Family of 4, with 4 and 2 year-old boys went last Sunday to Monster Truck "Nationals". Here's my rundown:
Pros:
*Colorful trucks
*Free Pit Party where they can get up close to see the cars
*Plenty of seating
*Megasaurus. the thing eats a car in half, and my kids loved and were terrified by it.
Cons:
*Loud. this was expected, and some good ear protection completely negates the problem. Just be prepared
*FILTHY. this was not expected. we were way on the top and back of the stadium, and were being rained on by tire and dust particles most of the show. It also smells really bad (gas/burnt rubber), but I guess this is a consequence of in an indoor show with poor ventilation.
*monotonous. My two-year old got bored by the end, and asked to leave. the cars literally circle to the "start" line, carefully jump the cars, and then spend at least as much time gingerly backing into their waiting stall and park until the next jump.
*too much talk. the kids just wanted to see the truck drive around, but the jabber about who was doing qualifiers or winning the jump even had me bored.
It was something my kids really looked forward to, and enjoyed, but I think it could have been done better. I think if we were going to go again, we would not go to an indoor venue like Alliant Energy Center, and we'd like more of a crazy monster truck stunt show than a faux race.