We come here with the kids very frequently! The extra little money to add 1000 tickets is amazing. Staff is friendly all the time Always very clean and can entertain everyone. The Connect 4 game was awesome cause it didn't time out it waited till someone won read more

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Came here with my cousins after a very long time. One thing to note is that games don't accept plain nickels anymore, and money gets loaded onto a car. This place has games more like Chuck E. Cheese, but games are still fun to play, and around 5-8 nickels per game. We definitely enjoyed are time and will be back if we're in the area! read more

It was so fun for the kids we had fun must go a lot of prizes to choose from go and see

This is my second visit, and I'm still impressed! Especially considering everything's increasing in price, this place is a bargain. It's a fantastic spot for families, offering a wide range of great games. We specifically came for the basketball game, and it was a blast! While the prizes could be of better quality--they don't seem built to last long--you can't complain much when everything's so affordable. Overall, it's a lot cheaper than other arcades, and it's just a 9-minute drive away. Definitely worth a visit! read more

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Came here for a birthday and definitely enjoyed our time there. Atmosphere - 4/5 - It is great for younger kids as it is smaller, so easier to keep an eye on them. Although the space is limited, there are plenty of games for the kids to play on. If you are hosting a birthday party here, please note that there are only 2 tables (kind of long), so it will not seat a large kid party. I suggest calling to get the actual number it can accommodate. Staff - 4/5 - Didn't really engage with them much, but they do seem friendly. Food - N/A - It was a birthday party, so it was catered from elsewhere. As mentioned above, they do have plenty of games for the kids. There was actually a race car arcade where if you kept winning, you were able to keep playing. I do not know any other place that has a game like that, so that was fun. Overall, my 3 year old had a great time here, and I can see ourselves coming back in the future. read more

Not worth the admission price to play games that are several nickels each. They finally got rid of all those paper tickets but I think that took away a lot of the fun of the kids. They were all excited to get the reams of tickets that feed into the machine. Now you get a card which more modern but takes away that old experience. This makes the gaming similar to pinstack and main event, but with cheaper prizes for "tickets" read more

Great place to take the kids. It's not crowded and my kiddo enjoyed it. I enjoyed it as well. The staff were super friendly too which is a plus. read more

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So much fun and not as pricey as other arcades. But what truly sets it apart is the customer service. Everyone is so friendly and patient. I find that at most arcades, the workers seem annoyed at how long kids take to pick their prize. We've had great luck here! read more

We have loved coming here for many years because of the old school vibes. It was safe, clean, affordable and small enough to keep an eye on your kids. We've brought out of town guests here and they all loved it. They have ruined the charm by replacing actual nickels with cards and eliminating the prize tickets. Both of our kids agree, it changed the experience 100 percent, and they no longer want to go back. read more

At first I wasn't a fan of Nickel Mania mainly because they charge an entrance fee separately from the money you have to pay to play, but we spent $20 to buy nickels to play and it lasted a really long time! We were there more than an hour and towards the end we were just swiping different machines to use them all. The prizes aren't really that great and I wish they had more claw machines. The claw machine they have is where you try to grab for tickets and I am pretty sure it's rigged. No matter how many times we tried it jiggles and shakes and nothing is grabbed by the claw. I am not sure I'd be back to this arcade but my family had fun here that night. read more

Love this place-haven't been for a little while and was so disappointed to see they modernized everything and got rid of the nickels. That was the best part of coming here. Kids still had fun, but all agreed they liked it better with the nickels. read more

Used to make the drive out from Weatherford just to go to this arcade for the nostalgia factor but this last time we went, we were just disappointed. $5 per entry and they modernized all the games so you have to use a game card, no more nickels and of course that also means no more printed tickets that we can drag around to show off. It really took the whole fun out of the place. Probably won't be going back with all these new updates. read more

