As the title says, this is our fourth year attending this event. My son is now 5 and my daughter is 3. They look forward to it every year. The event has seemed to grow and improve each year. The organizers seemed to have listened to some of the criticisms and made some great changes. The pre-show is great, but extremely limited in space. Everything is free, but the area is small and lines are long. However this year Jack In The Box was there giving out FREE burgers. Great addition!
The show itself has gotten better. Our first year they had dirt car racing and that just dragged out the event and nobody came to see that. We want the monster trucks. The course has improved over time. I think the only thing they should do away with is the qualifying. This too drags the night out a little too long. We just want to see them race and freestyle.
Overall I highly recommend this event for the family. GREAT family friendly environment. You can bring your own coolers and bags of food. HUGE plus for a family on a budget.