we went last year and had a great time! our kids at the time were 6, 4, 4, so we chose to go with the cheaper/higher up seats and were glad we did. it can be a bit loud/intimidating, but we found where we were was perfect. my kids still talk about how fun it was! some friends of ours also went and suggested ear plugs if the kids are at all fearful of loud noises. theirs were, so I picked up some of the little foam ones, but our kids were fine (we all sat in the same area, they went the night before).