Summer afternoons · Faq
Summer afternoons in Nashville: the questions parents ask
Short answers to the things worth knowing in advance.
School holidays make weekday mornings quieter than weekends - the same visit, half the noise.
A Nashville school holiday runs out of ideas by about day three. This is a day-three answer rather than a day-one one.
The short answers
An hour on the ice is the most literal way to cool a child down that exists indoors.
Two shorter visits teach a child more than one long one. The second time they already know what they want to try, and that is when the good part starts.
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
School holidays make weekday mornings quieter than weekends - the same visit, half the noise.
Warn a nervous child about the noise before you walk in. Knowing what to expect is most of the difference between anxious and curious.
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 Nashville
The nearest of the two centres to Nashville is the one to aim at - Opry Mills in Nashville - and the drive is the ordinary sort rather than an expedition.
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.
If it is the first time, do not also make it a birthday. Learning a place and celebrating in it are two different visits.
Families searching from Nashville 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.
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
Anything time critical is worth a phone call first: hours are 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.