It's a pretty good place if you manage your expectations. It's not some uber fancy theme park and it has a modest water park with some more older kids/adults themed stuff like a go kart track and bowling. The arcade is very big and there's a lot of options that would make little kids happy. It's a good place to bring younger kids to kill half a day in the arcades or other amenities, like for a morning and early afternoon run. Or just swing by for a couple of hours before lunch at the arcades and other little attractions there. I wouldn't say it's a more exciting way to spend the day than going to the attractions at American Dream or anything like that. But it's a great place for simple fun and enjoyment on a smaller scale if you don't feel like doing more than just keeping kids or teens occupied for a few hours. read more

Adults Night Out! My BF and I came here towards the end of the summer for their "Funplex Afterdark". Think games, outdoor pools, food, alcohol and a DJ. The entry ticket purchased also gave access to bowling, bumper cars and several rides. Early arrival is suggested to avoid long lines. The food was very mid (carnival level), the drinks varied depending on which bar you got your drink from. The pool area was jammed pack.... Literally people standing on top of each other. We spent the majority of our time inside where we enjoyed ourselves the most. All in all we had a good time and would go back next summer. read more

The Funplex - Amusement Parks Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

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I usually check reviews before going places, but after seeing someone visit here on social media, I decided to bookmark it. I came on a night where it was adults-only, and I think offering these nights is a very smart idea. I came with a party of 5, and the tickets were $39.99 online. This was roughly an hour and 20 minutes away from us, and they were open from 9 PM-1 AM. We got there around 8:45 and had to wait until 9 for them to open the doors. Inside, you'll find an arcade along with some rides. They also offer go-karts, bowling, bumper cars, and virtual reality games, just to name a few. Your wristband includes everything except the arcade games, which require tokens that must be purchased separately. We played some games, rode the rides, did bumper cars, go-karts, and some virtual reality games. The pool area was closed, which was specified on the website. We wanted to bowl, but by the time we got to the counter it was around 11:45, and the employee informed us there were 3 parties ahead of us, with each group getting an hour. Since they closed at 1, we wouldn't have had time. I wish they had specified this somewhere, because we would have opted to bowl earlier. There was a live DJ, and I enjoyed their music selection, although there was no smooth transition from song to song--it felt a bit all over the place. They also offer food and drinks. I got a chicken sandwich combo, which came with fries and a drink. The drink was completely watered down. I also ordered a bucket drink (32oz) listed at $22, but the total came out to $27. I've been trying to figure out the math on that. It's not NJ sales tax and it wasn't 18% gratuity as a prior comment suggested, so I'm confused. When I was told the price, I had just arrived and didn't think much about it, but later I realized that's a big price jump--on top of that, I tipped. The food was okay but overpriced. Overall, it was a good crowd and a fun time. It wasn't overcrowded, and there weren't long waits for rides or games, but they could use some tweaking. The drink pricing especially felt off, and hopefully that gets addressed. I also paid in cash, so it's not like I was charged a card fee. read more

I've come here twice now. Once as a chaperone on a school trip and once with my own family. It really is a fun way to spend the morning and part of the afternoon. I brought my two kids here - different age groups - and they were both entertained for hours. The waterpark which is best enjoyed at the beginning of business hours was the best part of the place to my family. On the day of our visit, it was a hot, summer day and getting in the pool before it became crowded was everything to us. After spending several hours in the waterpark, we went inside and played the various games and attractions. I will say, the go karts were faster than I thought and as a nondriver, was scary. Bowling was a blast. My kids still ask to go back and we are planning to return again in the summer. All in all, we spent about $300 after everything was said and done but it was money well spent. You pay for the experience and the memories. read more

The Funplex - What is included with the wristbands - Amusement Parks Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

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Place was great. The waterpark was great. The arcade was great. I always have so much fun there when I go the only thing problem that I had that people kept bumping onto me in on the go karts and then when I accidentally hit someone else when I was going through, they banned me for an hour, but the other people didn't get anything I do love your establishment though read more

Came here for a family night out with friends and family and we had sooo much fun! The arcade, bumper cars, laser tag, and bowling were all a blast. And the food that chicken sandwich was amazing, highly recommend! Oh, and the drinks are good toooo. This place is definitely fun for kids and adults, something for everyone to do. The funnel cake and ice cream were delicious too. I seriously had a ball! read more

Huge place , and extremely expensive , $25 per hour per person for bowling . They charged us $18.75 for 2 beers , and the place is not even that organized . $47 to get in .. nothing that special for all this money . There's certainly better places at more reasonable prices . read more

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After Dark event could have been great if their soundsystem and DJ was any good. It was a raunchy music selection and very low quality sound system sounded horrible. It ruined the entire experience Also the raunchy lyrics and music choices. A little too ghetto for my crowds' liking. Metal detectors and police required.... read more

