Thomas Family Farm

My wife and I got married Feb 5th, 2022 at Crossroads/Thomas Family Farm (TFF). The purpose of this review is to WARN FUTURE WEDDING/EVENT PLANNERS THAT THERE ARE MANY BETTER VENUES, WITH FAR MORE ACCOMODATING ALCOHOL POLICIES, THAT WON’T SCAR YOUR EVENT. TFF’s owner, Debra M. Thomas, is so unprofessional, her alcohol policies are arbitrary. In short, Debra requires the use of her brother to serve alcohol for any event. He is the most unfriendly and unprofessional guy you’ll meet. HE ULTIMATELY MADE AN ARBITRARY DECISION TO END ALCOHOL SERVICE WITHOUT GIVING ANY WARNING OR REASONING, LEAVING A SCAR ON OUR WEDDING. There are easily a dozen other Snohomish event locations that allow for professional bartenders and policies that ensure your event will be handled professionally. DO NOT HOLD YOUR EVENT AT THOMAS FAMILY FARM. Here Is what happened: -Debra M. Thomas, owner of TFF, requires the use of her brother to serve alcohol. No other person/entity can serve alcohol (Debbie is TFF’s owner). During the event, I had numerous guests describe how unfriendly the bartender was. A bar manager / relative of mine said he was so unfriendly that he’d never get a job at a decent establishment. Strike 1 for any event. -The bartender stopped serving alcohol before the contracted 9:30pm time. He gave no warning or reasoning. Our wedding had 80 guests, mostly all over 50-years-old, with only a handful of 20-year-olds. The next day, my wife and I had 25 relatives over to our house and asked if anyone saw anyone stumbling/drunk. Not one person said they saw EVEN ONE PERSON. During the event, when I asked the bartender why he made this decision, HE DIDN’T GIVE ONE DATA POINT. There was no warning given to my wife and I either. At the event, I asked Becky Harper, TFF’s coordinator, why the bartender made the decision, she said she didn’t know, then said “I WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED SERVICE.” In the months before the wedding, Becky described 300-person events that got out-of-hand with alcohol. I can’t imagine our 80-person, nearly all over-age-50 wedding could have been any tamer. To this day, we have not been given any reason. TFF has every right to not serve an individual who’s intoxicated but no one appeared intoxicated. His random decision affected our ENTIRE WEDDING. Strike 2. -The bartender wouldn’t serve my 82-year-old stepfather because ‘he was drunk’. Not only does my father-in-law not have more than 2 drinks, he walks with a shuffle/stumble normally. He was SO insulted. I wanted an apology from TFF. After the event, I offered to bring my father-in-law to TFF’s facility to prove it. Debbie, the owner, didn’t respond. Strike 3. -When I challenged the bartender to give me data and allow either our day-of coordinator, my wife, or I to address any TFF concern, he only said “take it up with my sister,” who wasn’t at the event. He then called me a drunk. I told my wife, wedding party, and 25 relatives the next day what he said and every single person was astonished as I barely had anything to drink. He was incredibly unprofessional by not providing data points and so insulting calling me drunk. Strike 4. -TFF has no policy to allow for ‘escalating warnings’ that allows event coordinators/payees to address TFF concerns before taking actions that affect an event. After the event, when I made this recommendation to Debbie for future events, she didn’t respond. Strike 5. -I asked Debbie for apologies, I recommended that TFF adopt better alcohol policies, I recommended TFF should allow for friendlier bartenders. Debbie didn’t respond. Strike 6. -When we repeatedly asked Debbie to take accountability for the black scar the bartender placed on our event, she only replied saying she was going to ask a lawyer if TFF was required to refund anything. No accountability. No apology. We’re still aghast that Thomas Family Farm was so unprofessional. My wife and I would not recommend ANY EVENT be held there. BEWARE.

Place was fun but they sure are proud, 7 $ for a beer? 4 $ piece of corn, zombie ride was fun

We tried their triple threat which included a haunted house, zombie paintball, and corn maze. The Haunted house was my favorite and possibly the best thing there. The set was amazing and the actors were creepy ! Really well done.
The zombie paintball however sounded more fun than it actually was. The zombies were really far away, and not very scary. The paintball guns are premounted and fixed — so you are just shooting through them. We didn’t run out of bullets so that was good. I just wished it was more creepier.
The corn maze was great but a missed opportunity. They could have very easily made it 5 times more fun by adding some actors there and making it a haunted corn maze.
Overall its good fun, the farm is huge and the sets are good.

