Santa's Village NH

[DizneyRox]

Recently took the family to New Hampshire and went to Santa's Village. I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting much, I vaguely remember going when I was younger and didn't expect much, but the little one was pretty excited about the prospect.

I was pleasantly surprised! It's not on the scale of something like Magic Kingdom or even MGM, but the value that's missing from Disney is 100% there at Santa's Village.

First, admission price is a whopping $29. And here's all that gets you...

Parking, Admission, Stroller Rental, All the Rides, including the HO HO H2O water park, even free kennel use!

I'll be the first to admit, it's not the same tier as WDW, but it's certainly a step above your local fair, and when I asked my 6 yr old what he liked better, LEGOLAND FL or Santa's Village, he replied Santa's Village. I would tend to agree.

Food was OK for a "theme" park. There were several choices, the good was tasty and didn't set us back a whole lot. We got three CS equivalent meals for about $29. For dessert, we opted for a two scooper at the homemade ice cream shop that was some of the best ice cream I've had in a while. The two scoops was overflowing the container (they asked us if we wanted the two scoops in two separate bowls) and I think it set us back $4.50.

Staff was very friendly, the rides were all operational and lines were maybe 20 minutes long. No fastpass to worry about, guests were friendly and courteous.

At the end of the day, I noticed they were scooping out left over ice cream and offering it free of charge to the guests leaving the park. I know they were doing it because they would have had to throw it out otherwise, but it was a nice gesture to give it away.

We only had a little time in NH, so we couldn't do other attractions, but if they are anything like Santa's Village, it's surely worth a good part of a week to enjoy them.

This time of year is spectacular in the Northeast with the autumn leaves, pack a sweatshirt though.

Now, the problems I had. Outside of the park, it's a pretty remote area. I think there was one pizza joint open that night, and the whole town must have been hungry for pizza. Signage on the roads was pretty scarce , the good thing is, there aren't that many roads, just stay on the pavement and you'll be fine.

[NJGIRL]

Thanks for the nice review. I have seen other reviews on this place through out the years and they have been good.....I'm guessing the water park is indoors????

[DizneyRox]

No, it's outdoors, not running this time of year.

[NJGIRL]

Oh...I misunderstood you. I thought you just got back from your trip. lol...sorry

[AgentC]

Thanks for the review. As a child I went there multiple times and still have very fond memories. Definitely a place I will consider visiting next time I take my kids up north.