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The two centres in Goodlettsville: where it fits among family activities
There is no shortage of indoor options. The useful question is which one suits your particular child.
Families who know both tend to have a favourite per child rather than per family, which is a good sign for a pair of venues.
The drive back to Goodlettsville is where you find out what they actually thought. Children review an outing about twenty minutes after leaving it, never during.
What it does differently
The XCAV zone is at 433 Opry Mills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Four machines, one crate of plastic balls, and children at the controls.
Weekday afternoons in term time are the quietest slot in the week. Weekend middays are the busiest.
Where other options win
New Life Entertainment runs two rooms that share nothing except the way they are run. One digs, one skates.
The ice park is at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd in Concord, North Carolina - a real rink with bumper cars that spin on it.
How to decide
Families who know both tend to have a favourite per child rather than per family, which is a good sign for a pair of venues.
Photograph the machine as well as the child. In two years you will have forgotten what the room looked like.
The short version
The XCAV zone is at 433 Opry Mills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Four machines, one crate of plastic balls, and children at the controls.
New Life Entertainment runs two rooms that share nothing except the way they are run. One digs, one skates.
Questions parents ask
Where are the two centres?
433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
Are they the same inside?
No. One is a construction yard over a ball pit, the other is an ice rink with bumper cars.
What are the opening hours?
10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Monday to Saturday, and 11:00 AM to 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.
Planning your visit in Goodlettsville
Weekends bring more of Goodlettsville out at once. If the schedule allows a weekday, take it; the same visit is quieter and the machines wait for nobody in particular.
Warn a nervous child about the noise before you walk in. Knowing what to expect is most of the difference between anxious and curious.
Tell a nervous child what is going to happen in the order it will happen. Surprise is the thing they mind, not the activity.
Plenty of the families in the room on a weekday morning have come from somewhere like Goodlettsville. 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
The two centres are at 433 Opry Mills Drive in Nashville and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd in Concord, open 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM most days and 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.