Summer afternoons · Faq
Summer afternoons in Cornelius: asked and answered
Short answers to the things worth knowing in advance.
An hour on the ice is the most literal way to cool a child down that exists indoors.
If you are coming from Cornelius, treat it as a cross-town outing rather than a day trip. Go with a return time in mind and the day stays easy.
The short answers
School holidays make weekday mornings quieter than weekends - the same visit, half the noise.
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 longer answers
By the middle of a southern summer, indoors stops being second best and becomes the plan.
The afternoon heat is exactly when children have the most energy and the least chance of being allowed to spend it outside.
Still worth asking on the day
An hour on the ice is the most literal way to cool a child down that exists indoors.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
Questions parents ask
Is it air conditioned?
Both venues are inside malls, and the ice park is a rink.
When is it quietest in the holidays?
Weekday mornings, generally.
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 Cornelius
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Cornelius. Nobody is local to a mall attraction; everybody has driven.
Weekday afternoons in term time are the quietest slot in the week. Weekend middays are the busiest.
Count on the drive home being the conversation. Children tell you what they actually thought about twenty minutes after leaving.
If Cornelius 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.
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.