Opening hours · Local
Opening hours around Davidson: worth the drive?
The local version of the question: how far, how long, and is it worth it.
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
From Davidson the practical question is timing rather than distance. Arriving in the first hour after opening is worth more than shaving minutes off the drive.
Getting there
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
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.
What you will find
The published hours are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM on weekdays and Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
If a visit is time critical - a party, a group, a long drive - call first: +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925.
How long to allow
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
A short visit that ends while they still want more beats a long one that ends in a meltdown, every time.
Worth the trip?
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
The published hours are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM on weekdays and Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.
Questions parents ask
What time does it open?
10:00 AM on weekdays and Saturday, 11:00 AM on Sunday.
What time does it close?
8:00 PM on weekdays and Saturday, 6:00 PM on Sunday.
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 Davidson
A Davidson school holiday runs out of ideas by about day three. This is a day-three answer rather than a day-one one.
Two shorter visits teach a child more than one long one. The second time they already know what they want to try, and that is when the good part starts.
Weekday afternoons in term time are the quietest slot in the week. Weekend middays are the busiest.
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Davidson. Nobody is local to a mall attraction; everybody has driven.
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.