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| - I have not been here in many years. I lost my oldest here 7 years ago (when he was 4years old) and I haven't been back to take my youngest.
I found a Groupon a few months ago, and against my better judgement, I bought it.
I've had anxiety leading up to the expiration of this Groupon. Actually, I was thinking about not going at all. I sucked it up and rallied myself for the adventure.
Pros:
1. It is cleaner than I remember. The carpets were "clean" looking as far as no visible debris or trash on the floor. There are many Purell stations located throughout the establishment.
2. Definitely, better upkeep this visit. Holes were patched. The dark play area in the back has some lighting added since our last visit. Obvious new netting, tubing, and other safety items have been added.
Cons:
1. The arcade. It has gotten worse, not better. They hit you up front for tokens when you check in. If you have little ones, PASS ON THE TOKENS. I stupidly purchased tokens only to find out many of the games they have now are that of chance, not so much for little ones. They used to have skee-ball machines and other kid-friendly games like you find at Chuce E Cheese. I had 6 tokens eaten by two machines. I brought home tokens because there wasn't really anything for my child to play.
2. It's still not good to let your little kids run free unsupervised. I saw many moms staring at their phones at the entrance. I went with my child to play. There were older kids not waiting their turn or being impatient for others to climb the structures inside. As matter of fact, while I was climbing up a ladder, I stepped on another child's fingers because she was being impatient and started climbing up right behind me. Also, there was a bottle neck at one of the ladders, three people in front of us, and two kids behind us. 7 people waiting for one ladder and of course the unsupervised kids just couldn't wait their turn.
So, overall, not much has changed. My child had fun. Thankfully, I didn't lose him. They seem to be more strict with the bracelet checking. I would go back someday, but I won't be in a rush.
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