Don’t go to see Santa. We usually love the Ginger factory & are on our second annual pass. However, I took my 5 & 7 year olds there to see Santa recently only to have the door shut in our faces as ‘Santa had finished for the day.’ He was still taking photos and the family before us were allowed in. There was NO other children waiting just my 2. No care or empathy shown, staff happy to leave 2 small children upset shouting ‘Santa is leaving.’ Would have taken 1 min to give them a picture. We had gone specifically to see Santa as we had the year before, dressed in their Christmas outfits & my 5 year old walking around with his Santa hat. No Christmas spirit shown at all. Very disappointing Ginger factory. You have lost some loyal customers.

The children’s activities are geared to toddlers. When we went the bouncy castle was deflated and there were no dressed up Zog or Gruffalo’s, apparently they come on Saturdays. The train ride was spoilt by the voice over, which was like being in a 15 minute long advertisement for the ginger factory, spruiking their tours. The whole place was in marketing overdrive. But they don’t make gingerbread men for all that, they’re made somewhere else and come in plastic packets. The boat ride was fun, but overall I felt like it charged more money than it was worth.

We took our baby son here for the day and had such a lovely time. He’s only 8 months old and in a pram - we felt very well accommodated for. We could see so much fun stuff to do with older children. It really is such a fun place. We did the factory tour and loved it, especially the delicious tasters at the end. We also did the boat road which Bub LOVED. Highly recommend for families with kids of all ages!

glad we bought this pass through our hotel bcos our kids loved the boat so much we went on it multiple times. would’ve been very expensive otherwise. should have bee tour included in my opinion

We did the Factory Tour & Tasting on a week day and it was very interesting. The tasting afterwards was great and we tasted about six or seven things all up. Lots to do for children. Great cafe there serving scones, hot and cold food and ice-cream. Gift shop is great and prices are quite reasonable at the cafe and gift shop. Staff very friendly and helpful.

We took the Overboard ride and Train ride bundle and had a great time. The Overboard ride is a boat ride where you follow the Gingerbread Man around the world spotting him in all the different locations. It is very well set up and we found it a lot of fun. From here we walked over to the train and took the took around the gardens where there is commentary on the history of ginger in Yandina. There are quite a few outlets around the park and while it is set up for families with young children us old folks enjoyed it too.

This was somewhat fun. But the free entry doesn’t get you into the factory at all and we’d have hoped there would be more tastings around. We liked the umbrella walk and enjoyed the Zog area and the train ride was good (except for one really stinky spot!) although the audio is amusingly mostly just trying to sell you on all the other various tours.

Really disappointed with The Ginger Factory. The train would have been pleasant if they didn’t have an automated message playing the whole time trying to upsell your visit. The boat ride line was also extremely long due to the fact they were only loading single groups on boats for photo purposes. The boat ride is extremely outdated and bordering on cultural appropriation. If they had of loaded the boats with more people the line would have been much faster. It’s not a Ginger Factory, it’s a place designed to exploit parents of young children by upselling them from the second they enter. Avoid!

Family tradition to visit the ginger factory I visited with my Nan & it was very nice to visit today with our first grandchild. The staff were all so friendly and helpful The gardens are lovely to walk through. It was really nice to ride on the train haven’t done it in many years. We had our fill on gingerbread men yumm The only thing I was a bit disappointed with was no longer being able to purchase a ginger man stuffed toy apparently the ginger factory no longer makes them.

We always stop in to The Ginger Factory when on the Sunshine Coast. It’s a great place to stock up on your favourite Ginger Factory products and gourmet food items. The food outlets also offer a variety of different options for a quick coffee or a substantial meal. Free to enter with plenty of parking.

The views were amazing, the food tasted delicious! The train wasn’t working the day I went but the boat ride was more fun!

A beautiful spot with a fabulous selection of souvenirs. Great activities for kids. Free to wander tound. Rides extra.

I haven't been before, so I took my friend from Melbourne. We did the Factory tour and Harvest tour - both were very informative about how they grow and make their ginger products. The products are very yummy! You get to taste test on both of these tours. We saw heaps of families with kids there on the day - all the kids were having a great time too.

This place was so much fun to visit and it had the best ice cream and ginger beer I've ever tried. I definitely would love to come back here someday.

Highly recommend, a very enjoyable day. Gayle who undertook the Live Bee talk was passionate, informative and left us feeling inspired and very humble towards the busy little Bee. Thank you