We came here due to my brother's suggestion as we used to go to Nickel arcade. The price of admission is $3.95 per person to get discounted games. The more you play the more that $4 dollars looks interesting. We went on a Sunday and was very packed. We got around $25 dollars worth of nickels. We were able to play for a good 2 hours here. They do have a good variety of ticket games which is the plus side, but the ticket payouts were pretty low. If you are an advantage player, you definitely would have a hard time winning a tickets as the payoffs are not good even if you become an expert. Most of the games range from 2 to 8 nickels, but we did not see a game that paid that much. The arcade games were fun as there was Jurassic Park and Mario Kart, but there were rarely any. But having more ticket games makes more sense for a profit perspective as the games last for a couple of seconds to a minute of fun. All those tickets ended up getting us candy only and we got around 1000 tickets. They have the old school ticket machines too where you feed the tickets in there and that can take awhile to do. Surprised they do not have the weight in machine, but maybe they do as they had a lot of staff there. The place is not like Dave and Buster's and has more of a kid friendly place and does get crowded. Believe it or not the bathrooms were actually clean as I expected them to be very dirty. Would I go here again, only if my brother's family is in town. read more

This place is amazing!! We go to Chuck E. Cheese but picked this place instead and so glad we did. The games are fun, they are so different than other places and have something for everyone. I can't wait to come back. Also the prizes are great. My kiddo loved everything they had and wanted to work hard to get the prizes. We've been here a handful of times and have a great time every time. read more

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Fun, but definitely "ticket/prize" driven. Lots of kids and adults. Super affordable clean fun. read more

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I grew up coming to Nickelmania for field trips! I love that it's still here and in such excellent condition, that I'm able to share part of my childhood with my son. We love coming on weeknight evenings, because it's never busy and such a fun little mom/son date night. The staff are always so friendly and helpful. We love Nickelmania! read more

Nickel Mania - Classics AND new arcade games! - Kids Activities Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

Great place to enjoy family time!! So, worth every nickel!! Definitely keeping this place in mind for fun time!!

great fun! kids loved it! Will be back soon! awesome place & staff.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Worst arcade I have ever went to and I have went to over my 5 arcade, there most expensive prize is 5$for 50,000,000 even though the nickels are cheap,so are the prize, and they can't give you 1 extra ticket if you don't have enough tickets read more

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Great place to take kids to the games are only a Nickel. Some games are like 8 Nickels but definitely worth the experience. They also host birthday parties there as well. read more

TOTALLY NOT WORTH IT ANYMORE! The only reason we went to this place cuz it was still old fashioned. My kids LOVED to actually insert the coins in the games and receive paper tickets! They replaced the nickels with cards and no more actual tickets. They also raised the price of admission. This was supposed to be a budget friendly- kid friendly place. Now it's turned into another money draining place! Seating was DEFINITELY limited! Only had one table available for the public! There were older people standing around a tiny crowded table because staff REFUSED to make more tables available. Completely unacceptable, they are so money greedy! They would rather make another $ than take care of their customers! Wouldn't recommend, save your money and go on a hike! ;) You're welcome! read more

Keep in mind, games arent a nickel. Nickels are being used but the games will cost you several nickels each to play. The toys are so and so, you just gotta learn which games are more worth playing. Customer service was amazing, overall my boys had a spectacular time. read more

I used to love coming to this place. It's really a Carrollton community spot that kids of all ages have frequented at least once. However, after an incident that happened last year with my toddler, I have not gone back. Though the games have been updated and the owner is trying their best to keep up to date in the new arcades, they have no liability when it comes to incidents in their location. Their floors are slippery and the last time that we visited my toddler took a fall and busted her lip. I asked an employee for the manager and to file an incident report only to be told "they wouldn't be able to do anything" The employee was concerned and phoned the owner but after about 30 seconds the employee came back and told me they wouldn't be able to do anything but that they would call me in the morning. I was dumbfounded. We were faithful customers and looked forward to spending money & time here every weekend. After the incident, and having to leave my information out for the Owner, I was told they would call. I can say, with a clear conscious, that I never wanted anything at all from this place. No prizes or nickles or free entry. Absolutely nothing. But I looked forward to speaking to the owner. Maybe hear an apology. The call never came. No one cared. And the memory still remains. I would never recommend this place to anyone. And I will do my very best to make sure everyone knows of the missed opportunity to provide basic customer service to a local. If your family is thinking of patronizing or visiting this place, run! They only want your money and will never show an ounce of care or respect for you & yours. I will be filing a complaint with the BBB as well. read more

Nickel Mania - No signs of wet floor or caution and they had just mopped. - Kids Activities Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

