Wonder World Park

1000 Prospect St, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA

Related:	kidz wurld
Address:	1000 Prospect St, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA
Phone:	+1 512-392-3760
Site:	wonderworldpark.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–6PM 9AM–6PM

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Reviews 5

Dustin Hogard

AS A FORMER EMPLOYEE I advice against voting with your dollar for this establishment to remain open for profit. It only remains open because of first-time customers lured into the crafty tourist trap, their pricey admissions, and a 400%+ markup on unrelated chinese trinkets in the gift shop. I know it was peoples first time, because I consistently polled my tour group. The price is far too necessarily high, but once youve exited the highway and made it to the entrance, youre not going to tell your child no. The gift shop is a typical gift shop with sleazy gimmicks second only to the owner and manager. Very crooked, greedy, self-serving, dirty old men, that DEVIOUSLY SEXUALLY HARASS THEIR FEMALE SUBORDINATES. The cave is unique, but it is mostly fake. Look closely and you will see that you are walking on asphalt and surrounded by concrete covered cinderblocks. There are no formations, it usually disappoints anyone that has previously been to another show cave. Most all of the trivia in the cave told to you by guides are unfounded and untrue. Literally most. Press 12 on any elevator and you have yourself a free "Observation Tower." Nothing breathtaking up there. Watch for tetanus in the anti-gravity house. I think it was originally a house of mirrors, that became dilapidated and started to tilt so they cleverly converted to an anti-gravity house. The animal concentration camp(formally known as the petting zoo) is sad and for good reason, many of the animals get out, and when a concerned neighbor calls, the managers shrug off the responsibility of retrieving the tamed critters neglecting them to be hit by cars on nearby streets. Watch your step: "We have never been sued for the injury of a customer", one of the managers bragged to me one day, "not because people dont get injured, they do constantly, but because it is my job to convince them it was their fault...and Im good at my job!(*punctuated with a big smirk)" You can have fun with your kids there, you can have fun anywhere in this world with the right attitude, but at the literal cost to your wallet and figurative cost of your soul, take them somewhere else.

Shea Dudley

This a cute little cave but its nothing real exciting. It is a dry cave which means its not a living and growing cave. You can touch anything and everything. The reason I gave it 3 stars is that the tour is not long at all and it is a little pricey for what you get. I have been to many caves and the tours last over an hour and there is some wow factor to them. This was more like a look at this, look at that, youre done. You dont go far like you do in most cave tours. The tour guides prolong the tour by giving info about the formations and answer questions, which all tours do. There were some big steps and some would be hard to anyone with physical limitations, like short legs. As we were exiting, my mind said, "wait, this is it"? Then you get to go to the optical illusion house which is just trickery for the eye. After that you either hop on board a small trackless train, or wait up to 10-15 minutes for the previous train to come back. Once on the train, if you paid for deer food, you hope that they get up and come to you. At the end of the day they arent to hungry and just lay there. The animals are pretty but you can see more at the zoo. After that you are done. You arent allowed to go to the illusion house while you wait. And you couldnt go in the tower for some reason. All you can do is shop, have a snack or go look at the animals. If you are with a group, sitting, chatting and eating may be fun. The employees are very nice. Mostly college aged people trying to make money which I can respect. They do a good job with the tours and are very personable and I tipped our guide well because she was very nice and I could see she was interested in her job. Although I wouldnt say, dont waste your time and money, its just Ok to see once if you have nothing better to do.

Joe Stone

Great fun for the whole family. Cave tour was a little slow paced and the group seemed a little too large for the size of some of the rooms. It was a little awkward and nerve wracking at the end having to wait for the third elevator lift to get out of there and brought up to the tower. The tower offered spectacular views of the San Marcos area. If you are afraid of heights, dont go to the very top or ask to just be let off at ground level when exiting the cave. The next stop was the anti-gravity house which was a lot of fun - especially for the kids. After that, its off to the train. We were given about 15 minutes to get snacks and drinks, and deer food for the zoo from the concession stand which was woefully understaffed. There was one guy there by himself while a few other employees were just standing around in the gift shop area. After we had our break the train departed heading across the street to the pettng zoo. To get there you first have to go through a tunnel (which needed more ventilation or better tuned engine on the front car) which had us choking on exhaust fumes on the last car. The wild life park had some peacocks which readily displayed their feathers to us, deer, goats, and some very curious Emus that would also eat out of your hand beside the deer. Afterwards the train brought us back to the station where we had started and the tour was over. All in all, it was fun and memorable trip for the family that lasted a couple hours. My only gripe was that it cost over $100 for two adults and three kids.

Tony T

A one stop shop for outdoor activities!!! The tour starts at the Wonder Cave. Explore the Balcones Fault Line Cave, "the only real earthquake cave open for viewing". Long ago this cave was formed with a powerful earthquake that split part of this region by internally cracking apart. Now guided tours are chock full of geological stories of Earths history. Fossilized prehistoric life can be found encased in the many strata formations, huge boulders suspended mid-air, and even prehistoric paintings that mankind made when they very likely too up residence inside the cave at some point in history. These are just part of the spectacular and rare sites the cave offers. At the end of the Wonder Cave you will exit via elevator and end up at the top of Tejas Observation Tower. This Tower, in addition to housing a museum of its own, is a great look out to observe the dramatic shifting during the Earthquake. Once your down from the observation tower catch a ride on the Express Train and Splash through the cascading waterfall of Mystery Mountain on your way into the Texas Wildlife Petting Park. All sort of animals will come up to the train to feed right out of your hand! At last but certainly not least, visit the Anti-Gravity House "where things that go up do not always come down and water runs uphill", and even you will seem to be defying the laws of gravity!!!

Shenan Stanley

Remembering it from when I was a kid - obviously not well - I took my 2 year old and 5 year old. The cave was good. The tour will be different depending on the tour guide, but we got a good one. 2 year olds, however, have a tendency to want to do things that might be considered dangerous - so... The tower views were nice, the stairs to get to the very top might be a bit worrisome for those with any fear of heights or.. Watching their 2 year old climb them and and wondering if they could fit between the steps and fall (scary thoughts.) The antigravity house is interesting, especially for kids. The train ride is nice and feeding the animals was fun for the kids. Wish the water features were turned on year round, though. The gift shop is nice, with the same knick-knack stuff you find at many cave stores. The food-serving facility (that is as far as I will go naming it) is a bit overpriced for the microwave food you can get. The people working there are friendly, willing to chat and answer questions and accommodate you. Overall, it is a nice two-hour or so time killer you should try if you want something to do (especially with kids - although I would, after my experience with my 2 year old, recommend 4 years old or older) - but perhaps better in the summer when they have the water features running.