We went here early on a Friday, right after they opened. My daughter was 18m old at the time. Only 2 other little boys were there. We had no clue where the "toddler area" was, so my daughter bee lined for the bigger kid section. She had a blast climbing up the ramps, through the tubes, etc etc. At first, we didn't let her go down the slides, because the signs said only kids 5-12 years old, but an employee said it was fine for my husband or I to go down with our daughter on our lap (eventually she took off down one on her own, scared herself and that was the end of that! XD ) Once we found the toddler area, our daughter was so used to the big kid section, that she ran through the toddler area like crazy, no fear. She loved the hamster wheel looking thing, tumbling over and over, wanting to go faster. Not really the safest thing in the world, but she sure enjoyed it. The ramps and tunnels were big enough that my husband & I fit comfortably through, and I am a plus size! So while it was one heck of a work out, it wasn't bad (I did get my hips stuck in a spot in the toddler area though, which was really funny. )
It didn't seem super dirty like some people reviewed. I had black socks on, so hard to tell - but my husband's white socks were about as dirty as walking around on hardwood floors of someone who has a cat or dog. Socks were a little dingy, but nothing terrible. We stayed until almost 2pm, then went home for nap time. Came back after dinner. Many, many more kids, and now the music was super loud: especially when you made it to the top of the ramps/slides, by the ceiling where the speakers were. So loud, that you really couldn't tell what was playing.
My only MAJOR complaint, and this is a design issue: the "toddler area" for 1-4 year olds is right next to the mall entrance. There is just a stomach high (I'm 5'5) wall separating little ones from anyone walking in. My paranoid husband pointed it out & looked all over, and only found one camera near the registers at the outside entrance, nothing near the mall entrance.
While parents should be super vigilant with their little ones, all it would take is a few inattentive seconds, and a curious child wandering too close to the wall, and someone could lean over and snatch the child up. That was our biggest fear. And of course, I have that super curious, fearless child that walks up to EVERYONE saying "Hiiiiii!" -_-; So I worry even more.
Otherwise, this place was very fun for all three of us. The prices are high for individual trips, as it cost $25+ for the three of us, but they have a 10 trip pass for $100 listed on the website - so you save $8/trip (includes 1 toddler, 1 adult). Worth it, since my husband is home for the summer with our little one.
Oh, and if you are a police officer, EMT, or fire fighter and ,you show your ID, you get in free, just pay for the little ones!!!!
And I agree with other reviews: wear long sleeves/pants... those slides can give you nasty rug burn!
Overall: lots of fun, great on a rainy day. :) read more