Diggerland USA

Unique stop that makes a lasting memory! We were gifted tickets through a charity and made sure to stop on our way to visit friends! It is a bit small but had a blast! A very clean amusement park with friendly staff!

This place is fun for kids but a very stressful experience for adults.

Know before you go: this part of NJ is rife with traffic any day or time, and it will easily tack on 30min to 1hr to your drive. The traffic is also aggressive, full of anger-disordered drivers with no care for human life. It's frankly worth avoiding this place just for that traffic.

First impression, they nickel-and-dimed us on a "free" ticket we received as a birthday gift. It was supposedly pre-paid but they charged us tax to get in. WTF? I'm sure the gift giver was charged PA tax upon purchase, yet they claimed it had to be redeemed at the window as a gift card buying a ticket there. Why? Then they charged NJ tax. Total fraud, and so obnoxious over less than $4 to put a damper on a "gift" from the start. (We received a free ticket to Storybook Land as a gift as well and they didn't charge us a cent; they too are in NJ and the purchaser was online in PA.)

Staff attitude at the gate, and when calling, is very rude and uncaring. "Just gimme your money" is how I felt. They don't seem to have interest in the experience they're selling.

The construction-themed rides seem safe enough but as a woman not into construction type stuff, it's a little intimidating to feel fully safe with my kid on this heavy duty truckage. A lot of rusty parts all over the place did not make me feel any safer.

A huge complaint is their hours. Most weekends (as in standard hours in season) they don't open the rides until noon. The water park opens hours earlier but no rides until 12-6pm which is very annoying. If you don't enjoy water parks (like my family) then you are paying for half a day because there is no rides-only option.

Other observations:

Not all rides fully staffed and that causes lines. Some of the most popular have longer ride times that cause more delays.

Not all concession stands open even during the summer.

Their fall festival had a lot of "go at your own pace" activities that were a nice break from standing in line.

Bottom line:

My family visited twice so far but I'm not eager to return. I will bribe my kid with something else if he asks to go back.

My husbands son, daughter in law and 3 year old grandson visited from Spain this summer and he took them there along with his 14 year old granddaughter. They all had a blast! His little grandson loved the trucks and digging equipment. Everyone loved the pool. It was clean; crystal clear, and the inflatable obstacles courses were a lot of fun. They all had a great day. Too bad I had to work.

We visited Diggerland yesterday! We got there early and were one of the first families through the gate. It also happened to be the first day of there Fall Festival with live music, hayride, fire pits and farm animals. The adventure park was open from 11am-6pm. They had closed water park for the season. General admission is $45.95 but offer discounts for military and first responders. Zip line tickets can be purchased for an additional 6 bones. They many places to purchase the typical amusement park food that you would wanted. Chicken finger and fries were a hit with my kids.

The attractions are to drive and operate construction vehicles and equipment. If you are of height you are able to operate the vehicle or equipment by yourself. However, for the smaller kids they are able to sit on a guardians lap as the adult can drive. It was extremely fun and they day went by quick. We had wished that some of the equipment/vehicles went just a LITTLE faster. The park throttles down the speed for safety.

They also have a mini arcade, play tower area with swings and slides and a area for parents to relax after a day of being a construction worker.

*No outside food or beverage except for medical purposes*

This was surprisingly fun even for the adults!
We brought my 6 year old nephew here for a fun day for him and we ended up having fun too. A lot of the rides the kiddos can ride themselves but they can also be accompanied by a parent or multiple people in some cases. We lucked out and there weren't too long of line at any of the rides so no impatient frustrated meltdowns. All the waiting line areas had some shades or umbrellas so you were cooking in the sun while you waited. We all had a good time and some awesome memories were made for the kiddo. Definitely recommend.

Diggerland is an all-around, great time for all ages. While there isn't the same thrill of rollercoasters, Diggerland provides uniquely enjoyable experiences and activities.

I estimate that at least a third of the rides are operated/driven by the rider. In addition to this there is a zip-line ride (for an additional fee), rock-climbing wall, and a tiered rope course that goes up at least 4 stories high.

There is also a decent arcade (around 5-6 claw machines and ticket-redeeming games pay out prizes) in the park which operates on its own pay card system. There is also a no-queue playground.

For those of with infants and toddlers, there is a 36 inch height minimum to ride on the lap of the adult for most rides (the only exceptions to this rule in my experience are the Barrel Train and Battle Trucks; even then, the adult must accompany the child on the ride itself).

While the pricing of the food is what one would expect for a theme park, the quality of the food was surprisingly good. The Caesar salad, chicken tenders, fries, churros, and freshly squeezed lemonade were all delicious. It was definitely worth the money.

We visited the park in April with 5 and 2 year old girls on a special promotion that the park had for the any-day pass. We purchased the passes in advance online with the tickets exchanged for wristbands at the box offices (there is no specific line for pre-purchased passes).