Beware of the bar!!! We bought 2 drinks at $12 each and it came out to $29. We paid and left a few bucks tip in the tip jar. I was wondering why the total was so much. It didn't sit right with me so I went back and asked when I returned for more drinks later. We were told they added a mandatory 18% gratuity. I was livid...not because of the mandatory tip, but because the mandatory gratuity wasn't specified anywhere on the menu! Customers have the right to know this! That being said, why do you also have a tip jar in front of the register when the tip was already included??? We spent a few hundred dollars here and it was an only an okay time, but the bar put a bad taste in my mouth with that shady sh*t they pulled. Obviously we won't be returning! read more

I hosted a project graduation here in 2018 and it was amazing then and even better now. First I saw the bathrooms and game areas cleaned several times during my visit. The bowling is not regulation but fun and the balls and lanes are not covered in grease. The game area is fun too! Go karts are regulated to ensure no bumping and that everyone has a safe environment. The water rides are immaculate and the entire facility is well staffed. Food is reasonably priced for an amusement park, I would gladly give my business to this place over dirty six flags or mountain creek. read more

The Funplex - Bowling! - Amusement Parks Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

This place was disgusting the was vomit on the floor in the bathroom the workers were so rude to me when I asked for a banded And then they almost kiked me out for no reason and then gave me so many fees that we didint need this place is gross never go here read more

I went here for a team event for work. The place is clean, including bathrooms. Staff are friendly. Fun environment. I can see why kids love the place. Also, the food is pretty good. My company asked the Funplex to cater Mexican food and they did a make your own taco line. I was surprised how good the quality was. The chicken was moist and juicy! read more

What a great deal they got going on here ! My family of 4 and I purchased the $50 platinum band that included all indoor rides, $5 arcade card & bowling . We went on a Saturday night and it was busy but not overwhelmingly. We were able to get on most rides and bowled . It's definitely a place you can spend hours in , we stayed until closing time . I would definitely come back with friends and do the same deal again . This place is for all ages , my two year old had so much fun. I'm already planning my next visit . read more

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There are several things we disliked about this water park/ arcade. One was the price but the time everything was said and done - it was expensive but also there are lots of rules such as you can only be in a tube on the lazy river. I know it seems like no big deal but try doing it will little kids. Overall the staff were not too friendly but the pizza was ok for a water park. And the kids had a decent time. read more

We visited the water park of Funplex and were pleasantly surprised. Looking for a fun way to cool off during the hot summer months? This place offers some great water park fun in the area, tailored more for younger children. A lazy river, large kiddie pool with surprise water sprays, playgrounds, and more will await you and your little ones. There aren't too many places like this in the northern NJ suburbs, so if you don't feel like making the long drive to other amusement parks or beaches, give this place a look. read more

I am specifically responding to message received from Amanda L. Business Owner at the Funplex in Nj. I wrote a review on the 15th of July indicating my disappointment with results of birthday party held for Yara Chester on July 14th. It rained and the children were not allowed in the water park. They received 3 pizzas and drinks. Ms. Amanda L responded and stated that I should email Michael@funplex which I did. To date which is August 16th, there has been no response from Michael at all. I Have been the administrator for a couple of agencies and when there is a problem we give a quick response. I realize you are a large entity but that does not mean you should not respond to customer complaints. Handling them in an effective and efficient manner. My disappointment is great in you. No one is that busy that emails and calls go unanswered. Hopefully Amanda can take care of. Thank you. read more

Granddaughter chose to have her birthday party here again this year. She visits other times of the year for the rides and arcade. The food is not bad at all and actually the pizza and vodka pasta is quite tasty. We get the VIP Cabana outside in the water park area after the indoor part of the party. The kids and their parents seem to enjoy the experience. read more

If i could give them zero stars I would. This establishment is completely unprofessional and fails to assist their employees. I saw an employee get a drink thrown on her after repeatedly getting screamed at by a 40+ year old man for something out of her control. If you can take anything away from this it is to never work here or give money to this place and bring it somewhere else. read more

It wasn't great. The music was too loud. We were screaming at each other in order to speak. Went to get food and there were no fried snickers, fried Oreos nor funnel cake although it seem like they didn't want to work. The fried pickles tasted horrible. The food service was slow with only one or two people to serve a place that was packed for a Saturday afternoon. The bathrooms were a disaster - looked like a war zone as per my sister and daughter. Most of the workers seemed annoyed when asked a question or even when approached. And the air conditioner - it was non-existent in some areas. The only positive was the bowling and the folks at the redemption counter. The manager at the front was also helpful in combining our cards and wristbands. Never did the outside pool so can't say anything about that. read more

