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Opening hours in China Grove: asked and answered
Short answers to the things worth knowing in advance.
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
Coming in from China Grove with more than one child, the useful thing to know is that the room does not need to be rationed - there is more than one thing to do at the same time.
The short answers
If a visit is time critical - a party, a group, a long drive - call first: +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925.
Let the child choose what to do first even when it is the thing you would have chosen last. The order matters less than the choosing.
The longer answers
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
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.
Still worth asking on the day
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
Take the phone out of your pocket before they start rather than after. The moment worth filming is usually the first one.
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 China Grove
Families around China Grove who have done it once tend to plan the second visit differently: shorter, earlier in the day, and with the machine the child liked in mind.
Agree the leaving time before you walk in, out loud, to the child. Announcing it later sounds like a punishment; agreeing it first sounds like a plan.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
The nearest of the two centres to China Grove 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.