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4241 W Williamsburg Blvd
Muncie, Indiana 47304
We just had our oldest daughters birthday party there last weekend. It was totally stress free. The hostess Brittany was wonderful to us. She made sure our drink pitchers were always full and ordered the pizzas for us. All the kids had a blast. It was a little pricey but very comparable to other places that offer birthday parties.
My five year old niece absolutely loves this place. It is $13 per child. Parents and guardians are free. They allow the children to play for as long as they want. There is also arcade games they can play to earn tickets for prizes. There is several tables available. Several food and drink options to choose from. There is a parent lounge with two massage chairs and separate seating is available. I have not personally hosted an event here but I have been to a birthday party here. The price is a bit high but
Took my kids here for the first time today. The employees greeted us and helped us place orders even though their systems were down. They had Pepsi products, Starbucks drinks, pizza- just to name a few. They had plenty of arcade games and the kids had so much fun on all the climbing equipment and ball pit. They also have an area specifically for toddlers. We'll definitely plan on going back!
Went here for my daughter's 7th birthday! The prices are for the play equipment are unbeatable, and the prices for the arcade are fair. It was a lot of fun and I'm positive my children will never forget Escapades. You want to celebrate an occasion with your kids or you just simply want to take your kids to do something fun and make wonderful memories, I highly recommend Escapades!
We bring our children here for all their birthdays pretty much. it's fun, they can play as long as they want, and my husband thinks they have the best pizza around. there's a quiet area for the adults with massage chairs if you start to get a headache from all the screaming children, but i've never needed to use it. there's a seperate bathroom for families which is nice, there's a changing table in it. they recently added new arcade games, but we never go for the games. You have to wear socks at all times s
I know it's the rules, but having to pay for my 14 old son to sit and talk with me while my daughter plays is insane. I just spent $30 for my daughter to run around in tunnels for an hour. I didn't want to disappoint my daughter, so I went through with it, but now we don't have extra to buy food and drinks and I'm just frustrated and disappointed. We came here to support small businesses, but we got ripped off. Edit: Reviews are opinions. They are also an excellent way for businesses to see or rethink thin
Great party packages and private room. Awesome have and play place. Affordable and lovely customer service. We have a blast every visit.
Charged for any kid 15 or under whether they play games or jugle gym. What 15 yr old wants to play on a jungle gym. Would spent alot more on the arcade games for the 15 yr old than the 15 dollars had they not made me pay for her to come in.
Great place for a party, better than Chucky's. I also think if they opened one in the mall where Carson's used to be, they would make bank.
All 3 kids I took and I had a great time! Reasonably priced and diligent with child safety standards, I recommend Escapades highly. My children are ages 4-8 but younger and older children would have fun, too.
Staff we encountered were friendly & very helpful. We ordered the white pizza & it was AMAZING. We will go back
Good place to take the kids but smells like pee. ??
Good place for birthday parties. My son loves it here! It's a great way to spend an afternoon and have the kids burn off some energy. They have good food as well, it is just kind of pricey.
Overall what you would expect but for some reason there is a lot of dog poop on the side walk here
Friendly staff good food . But the bathrooms and play equipment need a good deep clean. I think the equipment needs better sanitized my daughter got very sick. So I don't think we will be back anytime soon . I understand that bringing children to play there's always that risk but I quickly noticed how dirty everything was. And it being sick season things needs sanitized more often.
Fun and good food. The place was spacious and with lots to do for younger and older kids. The pizza was delicious. It could use a good cleaning, but besides that it was a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back. We tried a pepperoni and the cheese pizza.
Very clean establishmen and friendly staff. Cost was reasonably priced for food and drinks. Adults are free to get in and children are only $9. This is the place to come and let your children be themselves to run wild.
I was very disappointed with the party package. We had to wait past the time that was promised because they still had to get the room ready. We had to rush, in order to get our decorations up. Ordered our pizza and drinks, round up the kids. Drinks went fast, had to go find our hostess each time we needed something. Asked for the cake it took 20 minutes. By then the flow of the party was off and had to do things backwards which made it awkward. Cake arrived and towards the end of eating the cake before t
Huge dust bunnies and layers of dust under child play equipment. Yes those areas may be hard to get to but it's easy to see and makes the place feel unclean. Outside is looking rough too.. Edit : it has nothing to do with someone not mowing next to you. The building itself looks run down. Needs power wash and new paint throughout looks like a closed up business from the street pulling in.
