They would have fun for sure but would need help reading clues to locate where wizards are . There is so much to distract them .

It is a game where the players are given tasks by a wizard. The players must purchase a wand that is used to activate the various “finds”. The system keeps track of each of your scores. Once tasks are completed, you receive the electronic badge for that task, and then you go back to the wizard for a new task. The game is set up over 4 stories at the Dells location. Players must listen carefully to instructions, and remembering the details of all 4 floors of the game help you to solve the riddles faster, and score badges. A little bit like Harry Potter.

Your Wand can be used over and over. To preserve it, all u should do is unscrew the end cap in between trips. Was told they last up to 7 years. Truly apologize for the very delayed response.

Heather - WANDS REQUIRED: Other people have claimed MagiQuest doesn't use wands. That's absolutely incorrect. It uses wands and only wands and absolutely nothing else. BEATING MAGIQUEST AT THEIR OWN GAME: You can buy used wands online. I searched eBay for "MagQuest used" and the list was enormous. Most of MagiQuest is designed to separate you from your money. The "toppers" don't add any functionality to the wands. They are plastic sculptures that screw onto the end of a wand. Buying a used wand with a topper is fine. Buying a new topper is simply throwing money away. MagiQuest sells far, far more than wands and toppers. They sell full costumes. We chose to buy one of the costumes and had it double for our son's Halloween costume. That made it worth the price. I'd look for used costumes as well otherwise your kids will be pushing you hard to shell out another $60.00 a piece for outfits. The one thing you cannot avoid is paying to play. They'll let you used "previously purchased" wands (we've gone several times because its only 1 hour from our home and they've never hesitated to let us use our previously purchased wands). They'll let you wear whatever you want (most kids are in swim trunks and a t-shirt). But, you must pay to play. Once you pay, they sync your wand to the system and your wand can activate the various infrared play areas. There are a few in other parts of the hotel, but they are sparing and unimpressive. 99% of the activity takes place in the MagiQuest building. YOUNGER & OLDER KIDS PLAYING THE GAME: The game is very, very simple. A 4 year old might get bored. A 7 year old is the perfect age and will easily finish a game. With your 9 year old child, its best to focus on the high score board and see if he can beat the high score of the day; the standard game will be almost too easy for him. The size of the game space is huge; its a 3 story building with slides, stairs and ladders navigating their way through a (fairly simple) multi-story maze. More than one game can be played in the game space at the same time. Kids will be on different quests. Their wands will cause Infrared game areas to behave (slightly) differently depending on the game they are playing. Once they complete a Quest they can go back to a central Tree and complete new quests. When my son was young, he grew bored after the first 1-2 quests. Our last trip was when he was 9; he played for hours. Anyone can play the quests or simply gather as many points throughout the game space. The original MagiQuest is aimed at younger kids while ShadowQuest is aimed at older ones. Both are played in the same space using the same wands. Both have multiple missions. Your children can pursue the missions non-linearly. MY VIEWS ON MAGIQUEST: I personally find MagiQuest to be a rather cynical cash-grab. The construction of the game space is cheaply done, the acting in the videos is terrible, the music is canned and the quests are simplistic at best. It is the 21st century equivalent of Hungry Hungry Hippo or a Choose Your Own Adventure, in which very limited gameplay is used. And that would be fine, except the rest of the experience is about separating cash from a parent's pocketbook. Want a wand? 20 bucks. Want a plastic topper made in China for 50 cents? That's an extra 5 bucks. Want a costume? That's anywhere from 40-100 bucks. And it goes on and on and on. It doesn't deliver the value of the waterslides. If you have a large family, you could easily spend hundreds of dollars and regret it in the days to come. "Why did we buy a chintzy knight's shield for $18.99? Our son won't ever play with it once we get home!" was a constant refrain the first time we did MagiQuest. Soda machines are placed near the ends of slides. The interactive areas in the other parts of the hotel are placed near the gift shop and arcade. Everything about it is about separating you from more cash. And I find that diminishes the enjoyment of being with your family. The second time we were prepared; we bought nothing but access to the game for the day. We've never played a third time and I doubt we ever will. Our son is now almost 11 and I doubt he'll have much interest. As a one-time experience, if you go in with used costumes and used wands (and you don't tell your kids they are used! You wrap them up as presents and present them to them in your hotel room! You can turn it into a magical experience as you open the gift! "Look kids! We've been given a secret gift! I wonder what is in side? WANDS??? LIKE HARRY POTTER??? AMAZING!!! A note? "Prepare for thy quest, young paladins." OH MY!!! Let's go explore the hotel and find out what mission we've been sent on!") then you can enjoy it thoroughly and not waste hundreds of dollars.

MagiQuest is best for ages 6-12, although I saw a lot of parents pretty into it helping their kids, including me. It is part creative role play, ie pretending you're a wizard, which most older kids will find childish, and part scavenger hunt, which anyone can enjoy. My kids, ages 4-8, like making climbing the rope ladders, going down the slides, and making the animals and objects talk in MagiQuest and throughout the hotel. The quests are really scavenger hunts to find "runes" to get powers to fight the goblin king or dragon, which involves some problem solving and memory, which is really kind of fun for any age. By the way, there are stairs to each level, so you don't have to climb on the ropes.