Magic Springs Food Prices: - Magic Springs is an amusement park located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. - The park offers a variety of food options for visitors to enjoy. - Prices for food at Magic Springs can vary depending on the type of food and the size of the portion. - Typical food options at Magic Springs include hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, nachos, and ice cream. - Prices for these items average around $8 to $10. - For those looking for a larger meal, combo meals are available for around $12 to $15.
- For those looking for a larger meal, combo meals are available for around $12 to $15. - Visitors can also find snack options such as pretzels, popcorn, and cotton candy, which are priced at around $5 to $7. - In addition to these main food options, there are also various dining establishments within the park that offer different cuisines such as barbecue, Mexican, and Asian.
Magic carpet ski lifts a boon to novice skiers, snowboarders
When my kids were little, they learned to ski at the Blackhawk ski hill on the west side of Madison, with its whopping 100-plus feet of vertical descent and several rope tows — which shredded numerous pairs of gloves and mittens.
They enjoyed the experience on the slopes and making s'mores in front of the ski club cabin fireplace immensely, but over time they begged me to take them to resorts that had chairlifts.
Eventually, we bought a family season pass at Tyrol Basin, which has three chairlifts.
The resort near Mount Horeb also had a rope tow and a cable tow with a handle serving its beginner areas.
Both of those lifts are gone now, replaced by a 500-foot magic carpet lift that serves the Trollway and Gentle Ben beginner slopes.
The new surface lift greatly improved the learning experience for novice skiers and snowboarders.
Tyrol still has one rope tow, however, which serves the terrain park on the Barnyard run.
Josh Faber, the new general manager at Tyrol, said his resort purchased the surface lift — which is much like the conveyor belts travelers find in airports — for this winter because he wanted to make the learning experience "as easy and positive as possible for our new skiers and snowboarders."
"To be honest, it's hard to learn this sport at first and rope tows are hard to manage if you are trying to negotiate one to get up the beginner hill the first few times. But a magic carpet is about as easy as it gets because you just stand on it and it takes you up the slope. That really helps with the experience. No one falls and nobody's gloves or mittens get mangled because you're not holding onto anything."
It's been more than 15 years, but this writer remembers all-too-well a painful snowboard lesson at White Pass resort in Washington.
I tried as hard as I could to get to the top of a bunny run via a rope tow on my rental snowboard, but I kept catching the front edge of my board and getting knocked down.
I got in the way of 5- and 6-year-olds behind me and ended up finishing the lesson early — bruised and humiliated.
On my skis, I would have been able to easily find my balance. But on the snowboard, because I was a newbie and both feet were strapped to one plank, I was clueless. I haven't snowboarded since.
Faber said he's convinced that Tyrol's magic carpet surface lift entices novice skiers and snowboarders to come back. It also gets them to try his resort in the first place, he said.
"Ever since our carpet opened, we've had great reviews, hands down, of how much more pleasant it is for beginners and instructors alike," he said, noting that it goes another hundred feet higher than the old handle tow and gives access to more novice terrain.
"It cost several hundred thousand dollars, which wasn't cheap for an area our size, but we think it's a good investment and will pay off by getting school and other beginner groups to come back out here again. People will go where it's easier to learn and the resort is more accommodating. They've been going elsewhere in recent years and we want them back.
"I myself have little kids, and my little girl is 21/2 years old. She can now ride the magic carpet all by herself and that says something."
Joe Vittengl, who runs Devil's Head near Baraboo, said his resort has had two conveyor-type surface lifts for about a decade and installed them to improve the beginning skier and boarder learning experience.
One is 400 feet long and the other is 300 feet.
"They were a tremendous addition to our area," he said. "Rope tows destroy gloves and mittens and they can be hard to use for beginning skiers. For new snowboarders, they can be almost impossible.
"I learned how to ski using a rope tow in upstate New York and have been skiing most of my 54 years," he said. "I have fond memories of that time because it was fun. But most rope tows are gone now because they aren't easy to use."
He said resorts may have lost some potential recruits to the sport because they had a lousy first experience using a rope tow.
"They may have fallen a few times using the tow and said, 'I don't want to do this.' Frankly, it's a lot harder going up a hill on a rope tow than it is coming down. There's been a movement in our industry for some time to get people to try skiing and snowboarding and making sure they have a good experience so they'll come back. The magic carpet is part of that trend."
Vicki Baumann, operations manager at Granite Peak outside Wausau, said her resort has two conveyor lifts.
One is 200 feet long, while the other, called Blizzard, is 600 feet. She called them "awesome, compared to the old rope tows."
"They couldn't be more simple," said Baumann, who grew up in Minnesota and learned using a rope tow. "You just step on, stand and the belt slowly takes you to the top of the slope where you slide off. It makes that first-time learning experience so much more pleasurable for the novice skier and snowboarder. We've had the smaller one for about a decade and the longer one maybe five years. Everyone loves them and they help keep folks coming back to learn more."
Mike Taft, operations manager at Cascade Mountain, said conveyor lifts can also be a boon for tubing areas. His resort has a 60-footer for "never-ever" skiers and snowboarders and a 550-footer for tubing. It also has a rope tow, installed just last year, for the terrain park area.
"The ski school takes the novices to the short one to get them the feel of sliding on the snow for the first time," he said.
"It starts them out right before they move on to chairlifts. And our long one for tubing replaced two handle tows. The single magic carpet we put in here doubled the capacity of the two handle tows, so it was a great addition."
Brian E. Clark is a Madison writer and photographer.
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- These dining options typically have higher prices, ranging from $15 to $25 for a meal. - It is important to note that prices at Magic Springs may be subject to change, so it is advisable to check for updates before visiting the park. - Overall, while food prices at Magic Springs may be slightly higher than what one would expect at a regular restaurant, the convenience and variety of options available make it a worthwhile option for visitors to enjoy a meal while at the park..
Reviews for "Plan Your Magical Escape: Nagic Springs Ticket Prices and Availability"
- Sarah - 2 stars - I was really disappointed with the prices at Magic Springs. It felt way too expensive for what you actually get. The rides were mediocre at best, and the food prices were outrageous. I didn't feel like I got my money's worth at all. I would definitely not recommend going there if you're looking for a fun and affordable day out.
- Mark - 1 star - Magic Springs was a complete rip-off. The ticket prices were sky-high and the rides were nothing special. I found the whole experience to be a huge waste of money. The food prices were also ridiculously overpriced. I was really hoping for a great day out, but I left feeling disappointed and cheated.
- Emily - 2 stars - I was really excited to go to Magic Springs, but the prices were just way too high for what they offered. The rides were average and nothing stood out as particularly thrilling or unique. The food prices were also incredibly expensive. I regretted spending so much money for a subpar experience. I won't be going back.
- John - 2 stars - The prices at Magic Springs were a major letdown. I expected to have a great time, but the rides were average and nothing special. The ticket prices were steep, and the food prices were even worse. It just felt like a money grab, and I left feeling disappointed. I wouldn't recommend it unless you really have no other options for amusement parks.