Area 53 is the only paintball place I've gone to in the city, so I don't have much to compare it to - but it was fun! First off, make sure you come prepared for your visit. The only equipment they give you is the gun, ammo (you will end up buying more), and a protective mask - so the rest is up to you! I recommend wearing lots of layers, a hat/hood, and clothes that you don't mind getting very dirty. We bought a case of ammo to share for about $70, which is great if you're here with a large group. My group had a 3 hour time slot and were able to play at least 6 games within that time frame - including 3 rounds of capture the flag. Between every game, you get a 10 minute break. The only negative was how inconsistent the guns were - some would jam often, some had a really short firing range, and some would have ammo falling out. You really just had to get lucky, but at least we would switch guns with each round. Also, I suggest bringing snacks with you because their selection is very limited! read more

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great games a lot of fun I had a last look forward to seeing more games great games a lot of fun I had a last look forward to seeing more games read more

Came here with my boyfriend and his kids for their Double Fun Night on Wednesdays and we had a BLAST! The one-star deduction is for the climate control because it was SO COLD inside. But other than that, the various features like the ropes course & zipline, the rock climbing and rollerskating, and of course the arcade, were all FUN as heck! Made me feel like a kid again! I appreciated that they had lockers for rent for your belongings and they also sell food inside. read more

Equipment is not great. The guns often jam letting you not play most of your round. Some workers are not the nicest but it is an ok experience to have once in awhile read more

With the right group this place is super fun. But regardless of a hype crowd or not it's a complete ripoff. The space is super tiny. The food cost more that an amusement park. The arcade games cost more that any arcade place and on top of that the "bonus" credit is useless and nontransferable. A few of the games were out of commission (no signs). The skating space is super small especially when it gets slightly packed or the kids rent the scooters that don't work and get abandoned in the rink. The plus is they allow outside food to be delivered (not that what we ordered was any better than what's served:/). Overall I will say I wouldn't mind returning to try some paintball and see if that sucks too or is the only worthwhile activity. read more

it was empty when we went in for a private party, adult birthday party as the laser tag and it was a great time! brought us back to childhood and could bring our own food. they also have kosher options. read more

I decided to bring my son and his friends here for his birthday. It was nothing like the videos and pictures online. There's not much for the kids to do but they made the best of it. 50% of the games were out of order. It was a waste of my time and money. I would never recommend this place to anyone. read more

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I came here with my son and we had a blast . So many things he can do from zip lining , ball pits and jungle gyms . Skating as well for an additional cost which wasn't terrible . The food is great and decent priced . they even had spiked drinks for the adults . my kind of vibe for sure read more

- tuesday night adult night byob - it wasnt that crowded - the pizza looked good - the adventure park, u don't get paintball - staff is listless - music is pumpin - better with multiple friends - ropes course was allright - lazer maze was dismal - video games were soso - roller skating is kinda tiny - multiple rock climbing walls were the best part read more

very clean, very accommodating, everyone was kind. We cane on halloween and there was a costume contest

Area 53 is like an adult playground on Tuesday nights. This was a great little date night spent with endless laughs! There's rollerblading, ziplining, climbing, arcade games and so much more. It's 21+ on Tuesday nights 8pm-12am, and we came early and beat the rush. Knocking down one star only because there was a snake wrapped around one of the workers necks at the food station. Although he was working the cash register, he was still handing out drinks and such so I don't feel like it's sanitary to have a snake around food. Also I'm deathly afraid of snakes so it was off putting in general lol. read more

Super FUN the kids had so much fun for my sons 10th birthday party. We rented the Karaoke Room and had more then enough room for the adults and kids when they came on the room. I would definitely go back with a few friends they have BYOB night for adult so the parents will be back! read more

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Giving five stars specifically because of one of the employees, Rob. He made the night 100x better. Super friendly, super helpful, and just genuinely seemed to love making the experience fun. 10/10 thanks to him. Went on a Saturday night at 9pm, quite busy and a lot of kids. Will have to try the adult night and see if that's a little less crowded. read more

