After all these years we finally have a reason to come and visit Safety City! We were there for a…read morespecial event that was trick or treating for the local special needs community - I am so grateful for this event and the inclusion it brought to a lot of awesome kids. The venue itself is awesome, with lots of open play spaces before you head in (semi-fenced for those eloping kiddos out there). Once inside the gated and fenced in area let's ASD parents like ourselves take a breath and enjoy the space a bit more. I loved seeing some of the themes of Knoxville and TN baked into everything - it was well kept and our little loved it a lot! Excited to come back in the future once it's open again officially. See you there!

Went to safety city for a family event and it was so much fun for the littles. Everything is…read moresmaller sized and it truly felt safe for all ages. If they are open, I suggest bringing your young family.

I am strong. (muscles up) I am brave. (hands on hips)…read moreI can do this. (thumbs up) IYKYK Currently on a subscription and at least 10 visits under our belt (a green shirt to prove it). We're at a strong 4/5 here and would recommend to any families that need to challenger their kid to be more OK with social settings and activities before they get into school and overwhelmed with the social pressure. I'd say my rating is more about the experience with certain staff over others more than anything. So, let's get into it. Generally the place looks tremendously clean (bathrooms too), with plenty of seating for observers - a little tight though as kids are coming in and out between sessions. The staff to greet you in is usually on point for friendliness and directing to the right spots - most of the time I perceive it's a manager or someone in supervision. Our son is Level3 ASD and has his own series of challenges. For the most part the instructors he had at the start were super understanding of him - even trying at times to help and other times to leave him be (and understood why he needed space). Our current ones? Maybe not so much...you can always tell when people are annoyed and if you think the children don't see it then you are dead wrong. That aside, I am tremendously grateful that at times they let 2 of us be with our son, especially when he's having issues. At the "little gym" down the road for example we were scolded openly about rules and "only 1 inside" before we could explain anything. Needless to say we cancelled it there. Room for improvement? At times I think the curriculum is too challenging for walking to 2 years old - examples are trying to do burpees and tug of war...if I didn't compromise other kids privacy I'd record it to show how uneventful it is due to them just simply being too little. My feedback is, try to adjust the curriculum to make more sense for the littles. For bigger kids I'm sure it's a blast.

We hosted our daughter's 5th birthday at KS Knoxville and I cannot say enough about how amazing the…read morestaff was. Coach Ace was constantly checking on us, and our party coaches (Bailee and Valeria) were so fun and professional. They made sure every single kid was included and having a great time. 10/10 recommend this place for a stress free and amazing birthday experience!!!!

Had a Bachelor Party here on Saturday, July 20th which went great! Our group reserved from 10-12…read morefor private games and then after 12 the courses are open to anyone. The staff was awesome, and super flexible with our group, they do special games for Bachelors! Very fair pricing all around, the equipment was solid and they had everything you need, and maps are good size to make games competitive and faster paced. Not sure how many games we played but it was quite a few and we had our fill. When open play started we didn't miss a step, and mixed teams to make games fair. All around, great experience and would recommend.

Awesome place! The staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. The arenas are well thought out with…read morea great flow for the games. The game modes themselves were great fun and not at all boring!

We came here today as they offer double rider go karts, which was perfect to be able to take our…read moretoddler as a passenger on the racecourse. Minimum height is 36 inches for the passenger so this ticked our box! We ended up purchasing 60 credits for $55 and we used our $10 off voucher which brought it to $45 for 60 credits which was a great value! We were able to do both tracks as well as many of the children rides. Such as the planes, train, carousel, and swings! Such a fun day for a morning or afternoon out.. our little one was over the moon and had a great time. Everything was well functioning and staff was so friendly and helpful. 10/10 experience

This place is a long time, staple when visiting the Smoky Mountains. Over the years as it has lost…read moreits luster a little. Still plenty of fun things to do here. Employment in the area must be an undertaking. Great go carts and putt-putt but service with a smile doesn't exist here. I visited the kids area and staff is robotic and seem to all wish they were not standing there waiting to push a button .

