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Kids Empire Montclair

3.6 (301 reviews)
Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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This place is always a good time! My kids range from 6-13 and all of them have a blast. The play area is robust. The weekends draw big crowds, but I have never seen it unclean. The staff roams around and are very friendly-shout out to Jacob! No outside food is allowed, but they have a lot of snacks/ drinks you can purchase. Tables and chairs are spread throughout the areas, all within range of viewing the play area. 10/10 for Kids Empire!!

Blood of SOMEONE KID on my pants all because I was supervising my little sister on the playground.

So digusting is the only words to describe this place. I went to kid's empire with my little sister and both ended up in someone kids blood when playing and were totally unaware of it until my sister hand was covered in what she couldn't tell was ketchup or blood! Told a worker about it after having to wash it off our hands and clothes just to me told by a lazy that seemed high out of his mind "if u can tell me where exactly THEN I'll be able to" and didn't bother to come and check with us to where exactly so it never got cleaned the entire time the children were playing. A BIOHAZARD!!!! This needed to be taken seriously and I'm disgusted at the inattentiveness. Never will I be coming here again learn to hire staff that enjoy being around kids every staff there looks miserable

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Reviews are mixed. Many highlight the friendly and helpful staff, clean and spacious play areas, and fun activities for all ages.

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Great way to spend the day with my child. Everything was so clean and well maintained.

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12 days ago

Very friendly staff the kids area was nice and clean. Did not feel rushed to leave and staff gave us free bags

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13 days ago

My baby loves playing at this place ! We come here all the time . The place is always clean

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7 months ago

Great service, clean environment and very fresh in here as. Camila had great service, the machines all worked

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11 months ago

Place looks very clean and the staff was very friendly. My kid were really enjoying the time having fun going thru the obstacles and slides.

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5 months ago

Kids had a great time here. staff was very nice and Jacob helped us out . Will definitely come back.

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1 year ago

Great place to have a birthday party! Bathrooms were clean and the kids had a great time. Brandon was also a great help with the party.

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Camilla and all the girls here were super helpful and friendly! Very nice definitely bringing my kids back. Nice and clean too

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7 months ago

Nice staff, clean equipment. Lots and lots of tables to sit at. Approx age here is usually 2-10

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How does the 10 admissions card work?

So basically you Pay $130 which gets you ten entries to their indoor playground. If you take one kid then you will use one entry if you take 5 kids you will use 5 entries etc. You are basically getting a lil discount by buying the 10 entries which… 

Can you bring outside food inside the place?

No you may not, but you can go eat and come back. You have all day entry with your receipt.

What is the age limit?

There are no age limits. From babies to adults are allowed to use the play area.

Do they charge child for 1 year?

All children are $15 regardless of age and that includes admission for all day.

Who much per child?

$15 and it's for all day, 2 free adult admission per child

Are you open?

Yes

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“Nate, Brandon, and Lisa where incredibly nice and super helpful on my visit today with my wife and 2 kids.”

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Funbox Arcadia - FUNBOX ARCADIA

Funbox Arcadia

4.0(610 reviews)
20.6 mi
Kid friendly
Large group friendly

This place is a lot of fun for adults and kids, I only like going during the week. Because on the…read moreweekends is crazy packed, they have no limit on how many are able to go in and jump, it gets overwhelmingly packed where it doesnt make it fun. During the summer gets worse inside the jumper extremely hot especially because of the amount of people they allow inside. During the week when its less people you are able to move around more, jump, go through with no problem my husband and i deff enjoy funbox with our 5yr old when its not packed.

