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| - I'll start with the simple, there is food here for everyone from the inexpensive happy hour to the reasonable local sourced true food and press coffee, even the higher end lounge and bar scenes, retail has choices from the classic styles of the Gap to the trendy H&M and most in between at all price points, Nike store and a Lululemon for fitness conveniently flanking a candy store. But my review is centered around the family choice of the splash pad, we frequent a few of them throughout the north valley when we are owed with our memberships at the Train park or Children's Museum, less bored than seeking a change is probably more accurate. This pad has great seating, plenty of dispersed shade trees a few benches and even a little turf hill to layout and dry off for the kids, too small for adults. The pad is a cool tiled stone surface similar to the large ones at Millennium Park in Chicago, haven't been no problem, it is a large surface compiled of a nice grippy stone very level with small gaps for drainage, the kids almost never slip and rarely seem to fall, in also allows for a shallow pool think 1/2" or so that maintains a cool surface and allows the less adventurous kids to hang out on the edges away from the fountains and jets. Great for all ages and convenient for the parents to sit adjacent but not so close that we have to be in the spray. This is a large pad I would guess 60' by 20' with 12 fountains, it staggers the spray randomly keeping the kids circulating and also varies the intensity of the spray. The fountains are 3' circumference rings of water that allow the kids to actually sit in the middle like a water cage, and they love it. If not for my ashamed attitude you might find me right in there as well when the temps rise a little more. This is my favorite pad so far that we have visited, the hours are good as well though I must say the clocks are off by 10 minutes so be patient it will start just later than scheduled. Right now the hours are 10-9 M-S and Noon to close Sunday. This was hard to find and not posted on the Scottsdale Quarter website(?). We found it nice to wander south to Press Coffee Roasters a local owned and operated shop (must go) picked up a mid morning snack, bagels pastries drinks of all sorts, staked out a seating area and enjoyed until the water works started up. Early is better, but we won't mind if you all sleep in and we enjoy this gem in more tranquility. I almost didn't review the area, to keep it to myself, but my kids love company, and social time so this one is for their benefit. On a side note we love the Apple store that is in this area and when shopping they have a brilliant kids table filled with iPads and apps that my kids adore, so if in the area and you need a tech device or a little A/C and some healthy diversion for the kids, the apps are education based and simple for my 3 and 4 year olds.
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