I had called this place 3 times over the span of 45 days to inquire about hosting my son's 11th birthday here. 1st time I called the man told me I didn't need to make reservations, because that was more for laser tag.
2nd time I called they told me the same about reservations, but said I could reserve online if I wanted. So I did.
3rd time was day before party, they told me to check my email for confirmation that I reserved. Well thank goodness I did reserve. Also told me about drinks they have and pizza.
My email said to get there 15 minutes early, so naturally we get there 30 minutes early - because that's just us. I get in line appropriately 20 minutes early. I get up to the resister tell the man I'm here for a birthday party, give him the confirmation number. He proceeds to tel me in order to get the birthday boy's equip for free/discount I need to provide proof. ((That would of been a great thing to have told me the 3 times I called)). Or better yet, mention on your website. My son is 11, he doesn't have id other than school, no passport and who carries their child's birth certificate with them.
I inquired about checking in and couldn't until 10 players were there and he could check waivers. So back out of line we went. We waited outside under these awnings they have with picnic tables. It was a bit crowded but at least they had seats for the non paintballers.
All our people show, we go back in... talk about a bunch of people shoved in a room, it was like a can of sardines.. it was crazy packed in a small room. To the immediate right are iPads for waivers, restrooms, equipment maintenance, register & equipment pickup.
We get back in the line, get up front... the man isn't the friendliest, it was crazy packed. Check people in, forgot one, have to do him after everyone. Got our wristbands, head gear, guns and paintballs. When going over pricing online we saw the basic package of $25, that wasn't an option at the register. It was either $30/person with limited balls that won't last the time we're here or $38/person with a lot of balls. I wasn't happy at this point. The man was being pushy - I had 15 kids behind me with smiles on their faces waiting to go play. Then came pizza, each player with a wristband gets 1 free slice of pizza and then we were told they sell inexpensive drinks. Those drinks were definitely expensive. Arizona Tea's for $3 and waters for $2. We also ordered 2 extra pizza pies for $11 each.
My total bill was $700! What? WHAT???? That is INSANE! but what was I going to do with all these players behind me.. I was shocked.
They give you your equipment and send you on your way - quickly telling you where to go and what to do with balls. Once at our first zone they tell us to check our tanks, if it's past a certain number we need to get it filled up. Why would they pass out empty or nearly empty tanks in the first place? We had 3 people have to go get filled before we even started playing.
Get outside get masks on and guns loaded and then we wait outside a zone for a person in a neon yellow shirt (for indoor zones) or red shirt (for outdoor zones). They go over safety rules, tips, do's/not's and how to use gun. When inside they tell you overall object of game, tips & what to do when/if you get hit. The people that were inside the zones with us were all really polite and nice to be around. It was the inside people who killed it.
Indoor courses have a cool concept, but talk about HOT ! They also have cedar chips on the ground so if your allergic like me, you learned the hard way. Not fun.
Outdoor courses are HUGE and have a variety of setups, sizes and barricades to hide behind.
After we were all done, we walked back to our stuff, we still had over a box of balls left.. even with 16 people playing. Awesome. You turn your equipment in making sure you say your first and last name to one of the guys.
We sit down for our pizza and got notified the man never ordered it. Awesome. So, we go play another round of paintball. Then we come back and 2 extra pies come out. Those are our extras and for parents. All players get a stamp on their wristband for their free slice that they have inside. Unfortunately, when our party guests went inside they were told they couldn't have a slice - they had ran out. So they thankfully were able to eat pizza we had bought for the parents.
Tips:
1). Use a Groupon. You get robbed if you don't.
2). Bring your own drinks in a cooler.
3). Make sure all tanks are filled BEFORE you leave the building.
I wouldn't go back. I'd find another paintball location, they rob you of money. BUT, we have a box of balls and can only reuse them at this location - so we'll end up coming back and using a Groupon with our box of balls. read more