Came here for my birthday a couple days ago. It was beyond fun. We came in onesies to play paintball. The staff were cool and funny and very accommodating. If you're not willing to run through a terrain that's rocky/ slippery it's not for you but I think you should give it a try. Definitely gonna come back read more

Area 53 - Paintball Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Attended a family kids birthday party last week. I have to say, kids and adults all enjoyed themselves. The place is huge!! Easy parking on the street. The staff was friendly, informative, organized and very helpful. The majority of us were new to paint balling. The staff was very clear and guided everyone with the correct instructions and offered support whenever there was an issue with a malfunctioning gun or crying child. Yes, a few of our kids, 8 years old and up, walked out crying because it hurt so much when they got hit. One of our kids even had a bulge in her neck from being hit there. The place is clean and very cool. If you go in the winter-KEEP your coats on because it is FREEZING inside. read more

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The people where so nice great food great drinks and it's fun to have birthday party and has airsoft and paintball read more

Area 53 - Paintball Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Told one of the workers about my social anxiety (felt comfortable around him) and he made me feel super safe/respected. I would recommend not wearing crocs lol read more

would not recommend!!!! The place is unkept, musty and chaotic. Don't go unless you have kids. Not a couples spot. It was dirty, unmanaged and just overall not fun. Left stressed. read more

I went to Area 53 for a birthday party on a Sunday evening & it was my first time there. The area where this place is is very secluded & dark. I was lucky enough to find parking less than a block away but even that short walk was nerve-racking for us. Once inside the security was a bit passive-aggressive, especially for a place with a large number of kids. I was suppose to complete the waiver for my daughter online before we arrived but hadn't gotten around to it so I did it upon arrival. It was quick & we were directed up to the party room right after. I suggest you fill the waivers out online, it saves you the hassle of waiting & dealing with the chaos at the door. The lines were crazy for everything & there were kids everywhere. This is a place for adults & children so it's safe to say that if you aren't a fan of being in a place where there are tons of kids then this is not the place for you. They do have adult night during the week, I believe it's on Tuesday's but if you're looking for alcoholic beverages I don't think they sell that. The place is huge with lots of fun things to do especially the ziplining. I do have to mention that the day we went it was cold outside but inside wasn't any warmer. I had to keep my jacket on the entire time & I was not the only one complaining about it being cold. As for the concession stand, we could only get ice cream because what we wanted (a pretzel) wasn't available & they were cleaning up so I really can't speak on the food quality. read more

Area 53 - Paintball Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

only did paintball but people were cheating and we were told they would be removed from play and the staff did not interfere when they continued cheating read more

I booked a "private" room / session for a large group of 24 for paintball. When they marketed private room I thought It meant truly private meaning we can go in and out in our private room as we pleased. Tip - there is only one paintball room. Tip - they usually have two "private" parties booked at the same time which means that the two groups alternate.THIS IS NOT A PRIVATE ROOM. It's a private group lol. Please update your verbiage on the website so it's super clear what folks are reserving. Folks are reserving the ability to play within their private group. The two private group booked at the same time have to alternate with each other for the "private room." Also we were suppose to have a full 3 hours, but it was more like 1.5 hours since we needed to alternate with the other "private room group." This is not okay. Tip - the employees at the front really don't give af about anything. There was No rundown about the facility and what's included / available as we waited for the private paintball session to start. You just gotta go explore and figure out what else Area53 has going for it. Tip - you do not need to get there 30 min before a private paintball session as they give you orientation when your time starts cutting into your "3 hour (not really 3 hour) private" session. Overall everyone had a really good time. You'll def need to get extra paintballs than what's included in the price. You will also need to pay extra for a vest and gloves. The mask were still wet from previously being cleaned. At least they cleaned it though ‍. Tip - There is a room all way in the back that's available so we hung out there and I guess it was a bit private. Overall you are renting the right to Alternate with another private group as they only have one paintball room for their private paintball session. read more

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Had our son's 7th birthday here and the staff was incredibly supportive, extremely helpful and super accommodating. They went above and beyond and all our guests had a great time! Highly recommended for birthday parties! Special thanks to Kenya for the exemplary service. read more