Kids had a blast but the pizza was about nasty the crust was almost wet not greasy either it was like they used frozen dough but did not thaw it before baking honestly I don't know why the crust was that way but it was nasty ... So yes I'll go back but never will I buy the pizza maybe something easy like hotdogs pretzels but nope not the pizza ...
every single time i went there, i got lost and cried my way out of there. if i wasn't crying i was coughing. i got sick every single time. no matter what. one time i left there to go to urgent care. worst childhood memories of my life. every time i pass this place i wonder HOW IS THAT STUIPID PLACE STILL OPEN. also mid pizza ??
It's ok if your kids are older, I guess. Super loud and chaotic and not clean. The three and under area had lots of loose trash in the cracks and in the play place that my one year old was able to find. The surfaces were grimy, too. They really needed wiped down. Bigger kids came (elementary aged at least) and took off their socks to crawl up the slides so we just left. My ten year old sat her game card down (I know, it should have been in her pocket or hand but I was managing four kids in absolute mayhem
I was super excited about the new arcade, but it is very disappointing. There arent very many fun games, they were replaced with those terrible claw/push machines that are a waste of time and money. Several machines were out of order (understandable, but still had a negative impact). Each game costs $1.50 minimum and most of the time you only get to push one button one time and it's over. My son did enjoy the changes/updates to the play area. Neither of us liked the food, though I understand it's more of a
Kids love it here. Tunnels and plenty of play area for kiddos. Adults can walk through and see their kids. Has fun arcade games as well as a kitchen to make different foods. Perfect for a rainy day! Only complaint was the pizza.
We had an absolute blast here. It was very busy on a Saturday, we stayed about five hours and the longer we stayed the less people were there. The arcade games were a nice compliment to the running and playing. We bought a pizza with a pitcher of soda, bread sticks and 100 coins all for $50. This was a great buy, as there were three adults and 4 small children. Seeing as how this is the only place in Muncie catering to small kids, this was a great buy and will definitely be visiting again!
Fun for kids but not a lot of seating. Rules were not enforced for parents trying to get on the little kids area. My smallest one couldn't play because parents wouldn't stay off of little kid area.
Kids had a blast. The play area is completely enclosed with various nets so they can't fall out of any of the 3 levels of tunnels, slides, and climbing challenges. There is also a Chuck E Cheese style gaming area with tokens available for purchase at the front entrance. There is also a small food court that serves various snacks like bread and mozzarella sticks but the quality is pretty low. Lucky for parents your children will be too busy playing to care for eating. Eat beforehand and have a ball!
Family friendly, great place for Littles to have a blast. Always clean. Everyone is beyond friendly and you can relax knowing your kids are in a safe environment. Escapades is a go too in our house. We love it!!!
My first time going recently, staff was friendly and helpful, but she was only one on duty. Place needs dusted, vacuumed, as there are layers of it on the play equipment that you see. Fun for the kids but could be cleaner.
Very clean and plenty of games to keep the kids occupied. Haven't tried their food yet
Kids had fun. Rude staff at the kitchen with my 6 year old daughter that made her cry, but all in all kids had fun. Would have gave 5 stars but due to that staff member I didn't reward that.
We have been a handful of times and my children love playing here, they can stay for hours. However, I do not think I will be taking them back unless some changes are made. My son got a staph infection a few days after our last visit here. It is very dirty, unhygienic and poorly maintained. The equipment is older and a little rickety in some areas and they have made some repairs with bare plywood. They seem short staffed. Food is okay, but over priced and they take forever to make it or don't even cook it a
Kids had fun and for the price it's good....however...the food is overpriced trash so eat before you come. The pizza is very bland and not worth it. You can taste the cheap cheese and season-less sauce. The breadsticks were luke warm with no taste (all it just takes a brush of garlic herb butter ) and served with cold marinara. The boneless wings are frozen chicken nuggets that they microwaved which taste terrible. You would think they could invest in an air fryer.....the attraction is the same from whe
This is a great place for kids to have fun or even a birthday party. It is similar to Chuck E. Cheese's, except in a better format! They have lots of kid friendly gym types of equipment. There are also a lot of games that kids and adults both can earn tickets and exchange for prizes! Check it out!
