Beyond The Lens Family Fun in Pigeon Forge

I stayed at Begin the Lane with a group of my girlfriends and we had the best time! The place is super cute, cozy, and had everything we needed. It felt private but still close to all the fun stuff in Pigeon Forge like The Island and Dollywood.

My family and I visit pigeon forge quite often and have come to absolutely love beyond the lens. We actually visit every time we come. This trip I told my son I didn’t want to do it but he persisted and I found a Groupon making it $40 for both of us so I agreed. We walked from our hotel to visit- a 26 minute walk round trip. Let me say that as a single mom on a budget I would have never in my life paid for that attraction had I seen how it has gone downhill beforehand. Most of the activities we usually enjoy are gone- no VR beat saber or tightrope, no escape room, no target shooting, none of the photo cameras even worked to scan our ticket for memories of what little there was to enjoy. The ball pit was a massive disappointment and quite disgusting looking to be honest. I am attaching a photo for you to see exactly what I mean. It used to be full of clean white balls and is now half full of dollar tree kickballs and beach balls. The entire visit including the separate fly ride took us 33 minutes to complete. We basically played some arcade games that didn’t even give us tickets or cheap prizes and that’s it. I will be telling everyone who visits to avoid this place and will not be returning myself. I wish I had spent my money on something more enjoyable for myself and my son instead of throwing it away on this place.

I don’t write many reviews but I was truly suprised so many people gave the place bad reviews and thought it deserved some love. This place and its staff is awesome ! Maybe its more for younger kids ( ours are 11,8 and 5). Kids loved all the games and the skyride was also really good. Ive been on disneys soarin, maybe its wasnt quite disney but it was more than fine. Staff and manager were excellent too. We had misplaced a kids toy and they were able to track us down to return it. We will be back next time we’re in the area for sure.