Despite the zest and vitality of the period, the Old West was no match for the New West, with its bigger hats, shinier spurs, and more articulate horses. Travel back to a time when men were men and animals were silent with today's Groupon: for $40, you get two VIP tickets to dinner and a stage show at Rockin’ R Ranch in Mesa (up to an $80 value).
A real working cattle ranch owned and operated by one of Arizona's original pioneer families, the Rockin’ R Ranch dishes out delicious country-style meals alongside lively western-themed entertainment and activities. Today's deal gets you VIP seating to the live stage show, during which The Rockin’ R Wranglers perform country-folk classics such as “Orange Blossom Special” and the Arizona state song, “Arizona,” which the state’s cowboys famously whistled as they carved out the nooks and crannies of the Grand Canyon. As tunes are fiddled on stage, bellies are stuffed with vittles from an all-you-can-eat barbecue chicken and beef dinner.
Along with the supper and show, visitors are also welcome to witness a friendly postdinner gunfight, gape at the medical miracles of an old-timey medicine-man show, or revel in the rustic roadhouse atmosphere of an Old West saloon starting at 5:30 p.m. Novice prospectors can also pan for gold to see first-hand how difficult it was to find precious metals before the advent of modern alchemy.
Reviews
Fodor's reviewed Rockin' R Ranch. Citysearchers award Rockin' R Ranch a four-star average and Google Mappers give it a three-star average.
- The music is fantastic, the atmosphere is enjoyable, and the food is great. It is a wonderful place. It is great for families, couples, out of town guests, EVERYONE! – JenniferLowry, GoogleMaps
- I've been to the RRR many times and have had a great time, every time. The Show is hilarious and has a fun atmosphere. – The National, Google Maps
Groupon Says
The Groupon Guide to: Choosing Your Own Adventure
Thanks to electronic readers and the recent discovery of free will, traditional fiction is increasingly giving way to futuristic hyperfiction that places you in the driver's seat of a book. Uninitiated readers can start activating their adventure synapses with this excerpt from the popular You Live It! series of interactive novels, Escape From Smugglers' Cove.
Page 26: Blind Darby and his assistant with a hook for a hand carry a bag of loot into their smugglers' shack. Your grandfather always warned you not to follow smugglers.
- If you follow the smugglers into their shack, turn to page 32.
- If you hop onto your motorbike to go find Chief McCullough, turn to page 17.
- If you place the old amulet into the swamp in order to raise Swampman to wreak his muddy vengeance on the smugglers, turn to page 9.
Page 32: You deftly creep into the foyer of the candlelit crime shack. The smugglers seem to be gone, but they have left the computer on. You play around on Facebook for a while.
Page 17: You hightail it down the gravel road before realizing that Chief McCullough is on vacation. You pull over and play around on your phone for a while.
Page 9: Instead of doing the thing you chose, you head home to see what's on TV. During a long commercial break you pull out your phone and play around on Facebook for a while.
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