Opening hours · Occasion
Opening hours for a rainy weekend in Harrisburg
Here is how the day tends to run and what is worth arranging in advance.
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
If Harrisburg 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.
Why it fits the occasion
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.
Photograph the machine as well as the child. In two years you will have forgotten what the room looked like.
How the day runs
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
If a visit is time critical - a party, a group, a long drive - call first: +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925.
What to arrange first
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
Small things that help
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.
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
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.
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 Harrisburg
Families searching from Harrisburg 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.
A short visit that ends while they still want more beats a long one that ends in a meltdown, every time.
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 nearest of the two centres to Harrisburg is the one to aim at - Concord Mills in Concord - and the drive is the ordinary sort rather than an expedition.
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.