Area 53 - Paintball Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

great place, went paintballing with a group of friend. great accommodation and had lots of fun. Make sure to wear lots of clothes cause the paintballs hurts read more

Having seen this pop up on my Instagram, I knew I had to go the second I watched a video of it. The walk there, let's not ignore, was a trek. We even walked up and down some stairs. Before entering Adventure Park, you sign a wavier. Adventure Park was a lot smaller than it looked in videos. For around $53, you can rock climb, go through a rope course, zip-line, challenge someone on a Battle Beam, roller skate (with a fee for skates), play arcade games (with a fee), go on 2 slides, and tackle some random obstacles. There were a couple sanitation stations and also lockers, so make sure to bring a lock. Go right when it opens to have the park pretty much to yourself! I really enjoyed the rope course despite having a huge fear of heights. There wasn't that much to do honestly for the price, but I still had a great time and enjoyed feeling like a kid again. I would recommend going at least once! read more

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So I finally made it to area 53. I went on a Tuesday night which is considered the adult night, which is the night where there's only adults 21 and over no kids BYOB it said on the event flyer. I got my tickets from event bright , but when I got to the registered and showed them my tickets, they had no clue that they were even advertise on Eventbrite, but they didn't give me a problem. They took my ticket, scanned it and let me go through. They have lockers there where you can leave your belongings they also sell locks there which I wish I would've known ahead of time but I know (so future references if you're going to bring a lock.) so wonder first activities that I did was that an air activity with the zip line and the rope maze. So first things first before you can go on the rope maze, you have to go and get fitted for a harness. you go to the side and they fit you for a harness It's just that easy and you go about your way. After the zip line i tried my hand at the ninja course ( which i failed at miserably lol ) and then over to the battle beam and that was fun we fell at the Same time i wish i hade done that more than once. I tried to rock climb o got as far as my nails would allow me to go ... the last activity we did was skating , the have skates for you at no charge just swap shoes and get your skates , i brought my own not cause I'm the bestest skater but NOPE I'm extra lol and my skates have lights in the wheels hehe Over all i give this place a 4 out of 5 only cause there were a good amount of things i wanted to do that were out of order read more

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The older gentleman by the skating area went out of his way to help us, but some of the younger workers (especially the front desk) were busy talking to each other and acted annoyed when asked for help. Hardly any guests were here for the Thurs family night special and I can now see why. I think the place could benefit from on-site managerial presence to make people feel more welcome. read more

I saw the adventure park on IG. It looked fun and I did have fun but it was mostly due to the people I went with. It is definitely more of a kids place. Price - $56.54 (adventure park entrance fee plus skate rentals) for 3 hours. There is a spectator price if you want to bring your kids and not do any of the activities. COVID protocol - They check your vaccine card as soon as you enter the building. Once you are inside, mask do not seem to be enforced. They have a sign that says "if you're vaccinated, you do not need to wear a mask" but only 12+ should be vaccinated. Younger kids should wear a mask (they weren't). Although, it did not surprised me too much because I heard from my friends that their friend's kids caught COVID here. I kept my mask on the entire time. None of the equipments or activities were wiped down after usage nor did they provide wipes. There's barely any hand sanitizer. Good thing I brought my own and I used it frequently. Staff - The staff were nice. There was someone at the rock climbing area to help us lock and unlock from the belay. The employee at roller skating was kind enough to watch my friend bag for her. The employees are inconsistent. One wouldn't let me on the obstacle course with my small back pack so I went around trying to figure out where I can leave it. Then another employee was like "that's fine. You can go up. Just don't drop it" Activities - Decent but the place was not as big as I thought it would be. There are old school lockers if you don't want to hold your stuff but you have to bring your own lock or you can rent one at a cost. For roller skating, the kids skate in any direction they want. So be-careful. I fell a few times because a kid came out of nowhere in front of me. They should enforce one direction where everyone can go. For rock climbing, if I was trying to follow the rules for climbing (which is following the same color up), I could barely get up the wall. If you climb randomly, it's pretty fun. Not all the walls were open. The obstacle course and zip lining was fun. I was so terrified but I made it through. It's not a huge course and they strap you in a harness. The harness felt a bit loose to me. You can ask them make it tighter. Not sure how tight it needed to be. They made sure you are able to hang and swing before they let you up. Ninja course - Some of the plastic equipments were ripping apart but still useable. It was fun attempting to beat up my friends, haha. Overall, I think the adventure park would be a one time thing. If you decide to go, bring your own wipes and sanitizers. I might come back to try paint ball. read more

