I've been coming here with my nanny kids for a few months. So many basic things, typical for every…read moresoft play. Yes, bring or wear socks! Yes you need to pay a cover charge for extra adults, like EVERY other play place. I'm glad. What sets this place apart is not just its typical rules for everyone's safety, not even the dynamic program with something for each age. Not even some of the best thought out layout of a freaking huge amount of toys and activities. When it comes down to it, the ownership has done a fantastic job making this a fun safe place to learn... but MOST of all by staffing it with caring, wise,genuinely nice people. A lady was here and just lost her phone, there are tons of people here today, yet multiple staff helped look for it l.. and finally found it. I just watched the lady hug the staff member. It's really just a great place to come.

Well, after all the raves I've been hearing about this place, I had to make the trek to come…read morecheck it out, and I have to say that it was fairly disappointing and I didn't feel like it was worth the drive. It wasn't as large as I had thought, and maybe there was too much to choose from, but my 4 year old didn't stay engaged in one play area for very long before wandering off to the next There are various play areas - water, ball pit, bounce/ inflatable, playground, etc. and they organize little games throughout the day. The place is fairly clean and well maintained. There is a small cafe with a small seating area They say no outside food and drinks, but it looks like a lot of families packed their own snacks. Free parking in plaza lot. Free wifi. I like the bunch of leftover birthday balloons by the front desk that are free for the kiddos as they leave. Makes going home a little easier.

This converted indoor warehouse space boasts multiple interactive play areas, each themed towards a…read moreparticular profession or business: fire department, news station, bakery, doctor's office, veterinarian, etc. Each comes loaded with props and costumes, so the little ones can play dress-up and let their imaginations run wild! There are also a handful of playground toys, rides, slides and other attractions, complete with foam padding, safety nets and flashing lights, guaranteed to attract their attention! Admission is $28 per child (with one "free" adult allowed to accompany them) with no time restrictions. Posters in the restrooms also advertise special "after-hours" events, such as a Nerf War night for 8+ year olds, which sounds like a blast, even for an old kid-at-heart like me! About the only thing to complain about would be the rather terse and aloof staff running the front desk and managing the expected intake forms and disclaimers - they could be a little more lively and upbeat, if you ask me. That said, they do a good job keeping up the place, performing routine rounds to put toys away, vaccum, wipe things down, and generally get everything squared away in an orderly fashion.

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE There's not a lot of options for…read morechildren's museums in Vancouver, but the World of Kidtropolis provides a sure bet when you're looking for something for your kids (perhaps aged 8 or younger?) to do! === 2. OFFERING For $21 (or $19 with a punch card), you get admission for one adult and child for two hours. This gives you access to: - Activities for toddlers and younger elementary school-aged children; - Motion-based activities (like a climbable treehouse and slides and merry-go-round - which costs $1); - Role play-based activities (like an airplane, firehouse, police station, farm house, gas/service station, fifth-wheel camper, hospital, dentist, restaurant, food market, post office/bank, news station, ice cream stand, school, and animal hospital); - Three party rooms (two on the main floor and one upstairs); - A cafeteria; and, - Three motion-based vehicles for children (they move back and forth in one spot) that costs $1 each: a bus, ice cream truck, and a car. ...because of the $1-based rides, you made find yourself needing to bring a lot of coins (only loonies accepted) and spending more than just $19 :) Like many other children's museums, the role-playing areas are often sponsored and logo'd by local businesses. === 3. SERVICE At the reception, staff are friendly; staff are friendly in helping as needed between the overall cleanings and play-area-resets they do every two hours. We did not come here for a party, and so can't comment on the experience with them hosting parties (though we observed what looked like a Spiderman-based parties with themed balloons and someone in costume). === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's bright and the high ceilings give a feeling of openness; the areas can also be easily traversed by people of all ages and abilities. Wheelchairs and baby strollers fit everywhere (except in the tightest of role-playing areas). We did not check out the restrooms while here. Parking is a bit odd as you may find yourself parking around the building/corner since many spaces in front are reserved for other businesses.

Came here for a birthday party with my son. Everything was good, my son had an amazing time. The…read morevenue is perfect for small children as it's very protected. It was our first time here, but we have been wanting to come for some time now, just always hesitated because the price was on the higher end. The one thing that disappointed us was the attitude of the lady working there. She was not friendly at all, didn't even smile once during the 3 hours that we were there. There is zero customer service. When it came time to leave instead of giving us a 30 min reminder to usher the kids out, she went in at 6pm and shouted at everyone. I think this is very unnecessary as the kids were having fun. As parents we were already trying to get the kids out of the play area to the best of our ability, but kids don't necessarily respond well to yelling. I liked the venue, but won't be coming back. We came here to have fun, and this kind of customer service has definitely left a very negative impression for us.

