Remlinger Farms Fun Park: Our Seattle-Area Mini Amusement Park

Hooray! Our local mini amusement park, Remlinger Farms Fun Park, opens for the season the weekend of May 11–12, 2024.

For the uninitiated, Remlinger Farms started as a family farm with a produce stand more than 50 years ago; today, it includes a mini theme park with about 25 rides and attractions. It is located about an hour east of Seattle in the town of Carnation.

Remlinger also offers U-pick berries in the summer and a pumpkin harvest festival in the fall, but we’ve never made it past the Fun Park. My kids love it.

We have been regulars for many years, and what’s great about Remlinger Farms is that it’s fun for kids of all ages. One ticket gets you in for all the rides you can handle.

Fun for kids of all ages

For tots, there is a digger sandbox, tractors to climb on, little canoes, a toddler-size carousel and a Ferris wheel. As the kids get older, they graduate to the big swing and baby roller coaster — it is just thrilling enough. Note that several rides have posted height requirements.

Now my middle schooler is actually closer in age to the staff. One friendly and helpful pedal car attendant last summer was just 14! But nope, my kid definitely hasn’t aged out of Remlinger Farms. One opening weekend, we stayed from open to close, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and finally headed out when a staff member called out, “One minute left!”

There’s also a zip line! What?! Yep, kids at least 48 inches in height can zip over the Remlinger pond for a kid-size thrill. Zip line tickets cost $7 per ride.

There is also a rock climbing wall, an enormous inflatable jump pad and a monster truck bouncy house. This middle-aged mom can attest that running on the jump pad is very fun, like bouncing on the moon. (And it did not pop!)

The carousel is covered by a wooden pavilion. It’s perfect for escaping a spring shower or finding shade in the summer.

New for 2024 at Remlinger Farms Fun Park

Here’s what’s new and fun this season at Remlinger Farms:

A newly opened arcade has all the classic games and prizes. Load your arcade card and play all day. They even offer arcade birthday party packages.

Families will also want to keep an eye on the Summer Concert Series, put on in partnership with Seattle Theater Group. This year, the lineup includes THING festival, a three-day event for all ages. Festival passes include admission to the Fun Park, in addition to art installations, workshops and paper-lantern making.

Farm friends

You can also see a menagerie of animals throughout the park: bunnies, goats, sheep, donkeys, horses and alpacas.

Pony rides

Pony rides are a highlight for many kids visiting the Fun Park. For any kind of country kid, the rides are very tame. But for city-slicker kids, they’re quite a thrill.

Pony rides have strict limits: They’re for kids ages 2–10 only, and kids within that age range wanting to ride must weigh less than 100 pounds. Only one pony ride per visit per kid is allowed, and the cost is $8. (Book your pony ride when you book your tickets.)

Outside food isn’t allowed in the park; we packed a lunch and ate outside the gates. You can buy salads and sandwiches in the restaurant, where two model trains chug around on elevated tracks.

New prices

I felt a bit of sticker shock last year when I went to buy our tickets: Prices are up, but that’s true everywhere. Reserved admission for 2024 costs $29.95 per person. There is a small discount for seniors and people with disabilities, and tots younger than 2 enter free.

On sunny spring and summer weekends, you can expect heavy crowds. With rain in the forecast on our visit, we lucked out with a low-crowd day. It was fantastic. My kids had the best time riding their favorite attractions to their hearts’ content. The ride attendant at the flying pumpkins even wiped down our seats — to save us from wet butts after a shower.

The Fun Park is a treat, so here’s my parenting tip for you: Go early in the season, and hope for wet weather to keep everyone else away. Have fun!

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2022 and was just updated for 2024.