Mall visits · Occasion
Mall visits for a birthday in La Vergne
Here is how the day tends to run and what is worth arranging in advance.
Mall parking means the walk from the car is short and covered, which matters more with small children than any other single detail.
If you are coming from La Vergne, treat it as a cross-town outing rather than a day trip. Go with a return time in mind and the day stays easy.
Why it fits the occasion
It also means the surroundings are familiar. Children who find new places difficult arrive somewhere they have been before.
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
Opry Mills in Nashville and Concord Mills in Concord are destinations in their own right, so an hour at the attraction fits into a day that was happening anyway.
Both centres sit inside big shopping malls, which changes the shape of the day: park once, stay dry, and the rest of the errands are already there.
What to arrange first
Mall parking means the walk from the car is short and covered, which matters more with small children than any other single detail.
Photograph the machine as well as the child. In two years you will have forgotten what the room looked like.
Small things that help
It also means the surroundings are familiar. Children who find new places difficult arrive somewhere they have been before.
Opry Mills in Nashville and Concord Mills in Concord are destinations in their own right, so an hour at the attraction fits into a day that was happening anyway.
Questions parents ask
Which mall is it in?
Opry Mills in Nashville and Concord Mills in Concord.
Is there parking?
Both are mall locations with mall parking.
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.
What are the opening hours?
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
Planning your visit in La Vergne
For a La Vergne family the trip works best folded into something else - the shopping that was happening anyway, a birthday that needed a venue, a Saturday that needed a plan.
If two children are visiting together, plan for them to split up. Doing different things in the same room is the point of a room with different things in it.
The quietest hour of the week is the first one on a weekday morning in term time. The busiest is Saturday around midday.
If La Vergne is home, this is the sort of place you end up returning to rather than ticking off. That changes what a first visit is worth planning around.
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
If a visit needs planning around a date, a group or a long drive, the centre is easiest to reach by phone: +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925.