Enchanted Christmas Village

I had never been to the Enchanted Christmas Village when it was on the Westside of Jacksonville so this review is only for the new location in Ponte Vedra. We had bought tickets for 5 of us to go to the Enchanted Christmas Village on the Thursday before Christmas. Tickets are normally $22 however we got them online for a discount. There were four adults and one child who is five. When we arrived we took the drive to the back to the parking area and parked pretty close to the entrance which was nice. Parking was $5. We went to the ticket tables and handed in our vouchers and each received a wrist band.When you enter, you immediately see the large, beautifully lit Christmas tree. It was gorgeous and it has its lights timed to the music playing overhead. Past the tree were booths with vendors and activities. The vendors had an array of items for sale such as Christmas themed ornaments, clothing, house décor, food, honey, hair accessories and toys for kids. The activities which were included in the price were decorating a cookie and decorating a gingerbread house. There was also hot chocolate and really stale popcorn for sale that honestly shouldn't have been given away for free.There is a little path to walk along and it takes you to a photo booth, where you have the option of having your kids photo taken with Santa. There are also a few selfie areas if you just want to take pictures of your family.Next along the path is a live manger with live animals. Once you kept walking, there was a bounce house for kids to go and jump in. The first one was well done with not too many kids inside and the kids seemed to enjoy it. The next bounce house on the path was the opposite, they didn't limit the amount of age of kids inside so some were too big and rough and were hurting the little kids in the packed environment. There was a person on watch but they seemed oblivious.In this area there were also carolers who sang Christmas songs. It was nice. Past this was the entrance for the hay/tractor ride which took you through a path of lights while a guide sang Christmas songs. The ride lasts about five minutes and drops you off just a few feet from when you get on so you can continue your loop around the area.Once we continued on, there wasn't much else. There was a blown up igloo with live music which was honestly really hot inside and very loud with live music. After you left the igloo you came to the back of the area with vendors, where there were a few food trucks set up.There was a pizza food truck, a shaved ice truck, a Mediterranean food truck and a couple stalls that sold hot dogs, pretzels, funnel cakes and other carnival type fare.We walked around the vendors, decorated a cookie then walked out to the front where my nephew had the best time being chased around on the big lawn by his grandpa. Overall I would never spend the full $22 admission to come to the Enchanted Christmas Village but for the 10 dollars it wasn't terrible. I just wish there was a bit more to do and didn't feel like you pay to go to a place to then pay more on photos, food, drinks, and vendors like you are going to a farmers market which is more of what this felt like.