Boo, Desert Breeze! Rhatische Bahn is better! On those trains, you can actually go somewhere!
My son is 2 and LOVES trains so we've been here many times and it keeps getting worse. The train & carousel are poorly run and in very bad need of repair. I've only ever seen teenagers working there. They seem like nice enough kids but I worry about safety. The carousel is falling apart, the train breaks down (try making a toddler wait 20 minutes to get on a train only to have to get off because it won't start! So dissapointing). Everything is way overpriced ($4.50 per train ride and no kids are free) and clearly the profit does not go towards maintenance or improvements. Even the coin operated rides are crumbling.
Desert Breeze park itself (presumably run by the city) is lovely! The playground and splash pad are great. But if your looking for a train ride, save yourself some money and aggrevation and go to McCormick Stillman or Arizona Mills instead.
Amazing for the kids I suggest the day pass or annual pass if you stay near by. My one year old loves to ride the train and carousel
Great large park with a pond, splash pad, playground, restrooms, snack bar, railroad, and a merry go round. Playground has wood chips and can get pretty dirty with trash mixed in with wood chips. A family favorite still.
Great for all ages. My granddaughter loved running around the platform play area. I could easily follow with out straining or ducking. All equipment is coated to not burn and it is covered by a large canopy. The concession stand makes forgetting soda or treats no problem. I'll be going back.
Awesome, HUGE park. They have just about everything you could want to do. Splash pad and large, clean playground for the kids, lake for fishing (never fished before though), softball field, grills and canopies of course and big open areas to just set up a blanket and enjoy the Arizona sun! There's even a carousel and train ride that takes you around the park. They also host birthday parties. Buyer beware--they've got (awful) food at the concession stand. Pizza, cheeseburgers and hot dogs are terribly low quality. If you must snack there, stick to the stuff that's hard to mess up--popcorn, prepackaged ice cream, candy, etc. Or just pack your own food altogether. That's what we do.
The park is great, but the bathrooms are filthy and they don't have changing tables
Nice long train ride for youngsters, carousel.
Kind of expensive because our kids were too little to ride solo so we all had to buy tickets but was a great time. Jungle gym in big and clean.