Opinions on the New Goofy Playland

[denyd]

We visited the new Goofy playland last weekend. My 4yo DS liked it for about 30 minutes then was ready to move on. Later he showed no interest in returning. I couldn't help thinking as I sat on the bench and watched him play that this was probably the same feeling that Walt had over 50 years ago.

 

[E(ticket)lizabeth]

We just got back from DL and I never saw a playland. Where is it? I think my DS would have really enjoyed it, since one of his top 5 favorite things to do at DL was chasing a pair of ducks around the courtyard outside the Village Haus!

 

[hlbtimes2]

It is in toontown where Goofys bounce was previously. Actually, it still uses Goofys house- its his house and yard- but its not longer a bounce house. I thought the area was cute, but it was a bit young for my kids. We looked around for about 10 minutes and moved on.

 

[Mom2Joce]

I didn't realize it wasn't a bouce house anymore Thought it was the same except for the outside...oh well! So was there an attendant working there? Or was it more like Mickey & Minnie's house where you just sort of meander around?

 

[denyd]

There's a small slide, some boxes and a hollowed out watermelon to crawl through and a big pumpkin & a garden hose (no water) to play on. Inside the house is a piano, 2 chairs & a dresser.

[I tried to post this as a poll, but the poll & it's options seem to have gone to Neverland]

 

[supercarrie]

I work in Toontown (which includes Goofy's.) We have one CM there at all times - the first couple weeks we had two, and its just a matter of time before we drop the position altogether I think.

Personally, the opinions from guests have been mixed when speaking to me. A lot of people complain about the Bounce House, but a lot of other people love what they have done to it - particularly if they have kids in the 2-5 range. I have had several children cry when we close at the end of the night because they are having so much fun! Generally, if parties have younger guests (especially 2-3 year olds), they seem to be spending a lot of time there and having a good time. If they are older, it seems to be more a "have a quick look and move on" type attraction.

 

[familyoffiveAZ]

I'm looking forward to it. One of my bigger gripes with DL was that it lacked any good place for babies and young toddlers to run off some energy. A nice closed in area, gated, benches for the parents to relax on.......heaven.

 

[Mom2Joce]

Thanks a bunch for the first hand info! I am sad that the bounce house is gone, my 5 year old isn't going to be happy about that, BUT since there's other stuff to do I'm sure she'll have just as much fun
Thanks again!

 

[Alex2kMommy]

We'll be sure to check it out on our stay with DS5 and DSnearly2!

 

[MateasMom]

We didn't go into the play area (my girls are too big) adn they were sad that the bounce house was gone, but I think it's great that they've added a play area for young ones!