The 3 stars is solely based on my toddler's experience here. He's 4, and would likely rate this…read moreplace 11/10, but all the negatives I observed will drag the 5/5 down to a 2/5. We recently attended a birthday party here on a Saturday at 4pm. The hosts had 2 party rooms booked. First, none of the tablets at the front were working properly to sign the waivers, and the staff won't let you through the locked door to the main space until the waiver is done for each adult and child entering. I went to an employee, and later to a manager, and they both eventually shrugged their shoulders and said they didn't know what was going on and walked away without resolving the issue. Eventually, a 3rd person came to assist, but the damage was already done. I was overheated and my kid was screaming and crying his head off while I tried to wrangle him with 1 hand, confused as to why we were inside the door, but not allowed into the play area. Second, the heat. THE HEAT. It was a 90+ degree day outside and no exaggeration, it had to have been in the 80s throughout this entire place. I understand the machines keeping the inflatables inflated are probably leaking lukewarm air everywhere. However, this is a no brainer at an enclosed bounce house park, so why the AC wasn't cranked down to 60, I don't know. I think the insane amount of neon lights they have everywhere in this place was adding to the heat, too. They ended up giving my GF a partial refund on her party because it was so miserably hot the entire time. Third, the place isn't setup safely for younger kids whatsoever, which basically forces you as parents to get into the bounce house to watch over your kids. In theory, the setup is wise because there's a front door, then locked lower doors separating the entrance to the play space, then the limited seating they have available is right after that, so if your kid tried to sneak out the front, it would be really hard not to see that because he/she would have to pass by the tables of parents and somehow be let out of the locked mini doors that only employees can open. However, what made no sense to me is the number of exit routes all over the bounce house structure. I counted at least 3, only blocked off by a plastic curtain that I saw multiple kids run out of. Those curtains are supposed to be for employees only, but what kid will that stop to see that signage? Very few. To make matters worse, the bounce house is way too big for the suite it's in, so where the curtain doors let out are extremely narrow hallway-like spaces that are dimly lit and mostly dump out into the back of the suite where there are exit doors and employees-only real doors. You could easily lose your kid in this mess, and it quite literally wouldn't be hard for your kid to be snatched and taken out a back door and you'd never see that from the front of the suite. Fourth, the entire place is not clean. I get this is the culture of a place like this, so when I give this spot this label, you know there's a reason. I watched 2 teenage employees "clean" a pile of fresh puke up inside one of the high traffic areas of the bounce house with a single paper towel and a small spritz of cleaner. They then walked away, not effectively ever cleaning the mess, putting up signage, or doing anything at all. I wanted to barf, as the barf spot they "cleaned" was right on a seam of the bounce house, so all that barf just remained there in those crevices that 100 more kids probably walked on all day. Last, the party system here is as greedy as they come. We also hosted our kid's birthday party at a place like this (Kids Empire in Monrovia), so I'm very aware of how the pricing and packages of this place compare to other indoor play places because I did a lot of research on these places before I booked the place we chose. This place was a lot more expensive than other similar options and getting to observe the system they had in place just made me sad. The party rooms are in the very back, all crammed together and virtually just the size of public bathrooms. It's dimly lit back there and very dungeon-ish. The capacity marked on the individual rooms was 50-60, which is insane to imagine because our 2 rooms with maybe 20-25 adults and kids in them at a time were SO packed. We were right next to the employee room, and I could see the full white board of the parties scheduled for the day - they literally schedule parties on top of one another. You'll hear an announcement in the main space when your party's wristband color is up, meaning the party limit (I think it was 2-3 hours) is done, so you need to head back to your party room and get your things. The announcements were right on the hour, yet when we exited promptly to our party room, they had already ripped down over half of my GF's stuff and had another kid's party setup! Scheduling parties literally on top of one another at this price point is just absurd.

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Fun for All - Lobby/small cubbies for shoes

Fun for All

4.8(97 reviews)
30.3 mi•Edinger

We came here for a two year-old party and had a blast! I enjoyed the safety and cleanliness of the…read morelocation, as they made everyone, including the adults, wear grippy socks (included in the fee). Waivers are required by all individuals going in, and they put a wristband on you before you enter. Once inside, there are several different soft play areas, including trampolines, ball pits, interactive screens, and even a section for toddlers three and under. I also liked that they had claw machines and mechanical rides, which my LO really enjoyed. The five coins that they give you is nice and you can always purchase more. Restrooms were also clean and they had bathroom slippers at the entrance to wear in. There's a water tower by the bathroom. They also had a TV near the food area, and many dads were standing around it on a Sunday afternoon. All to say, this place really was fun for all!