We hosted a birthday party and the kids and parents that attended really enjoyed the go kart, bumper cars, laser tag and xd theater. The party was very well organized by the party host Jada who did an excellent job, she kept the kids organized and entertained and made it enjoyable. I would recommend the place for birthday parties. read more

I really want to like this place. The set up isn't terrible and it's close to home. The staff however make this place so unenjoyable. I get that there are mostly kids/young people working there and they could not care less but c'mon. My wife and I took our daughter here for a day of fun on her birthday and easily spent over $300 for the day. It would've been worth it if we weren't so disturbed and put off by how rude and dismissive everyone who worked there was. The "lifeguards" were the absolute worst! My family has a pool membership near by that we frequent on the regular and I've never had issues with lifeguards. We don't rough house and we are all proficient swimmers. These poorly trained fools however will blow a whistle on you and reprimand you for a myriad number of reasons that are beyond me. Just to name a couple I got reprimanded for leaning against a wall in one of the pools. Weird. My daughter was reprimanded for hugging me!?! They said she's not allowed to have her arms around me. My six year old. Crazy. They scolded her for not sitting straight up in her tube on the lazy river for crying out loud. How are you supposed to laze if you can't even sit back and relax. It was very stressful with the non stop whistle blowing, shouting and just overall poor attitude. As soon as we got in one of the first games we played ate our credits. I explained the situation to someone working there and they made me go all the way back to the front desk to run a report on our bands to make sure we were telling the truth and the entire time the gentleman helping the employee helping me was hard eyeing me like he wanted to go outside and fight me. I really just don't understand. I had to walk away because I felt like he was trying to escalate the situation and I was not having that on my little girls bday. He ended up only giving me half the credits owed for whatever reason as the employee kept trying to explain the situation to him. I had to just walk away. She ended up flagging me down 2 minutes later with a game card in hand with the credits I was owed but man was it really necessary to have to endure all that for 12 credits?! Not the kind of environment I'd call welcoming, relaxing or fun. Honestly would've been better off just going to American Dream. 0 stars. read more

Wait was too long for the food, and the food was not worth the weight and the burgers were kind of undercooked. The lifeguards were very strict. Food high price. Also had an okay time. read more

went to take my son to the rides inside today only to find out they charge everyone $56 admission just to get in even if you're the parent and your not playing or riding and of the attractions. I felt bad we had to leave but i'm not paying $176 just to walk into a place and we weren't even there for the pool. The staff member told me it was due to the pool being open. Maybe they should think of charging $10 to get in for those not going to use the pool as. a seperate color wrist band bc this was just insane to accompany my son! read more

I brought my younger cousin here for the water park. There's a lot you can do here! They have a game room where you can win prizes and there's a few rides! There's laser- tag, bowling, go-carts, bumper cars, an adventure course and foam frenzy (whatever that means). There's different options for the tickets depending on what your going to do and a good selection of food either way. My cousin and I had a good time, but I wasn't too impressed. There was a pool, a lazy river and a couple slides. It was worth checking out, but next time I'm going to go somewhere with more slides Most of the slides you couldn't keep your water shoes or flip flops on, but you can either hold them or leave at the start of the line. They have lockers outside you can rent and had some private areas if you wanted to have a party. read more

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Super fun place to take the kids or even have a date night! I loved all the rides plus the games that you can play. The bowling alley is super nice and relaxed, it's not as busy as the main room. The food is recently priced and the portions are a decent size. Overall very happy with this place and can't wait to experience the water park! read more

this place is trash when it comes to entering. They wouldn't let me in because my id expired on my birthday which is in March and I work at a bar and for night life in nyc. The rules are anything after 4 months we can't allow you in not because it's expired a month. I spoke to the manager and he was rude and wasn't trying to hear me on anything. They get a negative 5 for me read more

Funplex was a great time for my kids. Price is sensible! I wish it was a bit bigger with more for younger gifs like baby water slides but the pool is good. Love the lazy River!! I literally fell asleep in it lol. The slides are cool my teen enjoyed them! The cabanas are wayyy too expensive for 4 hours but on a hott day they are very tempting!! Nice day in the water overall! Come early because it gets very crowded later in the day. read more

The Funplex - Amusement Parks Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

PROS: This place was amazing! Workers are friendly, prices are reasonable, and they have many activities to do. Wrist band scanners are on point, and they are newly renovated CONS: minimal parking in the front of the building and it seems like it's geared towards kids only from the size of the go karts, rides, and bowling OVERALL: I would happily come back here any time and I do suggest throwing your kids bday here too read more

