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    Love this place its so calming and my daughter had an amazing time. It's not about money it's about your child

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    Launch Pad Trampoline Park

    Launch Pad Trampoline Park

    3.1
    (8 reviews)

    Staff at the front desk were very helpful and friendly. They…read morehave an arcade area, snack bar and toddler area upstairs. I love that you can view the kids jumping from the upstairs area, making it pretty easy to keep an eye on your older kiddos if you're having food or playing in the toddler area. Although you cannot bring your own food they have a snack menu including pizza, dipping dots and more. It's fairly empty today (Sunday) which was a bit surprising but good for our group. Clean and spacious, definitely recommend.

    The kids had fun, but I wouldn't recommend this place for a birthday if you value your money and…read moretime the kids can have for the party. We rented the private room, which came with jump passes for an hour of jumping, and an hour to the party room. We were supposed to have 15 minutes to get everything ready before jumping, but we didn't get that due to being told our room wasn't ready. We never got the extra 15 minutes we lost back, and were told they could jump 15 minutes more, but would still have to be out of the room on the set time. So while everyone was completely rushing for everything in the party, and trying to load up and get out, there were 3 employees waiting and staring at us to start cleaning out the room. We also weren't greeted or instructed to areas but the host we were supposed to have. On top of being already expensive for a room and time lost, they don't allow for external meals, except for desserts. So either you pay a fortune for pizza (that is brought EXTERNALLY from Fat Angelo's) or you simply don't get food for a literal birthday party. They did provide an ice cream cake and decorations, but when asked for the party girls name, we were expecting the cake to at least have her name written on it. We won't be having anymore parties here, and if I could take it back and get a refund for better venue, I would. Leaving 2 stars, just because the kids had fun jumping.

    WVU Outdoor Education Center

    WVU Outdoor Education Center

    5.0
    (2 reviews)

    One of the things that I love about my children is that they are so much braver than I ever was as…read morea child. I stand in awe at the risks they are willing to take. Even though the things they do make my hands sweaty, I don't want to stifle their spirit or curiosity, so we often do adventurous things that I would never do when I was a young girl. One of those things was going on a zipline canopy tour in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. You're probably thinking, "That's nothing! Ziplining is perfectly safe!" And I'm sure it is, somewhat. But sometimes, I'm still that timid little girl who is afraid to get hurt. And I try to avoid doing anything that requires me to sign a waiver, wear a helmet, be strapped in by trained personnel, be high up off the ground, etc. So, yes, I was being a good mom and taking my kids to do adventurous things, but I let them have all of the adventure while I waited safely on the ground. Kids can zipline and traverse the canopy tour by themselves as long as they weigh at least 70 pounds. They also have to be able to make it the whole two hours of the tour. When we visited, it was very cold, and even colder once you get high up in the trees. If you visit on a cold day, bring some thin gloves and a beanie! The people who do the tours are students at West Virginia University. The three students we encountered on our tour were super knowledgeable and good with kids. They made sure my kids had all of their safety gear on correctly, showed them the basics, made sure they understood how to zipline safely, showed them what to do if they got stuck in the middle of a zipline (ay, dios mio!) and checked in with them throughout the tour. I felt like safety was of the utmost importance to them, which I appreciated. The canopy tour consisted of four zip-lines, seven platforms up in the trees, an aerial bridge, aerial ladder and a rappel station to exit the course. It was a fun time! No one died or fell and became paralyzed. (I mean, what kind of paranoid sicko would even think that sort of thing?!) The only thing I would do differently is visit on a warmer day. At the end, my oldest child said he couldn't feel his fingers and he was actively shivering. So, visiting on a warm day would probably make the experience a lot more enjoyable.

    My family and I ziplined here today. It is a first class operation all the way! The guides are…read moreprofessional and informative. The course is great. Before we embarked on the ziplines, we did a small, low-to-the-ground practice course. The guides made sure we all knew their hand signals and how to brake. Then, we did three ziplines, each one a little more adventurous than the last. We ended by stepping off a 45-foot platform, with the guides lowering us down on a cable. My kids (ages 12 and 14) had a blast. My husband and I loved it too. It was a great family adventure.

    WVU Planetarium and Observatory

    WVU Planetarium and Observatory

    5.0
    (1 review)

    What an amazing resource that West Virginia University has opened up to the community! The WVU…read morePlanetarium and Observatory is located inside the university, but everyone is welcome to visit for tours and planetarium shows. Best of all: Planetarium shows and tours are free! But you need to make a reservation online, so they know who to expect. You can't just drop in. There are several different shows you can see, all of them around 15 to 25 minutes, and all of them projected onto the planetarium dome. It's a full-spectrum experience. We chose one of the more popular shows, Dynamic Earth, voiced by Liam Neeson. I learned some cool things about the planets, like the fact that Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system because it has a greenhouse effect going on. All this time, I thought Mercury was the hottest because it's closest to the sun! I love learning new things. Before the show, a grad student at WVU gave us a brief intro about space and planets, and asked my children questions about space. My kids know a lot about space, and they are cocky little buggers and like to impress people with their knowledge, so this was their time to shine. Honestly, even I was impressed with their space knowledge -- I had no idea my youngest child knew the number and name of Mars' moons! Dang. After the show, you get to explore the planetarium's rooftop observatory. There's a huge telescope up there, and if you're visiting at night, you can see planets and stars. We were visiting during the day, though, so we didn't see much. But it was still neat to look through a huge telescope. The planetarium is located on the PL floor, which is only accessible when staff members are there and ready to receive you. We got there a little early and were not able to access the PL floor until someone put a key in the elevator and let us go up. So if you get there early and can't get up to the planetarium, that's why.

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