The playground is amazing it's so big and the prices are reasonable. I can't rate the food as we didn't eat. This is a good place to bring the kids to burn off that energy. Couple of complaints one the tokens and prizes are a little out there. A whole dollar to play a ticket dispensing game and you spend $5 to only be able to get a sticker. Easy solution don't play games. Second issue is more for safety they need more lighting to see in the park.
Took my 5 year old grandson here. My 13 year old daughter and 17 year old son came with us although they are too old to enjoy escapades. After I paid for my grandson and tokens for my teens to play a few games the man asked how old my daughter is and I said she's 13 but she won't be playing on the play equipment because she has 3 fractures to her back. He said it don't matter,he still has to charge $12 for her. I said even if she can not play on the equipment and he said yes. I said this is bull because I h
Pretty fun little place for small children. But...be sure to take lots of $$. The games are all quite expensive.
Always a nice place to take the kids. I remember just a few years ago, admission was $8.99/ child Covid really didn't help things i'm sure. I do not like that it is IMPOSSIBLE to get ahold of them based off their hours. Trying to plan and reserve a group with a 48 hours notice is impossible if the schedule date is on Saturday and they're closed on Wednesday's and Thursday's. It's been kind of a headache, but I do give 4 stars because it is always fun for the kids and it has hardly changed since I went
Will not recommend. Very dirty place. I took my kids there despite the bad reviews but this place truly is dirty. Their owner seems to never take productive criticism from the reviewers. The owner?s response is always snarky and shifting blames. Bathrooms are gross. Why not just clean the place? I'm sure owner will shift blame on the customers who dare to expect a bit decent bathrooms. I'm sure he/she will say something smart to my review. Clean the bathrooms!!!
Definitely a great place for your child to burn energy. It's like a giant McDonald's play place, only better. There is a designated area for smaller children and a room for parents to relax. They do have games you can play to win tickets. They will give you a pitcher of water upon request.
Had my sons bday party there and it was chaotic and very unorganized. The host was Mia pretty much the whole time of the party and we had to watch for our food and get refills ourselves. He was supposed to sing happy bday and cut the cake and was late on that, we had already done it. Def not worth the almost $500 bill total we had paid at the end of it all. Don't waste your money!
I've loved this place since I was a kid myself. Now I get to bring my son here when we come to town. My nephew has had 2 birthdays here and they always go great. Fair prices and hours if entertainment.
Super friendly for small and sensory sensitive kids. Great time for my three ?? My oldest did find the emergency exit (sorry) but otherwise great time. Definitely will be back soon.
Escapades is a great indoor play-place for ALL AGES!!! ?? I've been going here since i was just 6 or 7 years old and I'll be 28 next week!!! My sister used to work here when i was little...that's how I got introduced to Escapades and their awesome team!!! I cannot wait until they reopen because I am so ready to climb up in the tubes and go down some slides, maybe even play in the ball pit lol!!! This will forever be my all time favorite indoor play-place, EVER!!! Thank you for all the many years of fun and
Do not take your children here for a birthday party as they will not allow you to bring a cake in that you can have for your children or your group you have to buy the cake from them which is some nasty ass cake with limited designs so do not book your party at this location
It's a small but fun experience. Pub live that it's easy to keep track of your kids excitedly if you have several lol. The service was awesome and the staff was kind and engaging. One of the games took my daughters money and she was given it right back.. My kids love it there and it's inexpensive and has good food.. The unicorn like elephant ear thing is amazing.. He.. Lol
$265 for a room for an hour and a half, 20 tokens for 10 kids, unlimited drinks and a cake. No decorations, no ice cream, no balloons allowed in. They don't even put tablecloths on the table. It was an overpriced and ridiculous. Will never have another party there again.
Update they changed the ?? to cards so the ones my kids have been saving up couldn't be used. Its a 1.50 to play each game i think thats a rip off.. disappointed in the prices. Also the bathrooms was very nasty.. Super fun for the kids. I feel like some of the games are over priced but other then that it was a good time
Great place to bring children and friends! The maze remodel is nice & the kids love playing in the giant ball pit! The games are super fun to play and the prizes look fun to win. The staff is friendly and helpful. Will be going again! P.S. the corn dogs were fantastic!
