Desperate to find something other than Chuck E's to entertain our very active five year old boy, we decided to drive the distance from Enon to Mason, Ohio to check out a very promising "Run Jump-N-Play" after reading about them here on Yelp (thanks to the first reviewer!) then calling and finding out they were opened really late tonight, later than advertised. Admission was $6, very fair! The first thing you'll notice is the location nestled in a nice quiet section of town (in my opinion as a non-resident of course) and their parking lot and building are absolutely gigantic. Seriously, Chuck E's has nothing on this place, size wise. Wow! It was like a labyrinth!
When we walked in, we were really impressed by the different equipment and were excited to set our son loose and watch him enjoy the abundant sampling of different richly appointed wooden swing sets, also available to purchase. Each was in impeccable condition, clean, and complete with great slides and all the premium add-ons like many tire swings, all different heights to suit different ages and abilities, "rock climbing-esque-walls" built into the sides of some etc and enough swings and sea-saws that nobody was waiting for a turn; everyone was happy. There were several large trampolines, also in impeccable condition, being enjoyed thoroughly by the kids. I really appreciated the care they put into keeping the equipment clean, and for providing the very best in quality. Even the floors were padded. There was so much to do!
Just when we thought we had seen it all, we learned there were nooks we hadn't noticed, hidden hallways and rooms (completely available to us) tucked away generously appointed with many, many blow up castles, slides, obstacle course like areas, and even one particularly impressive feature that reminded me of a coliseum. They had one inflatable that levitated balls! Such neat stuff! Where on Earth did they find all this? It must have cost them a fortune, but alas, the owner apparently spared no expense with the play equipment.
It got better. There were several themed party rooms each bearing an impressively large inflatable themed throne for the birthday boy or girl to grace. I don't expect to remember them all, but of those I did see, the following stuck out in my mind:
-Princess Themed
-Pirate themed
-Candy Themed
-Medeval Knight Themed
If you would like to see these for yourself please check out the photos I posted to their business page. There truly was so much to see, so much to do. Among other really neat things, you'll find several basket ball hoop areas, one bathed in neon murals and black lights complete with glowing basket balls, the other with multiple hoops differing in size accommodating even pint sized players as well, with normal lighting. You'll find a mini-bowling area in it's own sequestered off room, gleaming with special effects lighting and technology everywhere you look.
They have a interactive digitized floor! Seriously! Yes, a digital floor folks! Wow, right? It shuffles through several neat games appropriate for all ages alike. Such fun! During one such game, the entire floor started writhing with huge VERY realistic cockroaches, just begging for (you guessed it) you to squash them! It's crazy! My son actually got freaked out by that one because they looked so very real! Um, yeah. If you're afraid of roaches, you've been warned! Another neat game appeared that turned the floor into a huge xylophone ala Tom Hanks in "Big". Giving away my age again, no? The last neat game I observed before I ran away to take pictures was one where the floor became covered in TNT wildly swirling about. When you stepped on it, it exploded visually and audibly. So cool! What an awesome place.
They have a mini-golf area near the bowling area, which we didn't use because we didn't know if it was opened for use or not due to there being nobody manning it. We saw clubs on the counter, balls in a bucket on the floor, but it just wasn't obvious if they meant for us to help ourselves. It ended up being just that! So if you're going, if they say it's opened when you check in, just mosey on in and help yourself! Last but not least of the neat things, they had a room called the "Air Blaster" room (also in my photos) all decked out in neon paint and special effects lighting, with two opposing rows of ball popping air launchers to shoot at one another and presumably (but not likely) land in the opposing person's net basket attached to their gun. Kind of confusing to explain, just look at the photo! I'm trying to say it was unlike anything I have ever seen, and pretty cool at that!
This place is a memory making machine, folks. The only reason I give it 4 stars is with all that is going on, it is a little bit unintuitive for the kids to know where they can and cannot go. We might have completely missed the golf and digital room and jumping rooms had we not been brave enough to explore uninvited. I vote 4 enthusiastic stars! read more