Santa Claus. We want to come up and visit again before school starts.