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Photos and video in Brentwood: practical tips
Small changes that make a visit go better, learned the ordinary way.
The clips on the site were filmed in the rooms as they are. What is on the screen is what is in the room.
Coming in from Brentwood 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.
Before you leave the house
For a parent with a phone, the useful thing to know is where to stand: at the rail level with the crate, or at the boards where the cars come back round.
Video works better than stills here. The interesting part is always the movement - the swing of a cable, the spin of a car.
When you arrive
The site keeps a gallery of clips from both rooms - a bucket coming up full, a car spinning on the ice, first laps that end in a laugh.
Warn a nervous child about the noise before you walk in. Knowing what to expect is most of the difference between anxious and curious.
While you are there
The clips on the site were filmed in the rooms as they are. What is on the screen is what is in the room.
For a parent with a phone, the useful thing to know is where to stand: at the rail level with the crate, or at the boards where the cars come back round.
On the way home
Video works better than stills here. The interesting part is always the movement - the swing of a cable, the spin of a car.
Photograph the machine as well as the child. In two years you will have forgotten what the room looked like.
Questions parents ask
Can I film my child?
Parents film constantly. Be considerate of other families in the frame.
Where can I see what it looks like?
The video gallery on the site shows both rooms.
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 Brentwood
The drive back to Brentwood is where you find out what they actually thought. Children review an outing about twenty minutes after leaving it, never during.
Bring a snack for afterwards rather than during. Hungry children leave early and full children want to stay.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
Parents from Brentwood tend to ask the same first question: how long will this hold their attention. Long enough to be worth the drive, and short enough to leave while they still want more.
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.