It was so expensive the food was not only cold but disgusting and overpriced also the worker almost dropped me when taking off the thing also when i got stuck he just stood there i had a good time tho but seven dollars for candy and the roller rinks roller skates were so dirty in the shoes were nasty i also almost lost my phone in the ball pit and i fell in my butt and it hurt for two week's but it was a fun experience besides some if these tweeks all except the prices bur fonr liok down when your in the air read more

I had a laser tag party for my son 5 years ago...even though the pizza was over priced at $28 a box for a plain pie, we were satisfied overall. My son turned 15 this year and thought he wanted to do laser tag again until he saw paintball on the website. I arranged for a paintball party which took place at the Scholes st address. It was VERY DISORGANIZED! Initially the children in my party had to wait quite a while before they were able to go out and play their first game of paintball. They were hot in all of the clothing and getting antsy. After the first game they were able to have the pizza. Unfortunately, there was some confusion where the staff thought we were on our 3rd game of paintball because somehow another team went in our spot. (poor organization)  At this point I spoke with the manager, Diamond because I could see that there was not much time left and they hadn't played their 3rd game, and we hadn't cut the cake or sang happy birthday. She assured me that everything would be done and that they still had enough time. Although we had been given the ice cream cake, they were sent out for the second game, returned to the room for all of 5 minutes and then told to go back out for the 3rd game, with only 10 minutes left. (It was 10 minutes until the place closed) Our party was from 8-11. Their last game was cut short, we hadn't had a chance to cut the cake or sing Happy Birthday to my son and we had a limo waiting, which we paid for based on the time we expected the party to end. When I pay as much money as I did for this event to happen, I expect things to go as planned.  There were some errors on the part of the staff which caused our party to be rushed, and their final game was cut short. I feel that we are more than entitled to some amount of compensation because we didn't get what we paid for. Additionally, I felt that it is really unfair to only allow 200 paintballs per person to go with the package, knowing that the number of paintballs is insufficient for 3 games. Furthermore, forcing additional purchase of paintballs. We were advised to send an e-mail to an email address that they provided, with issues regarding compensation of any kind.  I sent an email on Feb. 3rd and have yet to hear anything! It seems like the e mail is a cop out just to get you out of their face. This also caused me to have to pay extra for the limo we rented because we went over our contracted time. SAVE YOUR MONEY! GO ELSEWHERE! read more

I'm sorry but this was a disappointing experience. Not sure if it was a bad day but it definitely could have been better. I could say staff at the front door were helpful with showing us how to do the waivers. From there, that was it. I have never been to a place where most of the arcade games did not work. The crane game which is a favorite for my youngest was rigged so no one could win. It would hold the prize then slip out too easily. Only one skeet ball machine worked out of five. Tried to play other video games, wouldn't work. Snack bar overpriced, no coffee available(a sin in NYC). Too many kids running and almost ran me down. And when it comes to music being played, don't appreciate hearing "N word" in music meant to be a family friendly environment. No hot water to properly wash hands in the restroom, big no no. And the graffiti needs to be cleaned up as well. Not sure who thought it was a good idea to open up a place like this in an industrial section of Brooklyn with barely any street parking that is safe from wide turning trucks as we witnessed a truck scratch a parked vehicle. Sorry guys, but I do not recommend this place, but go at your own risk. Seen positive reviews but I honestly can't back those up after what I've experienced today! read more

