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Gipson Play Plaza

4.9 (12 reviews)

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Jackie P.

Great place for families of all age groups... picnic area with grills ... plenty. Of play options with bridges... slides.. tunnels.. sand... water... sensory... and the list goes on and beautiful set up.

David C.

Amazing park!! Wish it was more bike fiendly but I understand. Water area is epic for the kids

Yeah, an underground slide!
Vince T.

You've never seen a playground like this. Raleigh flew in German engineers to design this play plaza! New to Raleigh? Come see what we are about here! This place has a man made creek that suns into a sand pit where water meets the beach! There's a slide that goes underground! A market that sells coffee, ice cream, sandwiches and beer. Enjoy an adjacent hammock with your friends. Free parking welcomes you as you pull up to this children's wonderland. Bring a cooler and grill out! Don't forget sunblock! Need a potty break? Access multiple single stall restrooms with changing tables. Oh! Bring a bathing suit. This place is water friendly aka they have a grotto!

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Free parking, water play, clean bathrooms and a huge play structure.

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Frankie's

Frankie's

3.5(274 reviews)
13.1 mi
Kid friendly
Large group friendly

Frankie's Review - 3/5…read more While in town, we decided to visit Frankie's after it was recommended to me by my boss, and this time I had my husband and 12-year-old son with me. Overall, it was a nice way to spend time together as a family and gave us something fun to do during our visit. Frankie's offers a good variety of attractions, and my son especially enjoyed the rides, including the claw, roller coaster, and zero gravity experience. We also played putt-putt golf, which was enjoyable, though I personally found the course a bit less challenging than similar places I've visited before. The road course was also on the shorter side, but still fun for what it offered. One thing I would note is that the pricing felt a bit high, particularly for the arcade games and rides, especially considering some of the experiences are fairly brief. We also found the pizza to be a little overpriced, so we chose other food options as well as their burger and Philly cheesesteak. Unfortunately, one part of the experience that stood out in a less positive way was the customer service around some of the attractions. Several of the attendants seemed very nonchalant and disengaged, almost as if they were not very happy to be there. That kind of energy can affect the overall atmosphere and, for me, made it less likely that I would return or recommend it. We also had to wait for attendants to assist with some of the more interactive 3D-style games, which interrupted the flow of the experience. That being said, one of my personal favorites ended up being the carnival 3D shooting game, even though we did have to wait for an attendant before we could play. Once we got on, it was definitely one of the more enjoyable parts of the visit for me. On the positive side, it was not crowded during our visit, which made the experience much more relaxed and enjoyable. I especially enjoyed spending time in the arcade with my family, and that ended up being one of the highlights of our visit. I also want to mention our experience in the bar area with Olivia Jackson, who provided such warm and pleasant service. She was courteous, attentive, and truly showed genuine Southern hospitality. Her kindness and professionalism made us want to stay longer, and we ended up enjoying our food and family time even more because of her. She was definitely one of the bright spots of our visit. Overall, while I have visited similar entertainment venues that I personally enjoyed more, Frankie's still provided a decent family outing and a different experience while we were in town. I would rate it 3 out of 5 stars.

The price of games and rides is not worth it. They are ridiculously expensive for carnival rides,…read moreand the games are often not operating correctly. This place is such a rip-off. My daughter occasionally convinces me to go here and I'm reminded every time that I hate it. I will say, however, that my interactions with the staff are pleasant. They're friendly and helpful. They are only reason this isn't a 1 star review. Stars and Strikes is a much better deal for similar fun imo.

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Rush Hour Karting - Pano shot of the track

Rush Hour Karting

3.5(87 reviews)
8.6 mi

My friend group and I went here recently for a friend's birthday. The first thing I noticed was…read morethat parking is tight, so just be aware of that. The site itself is quite nice and very large. Apparently renovations were done recently so it has an updated feel to it. When you walk in you sign up to race at the counter area, and you also take your picture and pick a racing name. The majority of our group was guys, with the exception of three ladies. Us ladies didn't race and instead ended up getting drinks from the bar, playing a few of the arcade games, and cheering on our guy friends who raced. The bar area has a pretty good selection of drinks and food, and for it being an "amusement" type center, I'd say the quality was pretty decent! There were a solid amount of things you could do besides the racing. They had axe throwing, a rock climbing wall, arcade games, and an interactive game arena. The racing did look fun and our friends had a good time doing it. Those karts go up to around 40mph so they're no joke. I do feel like they do a good job with their safety measures. They give you solid racing helmets, and if you spin out they'll make sure to help safely get you straightened back out. They'll also enforce some set track rules to make sure you're racing safely. My two friends and I watched our other friends race from a large viewing platform near the top of the track. The only negative thing I'd say about our experience is that it's loud (I'm sensitive to high pitched squealing sounds, so I shoved some bits of napkin in my ears and that helped lol), heavily smells of gas (they do have ventilation in place but it's still very noticeable), and it's also pretty hot in there. The area with the arcade, bar, and other entertainment is separate from the racing track, which is good because you can get some relief in between races in there. Overall, it was a fun experience! We all had a good time and would go back again. This time I'd bring ear plugs lol.

