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Amazing Attractions For Kids In Panama City Beach
September 27, 2017 - Laura Bernstien
Image credit – https://www.wonderworksonline.com
Panama City Beach attracts visitors with small kids because it is simply fun. Here are a few places that can give your kids wonderful experience at The.Real.Fun.Beach. aka Panama City Beach, Florida. However, these places are fun for all ages.
Adventures at Sea
You and your family can enjoy wonderful boat cruises with several side attractions. You can get to see wild dolphins, explore Shell Island, snorkel the shallow waters, and even tour the Gulf of Mexico.
Adventures at Sea
Panama City Beach, Florida 32408
850-235-0009
https://www.watersportspc.com/boat-cruises-in-panama-city-beach-florida
Race City Amusement Park
This park offers all kinds of fun rides. Major attractions here are a maze, ppin zone, bumper boats, haunted house, go kart tracks, arcade, Skycoaster, indoor blacklight mini golf, thrill & fairground rides.
Race City Amusement Park
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 234-1588
Coconut Creek Fun Park
This tropical island themed park offers unique set of fun activities. There are waterfalls and a lake stocked with native fish. You will enjoy yourself in Gran Maze, the biggest maze in the United States. You can also sharpen your golf skills in one of their two different 18-hole mini golf courses. Two things that are notable is that this fun zone is open all year and (as of the date of this blog post) golfing is free for kids under 6.
Coconut Creek Fun Park
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 234-2625
https://coconutcreekfun.com/index.html
Wonderworks
Did a building crash into the middle of Panama City Beach? No, that’s one of our most popular attractions. Wonder works is 35,000’ offering a rare mix of education and entertainment for kids. Here kids will do science experiments, play with bubbles, do a ropes course, lay on a bed of nails, experience a tornado, and more. This place has multiple levels so it is a day’s adventure.
Wonderworks
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 249-7000
https://www.wonderworksonline.com
Cobra Adventure Park
The park offers a variety of fun rides and an 18-hole mini golf course. The most popular attractions are the Max Flight Simulator and kid’s roller coaster The Dragon Wagon. This park is considered “old school” so a lot of adults like to go here to experience the games and fun that they had as kids.
Cobra Adventure Park
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 235-0321
https://www.visitpanamacitybeach.com/listings/cobra-adventure-park/169/
Funland Arcade and Snack Bar
Having been established in 1953, this happens to be the oldest arcade in Northwest Florida which is why it is also one of the most beloved places to visit . It offers over 100 arcade games but most people go here because they enjoyed it growing up. This arcade watched Panama City Beach grow up and it’s loved by everyone. Aside from games, the other popular thing to come here for is breakfast. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner but people pile in here for breakfast because it’s what they’ve been doing in Panama City Beach since the 1950s. There is a snack bar here as well so you can run in and get a snack if you are across the street at the beach.
Funland Arcade and Snack Bar
(850) 234-3693
http://funland-arcade.weebly.com/
Goofy Golf
Another blast from the past and favorite amongst newbies and old-timers alike is Goofy Golf. It opened in 1959 and has been a staple on the east side of the beach ever since. This park offers several golf courses and some giant statues. If you want to play goofy golf the way that it was played in the 1950s, this is where you want to head to. The statues make great pictures for social media as well.
Goofy Golf
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 234-6403
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not
Across the street from the upside-down building (Wonderworks) is a huge ship. Why is there a big ship in the middle of Panama City Beach? It’s Ripleys. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not is a place with interactive activities, fascinating stories, and bizarre and interesting things on display. From shrunken heads to sculptures to artwork, Ripleys is always an adventure.
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 230-6113
http://www.ripleys.com/panamacitybeach/
Shipwreck Island Waterpark
Shipwreck Island is a waterpark in the middle of Panama City Beach. It has over 3 million gallons of water to splash in, swim in, slide down, and wade in. There is a 500,000 gallon wave pool and over an acre of pools for the small children.
Shipwreck Island Waterpark
Panama City Beach, Florida 32407
(850) 234-3333
http://www.shipwreckisland.com/park-information/
XD Darkride Experience Pier Park
An immersive video game, 7D interactive movie, and multi sensory theater is what is in store for you at this unique place. Pier Park is the entertainment hub for all of Panama City Beach so there is plenty of shopping, eating, and beaching to be done near this XD Darkride but don’t miss your chance to stop in.
XD Darkride Experience Pier Park
Panaman City Beach, Florida 32414
(850) 233 – 0804
http://www.xddarkridepierpark.com/