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The experience was nice! We went there for my brother's birthday. The staff was nice and helpful and we had lots of fun. The number of paintballs they give you is not enough tho, you do have to pay extra if you want more. We also bought the protective gear and rented some vests. read more

Area 53 - Paintball Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

You know those places that you just know started off with a good concept when you hear about them but don't live up to the hype once you actually go? Like somewhere along the way, the plot was lost making the final execution extremely lackluster? Area 53 is that. And don't get me wrong, the reviews on here warned me of that prior to going. HOWEVER, my date really wanted to go because he personally knew people who had been there and had fun so we decided to check it out for ourselves to make our own judgements. My two best friends also came along so in total it was 4 of us. After checking the website last week, we decided Thursday night would be our best bet being that it's heavily advertised on their page as "Adult Night." I'm not the biggest fan of being in places with lots of kids running around lol, gives me major anxiety. We went with this location because it had more to offer compared to the other. Let's get into it. We got there a little after 9pm. It was very empty. A group of teenagers were getting ready for paintball and there were about 8 other people total in the adventure park, which I did not mind at all. The less crowded, the better. It was $160 just for admission. Now to me? That price is absolutely insane. ESPECIALLY considering the fact that it doesn't include the price of skate rentals OR the arcade OR any type of food voucher. It's highway robbery, plain and simple. You would think with the amount of reviews complaining about this that they'd make some changes but clearly that's not the case. If they were smart, they'd realize giving out a few arcade tokens or including skate rentals in the admission price would be an incentive for people to spend more money at their establishment. Then maybe they wouldn't be so damn dead on a Thursday night in Williamsburg, which is crawling with people looking for something fun to do. Now correct me if I'm wrong but when they first opened up, their IG page pretty much marketed them as an adult adventure park. With that in mind, it's very underwhelming. My best friend got there before the rest of us because he was coming from the city and he said verbatim it gave "community center vibes." And that's exactly what it was. The adventure park that looks sooooo fun on Instagram was wack as hell. The zip line was probably the most interesting thing about the entire place and even that was lackluster. A small child would definitely have fun but as an adult, if I'm paying $50 just for that (because remember, everything else is an added cost), I need it to be 10x more exciting. We tried the jousting thingy afterwards where you duel with a partner on the balance beam, it was cool but you can only do so much of that lol. We decided to get food and drinks elsewhere because their selection sucked and before we left we hit the Photo Booth. EVEN THE PHOTO BOOTH WAS IN ON THE SCAM! It was like $5 I think, (idk I didn't pay) BUT at the end when it prompts you to choose how you want your pics, we opted for the 4 vertical strips. It then proceeded to ask us how many copies we wanted which was confusing considering it just said 4 strips. So we put in 4 and it asked us for an extra $18! We were like hellllll no so we entered 0 right? 4 copies still came out. It's like the machine purposely tried to confuse us into thinking we would only get one copy! Imagine how many people they've jipped with that. Crazy. We left afterwards, weren't even there for 2 hours. The last thing I want to make sure I say is that the people in charge of putting us in the harnesses need to be trained properly on how not to be unprofessional and inappropriate. The blatant flirting coming from BOTH the young man and lady in that section was super cringeworthy and annoying to say the least. If I can smell your nasty breath, you're TOO close. And it's already weird when they have to quite literally touch you to do their job. The guy asked us which guy was with which girl referring to my best friend and I? Literally no correlation to what he was doing. She was so scared of the height at first that she changed her mind and stayed down there with them but then ended up facing her damn fear because they were making her so uncomfortable! Just to give you an idea of how annoying they were being. And then when we came back down, the guy had the audacity to ask me if I liked the girl who put my harness on so he could give me her number.. as my date was coming down the stairs. Absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary. It's safe to say we will not be returning. read more

We came here during the pre-opening week and was able to experience most of the activities in the adventure park in our three hour time slot before it got busy. We came here on a Friday afternoon and were the first ones there which was amazing because we had the whole place to ourselves. My favorite was the rope course, it was my first time and I am absolutely petrified of heights so this was definitely a good baby step for me since it wasn't that difficult. We also tried rock climbing which was a total fail for me since I have no upper strength whatsoever but it was fun to try. There was also few arcades machines that was available (basketball shooting, skeeball, air hockey and foosball). There was also skating available but personally i am not a fan of skating at all. The place got really busy towards the end of our time slot. It was overall a fun experience. read more