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This place was awesome! It was my nieces sixth birthday-- my aunt told me we were coming here to bowl. I didn't have the time t look on Yelp, prior to our arrival, but when we were in the parking lot, it seemed like an amusement park. We entered and it looked like Dave and Busters-- seems like this place had a little of everything. Bowling, water rides, indoor games, food, arcade area, play areas for kids, etc.. My biggest regret-- I didn't get enough time there. As we arrived at almost four, we only stayed about three hours. Between the games, waiting on the line for prizes, and the kids taking forever in the Foam Frenzy, hat are up all of the time there. I'd love to return here in the future-- it's well worth the trip from NYC. read more

Definitely entertaining - they had a work deal for 3 activities, food, and a separate room for $35, which was great - the laser tag, go-karts and bowling was fun and you can pop in and out of whatever you feel like playing. Some people are very competitive... plus the arcade and more. Get a wristband or a summer pass if you're here a lot. Plus there's all the carnival-like games, and the attached splash park. There are many little different things for people to enjoy. Came with pizza, wings and sodas! While the food was a far cry from the best, that's not what you're here for - it was definitely filling enough for kids and adults a-like. read more

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This place could be a lot more fun. Pricey as heck for games. Not a huge amount either of arcades. Mostly the crapy ones where you attempt to win prizes. My kid enjoyed it so that's all that mattered. I'd prolly come back with a date to go bowling. read more

The Funplex - Amusement Parks Near Me - East Hanover, New Jersey

Attended a birthday party here last weekend and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It took place outside in the Splashplex. There were water slides, a lazy river, a splash pad and a 3ft pool. The women's bathroom was clean. The party was from 1-3:30. However, since we started the party at 1:15, the time was extended until 3:45. What I loved was that the kids were able to enjoy the water area and then they were called for pizza and cake at 3:15. After that, adios! We did get hungry around 2:30 though and ordered mozzarella sticks. $8 and they were delicious! So delicious that my husband, daughter, her friend and I finished them quickly and I had to go buy another set. Crispy, hot and tasty. Yum. The two ladies working the concessions were friendly and nice. My daughter had so much fun and wants to return ASAP. When we left, you have to walk through the arcade, which wasn't too crowded. However, it was definitely easier to watch her while she enjoyed the water activities instead of having to worry about her running around inside. Soooo we will probably return for the water area this summer, but maybe not the arcade until she is older. read more

I love this place! Waterpark, Arcades, rides, bowling, bumper, and track cars for under $60/ person!

Worst part about this place is the horrific "music" they have playing. Tedious, irrelevant and loud. It's house/techno TRASH that no one was bopping to. My ears were irate the whole four hours we were there. How simple it would be to pipe in some Motown, soul or even just instrumental classic or jazz? They've destroyed the experience with this "no one has heard of" crap they play. Other complaint is the extremely SLOW, long lines to get the jr expensive food and beverages. The staff they hire are equally dumb and overwhelmed. This was the consensus amongst the people on line. Everyone was livid at the wait. Fix it please!!!! read more

Went for my grandson's 8th birthday party and it was great. We had special wristbands and a designated party area. Our host was great with the kids. When on 3 rides over and over! Arcade games were all functional. Not crowded until about 2pm. Pizza was better then I expected. Would love to try the water park and the bowling next . read more

I, 69 yrs old and my 8 yr old gran went to Funplex Aug 7th, 2024, the young man that worked at the zombie area where you where glasses to make these zombies come at you around 5 to 6pm, saved my life I choked on a mint that went down the wrong pipe that I was choking that the worker gave me his personal water jug to drink out of and saved my life. I want to thank him for quick thinking and for you to acknowledge him also. His description is a young black man I think with braids in hair again he worked Aug 7th around 5pm to 6pm. read more

TBH we love the place for the activities it offers but the staff is SO rude and seem like they dislike children! I was there today (have been there before) and except for the girl in the bumper cars area, all staff was constantly rolling their eyes whenever I asked a question about a ride or the indoor playground (which we loved BTW). There was a family whose child was special needs and the girl who was at the entrance of the indoor playground was SO rude that I wanted to walk away!!! I literally am so short of writing to higher management to complain about all staff there, uncourteous and impolite! read more

This amusement center is awesome, but the food line can get long sometimes or atleast when I went there the line was pretty long. Overall, the place is great. read more

it's really fun, i loved everything all the slides were like really cool. They were not that scary the dragon one I think one and wild one slide that gave me a wedgy, but it was really fun and fast. It felt like a roller coaster but every slide is so fucking cool and I love the pool. read more

Once again they have instituted the summer $53 charge to get in. It's offensive (some might say robbery) for those going to play the games to pay $150+ to get inside with 2 children just for the honor of then paying to play the games (being that the $50+ gets you about 3 plays). It's inexplicable that they can't have a limited band just for inside stuff. It's their business though, so it is what it is. I just won't be going again. Oh, and I love how the response that they are looking into it pops up immediately after I post. Lest you briefer someone actually read it and posted a sincere response. read more