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Opening hours in Mint Hill, or something else?
An honest look at where it fits.
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
For a Mint Hill 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.
What it does differently
Sunday closes earlier than the rest of the week, which is the detail most often missed when a family plans a late afternoon.
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.
Where other options win
If a visit is time critical - a party, a group, a long drive - call first: +1 (424) 387-6232 or +1 (615) 968-4925.
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.
How to decide
The first hour after opening is the calmest of the day, and the hour before closing is the second calmest.
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.
The short version
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.
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 Mint Hill
From Mint Hill the practical question is timing rather than distance. Arriving in the first hour after opening is worth more than shaving minutes off the drive.
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.
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.
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Mint Hill. 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
Questions about a specific day, a group or a party are best asked directly - info@newlife-entertainment.com, or either of the numbers on the contacts page.