First visit · Local
First visit for families in Murfreesboro
The local version of the question: how far, how long, and is it worth it.
Arrive with time in hand. The first ten minutes are always coats, looking around and deciding, and rushing them costs more than they take.
The nearest of the two centres to Murfreesboro is the one to aim at - Opry Mills in Nashville - and the drive is the ordinary sort rather than an expedition.
Getting there
Watch what they choose before suggesting anything. Children pick the machine that matches their temperament with no help at all.
If one child is nervous, let them watch for the first ten minutes without being asked to join in. Almost all of them join in.
What you will find
A first visit works best with no schedule attached to it. Come, see what the child gravitates to, and let that decide the hour.
Leave a little early. A visit that ends while it is still fun is the one they ask to repeat.
How long to allow
Arrive with time in hand. The first ten minutes are always coats, looking around and deciding, and rushing them costs more than they take.
Feed them first. Every attraction in the world is improved by not being hungry in it.
Worth the trip?
Watch what they choose before suggesting anything. Children pick the machine that matches their temperament with no help at all.
A first visit works best with no schedule attached to it. Come, see what the child gravitates to, and let that decide the hour.
Questions parents ask
What should we bring?
Warm layers for the rink, and the usual drink and snack for afterwards.
How long should we allow?
An hour is a comfortable first visit for most families.
Where is New Life Entertainment?
Two centres: 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
How do I get in touch?
By phone on +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925, or by e-mail at info@newlife-entertainment.com.
Planning your visit in Murfreesboro
The drive back to Murfreesboro is where you find out what they actually thought. Children review an outing about twenty minutes after leaving it, never during.
Count on the drive home being the conversation. Children tell you what they actually thought about twenty minutes after leaving.
The quietest hour of the week is the first one on a weekday morning in term time. The busiest is Saturday around midday.
A Murfreesboro school holiday runs out of ideas by about day three. This is a day-three answer rather than a day-one one.
The practical details
- XCAV ZONE — 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214: four child-operated machines over a ball pit.
- ICE PARK — 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027: a real rink with bumper cars on the ice.
- Opening hours — 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
- Phone — +1 (424) 387-6232 · +1 (615) 968-4925
- E-mail — info@newlife-entertainment.com
Questions about a specific day, a group or a party are best asked directly - info@newlife-entertainment.com, or either of the numbers on the contacts page.