Came here by chance last night to the Nightmare on 9 haunted attraction. Luckily the parking lot was pretty big because it was really busy for a rainy Sunday night! Buying tickets was easy at the booth (cash or card), but $ 18 I felt was a bit steep but I heard this attraction was pretty scary so I was up for it. There was food being sold near the ticket booth as well. I saw there was zombie paintball and a kids zone too. There was also a bar area which was an added plus since some of our group needed some liquid courage. There were a few beer choices for $ 7 a piece (I went with a Manny’s) and also wine, again a bit steep but this was all for a fun/​scary night out. The queue was pretty long at about 9pm once we decided to go in but it did go by fairly quickly. Once inside it was pretty creepy, lots of things jumped out at us, they followed us and there were also some clowns… my least favorite, haha. I’d definitely come back with my friends next year!

False advertising. We went to do the FSI Murder Mystery type corn maze which is advertised on their website. None of the tools were given to us, the checkpoints were just a map showing where you were… We got no booklet at the start. It was not interactive at all. We asked a woman who sold us our tickets about it, even showed her their own website, she had no clue what we were talking about… Waste of money.

The zombie-​shooting activity is neat — you get on a hayride which is equipped with paint ball guns along one side of the wagon. It drives off to what looks like a warzone where various covered figures stand/​dance and then you shoot at them with glow-​in-​the-​dark pellets. I ran out of ammo about halfway through, so I would recommend buying more ammo. Nobody on our run bought extra ammo so the last zombie just had to feign being shot to death (by nothing) in order to complete the show. The zombies just stand there generally, they don’t approach you or anything like that so I wasn’t even sure if they were people. Part of my brain is hoping they’re not migrant workers being forced into such a humiliating role. I wonder how much it pays to get shot at all night every day for weeks on end, though. Shooting at the drums of fire though is pretty fun.

Came here with the boyfriend for the corn maze. Honestly, for 6 dollars a piece we both had a great time. The maze was large and tricky enough and kept us occupied for over an hour. The corn was a great, tall height and there weren’t many areas where people had torn their way through the maze. Luckily, it hadn’t rained the week before so the maze wasn’t too muddy. Only a few patches, otherwise perfectly fine. I’d be weary if there was a lot of rain though because I’d imagine it’d become one giant mud puddle. There was also a free hay ride which we enjoyed and the pumpkin patch was well stocked and easily walk-​able. There was a small store as well as some tables where you could grab a bite to eat and out behind this building was a whole punch of children’s play things. I would definitely return here next year, it was a great date afternoon! :)

Came here with a bunch of my friends and did the haunted house. WOW, going there on a Saturday night is kind of a crazy idea but we wanted to go to another haunted house (Maris farms is still my favorite) and it was packed. Its normally $ 18 per person to go through the haunted house (with a wait time of like 1 hour) or VIP for $ 28. we did VIP and walked right in (SUCKERS!!) It is a bit shorter than I expected but didn’t stop us from getting scared around every corner. Its fun going with people that you know get scared easily. They also had different activities but we decided to pass. It was fun though and would recommend this haunted house.

I was responsible for looking up things to do for a Saturday night and stumbled upon ZOMBIE PAINTBALL! The idea is cute and you take a 10 minute tractor ride and shoot at the «zombies» that are covered in protective gear. My paintballs never exploded :(you can watch them hit the zombie and then fall to the ground. Didn’t get a chance to check out the haunted house aka too chicken to get tickets. They have a corn maze but we also opted out of that since it was raining. It’s a cute place to take your kids but maybe not to the haunted house.

Good family fun. Great for younger and older kids — and their parents. Super frightening haunted house!

Fun! Fun! Fun!
I went to TFF with friends and our kids and had a fun time in the Haunted House and shooting Zombies!
The prices are decent, the food is fairly standard but it’s hot and served with a smile. They have a beer garden and a nice selection of beer.
All in all we all had a fun night! Looking forward to next year!

