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Review: M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park

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Entertaining four lively boys during the school Summer holidays is not an easy task.

Budget is an issue, now that we’re a family of 6, and I choose activities carefully, based on cost and how likely they are to beat the boredom factor.

Despite only living about 40 minutes’ drive from this family attraction, I confess we had never been to M&D’s before.

Mainly because I had somehow formed the impression that all theme parks were too busy, geared towards teenagers, and likely to cost me a small fortune.

I could not have been more wrong in the case of this park.

After M&D’s extended the invitation to us to come along, I checked out the website for more details of what we had in store.

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it offers “ride all day wristbands” for just £10 per person (if you buy online) – a great deal.

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As it happened, we received a courtesy Family of 6 Ultimate Experience, which got us ride all day wristbands, a game of crazy golf (18 holes) and entry to the Amazonia rainforest experience.

This would have cost us £98.95 in total if we’d booked online – which is still a great deal if you break that down to £16.49 per person.

There was plenty of parking when we arrived, and it was a baking hot day so we were relieved to discover it wasn’t far to walk to the entrance. Inside, we got a map of the park and found everything within easy distance.

I had taken a packed lunch, but we purchased ice creams, coffees and slushies while we were there. The costs were not high – in fact the ice creams were cheaper than the ice-cream van which comes around the streets at home!

Our boys are aged 12, 11, 9 and 8. They generally came within an acceptable height to go on all of the rides, apart from our wee 9-year-old who needs to have a growth spurt before our next visit to make it onto the Tornado. But I’m sure he’ll get there.

With about 21 different rides to choose from, the boys were super excited. We started with a trip on the big wheel, taking in views of Glasgow in the distance as we soared way up in the sky.

 

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We loved the Wave Rider swings too, which were not only a thrill to ride but cooled us down with a pleasant breeze.

The boys found the Tornado a little rough, throwing them around as it travelled at speeds of up to 80mph. So they only went on that once, but I’m sure your typical thrill-seekers will love it.

We were lucky it was such a scorcher of a day, as the kids got wringing wet on one of the log flume-type rides (can’t remember if it was the White Water or Moby’s Revenge).

But when we went for our round of crazy golf, the boys had dried off in the baking sun before we were finished.

As this is unusual for Scotland, I’d recommend families take a raincover of some sort, to keep kids dry when going on the water rides. Or pack a change of clothes in the back of the car, so they can enjoy their soaking without a worry.

As we cooled off with refreshments, we heard a show starting up, and popped along to watch the High Diving Pirates – a 25-minute show featuring amazing acrobatics.

M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park is open from 11am until 6pm (some attractions stay open later – such as ten pin bowling).

We got there at 1pm and found that five hours flew by so quickly, we wished we’d arrived earlier.

And now I’ve had my eyes opened to how much you get for your money, we’ll definitely be back.

M&D’s is about more than fairground rides. It’s got other attractions including a soft play, an indoor entertainment complex with on-stage fun, and ten pin bowling in a ‘glow in the dark’ alley.

Brodie was excited to visit Amazonia, the indoor tropical rainforest which allowed the boys to get up close and personal to exotic creatures like macaws, dart frogs, monkeys, bats and various reptiles.

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M&D’s Scotland’s Theme Park is open from 11am until 6pm (some attractions stay open later – such as ten pin bowling).

We got there at 1pm and found that five hours flew by so quickly, we wished we’d arrived earlier.

And now I’ve had my eyes opened to how much you get for your money, we’ll definitely be back.

 

 

 

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