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My family and I had so much fun at Nickel Mania!!! We've been to our share of arcades, but none are like Nickel Mania. My hubby and I both have fond memories of going to the arcade as kids and spending a few hours playing games and having a nice time, but as we tried to recreate the same feeling with our kids it only left us feeling... uh well... rather BROKE after 20 minutes!!! We would spend another 20 minutes trying to figure out how the kids spent all their tokens/quarters in such a short window of time! Enter Nickel Mania and as the name suggests the games take nickels instead of quarters. $50 goes an awfully long way here! We were there for hours! I was expecting the games to be pretty lame, but there was a good selection of games to choose from. The ticket payout for the games was on par with other more expensive places. There is the cover charge to get it, but we felt like we got our money's worth. The prize selection was decent, and if your child picks and inflatable item the clerk inflates it for you on the spot which is nice as both my boys chose punching balloons and inflatable microphones! The staff was friendly and attentive. The only downsides are that they don't serve food, but you are free to bring food and eat at one of the two picnic tables located by the entrance and you have to carry around large cups full of nickels. It would be nice if the nickels could be loaded onto cards as they can be pretty heavy to carry around for the younger kids and I witnessed quite a few kids accidentally knocking over their cups. My boys had pants with deep pockets which made it easy to load them up and have them come back for refills as they had enough to deal with carrying around all the bags of tickets they won. Overall we had a wonderful experience and we will be back! read more

Nickel Mania - Fun fun fun! - Kids Activities Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

The games are fun, the workers are friendly, and the price to play the games are reasonable.

What a great way to entertain your kids on the cheap! The staff seems friendly and the games were perfect for my 3 and 5 year old. read more

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Great place to hang out with your kiddos on a rainy day! Compared to other arcade places, Nickel mania is so much more affordable. There are variety of games you can choose from. Both my 8 year old and 3 year old enjoyed their time at Nickel mania. My advice would be to get there when they open, especially on a weekend since it does get crowded pretty quickly. read more

So my rating is based on the fact that it's really more of a carnival game place rather than an arcade. I've been to a ton of these nickel arcade places. Most of the time there are a mix of old and new games. This place had a few new games, one old game and a much of the games for tickets. If you're into the carnival games, you might like this place but if you're looking for a video game arcade, I would look elsewhere read more

Great place for the kids. The hospitality and customer service is great and the games are affordable. We will definitely be back! read more

We were loving this place until recently. It was simple, nostalgic and felt well-intentioned. Don't get me wrong, I am a business owner. Profits matter. However, when you use the same cheap tricks as everyone else in this space, the romance dies. We had coaxed dozens of our neighborhood and school friends up north for what was a special place. Too bad. Back to D&B we go read more

My grandsons thanked me and commented several times on how much fun they had at Nicklemania. "Much better than Dave and Busters!" Machines are literally fed with with Nickels, and real tickets are spat out to exchange for prizes. Adults played and had fun as well, unlike some of the other childish geared arcades. read more

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Fun and friendly.. The family was antsy on a cold day. My eldest found this place and it was amazing. Cost about 2 bucks per person. All machines operate on nickels. The games all seem to be working. There is no food, but tables are there if you bring your own. The place is clean and not very crowded. The staff was very helpful and friendly! What an inexpensive way to have a little old school fun! I would recommend to all:) read more

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Love this place! Much cheaper than chuckie cheese and several games give you a lot of tickets. The prizes cost a lot of tickets, but kids don't complain. read more

Nickel Mania - Kids Activities Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

Nickel mania is a super fun place to hang out with your friends! A group of friends and I came in just wanting something to do and we had so much fun. I am defiantly going to come back with more friends. If you're looking for a good way to spend a couple hours with friends or family, this is the place. read more

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Great place to be with kids! Fun for a whole family. Spent the whole afternoon playing arcade games. My son won a jackpot!! read more

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Had a blast from the past with Nickel Mania.... I really enjoyed the Jurassic park arcade.. My wife owned the wheel of fortune game read more

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My kids absolutely lovee this place!! Cheap and fun. The kids love the arcade games and they have fun ones for mom and dad as well. read more

Nickel Mania - He loves it here - Kids Activities Near Me - Carrollton, Texas

Great environment for the kids and you can't get a better deal for a few hours of entertainment

Great place to take the kids. My kids loved playing the games. The most nickels a game take is 8 nickels. Very clean and it was not very crowded when we went. Highly recommend bringing your kids here read more

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Why am I paying full price to enter during the day with my kids??? I don't want to play the arcades but my kids love them. I understand making me pay if I want to play but this is the one and only time we will be coming here because I'm not paying to sit on the side and watch my kids. read more