Before I begin, I want to shout out the employees who were so sweet and enthusiastic the whole experience! That being said-
This is in no way a museum. We paid $43 a ticket to go through about 5 rooms with screaming, coughing children throughout. There was 1 wall of historical facts and items, and a cool looking bar when you first get in, but those are the only redeemable parts of the experience. In the beginning of the “museum”, one employee emphasized how much ice cream there was to try and how it’s unlimited, with some specialty flavors you could purchase. We first walk into the bar, which seems cool honestly, but the “speciality” flavors were stuff like rocky road and raspberry whatever?? Are those special?? $16 for a regular milkshake, and the prices go up from there.
We then pass a wall with about 150 different flavors listed out, so we’re thinking we’re gonna have a chance to try some cool flavors! (Foreshadowing; no) We pass through and see floor to ceiling jelly bean wallpaper with a nice man serving ice cream in the corner. 1 flavor. Pink vanilla. Literally vanilla with a little bit of food coloring. I’m thinking alright, we’ll certainly have more options as we go through more rooms! Then we get to the little putt-putt room, with 3 putt-putt holes and a little hot dog stand in the corner. It’s cute enough but again, screaming kids and very little room to move about. All of the novelty sculptures were just made of hard plastic that really holds in the preschool kid smell. We get to the hot dog stand and we’re thinking okay cute, little hot dog ice creams! Surely it’ll look cute and taste good! The sweet employee hands us a pink bun with HOT DOG FLAVORED ICE CREAM, PICKLE RELISH, and ACTUAL MUSTARD. You heard me. Hot dog flavored ice cream the shade of a bratwurst, actual pickle relish, and actual mustard squirted on the top. Are you out of your ever loving mind. 3 of us tried it and almost vomited. We then get to the “sprinkle pool”, which is basically a worse ball pit- disgusting giant plastic “sprinkles” with, you guessed it, screaming running children throughout. Then a small gift shop and the exit.
In conclusion: NOOO samples of cool flavors, pink vanilla, hot dog, germs, screaming children, exit. $43 for that.
Why they advertise this as a museum is beyond me!! Why they don’t advertise it as just a kid’s space is beyond me!! If I were 7 and I was there with my friends, I would have had such a good time. If you’re over the age of 12, for the love of god save your time. Other than that one room with a few historical aspects, this was a claustrophobic germy sensory overload scam. The “unlimited ice cream” you get is vanilla, pink vanilla, this one called “playdough” that is straight up vanilla, a dairy free sherbet (respect) and HOT DOG. As I mentioned before though, the people working there are lovely. Absolutely no hate or shade to them. They should get paid way more than they probably are. Save your money, your time, and your eardrums. <3