I paid 16.99 for my toddler to run around for a couple hours. Place was clean. The playground is…read moremeant for younger kids to play around. I also think it is a great place for birthday parties as it is on the smaller side but contained. You can easily spot where your child is.

Very cute play centre that has only been open a few months. Everything is well thought out, with a…read morefun, educational playground and a cafe with chicken strips, fruit cups, juice boxes, coffee etc. Bathrooms are well equipped and the facility is clean and bright. The ball pits, wall games, slides and rope bridges are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

Had our 3 year old son's private birthday here recently and it was fantastic. Everything from…read morebooking to the party itself went smoothly and as described. We purchased Minions themed party and it was nicely set up and decorated. Staff involved in the party were very helpful and accomodating. Food was good, private party package includes a main dish, two side dishes and a drink chose from kids menu. Most of kids have chicken tenders, mac&cheese or bbq chicken flat bread which are above average taste and quality, freshly made. We brought our own cake which they provide lighter and knife for and even offered to cut and serve for us. And the kids had a blast in the playground area. All for a reasonable price. Not cheap, but competitive by Vancouver standards for this type of thing. Overall a great experience through and through and most importantly a great birthday party for our son.

Such a fun place to have a kids birthday party! I'm sure every child had a good sleep that night!!…read moreI like that before staff allows you into the climbing area, they go over how-to, etiquette & safety. Be aware and read the fine print. If you tentatively book your number of guests, make sure you confirm with your guests or you'll be charged for every one including no-shows without proper notice. They verbally said 48hrs. On the website it says 24hrs. Aside from contractual logistics, I give a solid 3 star rating.

So bad I asked for help the workers didn't come I asked and tap them on the shoulder and he just…read moreexplained he didn't show me One of the workers where so mean to my brother he tried to go on the leap of faith but he was too scared and that counted as a turn.

This is a small cafe with a kids play area. We stopped by over the weekday and the place was quiet…read morewith one other family. The place space was clean. I was able to enjoy a snack while my child played around. The play space is suited for younger kids. I do not think older kids will enjoy this place as much. There is a two hour play time limit before there is an additional charge. Some of the toys were in need of some TLC or replacement. My child did not seem to notice that issue at all.

I have never had worse experience in my life the food was horrible I did not even eat it it was…read moredisgusting the woman was so rude and before she started making the disgusting food from the supermarket I asked for a refund and nun because she is a rude b*****

We went here to let the kids burn their energy and play and was pleasantly surprised by their…read moredelicious food as well. There's a few different sizes slides to play, dress up area, sandbox area, merry go around, kitchen area upstairs, many toy cars and even a water gun shooting machine. We ordered the beef noodles and they had those thick chewy noodles which was very yummy along with generous amounts of meat. The soup base was also very flavourful. The popcorn chicken was also delicious, but it tasted more like oven reheated versus oil fried fresh ones. But the flavour was still good! The kids meal was a pretty good portion as well with marinated Minced pork. Very flavourful and the cucumbers were marinated as well! They did increase their prices after the renovations, but i suppose the pricing is still relatively reasonable and close to other places as well.

We stopped by with our toddler based off of pics and reviews on Google while we were in town and…read morethe experience is very lackluster. It is located in a plaza and the appearance on the outside was very unexpected. Upon entering the space is quite large and there isn't smell (which is a plus as these kinda of places can tend at times..) there only appeared to be an older couple working. It's $7/adult + $9.99 for a child between 12-24 months. There are cubicles to stick your shoes (as they are not allowed inside) and socks are required. We were allowed to push our stroller within the table area (which is to the right side of the play space. There is essentially a large structure that combines a ball pit with various slides. They also have large foam structures within the ball pit for kiddos to play with. The other larger structure has a ground level sensory area (which we didn't explore), dress up area, a car track, and then an upper area where we spent most of our time (photos included) which include various children kitchen/house toys, smaller toddler toys, a grocery area.. everything is mismatched and jumbled together - a lot of the toys missing components, batteries run out, broken, etc.. there are signs that say it is picked up every "20 mins" as in my photos but that was definitely not the case. We visited for an hour and it wasn't once picked up. There is also a merry go round that we manually pushed but I do think it does work electrically - we just didn't ask. I can see it being an okay option for younger kids to come when the weather doesn't permit outside. We wouldn't come out of our way to visit again but appreciated the concept.

The facility was open but water slides and diving boards were closed. We had called to know if…read moreeverything was open and were told yes. It was a disappointing experience.

I would have loved it, but no where did it list water slides close, main pool closed... nor were we…read moretold when we got there. pay to go in and all we had was the tiny crowded wave pool. had we been told, we would have gone another time and not wasted the money. call and be clear if everything is open. because even if pool is open, doesn't mean everything is.