Telus Spark. I came to visit you for your first adult only night. This, frankly, is a great idea. I can't wait to experience more of you with no minors around (especially since I don't have any of my own).
What I'm fond of:
- Your music and animation exhibit. I had a great time making music while painting colours and creating my own animation movie. Extra points for being able to email that to me.
- The jungle gym in the kids area. Uber fun, who doesn't love crawling around?
- That you are teaching people to solder. Also cool.
- Your volunteers. They were amazing! And engaging. I had several come up to me to explain what I was supposed to be doing (and challenging me to build a taller pipe than what your average 8 year old would do).
What I'm not as fond of:
- That it costs $5 extra for parking. I'm already paying $20 to come inside. The nice thing is that there's a Ctrain stop right near you. The not so good news is the fare for the Ctrain will pretty much even out what I'd pay on parking. I hate paying for parking.
- More soldering stations. If you do this again at an adult night, have a table for like 20 people to sit at... not just 4.
- More... coolness. Where's the cool? It's in your light, music and animation section. You're the science centre. Show me something really amazing and science-y. Like, the little boards you have by the window. Instead of having them be activities like, "Look for someone wearing a backpack," I was expecting even some weird light refraction thing or something that'd change what I was seeing through it when I looked around the room or out the window.
All in all, you're alright. I get that you've only been open for a month or so. But I wasn't wowed. And I certainly didn't feel like I got my $20 worth. I am contemplating buying the annual membership for $90. I think the adult nights will be the times I come visit you, and that just seems like a helluva better deal (not to mention the complimentary parking that comes with it).