Visiting as a group · First time
Visiting as a group in Murfreesboro: what happens the first time
A first visit has a shape to it, and knowing the shape takes most of the guesswork out.
Split a group by what they want rather than by age. The child who wants to watch is having a good time too.
The nearest of the two centres to Murfreesboro is the one to aim at - Opry Mills in Nashville - and the drive is the ordinary sort rather than an expedition.
The first ten minutes
Four machines and one big crate spread a group out. So does a rink - there is no single queue for the whole party to stand in.
Feed them first. Every attraction in the world is improved by not being hungry in it.
What children do first
Any adult who has taken six children anywhere knows the failure mode: five occupied, one bored, and the bored one setting the tone.
Tell the centre the numbers in advance and the day runs better for everyone, staff included.
What usually goes wrong
Split a group by what they want rather than by age. The child who wants to watch is having a good time too.
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.
Making the second visit better
Four machines and one big crate spread a group out. So does a rink - there is no single queue for the whole party to stand in.
Any adult who has taken six children anywhere knows the failure mode: five occupied, one bored, and the bored one setting the tone.
Questions parents ask
How many children can come at once?
Call ahead with your numbers and arrange it: +1 (615) 968-4925.
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 Murfreesboro
A Murfreesboro school holiday runs out of ideas by about day three. This is a day-three answer rather than a day-one one.
Decide how long you are staying before you walk in. A visit with an end time attached to it finishes on a good note rather than a tired one.
Take the phone out of your pocket before they start rather than after. The moment worth filming is usually the first one.
For a Murfreesboro family the trip works best folded into something else - the shopping that was happening anyway, a birthday that needed a venue, a Saturday that needed a plan.
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.