I did a private party at Fun For All this past weekend, and also requested that they decorate the…read moreroom with my theme of choice. I chose Bumble Nums since that's what the twins are really into currently, and not only was I blown away with how great the decorations were, but I was getting compliments from a lot of the guests that came. The staff were super friendly as always, and showed that they really care about the visitors to the playground and especially the kids here.

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PlayPie - Indoor play space

PlayPie

3.9(511 reviews)
23.4 mi
Kid friendly
Free parking

A cute spot if you are looking to bring your kids here. I attended this spot with friends and their…read morekids for a birthday party. Friends all arrived earlier to get checked in and then they give you bracelets to make sure you've paid but also for re-entry. You can go home to make sure your kids have a nap and then go back to use the pass all day. it's pricier but worth it if you go all day. It's quite a spacious place with trampolines, some swinging ropes, different areas to climb up, a little water room where they provide you some rain boots and rain jackets. They have a bunch of different slides too. An area that is mainly for older kids and an area for the younger kids. It's quite well-designed., I love that they even give you slides to wear to the restrooms so your feet do not get wet. Note: EVERYONE has to wear socks all the time, so make sure you bring a pair. They sell them at the front as well for both kids and adults. For the birthday party, they give you a room to use for 1.5 hours. It's quite a large room and they have balloons, plates, utensils and pizza. They even have this cart cleaning station with napkins and wet wipes too. Employees are there to help with clean up and it's quite nice since the table is U shaped so lots of seating area. We had about 15 kids and the parents and it was still a lot of room. The employees help with cleanup as well. Quite organized. I think in general it is a great place if you want a one stop shop. Parents have to accompany kids, but lots of place for the parents to walk around and keep an eye on the kids if they are able to go alone. I went into the structure and it's not at all too low for the adults to walk around if you're following younger children. Definitely a comfortable spot and I like how plush the floors are.

So it's been a couple months now since I've had my child go to play pie. And it's been helpful for…read moremy child's schedule and routine. I've hesitated a lot to post but as I've been coming almost everyday or having a monthly membership it seems like I MUST due to some lacking of how the business is being run. 1. The staff/ employees are not attentive to running the business hours. They are nice but they do not pay attention to the customers. There will be days where the devices like the carousel is not plugged in to start the day when it's past the opening time. I would ask couple of times on different days letting them know it's not plugged in. (My husband also had gone couple times told me the carousel was not plugged in). Not only the carousel but the arcade for Mario Kart would not be set up where I would call up an employee and ask them about it to set up so the kids not just my child can play ready to go. When a business opens the place should be ready to go for the customers but it would be funny that the customer would have to ask to have the things ready. I am surprised and frustrated because I'm like wondering why isn't the carousel working? Is it broken? No it was just not plugged in ready to go. Why would the business be opened if it's not ready for its customers to use their equipment? I've seen sadly that the employees are just having fun amongst themselves talking in the front but they don't pay attention to the customers wanting to purchase food or drinks or snacks where they have to then just go to the front. I've seen some parents calling the staff for attention but they're not answering where they end up walking to the front. Seeing that is very frustrating because the employees are not doing their job. They don't watch our kids but at least pay attention to the customers trying to purchase one of their own goods. 2. The cleanliness IS NOT MAINTAINED.. This week my mother in law went to play pie and told me she had killed a roach near the car carousel. I'm so sad and disgusted to hear this. I don't know how the facility is being taken care of or how often but this explains a lot. I'm very disappointed to hear this because my child loves to come here but seeing some things on how the business is run makes me feel lack of trust, worries and not safe environment. I'm just hoping things can improve..

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Indoor Play area

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Indoor playground

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