We took our two children (9 and 12) to the park and had a great time. With a coupon from one of the brochures, or a AAA card, you can save about $2 per person. For a family of 4, it costs about $80, which was a bargain, as we explain below.

Lion Country Safari is two attractions in one. The first part is a drive-through zoo, which we could go through in about 90 minutes. They provide a CD to play over the car stereo, which was informative. Our children delighted in taking pictures, although it was hard to see the lions. The lions were in an enclosure and seemed to be sleeping. It looked like, from all the precautions, that lions roaming wild had been a problem in the past, so we weren't heartbroken about missing the lions.

The second part is an amusement part with a petting zoo, rides, animal feeding (including feeding giraffes, which was a blast), a wet play zone, small animal shows (where trainers came out and answered questions from the audience), paddle boats and a pontoon boat ride.

We allowed 4 hours, but could not see it all. You can drive back through the animal reserve as much as you want for free. The souvenirs and food were relatively cheap for such a park, there was even a gift shop with everything under $5.00. There is even a picnic area if you want to eat your own food. Parking in the park was free.

This is a charming old-Florida attraction, which we thoroughly enjoyed. It is not up to the standards of, say, Disney World, but we got out of there with some food and souvenirs for a little over $100.00. Try that at a Disney park.

This place is great. My sons are 7 & 9 and we had a great day there. The lions were sleeping but there are plenty of others to see during the driving part. The best part of the day was visiting the giraffes in the walking part. You walk up to the giraffe's face level, buy a cracker for $2 and the giraffes eat them right out of your hands. This was amazing!!!! I've never seen that anywhere. The monkeys are fun. There is a splash area so if its hot, bring suits for the kids. Unlike many attractions, this one did not seem to try to rip you off while you were in there. Food and water was reasonably priced as were souveniers. It is a great day trip from anywhere in South Florida

We went in August of 07 with a 2.5 year old and 10 month old. Under 3 was free so the price was right. The Safari was like other drive through safaris I have been on. The kids liked it (including the baby.)

The park was good too. There were rides that even the baby could go on like the merry go round and elephant ride. The sprinkler area was a great refresher on a hot day for the kids. Then we got to go up close to the giraffe which the kids also loved.

It was really enjoyable and not too long for a hot hot day. We spent about 4.5 hours there (including the safari). It was easy to navigate around and do everything. The park has a layout that you don't miss anything. It was a lot of fun and highly recommended for people with little kids.

I can't praise this place enough. Our party was 2 adults and 2 kids, boy 6 yrs and girl 8 years. The place is huge! We got there when it opened and stayed until it closed and still didn't have a chance to see everything in the park. Although I probably wouldn't recommend it for solo adults, there is something for everyone in a family with young children. My favorite was feeding the giraffes, my boyfriend enjoyed the lory feeding station so much that we had to keep returning there. The kids loved everything! Some of the nice things about this attraction follows. First, it was relatively inexpensive and most activities inside are included in the admission price. You have to pay a little extra for the animal food and a couple of coin operated play areas but that's it- so you don't get nickled and dimed to death all day long! Secondly, there is a water park inside where everyone can cool off during the hottest part of the day. And, families can really save money buy bringing their own lunch in coolers, a very nice little picnic area is conveniently located right near the parking lot. Also, we found that the attractions were not overcrowded at all. We never had to stand in line anywhere! The only thing I can think of that would make it much better is if the boat trip attraction was much longer. It was very interesting but probably only about 15 minutes long so it feels incomplete. They really have everything here: a drive thru zoo, animal shows, exhibits, water park, rides, games, paddleboats, regular boats, nature, and a petting zoo. I would definitely rate it an A+++.