The two centres · Compare
The two centres in Mount Juliet, or something else?
Comparing like for like: what this gives you that the alternatives do not, and where the alternatives win.
The XCAV zone is at 433 Opry Mills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Four machines, one crate of plastic balls, and children at the controls.
From Mount Juliet the practical question is timing rather than distance. Arriving in the first hour after opening is worth more than shaving minutes off the drive.
What it does differently
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.
Check the day of the week against the closing time before you leave. Sunday finishes earlier than the rest of the week and catches people out.
Where other options win
The ice park is at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd in Concord, North Carolina - a real rink with bumper cars that spin on it.
New Life Entertainment runs two rooms that share nothing except the way they are run. One digs, one skates.
How to decide
The XCAV zone is at 433 Opry Mills Drive in Nashville, Tennessee. Four machines, one crate of plastic balls, and children at the controls.
If two adults are coming, split up rather than shadowing the same child. One at the rail, one free, and everybody has a better hour.
The short version
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 ice park is at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd in Concord, North Carolina - a real rink with bumper cars that spin on it.
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.
Where is New Life Entertainment?
Two centres: 433 Opry Mills Drive, Nashville TN 37214, and 8111 Concord Mills Blvd, Concord NC 28027.
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 Mount Juliet
If Mount Juliet 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.
Bring a spare layer even in summer. Malls are air conditioned, rinks are colder than that, and a cold child is a child who wants to go home.
Take the photographs early. The best ones happen in the first fifteen minutes, before anybody is tired.
Nothing about the visit assumes you know the area. The centre is inside Opry Mills, which is signposted from everywhere in Nashville and impossible to miss once you are there.
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.