This is really a lot of fun and so enjoyed by our family! Our little one REALLY enjoyed it!! I would recommend going early in the day as the animals are probably going to be more active and hungrier ;-) We got there late morning, and it also wasn't very busy at that time. We bought 2 big buckets of food. Don't worry if you have food leftover, the animals in the petting zoo will eat it too! I made the mistake of assuming kids 3 and under were free when purchasing the tickets on Groupon. Nothing about it is mentioned on the Groupon site, just the website, and I should have checked that before ordering our tickets. Because of that, the staff was very gracious and allowed our 28-month-old in for free. This is a family-owned business, and they do a wonderful job! I highly recommend!!
The Branson Coaster Ride for one and gem mining experience
The kids loved it and wanted to do it again! Next time we will definitely have to do it at night with all the pretty twinkle lights. Worth it in my opinion.