Its a small amusement park, but the staff was very friendly, all ride attendants were happy to be there, greeted you every time. Short lines for rides, wouldn't mind visiting again. we had fun!
This place is ok to bring the kids but once year is plenty. It's small and it must take a lot to keep it running for the price they charge. You can do the entire park in a couple of hours probably twice!
Wish the prices were a little less considering what was available and the upkeep of the park. Kids had fun, but I would rather have taken them to the water park where we could do more things with the adults and small kids.
You can have fun here. There aren't a whole lot of rides and most are geared toward younger children, but it's not expensive and never seems to be too crowded. If you have younger children I think they would enjoy it.
We took our 3 year old son and went with my in-laws and our 15-year-old niece. We all had a great time. There was plenty of rides for our son to go on and we rode several two or three times. We enjoyed their concession stand too. For months afterward our son would point "the big water slide" out to us whenever we'd drive by and he would say "remember when we went there?" Needless to say, he loved it!
My wife and I always take our grandkids here during the summer for a fun time. They enjoy the rides as well as the refreshments that are available. Joyland has been in Lubbock for as long as I can remember. Good clean enjoyable fun!
Joyland has become a yearly stop for the family and I. We always have a great time. It's small but that has it's advantages. It's easy to walk the entire thing and ride what you want and no long lines. Don't expect six flags but it's a good time.
My wife and I stopped by Joyland on an 18-day tour of American and Canadian amusement parks and were pleased we did. We met up with the founder and owner of the park, David Dean, who was a genuinely great guy and who was fascinated to see two coaster enthusiasts from the UK visiting his park.Joyland has a mixture of roller coasters (mainly targeted at family audiences), thrill rides (such as the Dare Devil Drop ride), carnival rides (e.g. rock-o-planes) and water rides. With economic times being challenging it was good to see a small family-run park like Joyland still providing thrills for local families after more than 40 years of operation. Sure, it's not a massive park, but everyone there appeared to be enjoying what Joyland had to offer, and I wish the Dean family well for the next 40 years.
Located in MacKenzie Park, this amusement park would be a great half day's entertainment but not much more. It appears they are adding rides and additional items which might help add some excitement. It is very compact which makes it easier to keep tract of the kids.
Could be better. You would think a city of Lubbock's size it would have a better amusement park. This is something to do with the kids, but it won't take up a whole day as the park is very small and rides are on the carnival side.