Ice is OK, skaters are pleasant and good to know. Management is not so great, particularly that…read morerude guy Dan. He needs 80 hours of training in how to deal with the public, and he should learn how to say please and thank you. Very unpleasant person.

They host Pro Skaters Auditions every spring. And they have made a huge commitment to theatrical…read moreshow skating. The rink is abut old and rundown. But they do have a fireplace in the lobby.

I will be first to say this place when we pulled in I doubted we would enjoy it. I saw a lot of…read morelittle kids and we had a 2nd grader with us. I guess I am spoiled with a hometown children's museum of play.. I am so glad we went in to give it a chance, the employees here are wonderful. Very welcoming. The exhibits are diverse and many hands on touch this or that ability. There were some dated videos of the Appalachian culture but honestly it gave it an appeal and definitely a time gone by. The exhibits and explanation of the Manhattan project were very interesting. All of us walked away learning a lot about oak ridge and that era around world war 2. We spent a good two hours in the museum and didn't read it all, we happened to be walking in right before a school group of 30 little kids and parents. Initially it was loud but there was enough space that we didn't have to be around all the chaos real little kids bring. Some of the exhibits were geared for smaller kids but our 2nd grader had no problem enjoying the experience. I mean who doesn't love a "doll house" that has two levels, For the price and exhibits I would suggest it to anyone especially if you have a history buff in your family.

What a fun find, and close to our new place! The building is unassuming and it looks like a much…read moresmaller space than it actually is. When we arrived, we parked in the free and easy lot and were greeted immediately. We saw that masks as of 10/15/21 are still required within the museum (and everyone we saw was properly wearing one, both kids and adults). After paying and being given a map, we began to explore, my kids initially complaining that they were bored (ugh.). We had begun with the cultural and historical exhibits, which showed cultural elements of different countries and a section on Appalachia, complete with replicas of log cabins and interactive screens showing the lifestyle. After we left this section, the kids perked up and really enjoyed the farm store/sorting produce, the fish aquarium, the outer space room with rocket, and the microscope to view differing hair follicles. We didn't realize we went upstairs to the bathrooms that we hadn't even seen half of the museum at that point! SO many things to explore, such as a water room with a flowing water track and boats, info on origins of Secret City, Girl Scout info, music room, rain forest, a bird's nest room, puppet room (not currently interactive due to COVID), and my kiddo's favorites: the model railroad area with working train tracks, and the kid/life size doll house room. We closed out the museum and were the last people there. Not the biggest or most interactive museum we have been to, but we still enjoyed it and are thrilled that it is close to home. We ended up buying a family membership before we left, which only cost $90 for a full year. If you buy same-day, you can roll in the entry fee you already paid toward the membership cost. And don't forget to stop by the city park next door when you're done. It's a good one and has a great hill to roll down.

These people were very good to us. We had a very nice birthday party and we were also able to watch…read morethe UT game

I was in in Alcoa from STL for work. I love roller-skating and had been looking high and low for a…read moreskating area, and this is one of the few that came up. I'll admit I was initially nervous upon first glance/entering...I was the only black person there and the people I went with where white, but that feeling was fleeting. Everyone was friendly and I had a great time, I'll def. recommend it to my friends who come to knoxville and want to roll!

BEST. ESCAPE ROOM. IVE DONE!…read more Here in town just for a few days but this escape room was perfect for a team of 7. Started off easy and then got complicated in a super fun way. Dan treated us so well and immersed us so much in the story! Do the Atlantis room for sure!! You can have as much as a little help as you want, and each puzzle felt so great to solve as long as everyone split up and figure things out. Definitely a must stop if you're in Gatlinburg!

The only nice thing about this course is the view. It looked neat from the street, but after…read morepurchasing tickets they told us that one of the courses was closed. The closed course looked to be the neater of the two courses. The one we had to do was nothing special and definitely not worth the $20 per person price. They didn't even have putting mats to place your balls and a lot of the holes seems to be sloping sideways down the mountain. With a name like Old Mountain Trail course you would think they'd be playing bluegrass or something, but no, they played dance music the entire time.