Bayville Winter Wonderland

Loved it. The managers Meeta and Mike were so great. They helped me organize my family party and were so attentive to everything I needed. The food at the restaurant next door was amazing. The calamari appetizer was delicious. It had some sweet chile glaze. They had ran over all the drinks for my very needy family and went above and beyond to cater to us and the kids.

The place was so great. They had characters walking around and so interactive with the kids. The ice cream was delicious. A +++ on Decor, Cleanliness and Staff!

So I read all the reviews before going but after I bought the tickets on groupon and was really scared going there. There were lots of negative reviews on Yelp and other places.
But then we went anyway. It took us an hour to drive there (from Edgewater NJ) and because we came at 1pm and left around 3:30pm we didn't have any traffic going in or out.
Also it is kind of small place, BUT, my four year old had so much fun. There was festive music everywhere, ice scating was open, not great ice, but kids at this age enjoy it so much. Train was going round and round and my daughter came back to ride it probably 5 times. She loved it. It was making all kind of noises that train suppose to make. She loved it so much.
Rudolph, who was greating people in front of the Santa's workshop (where you take pictures with Santa) was AMAZING! He was happy, dancing all the time. Then danced with my daughter. Then helped her taking pictures with Santa cause she was afraid of Santa a little :-).
Overall it was amazing experience. If you would look at it with 4 year old person eyes - it was magical. Thank you to all the people who did it and thank you to a very patient Santa and his helpers to finally help my daughter have a picture with Santa.
Amazing experience. Thank you all! Happy New Year!

The kids had a blast. Staff is friendly and eager to please.Don't come expecting Disney but it great local family fun. Think I will make it a family tradition.

They do a great job with the light show! Between the ice skating, making smores around the fire, and seeing Santa there's plenty to do during the holidays.