The Adventure Zone

PLEASE READ AND BE VERY CAREFUL!!!
On 9^th August 2015 I was at Granville Island with my sister and I took my daughter and 2 nephew to Adventure Zone in the Kids Market around 5pm. When I asked the male assistant if it’s ok to leave them there and I’ll come back to pick them up, he assured me that they’re very strict on security and they won’t be let out unless they have the matching tickets to their wristband. So I was then issued a tickets for each of the children and placed wristbands on each of their wrists. I sat at the café opposite the soft play watching them play for 20mins making sure they were all settled in before leaving them.
Half an hour later on my way back just before they were closing I heard my daughter shouting me. I looked up and there she was with a young male and female couple. They told me she was looking for her mum and they helped her. I was very thankful at the time and said thanks to the couple, then went back to the crèche for my other 2 kids. When I got there Jacob (my 7yr old nephew) was crying saying he lost Charley (my 3yr old daughter) I said to the female assistant and asked how my daughter got out. She said that Charley’s got no wristband on her now, so she was never at the crèche! I said someone must have taken it off her because there’s no chance she would’ve been able to take it off herself! I then said that I have 3 tickets and there’s 2 inside and I’ve just found my daughter outside with 2 strangers.
The male assistant returned and I asked him what happened and he was gobsmacked and said he had no idea how she got out, and that he wants to know himself and will investigate.
Charley was wearing her shoes when I found her, and the assistant had put her shoes in the drawer behind the counter when we arrived at the crèche, so someone must have gave her the shoes back! And someone has taken her wristband off!
I didn’t report it at the time as I was just greatful I got back in time. As the weeks went by I just kept thinking what if I didn’t get back in time or if in future it happens to someone else’s or if it’s already happened before!
What if the couple hadn’t found her outside the crèche and had abducted her from the crèche?
Still up till today haven’t a clue of what had happened that day and would like to warn all other parents that this is not a safe place for your children!!!

Last weekend my girlfriend celebrated Mother’s DAy and wanted to spend it with her daughter (makes no sense to me considering that most moms want peace and quiet on M-​day). She invited me to hang out with her since her daughter adores me. I can’t say no to a kid that personally called my land-​line and left an ubber cute message on the phone wanting to spend time with her auntie. We spent a portion of the afternoon on Grandville Island inspire of the fluctuating weather. This was one of the shops that we went to. Of course she loved it. I kinda got a headache from all the screaming children, however, they were having a blast. Well constructed course. They were getting some stimulation and exercise which is important.

At first I felt like $ 10 a kid to play on a jungle gym was expensive, but then I realized it’s unlimited time (until they close) and you are free to shop while they watch your kid for you.
The place was being cleaned when we got there (so yay, points for actually cleaning it!)
Staff were friendly and helpful and they are super strict about security. They don’t let any kids out without the pickup ticket, and there is only one entrance.
It was a fun afternoon for my kids, and a relaxing one for me!

Our family visited The Adventure Zone for a birthday party and had a blast.
The birthday room is a good size and can comfortably seat about 30 people. It’s clean and the staff helps with you all the decorating. You’re allowed to bring in outside food as well as buy food from the place. There isn’t much selection for food here except for popcorn and pizza.
Outside the party room, you and your kids can have access to the arcade and loonie/​toonie rides. Quite a few machines were out of order, but we were able to find some to play. On the side, you can redeem your tickets for prizes. Downstairs, the kids can enter the climbing structures and ball pit.

The adventure zone is a great place to bring your kids for a fun afternoon. I really like the new owner. My niece had a great time playing in the jungle gym and the games! She got enough points to get a toy!
So much fun!!!

This is one of the best indoor play areas around simply because there is only one entrance/​exit and they are truly strict about not letting kids out unless parents/​guardians are there, making the whole experience a lot less stressful for parents. They’re also really good at making sure the play area isn’t overcrowded.
After you pay, they give you and your child a ticket with a matching number. Hold on to the ticket, because you will need it in order to claim your child.
Parents are allowed in with little ones, but you can also have a seat near the entrance, sip a coffee or tea, and check in on your little one from time to time.
I recommend this play area for kids 2 – 6. Toddlers under 2 might get trampled on by the older kids. An athletic or energetic 2 year old who is a total monkey could manage here, but a more fearsome 2 year old might find it overwhelming.
The play structure is too small for children older than 6, as it just isn’t big enough and having bigger, rougher kids makes it less fun for little ones.

A great place to bring a kid or kids — your own, or especially borrowed. You’ll live on in memory as the coolest-​ever uncle or auntie! I’ve been coming here almost weekly for over a year, but for some reason, never thought to review it. I come with two little friends, currently aged 4.5 and 2.5, and they are still young enough to delight in the loonie rides (ice cream truck, horse, Dino, or paddy wagon) and the free climbing structure/​tunnel slide in the waiting area. These do not require paying $ 8 per child ($ 28 for a monthly pass).
The Adventure Zone itself is a huge two-​storey enclosed climbing gym, with ball pits, slides and all manner of kid play bliss. The Zone also takes care of ticket-​counting for the arcade across the way, and the enticing prizes festoon the walls and ceiling of the waiting area. There is a mini-​food court and a candy store right nearby, plus the well-​known and much-​loved Party Zone, where a group of boisterous children are enthusiastically belting out «Happy Birthday/​Bonne Fête» at the top of their lungs to a lucky little friend. There is also a «ceramix» area for the kind of party where kids make their own party favour (and then their parents have to dust it until they go away to university).
A bit pricey, given how short are most kids’ attention spans, otherwise I’d give it 5 stars.
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