Location: Buena Park
Top Things to do in Buena Park
The 10 Best Things to do in Buena Park, California (CA)
The lively City of Buena Park is located just 5 miles from Disneyland®, 10 miles from Huntington Beach and 30 miles from Los Angeles. Here you can experience Orange County’s most popular attractions, including Knott’s Berry Farm, Soak City waterpark, Pirate's Dinner Adventure, Medieval Times, and Teatro Martini. For award-winning dining, try the #1 restaurant in the country - Porto’s Bakery & Café - or Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, named the “Best Family Restaurant."
Restaurants in Buena Park
1. Ralph B. Clark Interpretive Center
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 4 reviews
The Ralph B. Clark Interpretive Center provides an educational view of prehistoric Orange County through exhibits, programs and guided tours. Among the fossils on display is a 9 million year old baleen whale skeleton --it is reputed to be one of the only complete ice age whale fossils in existence. Visitors can also watch scientists and volunteers excavate and prepare fossil specimens for study an
2. HangTime
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By marcoallain006
Gird your loins because this thing dangles you over the main drop. Oh and with only a lap restraint!
3. Jain Centre of Southern California
4. Medieval Times Buena Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,123 reviews
Travel to the 11th Century at Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament. In SoCal, home to so many theme park and family entertainment destinations, one stands alone for its unique and grand scale entertainment. Where else can you enter a European style castle and be immediately transported to the 11th century? Where else can you dine on a feast fit for a King while cheering your favorite knight to victory as he skillfully jousts and swordfights his mighty opponent while atop a magnificent Andalusian stallion. This extraordinary destination is Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament in Buena Park. It’s been entertaining guests since 1986. And if you haven’t yet experienced it, now is the time.
Reviewed By Forest_Reviewer - Kenmore, United States
So we had a great time, got a good deal so worth shopping around before you come. The Royalty package was good value and we ended up with front row seats. Having just done 3 days in Disney I was pleasantly surprised by the cost of souvenirs and drinks. The kids absolutely loved eating the meal with their hands and it is great, simple but tasty food. The show is well executed. We were all concerned about the animal cruelty issues raised in other reviews and so did some research and you can find lots of decent and valid reviews from ex employee feedback on the high quality treatment of the horses. Anyone who has ridden (our family all have) also knows this is a normal reaction for horses mouths to foam due to physical exercise. The knights are very talented, the queen did a good job in providing a strong female role model for our girls. It is all about fun and we had a lot of fun!
5. Teatro Martini
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 64 reviews
Teatro Martini is an edgy, fun, interactive dinner show for adults that merges upscale dining with world class entertainment. With a rotating cast of some of the world’s top variety artists, you’ll want to come back to experience an ever-changing rotation of aerial artistry, magic, juggling and more! You’ll witness acts that you’ve seen on America’s Got Talent, Penn & Teller’s Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show and more! You don’t want to miss Orange County’s most unique adult dining experience filled with non-stop comedy, daring acrobatics, live music, spectacular dancing and impossible feats! Whether it’s date night, a night out with friends, or a company party, you’re sure to enjoy this one of a kind show and mouthwatering five-course meal! Join the mayhem and discover what makes Teatro Martini the hottest spot in town every Friday at 8PM, Saturday at 9PM and Sunday at 7:30PM.
Reviewed By LuckyRN3 - Temecula, United States
Superfun show! I bought the ticket from Groupon. I showed up a week early and they found me a seat without even telling me about my mistake! The show shares a parking lot with Pirates show. There is a charge for parking as well. The food was good and the people at my table were so nice!
6. Knott's Berry Farm
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4,373 reviews
Once a working berry farm, this popular theme park is now home to GhostRider, the world's best wooden roller coaster; Supreme Scream, a ride where participants are hoisted up 30-stories and dropped down in three seconds; the Xcelerator, rated the world's best launch coaster and Camp Snoopy, home to the beloved Peanuts gang.
Reviewed By 92stem - Burnham, United Kingdom
Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park is marketed as America's first themepark. The park itself is a mix of old including The Ghost Town area which recreates an old western ghost town housing various concessions and an interesting museum of westerm ephemera, and the new, featuring a great selection of modern coasters and thrill rides. With entry at circa 20% of what we paid for the two Disney parks ii's fantastic value considering there are circa ten serious coasters including the famous timber Ghostrider. When we visited in February 2019 there were minimal queues if any at all so we were able to ride even the more popular rides more than once. Overall, a much better than expected park that I would strongly recomment you visit !
7. Pirates Dinner Adventure
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 949 reviews
Guests will enjoy an astonishing display of special effects, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay and dynamic duels while enjoying a delicious, four-course feast, fit for a Pirate King! The action is set aboard an 18th Century Spanish galleon adrift in a 250, 000- gallon lagoon. Our talented crew makes this show possible with brilliant actors, singers and stunt performers. Lads, lasses and scallywags of all ages don costumes to bring the adventure to life. Up to 150 volunteers participate in this epic production, truly making it the "World's Most Interactive Dinner Show!" You won't want to miss this adventure of a lifetime, so come ready to laugh, cheer, and sing along with the show!
Reviewed By 513shaynat
Before the show, they walk around serving hors d'oeuvres!! So yummy!! The show was very entertaining and exciting. The Pirates are very funny and it was awesome to see the audience interaction.
8. Knott's Soak City U.S.A.
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 392 reviews
Offering more than 20 rides with a 1950s Southern California theme, this water adventure park features single-rider high-speed slides, inner-tube slide flumes, a wave pool, lazy river rides and a children’s pool and activity area.
Reviewed By RichardN28 - Bushey, United Kingdom
We went as a family of four and booked a cabana. Queues - we went mid august and the queues/lines were not that bad at all. Only the ride were all four if us were in an inflatable had the queues, but that was more down to the slowness of people exiting the pool at the bottom of the ride than anything else! Cabana - expensive, but worth it for the shade, the table and seats and the locker / safe. The table service was good with regular cold water being provided. Food - expensive and ok, rather than good. Rides - all are excellent and we enjoyed them all. Ideal park for all ages. The park is easy to get to (10/15mins drive from Disneyland) and very clean and well staffed. Worth a visit.
9. The Source
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 1 reviews
10. PlayPie Kids Indoor Playground
Overall Ratings
1.0 based on 1 reviews
We are a brand new innovative kids indoor playground at 13000 sqft, there's a one of a kind SNOW TUBE SLIDE, 75 degree GHOST SLIDE, interactive TECHNOLOGY LAB, PRETEND PLAY area, and a lot of fun!
