This place is such a great find! The space is clean, fun, and has really cozy vibes. There's plenty…read moreof seating, which makes it comfortable for parents while the kids play. They have lots of great toys and activities including a trampoline, ball pit, foam pit, pretend play, tricycles, and more. There's also a great menu and good coffee. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. We had a great experience and will definitely be back!

It is super safe and clean! Very fun for young ages and allows care givers to take a break and…read morewatch from a far. Friendly staff. Will def be returning!

What a great spot in the suburbs! I had no clue this was here until recently. Hidden in the…read morePavilion Community Center is an indoor play space, and even more wonderfully is a beautiful carousel. My daughter LOVES them so I surprised her with a visit here. She enjoyed playing at the indoor playground and I really appreciated that in addition to the large climbing and play maze they had a couple of small play structures for the littler kids. My own kid was just the right size that she could play pretty safely on both. The carousel was, of course, the piece de resistance. It is really beautiful. There are about a dozen and a half horses (zebra included) and a swan chariot for when you want to sit (and, since we did over a dozen rides, I did need to sit since I was so dizzy!). My only complaint is that there are no restraints on the horses. The other carousels we've been on have some sort of strap to wrap around, but not here. The carousel doesn't move at lightening speed of course but some added safety measure besides just me holding her on the horse would put me at ease. The place is available for rent, which is cool. For individual, single-day entry, it's only $6 which is one of the best bargains in the suburbs tbh. That's for unlimited rides. The worst part is the hours! They're only open Monday through Friday from 10-2, so that really limits the times we'll be able to visit unless I use PTO to come by. I've heard that they're doing some renovations or something though so who knows, perhaps it'll grow in popularity and they'll increase their hours.

Went here for my niece's 2nd birthday and honestly... I had no idea places like this even existed…read more It's such a cool spot for a kids party. There's a carousel (like a legit, big one with hand-painted horses) and a circus-themed play area with tunnels, slides, and all kinds of things for kids to climb around on. We had about 15-20 kids there, from toddlers up to around 8, and it was perfect, everyone had something to do the whole time. The carousel was probably the highlight. The bigger kids loved it, and even the little ones could ride with a parent, which was really nice. Also have to shout out the staff, they were super helpful with setup and cleanup, which made everything way easier. The space itself is really practical too, lots of tables, outlets (we plugged in a slow cooker for hot dogs), and you can bring your own food. We kept it simple with hot dogs and pasta salad and it worked out great. Overall just a really fun, easy place to host a party. Definitely recommend for kids 8 and under!

Really nicely maintained newer facility. My son loved being able to see his name on the scoreboard…read moreas he jumped his way to the top. The parking situation is a little confusion especially if you also have a stroller with you and park in the lower level. We ended up taking the elevator and were inside the golf goods store that is across the building. Also I wish there was seating available for spectators as my son is 4 and needs constant supervision but my daughter is a few months old and likes to sit and feed. The walkways were very narrow and while there was plenty of seating by the cafe area, no seating by the actual area of the trampolines. Overall a good experience, but something to note if you are bringing babies as well.

They charge a hot foods tax, a service tax, on top of a sales tax. All we ordered was pizzas and…read morethey came in a box. I asked the staff what these charges were and no one knew, all they said was receipts print that way. Will have to report it to the state if IL. Also not very accessible for baby strollers or wagons. Had to wait over 20 minutes to get help to use the elevator. They didn't know where the key was.

Always a great time. Week days are slow and you'll have the…read morepark to yourself. Weekends are really busy BUT inside doesmt feel busy. No lines or anything. Kids can play right away. Always clean. Friendly staff. Love it here.

Took my kids in for a birthday party. Was a great experience and hassle free. All the kids had an…read moreamazing time. Will definitely be back

Amazing service at the Arlington Heights location for hosting a birthday party!…read moreWe hosted our son's birthday here and we're extremely impressed. Given a dedicated host who was extremely friendly and engaging with the kids. The place was really clean. For a Sunday afternoon, not overly crowded. A different place from what I remember as a kid. The pizza was decent. 5-6 year old kids seemed to like the games. Lots of ticket winner type games. Not many arcade games. Our son got to do a ticket grab air blower thing. He ended up getting like 4-5k tickets in all. Enough to get a couple decent prizes. On top of that, several visits from the mouse. We ended up paying like $300 something for 14 kids. I feel for this age group, you can't go wrong doing a birthday party here.

