Old Tucson

We were lucky to be in the area during their Yuletide celebration.Everything looked so pretty. Visiting the park is a must if you are a fan of Western movies. We didn't expect the extra touch of Christmas but we loved it. However, the best part of the experience was the people.Everyone was very nice, customer service was great everywhere, but a few of them really shined.Tristan from the gift shop: Such a nice young man, extremely helpful. I went in for one ornament on arrival. We ended up buying a bunch of things by the end of the night, even if we didn't see him the second time we went into the gift shop (I'm wearing my hoodie today). Blacksmith Richie: He is so entertaining. Children and adults were watching him work. He was making magic wands at the moment we started watching. He made a pretty hair pin with a nail. He is skilled, informative, funny, and even handsome! Very kind and engaging with everyone watching.Mrs. Claus: She was adorable. All the kids were so into the story. Very sweet and entertaining. The setting of her room was so nice and cozy too. Santa's elf at the mine: Her enthusiasm, her make up and outfit, her performance; all of her said "festive and happy".Definitely recommend visiting the park. I also recommend Christmas bonuses for all the awesome staff.

If you are a fan of Western movies or tv shows this is the place for you. Many John Wayne movies were filmed here and the surrounding area as were episodes of Gunsmoke and Little House on the Prairie to name a few. The guide was very informative and it was so neat walking the old streets visiting the movie sets.

This place was whack. I wouldn't recommend going here. Go to Tombstone instead.The Saguaro National Park (SNP) opens at 9am but this place doesn't open until 10:30am which is a nuisance because they are right next to each other. We were on a day trip to Tucson from Phoenix. We visited the SNP at 9am but had to go into Tucson to wait for Old Tucson to open. We swung by Old Tucson in the afternoon on the way home. It was open but there were only a few cars in the lot.I didn't quite know what to expect but I pretty much expected it to be like an old western town that you could walk through and go to unique shops. It wasn't like that at all. The entrance was all boarded up and you couldn't get in. They had one store open at the front but there was nothing I wanted to buy in there.I saw that they had tours but the next one wasn't until 1.5 hours after when we were there and it was full. It's not like you can really wait around to go on tours because there's nothing to do and it's 100+ degrees outside.Super lame and disappointing. We did take a picture in front of the sign just to say we've been here.

We stopped by to check out old Tucson and the guide tour. The guided tour was awesome! Our guide knows his movies and all about the movies filmed on set. The town, due to Halloween, had some decorations but didn't take away from the cool movie set. So many movies are filmed here. Tombstone, Little house on the prairie, Rio bravo with John Wayne, Joe kid and Outlaw Josey Wales, 3 Amigos, Cannon ball run, young guns 2. There are too many to mention. We were shown props, which were pretty good and realistic. Walking the set was amazing, especially when you think of all the stars that have walked before you. Was a fun day! It's worth the trip! Check it out!

This was a fun place to visit especially if you watch old westerns. Not as big as it used to be but I still enjoyed it

We were recommended to check this place out and glad that we did. For a single admission price, you have access to so many events and activities. You can start off with a Group tour guide who will explain the history and film production in this area. Afterwards, there are plenty of areas to explore and many shows at certain times to catch. They do a lot of crowd participation, so be sure to wear clothes that'll help make you stand out like we did! There are also restaurants, a petting zoo, carousel, train and wagon rides.We had a lot of fun and laughs. We really enjoyed our time here and highly recommend you checking it out.

The Ghost Tour (not to be confused with Nightfall) is 10/10! Without spoiling too much, you tour the park with an intimate group with nothing but lanterns to light an otherwise dark desert. The stories were informative, spooky, and the host was charismatic. One of the better ghost tours I've been on!

went on the historical movie tour. Our guide was amazing and was an actor himself. Definitely recommend reading up on some of the movies filmed there prior to your tour.

This is a must see for all ages. A part of our cinema culture that shouldn't be missed. Fabulous and knowledgeable staff. The entertainment team works hard in desert conditions to bring western story telling to life. There are some air conditioned buildings but there is a lot of out door as well. Filming is still done here. The ride to this location takes you through gates pass which is beautiful as well. I cannot comment on the food as we didn't eat anything but there are plenty of options and the ice cream looked great.

So disappointing. I've been going to Old Tucson since the 1960's. One of my favorite attractions was the old cars that kids got to drive. It was the main reason my husband and I treated the kids/grandkids to Old Tucson last week.The first shock was the admission price for 2 adults (plus rides) 2 adults (no rides) one child (plus rides) one child free. $179. Just to walk through the gates. They didn't tell you they were attaching $30 worth of "processing fees" to the price of the listed admission prices. So, the grandkids got to ride the small train (with their parents) Carousel (with their parents) Stagecoach (with their parents.) That was the ride part of the admission ticket that I paid $34 extra for the parents to ride with their 4 & 6 year old. children. So from there, we went to the "Antique Cars" which was far from up and running. There was a sign (it was there 2 years ago when we went) that said "Coming Soon" THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON WE WERE GOING! They couldn't have told you that before you bought the tickets?We saw that they had Buckaroo Days advertised, which we thought would be fun for the kids. It was a bucket with 12 cheap plastic snakes that kids tried to throw in another bucket. There was a hay-bale maze that you took cheap plastic horses (not even nice stick horses) through a maze. Then there was the skeet ball where the kid tried to roll plastic balls up a splintered wood incline. There was a steer roping attraction, but kids couldn't fit on the steers.Honestly, I've been to school carnivals that had better games.Speaking of games, they had the Carnival row of about 5 games where you try to throw balls in various containers. My grandkids wanted to win a stuffed animal. You had to pay extra. For $12 they each got 3 Wiffle balls. Of course they got a consolation prize of a Dollar store stuffed animal. And the panning of gold, that used to be included in Admission, you had to pay for.There were wooden cut-out with the face hole cut-outs for photo ops. The cut-outs were so high, even us shorter adults couldn't fit reach to put our face in.There was one gun fight in the 2 hours we were there. We ate lunch there and yes, very expensive. That's to be expected. But then later we got little bags of Dot ice cream...$8 a bag. I'm not knocking the people that work there, they were friendly and did their job.But seriously, it is an embarrassment now. And unsafe. Don't charge Disneyland prices for something that is such low quality.