Oh, Thomas Family Farm, you had me at Zombie Paintball.
High points:
–Zombies! If by zombies you mean people covered head to toe in protective gear including a motorcycle helmet standing in the dark, then they’ve got them! Not that I’d be signing up for the job, but I’m not sure what zombies had to do with anything other than the adverts.
–Paintball! For a mere $ 17, you can drive to Snohomish, sit on a tractor-​trailer for approximately 10 minutes, drive around in a circle and shoot a few paintballs at the folks who call this the office. Apparently we could have bought extra paintballs, but I don’t remember an option for this on their website and they direct you to go straight to the check in if you buy your tickets online… so no extra paintballs for us (not that they were necessary)
–Kettle corn, funnel cake, & hot apple cider oh my!
–Online ticketing with a reservation!
Low points:
–the incredibly rough parking lot! Take the Jeep and leave the Ferrari at home.
–driving 45 minutes for a 10 minute experience. Get a funnel cake and you’ll feel better about it.
Bottom line: I hear there’s a groupon for this gem, that might sweeten the pot enough for me to come back here next year.

Went for the pumpkin farm one week before halloween. Their pumpkin farm was far better than the surrounding patches. The pumpkins were very healthy and the prices are much more realistic than surround farms. We will definitely make this our new farm!

I can’t remember the last time I had this much fun at a pumpkin patch/​halloween themed farm. I did the zombie paintball and corn maze. The zombie paintball was really fun, the definitely put a lot of effort into it.
The corn maze is actually really hard and I got completely lost. Best part for me was definitely the beer garden! They had great beer and wine, overall great time.

Took the family there for zombie paintball they loved it haunted house was great defiantly will be going back next year

This place is incredibly fun – surprisingly so. They do a few different things:
Pumpkin patch
Corn maze (takes up to two hours to finish)
Basic concession stand food
Fresh roast corn
Hay rides
Monster truck rides
Zombie paintball. This is the best part.
Haunted house (after dark only)
You can’t believe the steady stream of people churning through here. Lots of young families from out in the valley and beyond; they pile in and entertain the kids with all the goofy stuff on offer. You just immediately feel that happy small-​town vibe and dig it.
It’s right off Highway 9, so getting here is pretty much a breeze from any direction – none of that endless meandering over hill and dale, even though the location might have you wondering about that. You turn in to a long muddy gravel parking lot, so dress appropriately for that. At least wear sturdy, dry shoes, anyway.
We came in to work their first Beer in the Barn beerfest, which was a real monster by the time the day was done. They keep a separate bar going every day (they have a few beers on tap, nothing else), but for the fest they opened up two long rows of serving tables for 20 breweries. The place is HUGE, though, so families kept piling in to different areas for hay rides, monster truck rides, and so on.
The staff are super nice, and they’re busy all day. The portapotties are much nicer on the south side than on the north side (pro tip). The space is very rough and simple, just cement floors, folding tables and chairs, and a rough wood ceiling. But they do steady business renting it our for weddings and other special events – the staff stomp the corn husks down into a big heart in the middle of the field, if the timing is right.
And during Halloween season, they pull up the Thoma Family Tractor with a bunch of bench trailers behind it, where you grab a seat and get pulled around the zombieland course. Local teenage kids dolled up as zombies stagger toward you, and you blast the hell out of them with paintballs. You ride around with techno music playing, water cannons exploding, fog machines running, and glow-​in-​the-​dark paintballs flying. Fun!
You can do the corn maze by day, or by flashlight. This place is genuinely entertaining as hell.

Had a blast with my family here today! So many other activities that thrill the children then any of the other pumpkin patches around. Been here three years in a row now and plan to make it a family tradition. Corn maze, swings, tractor rides (they even let my son drive the tractor! Not to mention every size shape and almost color of pumpkin to choose from. Not really sure how to compare value and pricing for pumpkins and cot stalk… But if have to say this place is the best family oriented one to choose from. Check em out instead of buying some pumpkin from your local grocery store. A lot more entertaining here.