My son and I had fun we paid for 6 total races (3 each) but after two the exhaust fumes were…read moregetting to both of us. I asked an employee how do they deal with it because we stopped racing after our second time and went inside. The place needs to update the video games or make sure they are working with we didn't see anything to play some of the non-arcade games.

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Rush Hour Karting - Pit area and where you find out your scores after the race

Pit area and where you find out your scores after the race

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Another view of the arcade area

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Xtreme Park Adventures

Xtreme Park Adventures

3.6(59 reviews)
15.4 mi

We took 4 of our grandchildren here to zipline. We didnt really know what to expect but we had a…read moregreat time. Daniel and Taylor were our guides and they were wonderful and patient with the gazillion questions our grandkids had. They were very professional even when my husband tried to do more than he should have and they had to reprimand him (he had been zipling on the "Green Bull" in Puerto Rico so he thought he could push the limits). The grandkids loved it and said it was their favorite part of the trip we were on. Anyways we will definitely be back to try the many other adventures they have. If you decide to go, make sure to ask for Daniel and Taylor!

I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for when I entered xtreme park adventures. Sure I had a…read morereservation for paintball and I'd spent the day fantasizing about all the cool things I'd do with that futuristic pneumatic gun in my hand. But what REALLY was I looking for? My answer came with Ethan. Nominally he was our referee and babysitter. But in reality... in reality he was our gunnery sergeant; our centurion from days of yore! He filled our air, fixed our masks, and marched us off to chow! He taught us the ways of paintball and we taught him a little about life. A member of my communal living space encouraged him to incorporate a slogan of his own design into his everyday work script: "have an extreme day". How novel! Yes Ethan. Yes.

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park - Ball pit

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

2.6(30 reviews)
10.4 mi

Everything is fun here at Urban Air. I'm not lying. I'm not being paid somehow to write a decent…read morereview. Nope. I am going out of my chaotically busy day to leave this review, because I mean every word and I am not a "cheerleading" parent. I generally don't care for places like this because I have to sit in a hard chair and wait until he's finished playing. I want to play WITH him! This place, UA, has so much going on! My child and this mama (me) had an amazingly fantastic time! It was fun wading through the clear bubble pit. It seriously is a good workout, plus, walking the plank is a bonus. The trampolines are just as fun as all the other trampolines BUT it wasn't nearly as crowded; no accidents means even more fun (for me)! Then, I saw the go carts and realized that MAMAS COULD DRIVE- not just kids and people running the exhibit!!!! Since my little monkey isn't big enough to reach the pedals, I got to be the driver. It was so much fun that we went probably 5 times before UA closed. My kid thought it was the greatest thing ever when another mama entered the track and we locked eyes as way of greeting, we both knew what needed to be done: a race so epic that the camera couldn't keep up to take a picture. The photo of us smiling is after the go carts. Genuinely smiles = really excellent memories. It is NOT cheap. It is substantially more than places like Safari Nation, literally any of the museums (the one in Raleigh is probably the closest in price) and of the other places for kids that I am blanking on. To be a parent/member and get to also use the go-karts, each kid is roughly $110 for 6 months of prepaid unlimited play. It's $60 for an annual membership for parents and allows them to use any of the exhibits that they wish, including go karts! So for $170-180 you are able to go as many times as you want for 6 months. If you pay full price for 6 months and add it all up, you come up with There isn't much of a discount for paying in full for 12 months.

This place is neither clean nor safe! Most of the play structures didn't have any supervision. The…read moremat slides didn't have any supervision and a kid kept taking my kid's mat after she had to drag it all the way to the top. The high jump trampoline which is supposed to be one jumper/trampoline had 5 kids jumping at a time with no supervision. The Zipline had no rules! Sometimes they let kids who didn't meet the hight go up, sometimes not and they said " the manager is watching". If you are going to take your child there, make sure you are watching them the whole time

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park - Plenty of less expensive tables to reserve for parties.

Plenty of less expensive tables to reserve for parties.

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park - This kid could touch a cloud!

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Gipson Play Plaza - amusementparks - Updated May 2026

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