Location: Panama City Beach
Top Things to do in Panama City Beach
Things to do in Panama City Beach, Florida (FL): The Best Water & Amusement Parks
Panama City Beach, with its trademark white sand and warm Gulf waters, attracts everyone from spring breakers to retirees, singles to families. As a result, the city offers a range of activities for all ages and interests. Families won't want to miss the huge Shipwreck Island water park or the hundreds of animals and plants at Zoo World. Golfers will find plenty of top-rated courses and outdoor types can canoe, fish and nature walk at St. Andrew's State Nature Park. And there's always the 27 miles of beautiful oceanfront the city is famous for.
Restaurants in Panama City Beach
1. Shipwreck Island Waterpark
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 546 reviews
Plunge, ride, whirl, dunk, swim - whew! At the end of your day at Shipwreck Island, you'll be exhilarated, exhausted and soaked. Visit our tropical themed water park in Panama City Beach, Florida. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
Reviewed By Pioneer443332
We came back for the firat time since 1982 and the place has grown and is super clean, fun, and an amazing day for kids and adults. Can’t wait to come back next summer!!!
2. Coconut Creek Family Fun Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 566 reviews
Coconut Creek offers two 18-hole golf courses and a giant size human maze. Coconut Creek is your key to adventure and fun!
Reviewed By Q8105RDdan - Panama City Beach, United States
My four year old Granddaughter wanted to play Mini-Golf and go through the maze so my wife and I along with my daughter and her husband took her to Coconut Creek Family Fun Park on Saturday. First came the Mini-Golf. There are two 18 hole courses that offer challenges such as bridges, waterfalls, and man-made mountains. We chose to play course #1. My Granddaughter loved the giraffes, gorillas, and elephants. Once she conquered the course it was time for the "Gran Maze" which is a very large outdoor human maze. She and her Mom and Dad completed the Maze adventure in 24 minutes (not bad for her first time through). Her time made the record board for all to see so she was totally excited about that. Definitely family friendly; Open daily; Coconut Creek has absolutely beautiful landscaping. Lots of native trees, plants and multiple water features. Overall we had a great experience and will definitely return. Pricing; 1-Children under 6 play free 2-One round of mini-golf or one trip through the Maze is $13.50 3-Pay-one-price allows you to play unlimited games of Mini-Golf and Gran Maze the day the ticket is purchased and until 5pm the following day for $24.00. 4-Season tickets are $54.00.
3. Adventure Zone at Miracle Strip
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 6 reviews
4. Race City PCB
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 373 reviews
Come and experience the thrills of the largest selection of unique Go Kart tracks, play in the areas only Black light indoor Mini Golf, or experience the thrills of the Hurricane Roller Coaster! With lots of other great family friendly entertainment including a full indoor arcade with prizes, bumper boats, and an awesome Sky Coaster - everyone in the family will want to come back for more! Offering lots of fun things to do in Panama City Beach all in one place, Race City PCB is one the most exciting and original Panama City Beach attractions!
Reviewed By jmilleranderson - Rogersville, United States
Went with the family and had fun for several hours. The arm band is worth it. Most lines were 10 minutes or less. Rode the go carts and roller coaster multiple times and all the amusement rides that we wanted. Enjoyed the fun house. Only thing we didn’t do was the black light mini golf, but that was just because we were going to eat and had to leave. The operators were nice and never had a problem except for some other guests that didn’t know how to drive carts, but the ride operators took care of them. Would do again next time.
5. Swampy Jack's Wongo Adventure
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 9 reviews
Now Open! Swampy Jack’s WONGO Adventure is a hybrid amusement park-family entertainment center located in Panama City Beach, Florida. Our small, but heavily themed park highlights Swampy Jack’s world travels. Swampy Jack offers the newest and most unique go-kart experience anywhere. Think Mario Kart video game meets electric go-karts on the interactive outdoor go-kart track of our Marrakesh Road Rally. The Blue Hole is about as funky and surreal a bumper car experience as you will find. The Swamp Ape is our signature attraction, from the 25’ tall photo-bombing Swamp Ape outside, to the scramble of lights, music and fog inside, this ride will have you wondering what just happened, and wanting more of the same. The grande serpent Yacuma coils herself around the wipeout ride. And the iconic wannabe Kraken will send you swirling upwards. Four additional construction phases will have the site built out over a total of seven years.
Reviewed By L7972HLcharlesh - Panama City Beach, United States
Swampy Jack's Wongo Adventure is an excellent addition to what Panama City Beach has to offer visitors and locals. If anyone in your group loves amusement park type of rides, this place is a "must" to check out. Every ride will give you a thrill, for sure. The go-carts are probably the fastest "on the beach". The whole park is extremely clean so it gives you 'peace of mind' confidence that all the rides are meticulously maintenance. Everyone of the staff was super friendly. They even "wipe down" the ride between each customer use.
6. Emerald Falls Family Recreation Center
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By Jenna1230 - Houma, United States
Had fun at Emerald Falls riding the Vortex go cart track. It is a wooden & part concrete track with a section of the track in a spiral shape. The very top has a nice hump that gifts the cart a little lift as you head down and around a turn. The go carts seemed to run at a descent speed and the ride lasted about 4 laps around the track. Depending on the time of day, the line can be a 45 minute to hour or more wait. We lucked out on our first trip and got there around 10pm. The wait was only about 10 minutes. When we returned a few nights later around 8pm, the wait was 50 minutes. There are some other small rides, but for children less than 48 inches tall. The arcade has some old school games that spit out the actual tickets so it was fun to hit the jackpot of 500 tickets on the ticket spinner machine. There are a few games that take quarters only, but most take tokens, so be careful when deciding which to get (tokens or quarters) from the beginning depending on what you want to play. The mini gold course looked fun but was way too hot outside to try, even late in the evening. Fun places to spend some $ and have some fun with the kids.
7. Cobra Adventure Park
Overall Ratings
3.0 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By SG174
The kids always look forward to the wooden track go-karts when we are on vacation. This one was a little rough, but all of our kids enjoyed it. Our youngest was begging to go back.
