First visit · Occasion
First visit in Huntersville: planning a school holiday around it
The occasion changes the planning more than the activity does, so this is mostly about the planning.
Watch what they choose before suggesting anything. Children pick the machine that matches their temperament with no help at all.
Families searching from Huntersville are usually weighing one thing: whether it is worth the trip for an hour of something the children have not done before. The honest answer is that it depends on the child, and the rest of this page is about telling which.
Why it fits the occasion
A first visit works best with no schedule attached to it. Come, see what the child gravitates to, and let that decide the hour.
If two adults are coming, split up rather than shadowing the same child. One at the rail, one free, and everybody has a better hour.
How the day runs
Leave a little early. A visit that ends while it is still fun is the one they ask to repeat.
Arrive with time in hand. The first ten minutes are always coats, looking around and deciding, and rushing them costs more than they take.
What to arrange first
Watch what they choose before suggesting anything. Children pick the machine that matches their temperament with no help at all.
A birthday group runs better with a rough plan of who goes where first, even if you abandon it in the first five minutes.
Small things that help
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.
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.
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.
Where is New Life Entertainment?
Two centres: 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
Planning your visit in Huntersville
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Huntersville. Nobody is local to a mall attraction; everybody has driven.
Warn a nervous child about the noise before you walk in. Knowing what to expect is most of the difference between anxious and curious.
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.
A Huntersville 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
Anything time critical is worth a phone call first: hours are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.