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This is just the adventure park portion of it. First off I want to say staff was great, they were very nice and helpful. Everything else was a dud. 97% of the games didn't work. Two pool tables but all of the pool cues/sticks had missing tips. 6 basketball machines, only two functioning, so we figured hey we'll just use the two, and one broke down as soon as it starts. The saving grace was the byob on Tuesday because I went with a very large group and there wasn't anything else really to do but sit around and drink and entertain amongst ourselves. Also you have to put money onto a card in order to play anything like Dave n busters. First my banks kept declining it because it raised red flags, then I don't know how and not complaining but even the payment machine was messed up and gave me much more credits than I paid for. read more

This place was not worth the price of 55 dollars per person Most of the arcade were broken down and not even included in the price You got to rock climb and do the ceiling walk But that's about it The staff were overall friendly except front desk Honestly think she scammed us read more

Fun place for families to climb walls, zip line, roller skate (although it's a small ring), battle over ledge with logs. The time slots are 3 hours which is more than enough time to explore the entire place and hang out and make memories with family. There's also adult time at night I heard. Also paintball area on the other side read more

Great place for kids & teens. lots to do. Good for birthdays. Not too crowded and reasonably priced.

LOL what a joke this place is. In no way is this an Adventure Park. It's a warehouse room with 6 activities and a snack bar. They made it look amazing on social media, as soon as we walked in we just had to laugh. Two of us paid $95 dollars for a slide, zip line, and a battle beam. That's all that was included for that price. So they make you pay for admission then pay for the other 3 activities, which are the arcade machines, a tiny skating rink, and an electric scooter for kids to ride around. By the way, there's like 10 arcade games there and 3 of them work, the rest will just steal your money. You can't even have a drink here, because there's no alcohol served here, and even though the website advertised BYOB, it turns out there is no alcohol allowed on the premises at all. There are about 10 things on the snack menu but only 3 were available, pizza, nachos, and hot dogs lol. This is the saddest place I've ever seen lol. Just don't come here. And don't believe anything you see on social media. I'd rather go to a Chuckie Cheese than come back here. read more

Had my brothers 12th birthday here for paintball with 12 other boys in the 6th grade. The booking process online was smooth, but I was met with a few other complications with the staff over the phone. Initially, I was informed I could complete certain booking processes such as a private room, and paintball add ins over the phone, but then I was told I couldn't by another associate when I tried to the next day. Thankfully, customer service over the phone was helpful. Day of the party, we had a few additional frustrations. Some staff seemed relatively annoyed during check in, however, the manager was very helpful and kind when addressing our complaints. Likewise, even though it would be assumed it was an all ages event space, some of the staff wasn't very patient dealing with boys our age (12 year old boys can get Roudy of course.) Ultimately, my party had a good time playing paintball, and the manager on site, Daniel, worked very hard to make sure that all of our complaints were heard and addressed immediately. Because of this, the experience was redeemed in my eyes, but I would be careful if you are planning a party for younger boys here. read more

Their food was subpar ... the pizza did not taste good at all!!! the chicken tenders were fried hard& burnt, fries were hard as well and the carvel cake they charge $60 for was enough to feed barely 6 kids. With a party of almost 20 people this was definitely a disappointment of food service as they say you can't bring outside food and theirs is horrible. Their bathrooms had barely any soap and only two sinks out of five in the ladies room was working , security and supervision was not attentive as the bigger kids were in the ball pits throwing balls at the little kids faces and bodies and when told to stop they would disrespect any adult. They need more help at their food shop as you have twenty people trying to get food and only one person back there!! The roller skating area only had one attendant and when the person left people was standing there waiting to return their skates with no assistance for at least ten minutes. It's a bigger version of Chuckie cheese. read more