If i had to rate Laugh Out Loud solely on their equipment & level of fun, i would give them a 5. I have been there for a birthday party & 3-4 visits on weekends & PA days. It gets crazy crazy busy in there with walk ins allowed during party times. This is a huge safety concern.
Where they failed for me:
Inexperienced staff - not very customer savvy or friendly. Often they are on their cell phones texting or making calls. Not very helpful during birthday parties. They seem annoyed or troubled if you dare ask them for something. They couldn't be bothered to clean up any spills and rolled their eyes when asked for a mop. Really!?!?! It's a kids indoor playground! If you're annoyed or bothered by kids and YES they do make messes, then go work somewhere else!
Private rooms - not so private! We had a few kids and parents wander into our party room as if it was ok to just pop in.
25 cents for a small dessert plate! Tableware is supposed to be included for their foods. Their foods are the pizza & cake. They wanted to charge extra for plates that were supposed to be included in the party package. They also advertise as a "nut free facility". As a parent with a child with a severe peanut allergy, it really ticks me off that someone thinks that they can just say they are a nut free facility because they say it, when there is a legal certification involved and they don't have that. They offer Dairy Queen ice cream cakes in their packages. The last time i checked, Dairy Queen offers peanut & other nuts with their sundaes. Which = not a nut free facility as any products may contain traces of peanuts/tree nuts. Lucky for us, our hosts had their own cake brought in from a nut free bakery. Our party hosts weren't even asked if they wanted water or juice for the kids. They just put juice boxes on the table. When we asked for water they gave us coffee urns that had not been washed out so there was leftover coffee when we tried to pour water for everyone. We had to run out to Walmart which is thankfully only a quick 5 min drive away to buy a case of bottled water. I wasn't impressed when i found out how much the party cost and the fact that they offer Pizza Pizza! Every indoor playground we've been to always offers Pizza Nova, Pizzaville or pizza from a local pizzeria. If you're going to charge premium, then give us the good stuff!
The thing that bothered me the most was with the size of Laugh Out Loud, there was only 1 person, sitting on a chair in the corner of the large room monitoring the kids. I did not see her get up once to walk around. Because if she did, she would've seen parents jumping on the trampolines & going down the slides. The 2 girls in the front were too busy on their cells & surfing the web, they didn't pay attention either.
After the party, a few of us stayed to help our hosts clean up the room and toss out all the plates, cups etc. It states clean up is included. If they mean mopping the floors is done by them, then they to make their pamphlet a bit more clear. Also, our hosts were told (at the time of booking the party) that every guest was supposed to sign in on a sheet at the front before entering, but nobody at the front desk had asked any of their guests to do that. That concerns me because this place was completely packed and there was no security in place to monitor who was walking in. The hosts had other concerns and costs that they tried to stick them with and when they asked to speak to the owner, they were refused. We asked the girl monitoring the floor what they name of the owner was. My friend emailed the owner 2x voicing she had some feedback to provide and nobody bothered to get back to her. That is not the way to run a business! The 2 girls at the front were very rude & confrontational.
The icing on the cake for the party: 1 4/5 year old walked into our party rooms, sat down and started eating cake from on of the plates. His father watched from the door for a minute before "attempting" to stop him and taking him out of the room. The staff just shrugged their shoulders when we told them. At least it was a kid and not an adult trying to grab one of the kids. After all the problems and issues dealt with - this irked me. There should be some privacy in place for the rooms especially when you are using 2 - you should be able to close 1 door. We had the gifts, purses and other items in the rooms. They weren't empty, but it only takes 2 seconds for someone to walk in & out and take something.
This place can really be a top notch indoor playground if they get some kid/family friendly staff that is experienced. And have a manager or owner that is more hands on with a business that has been open for less than a year. With the size of the facility and amount of equipment, they should have 2 staff in the front & 2 on the floor of the playground to monitor the rooms.
The equipment is excellent and it is very clean there. It only takes lazy & careless staff to bring a business down. read more