Because my school/​work schedule didn’t allow me any free time before Halloween, my boyfriend and I went on the last day of the night activities, after Halloween.
The haunted house had absolutely no wait time, the actors inside were super incredible and tried to make it all scare but were also pretty fun. They went in and out through doors and surprised us a lot of times. I was a little thrown off because the guy at the front says not to touch them but at the same time they don’t leave enough space to go passed them without pushing them a bit. We really had a lot of fun and were really scared. I’m not sure how long it lasted but it was definitely fun and worth the drive out there.
The bar sold drinks for $ 6 each (wine and beer) but a lot of the food was closed since it was two days after Halloween. No corn, no coke, no ice cream. We decided to leave after the haunted house to find another bar/​restaurant that was less deserted.

Just did the one haunt.
If you have an amazon local, this is how it works (since no one at the venue seems to know): you bring your digital voucher to the ticket booth by the haunt, then you are given real paper tickets that you can get in with. There is just a sign that says Amazon Local Vouchers on the ticket booth, literally, that’s it… no sort of explanation. Each worker had a different idea (or no idea) about what we were supposed to do.
Lots of waiting in line… line for tickets, line for event, all the lines kinda converge on each other in a tiny little area. I think some more thought about the flow would have helped keep people where they needed to be and not all crashing into each other. (FYI, the waiting is not the real issue – that happens with all haunted houses!)
The haunt was just OK. It wasn’t very long, there isn’t enough space between you and other groups to allow actors to reset. Nothing really crazy that I hadn’t seen/​done before.
I did notice they had a beer garden, which is a great idea and seems very lucrative!

This is a review of the Zombie Paintball and Flashlight Maze. $ 26 for corn maze/​paintball combo ticket, online.
Zombie Paintball:
This is super entertaining. There were a good number of zombies to shoot at and the music they play adds to the adrenaline rush of trying to shoot them down. We arrived on a Friday night close to 9pm, with timed tickets. There were only a couple of people in line and we got on the hayride right away.
The downside: It is a VERY short ride through the zombies. We paid extra so that we each person in our group had 20ish extra paintballs. I don’t think we needed them, but I didn’t find out because there was no chance to use up the remaining paintballs before the ride was over. Given the high cost, I don’t think I would do it again, but it was fun!
Flashlight Maze:
The corn maze is cool enough, there’s a fire pit in the middle where you can buy a few snacks. I really liked that the corn was tall and thick, so it was appropriate for adults, not just the kids. We did get lost, which is a good sign for a corn maze.
Bummers: First of all, you have to bring your own flashlight, or buy one of theirs ($ 2). Really? We went without flashlights, which was just fine (and we probably had more fun without). Also, the website makes it sound like you have a game to play (FSI), but the people at the maze entrance didn’t mention it until we asked and didn’t seem very enthused about it. The checkpoints were hard, if not impossible, to find and there wasn’t a hole puncher at several of them (we actually didn’t look for them, but happened upon two or three). So, don’t go planning to find Farmer Joe.
All in all, it was a good time for something I enjoyed once, but probably not again.

I came here on a double date after buying a Tippr deal that was going on this week. The deal was $ 25 and included 4 passes to the corn maze and 2 large pumpkins to take home. It was definitely a great bargain!
I’ve never been to a pumpkin patch or a corn maze before so I was excited and wasn’t quite sure what to expect. This location is about 40 minutes away from North Seattle, which isn’t too bad. There were plenty of parking spots and the food court was pretty cool too.
The corn maze was in OK condition, a lot of the stalks were down and looked as if people had just knocked them down to try and get through and «cheat.» Thankfully, the four of us successfully made it through the maze and found all the clues to figure out who kidnapped the farmer. It was a cute adventure that we went on to find all the hidden clues and figure out who the culprit is.
By the end of the maze, I really wanted to eat some corn… and they did sell them for $ 2 each, but I opted for the warm apple cider instead. The cider was hot and tasty, but a bit on the sour side. We also picked three pumpkins to take home: one huge one for carving and two smaller ones for cooking purposes! Can’t wait for some pumpkin soup and ravioli.
We went during the day so we weren’t able to participate in the zombie paintballing, but that definitely sounds like something I’d come back for!
Overall, we had a lot of fun, but I’m not sure I’d want to go back to the corn maze. Definitely remember to wear rainboots when you go to the maze because it’s super muddy from the rain.