Took my daughter and her cousin with our families to this Chuck E Cheese yesterday to celebrate my…read moredaughter's 2nd birthday! This location is huge, and I haven't been to a Chuck E Cheese since probably grade school or middle school. I was very disappointed to learn that the animatronic band is a foregone artifact of the 90s and 2000s and it was replaced with a giant LED wall. No one in our group tried the salad bar, so can't comment on that. I'll organize my review in Good, Bad and Ugly categories: Good: - The Pizza was exceptional; I forgot how good CEC pizza actually is. We ordered 6 pizzas and everyone in our group said they were happy with the food. - The timed play cards were nice. I'm used to other arcades limiting the games you can play with timed cards to those that don't give tickets. I'm glad that all games are included with the timed cards. Ticket values seemed low (grand prize for most games was 40-50 tickets), but still a nice feature. Also miss the paper tickets from the 90s. There was something amazing about carrying those huge piles of tickets to the ticket eater to cash them in. Bad: - They were clearly understaffed the night we went. One person seemed to be working check in and the kitchen/prize counter. (I also noticed that the guy working the playground disappeared when Chuck E came out for the birthday - Ha!) - They didn't have "someone certified to serve Beer/Wine" the night we were there so the adults in our group that wanted a drink were denied. - Ice machine had no ice and the drink cups might have been 8 ounces (they were so small for like $5 for a soda). Had to go to the front counter multiple times to get water cups for the 12 person group. Just put them out by the machine! Ugly: - Oh my God was the sound terrible. I'm not talking about screaming kids, but the audio for the "Birthday" celebration. Harsh, miserable, loud audio throughout the entire restaurant. - The ridiculous little playground / trampoline contraption is an additional charge (I seem to remember the playground being free when I was a kid), and they do this knowing the kids will throw a fit if they don't get to go on it. Even if I had paid, they wouldn't have let me go on it with my 2 year old to make sure she didn't fall or get stuck. This was a huge miss. - The pizzas were astronomically expensive. I want to say the 6 pizzas were $160. That's criminally insane. I don't know if we'll be back. The kids had fun, but the experience somehow seems even more nickle-and-dimey then I remember from back when I was a kid.

We had an absolute terrific time celebrating my husband's birthday with Time Mission! Thank you to…read moreKate for helping explain everything to us. There are 25 rooms and are a perfect mixture of puzzle rooms and more physically active game rooms. We chose the 120 minute package which allowed us enough time to go through every single room at least once and some rooms multiple times. There are lockers once you get inside which are easy to use. Facility was a good temperature but I would recommend wearing lighter layers as the more active game rooms will get your temperature up and it's harder to cool off from them. The number two things that stands out about time mission is how clean the facility is and how courteous and helpful everyone is. All the employees were making sure that we were taken care of and were very helpful with ensuring we were having a good time and asked if we had any questions. We would 1000% come back again, that was so much fun. Only note though, be careful in the first room on your left. The room is timed like many other rooms but there is a wooden staircase/platform to stand on when dropping the ball into the obstacle course and to complete the course you do have to go up and down the wooden staircase a few times to try to complete the room. Unfortunately after trying to complete this room a few times, I walked backwards off one of the stairs and fell off the staircase onto the remainder of the wooden obstacle course, bruising my butt and back. Just be careful in that first room but rest of the rooms are great.

Time Mission is a super fun place to go to with groups or as a couple! Imagine an escape room (but…read morenot one), but a ton of miniature ones, and you have 3 minutes per room. That's probably how I would describe time mission as, I had a great time here if you want something fun to do for an hour. Definitely go and check out Time Mission!

I was here for a private event and everything went well. This location offers numerous activities:…read morewhirly ball, laser tag, and bowling. There are multiple floors - each including a full bar. The food here was OK. Our group was provided a taco bar and cookies for dessert. The tortillas were not great, the texture was off. Everything was served buffet style which led to hot items being cold. Unfortunately the cookies were rock hard. Could break a tooth rock hard. Overall this is a great place for activities. It's nice that they offer food and drinks, but I wouldn't come here hungry.

We hosted a large kids laser tag party here and unfortunately had a very disappointing experience…read more Most of the laser tag vests were not functioning properly, and kids constantly had to come in and out of the game because their equipment stopped working mid-play. They really should not be hosting laser tag parties larger than 5 people with the current equipment situation. We were told they had 18 vests available, but only about 6-8 were actually working consistently at any given time. To their credit, they did extend the play time to try to accommodate the equipment issues. However, it didn't really solve the problem when so many kids still had long wait times and didn't get to participate fully. The staff member managing the event was defensive when concerns were raised and explained they were "in a transition stage" and expecting new equipment in July. She stated she was frustrated too, but we were the ones paying for a service/event that was not functioning as promised. I would not recommend this venue for a laser tag party until the equipment issues are fully resolved.

Literally the best place to take your child. Everything is laid out so intentionally. Everyone is…read moreso welcoming. It's extremely calm and not overstimulating. It's also a great place to host a party. Jess helped us plan the details and made set up and clean up a breeze. This is the best place to have your children spend time in the northern suburbs.

I first found out about Giggles Play during a Yelp event, and have since been back for their Easter…read moreEggstravaganza event (did I spell that right?! Haha). My daughter (2) has a BLAST every time she's here. It's so nice to have a play space where I can actively engage with my daughter, or, if she's feeling like she needs her own space, she's comfortable enough to go do her own thing because she can see me, and more importantly, I can see her from any spot in the play area. We had my daughter's bff with us the last time, and he's a mega sensory-seeker, and it was nice having a space where he could run around and get his energy out while exploring safely. And because there isn't an overload of primary colors and jumping/climbing/loud play, it was so much easier for him to get back to a calm body to focus on his fine motor play, due to there not being sensory overload to all senses. Love this place, and highly recommend.