Irvine Park Railroad

"My family and I have visited the Irvine Park Railroad for their Easter and recently the Pumpkin Patch events, and both have been a very good experience. Nice and organized, everything seems reasonably priced for the experience that you are getting. Excited to visit them for their Christmas event. Staff is very friendly, and helpful. All children win prizes (no matter what) which is a very nice treat at their carnival games. The value is the $90 Ticket Book. It's just worth it. Tickets get you access to train ride, hay ride, carnival games, activity booth(s), and Bounce Houses. Entry into the Irvine Park Railroad itself is free so you can browse around and look and take tons pictures. Pony Rides are available, but they ONLY take cash. There is an ATM by the snack bar. Snack Bar itself is either cash or card and prices are what you would expect. Any other experiences or products there are also available for purchase individually. They also have a boat house where you can rent paddle boats and bicycles separately. Boat House is across the lake, on other side of the Irvine Park Railroad main section. Entry to the park (Irvine Park Railroad is INSIDE of Irvine Regional Park) is either cash or card. Obviously if you go on the weekend avoid peak hours to get entry into the park. So either go early as soon as they open, or go in just after the lunch hours, and the closer to the holiday the more people that will be there. So go early in the season or during the week if you can. 12.02.23: Visited again for their Christmas Event and it is a very amazing site to see. To see Santa you do need a reservation for the train, but other than that all other events are available. The decorations are great."

"We love this park! The train ride is really fun and informative. The zoo has so many wonderful animals, and the fauna around the park is amazing. It's a fabulous place to enjoy nature."

"We go here annually for the Christmas Train (which are the hardest tickets to get). You could also just go and enjoy the lights and games. BUT. Why are the games and activities so expensive? Each ticket is $7. It costs 1 ticket to decorate a cookie and 2 tickets to do some pretend ice fishing. There are other Christmas events in OC that are free. Try those if you're not willing to spend $$$$ here."

"During the Halloween fest: Parking is a bit of a mess and the tickets are a mini robbery, but overall a good experience and my son enjoyed it. A couple things to note: - tickets come out to $7 per ticket Worth it: train ride, maze (free), pumpkin picking Kinda worth it: cookie decoration, excavator ride (fun, but worth two tickets $14?) Not worth it: ball throw to get a mini prize"