articles

Road Trip: Our Adventures In Edaville USA

By Michelle Melnik; Macaroni Kid Amherst/Northampton August 21, 2016
We recently visited Edaville USA, the home of Dino Land, Thomas Land, and the Christmas Festival of Lights.  Edaville is located in Carver, MA, which is about a 2.5 hour drive from the Greenfield area.  Edaville is open this Summer Tuesday - Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  Many weekends include a fun filled theme.  We chose to go on Superhero and Princess weekend and saw many famous faces including Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Elsa, Jasmine, and Cinderella. 

We had many places to choose from, but our first stop with our game loving nine year old was the Arcade.



The arcade, located in Cran Central Junction has many fun games including "Deal Or No Deal", "Connect Four", and my daughter's favorite ... "Sonic The Hedgehog". 



She loved playing the arcade games, as did I, and my husband especially enjoyed the bumper cars, something we haven't done in years.

Also in Cran Central Junction is Ellis' Playhouse.  The Playhouse is located on the second floor of Cran Central Junction and includes a cranberry ball pit and some indoor rides for our youngest friends.



After the arcade, we went to Thomas Land and boarded Thomas the Train, where we took a relaxing ride around the park. 



The train ride was approximately 20 minutes, and there was so much to look at, including the Cranberry bogs.  We are excited to return to Edaville in the Fall when the cranberries are being harvested.



We also visited some shops including the gift shop and Candy Depot.

We had such a fun day, and my daughter's first question on our way out was ... "Why haven't we been here before"?



We will definitely be going again soon!!  Some of the upcoming themes are:  Pirates weekend (August 12, 13, and 14), Peter Rabbit (August 19, 20, and 21), as well as, a back to school bash (September 2, 3, and 4), and much more.  Visit Edaville's website for more details on these events, as well as, to learn more about the family fun at Edaville USA.

** I was offered complimentary tickets in exchange for my review.  The opinions expressed in this article are my own.