The park is stroller/wagon (we have a double side-by-side stroller; all the ramps appeared to be wide enough for this) and wheelchair friendly. The park has ramps at almost every attraction that requires it.

Unfortunately, the water park portion was closed during this time (you can get the information about the water park operating status direct on the park website), but the venue was still super fun without it. Diggerland is definitely not a one-time visit for the family, and we are definitely coming back here in the future.

I think this place is a bit overrated. Unless you have very small kids that are easily amused, or kids with a particular fascination with trucks and construction equipment, this park won't be anything special. Alternatively, if you live within an hour, its not bad to visit once and give your kids some new things to try. But if none of the above applies to your family, you might want to skip this one.
They water park seemed to the most popular part, with many kids having fun in the wave pool, water slides, and pool obstacle courses.
The construction rides are somewhat interesting, but very tame and typically just allow for a ride in a small circle. Although the lines don't get too long, they do take awhile to move through due to slow rides and safety precautions. It seemed only very small kids had interest in the "Digger" portion of the park. This area will allow for some cool pictures of your kids operating machinery.
Diggerland does have an advantage over other parks with free parking and a quick and painless ticket purchase. They offer discounts to military, AAA members and a couple other groups.
Overall not a bad place if the items in the first paragraph apply to you. Its well intended, but mediocre for everyone else. 3.5 stars.

Great FUN, for the entire family!!!

The park is open from 10am-6pm. Get there early! The time goes by so quickly. General admission ($45.95) includes both the dry park and water park, but excludes the zipline. You can buy the zipline ticket for an additional $6.

The food is the typical adventure park food. Chicken fingers and fries, pizza, mozzarella sticks, fresh squeezed lemonade, icees and of course the souvenir cup $13 (...refills of soda $1, refills of icee $5). Etc.

Get there early and enjoy the water park. They have an area for kids and adults of all ages to have a good time. Splash with the little ones in the baby pool (life vest are available at the park). Glide along on the lazy river (no tubes), play some water basketball, challenge yourself on the obstacle course, slide down some water slides or just ride the waves in the wave pool.

The adventure park has attractions where the kids based on height are in control. No worries if they don't meet the height requirements they can sit on your lap and control the gears. They have duck racing, bumper cars, rock wall, rope course, an off road jeep the kids can drive just to name a few.

They also have a mini arcade, padded play area with swings and slides. And a nice seating area for parents to relax after a long day while the kids run and play. And of course an adventure park wouldn't be complete without a gift shop. Of course it's strategically placed on your way out. Why just why do they do that.

Overall you'll have a good time. No matter what side of the park you spend your time.

First trip here yesterday, I was hoping for so much better but sadly, this won't be on our visit list moving forward. I'll add some pros and cons for other reviewers to weigh out for their own needs:
Pros:
1. Very clean park and bathrooms
2. For a child who loves constriction, they will be on cloud 9 just seeing all the vehicles and such
3. Free parking

Cons:
1. Long lines and very slow loading/unloading of rides. We waited, on average, 30-40 minutes to get on each ride.
2. Long line and wait just to enter park--30 minutes and we already had our tickets. Why?
3. Pricey. Cost to enter is on par with other parks but $30 for two soft pretzels and three bottles of water--again, why?
4. Food lines--took us 45 minutes just for above.
5. Staff needed work--a bit slow with everything and super lax approach. Maybe going for that but if every line contains 25 screaming 4 year olds, I might pick up the pace.
6. Allowing adults to ride solo--I'm all for adults having fun but when a line is already long, having three grown men live out their construction worker dreams and operating mini excavators for ten minutes is infuriating. Adults, do better and park, use some judgment here.

Water area was nice and spread out so we didn't feel cramped which was nice. My kids had fun, all that matters, but this place has so much potential with some changes and training. Being at an amusement park not that large in size but only having the ability to get on five rides total, such a letdown.

We went on a 90 degree Saturday in July shortly after opening, there was a bit of a line to get in but parking was free, which is appreciated especially since some other local parks charge Disney prices. This was our first time here and I have a 7 year old daughter and 4 year old son, my son, 41 inches could do most but not everything and we took him there specifically (online said over 36 inches you could do pretty much anything) he was 1 inch short to do several rides even with a parent. It was super hot so after the water park we did the construction rides but it was just too uncomfortable out. The water park area was awesome, extensive and clean. I could've staid there all day honestly. I just wish it wasn't such a long walk to it. It was like you had to do one then the other. I think on a hot day it would've been nice to go back and forth between the 2 parks then we could've enjoyed it more. Like sesame place is like that. Though we will be back, in the fall or next year when it's cooler out and my son is atleast 42 inches and we will explore all of the construction park. Also, I have to add, the pizza in the water park (and I have presume throughout the park) was delicious, way better than any theme park pizza I've ever had. Definitely recommend! The prices for food were a little steep but considering parking was free we let that slide.