Great climbing structure, kids were amazed. Good arcade games, not a bunch of tired old ones. Had problems work some eating my tokens, but I brought it to their attention and they came and fixed the con slots and refunded my money.
Very dirty stayed here for 15 mins and left. There were bigger kids in the toddler area taking balls and mats from the toddlers. There were broken balls and ripped mats it just was very unsanitary. Nowhere to sit. The lady who worked there came to the toddler are yelling at kids instead of speaking properly to them. Kids were barefoot the floor was gross. I just do not recommend
I recently took my kids into Escapades not really knowing what to expect and we had THE BEST TIME. The staff there is incredibly helpful and very friendly. We said it was our first time and they mentioned they had recently remodeled, so we were in for a treat. It did not dissappoint. The jungle gym is huge and I had no problems getting through it with my kids. (Although I definitely recommend getting kneepads.) We also got food there. For less than $25, I was able to feed my family of four. We got a
Make sure you have socks, after that just have fun. It's big enough for adults to go with the kids and have a blast. Reasonably priced, and military discounted as well. Food isnt badly priced either. Tokens are aviable for games and you can purchase those with a debit/credit card if needed. Token games are the most reasonable price then anywhere I've been in a long time. Mostly taking just 1 or 2 tokens. Staff is excellent.
We had a private party last month and again today Evan was our host and he's awesome! All the kids had fun at both parties one for my 10 year old the other for my almost 6 year old! It's a blast and having a host helps a ton with the chaos of birthday parties!!
Escapades is so much fun for kids of all sizes! Even adults can climb and crawl through the hamster tube like playground with their children. There are several awesome slides to "chute" you to the ground... cargo nets... giant rollers... monkey bars... obstacles galore! There's even a separate miniature playground for littles 3 and under. Arcade style skill games are here for winning tickets or just the challenge. A concession stand for a quick bite. Several rooms for rent for if you'd like to have a party.
I take my child often.i usually like a Monday evening, it's less busy. The food is really good and staff has always been nice.
$12.99 for unlimited climbing and sliding, under 1 yr old are free. They have a concession area with pizza, pretzels, etc drinks and dippin dots. They updated and added new arcade games that dispense tickets for prizes. They also do birthday parties.
A little pricey but worth it. Kids had a blast playing in the indoor playground. They also have a decent arcade. Love that they open during school breaks also.
Imagine all of the crawling tunnels at a McDonald's Play Place. Now imagine them on steroids. Escapades is great to let kids go be crazy and climb on everything everywhere to get some exercise. There's a baby area and places for younger kids, but also more challenging and higher places for the bigger kids.
My daughter loves this place, but it is absolutely filthy in there. The place is falling apart. The mats are ripped, stuffing comes out of all of the padded mats, entire sections are closed off rather than repaired, the netting has holes EVERYWHERE and zip ties seem to be their only fix. The small section for toddlers is constantly ran over by the older kids, who are extremely rough and tear everything apart and throw the balls in the toddler pit everywhere. It's truly a disaster. My daughter has a blast he
Staff were really nice but this place is not well maintained. There are many places where the netting is severely frayed or completely torn open. It is also very dusty on the outside of the equipment almost like it has not been dusted in years. I was hoping to make this a weekly stop with my child, but I will most likely not be returning.
Kids had fun. Not much at all for adults to do
Me and my 3 year old son had a wonderful time here, the staff was nice, and there is much more for him to do than there would be at chuckee cheese. Prices for food and admission are also very affordable. Will be coming back!!
Price felt really steep for what you get. Also if you're not going to let people bring in water bottles you could at least have a drinking fountain. Available.
Decent alternative to Chuck E Cheese. Adults enter for free. Best part is all the climbing, crawling and sliding for the kiddos. Arcade games not in best shape, many machines out of order. Food options are not as good as Chuck Es, pizza is bland.
We've been coming here since 2004, our granddaughters loved it. Now they're grown, we just borrow other children to come. We live in Michigan, but come here at least once a year. Your playplace keeps my husband young. THANK YOU for being here. As long as you are we'll come
We loved it here. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The prices were very affordable. My son loved climbing in the tunnel maze and playing the games. We will definitely be back!
Filthy and falling apart. The place was a mess, we got there fairly early and started out as the only family in the place and still there was no toilet paper in the bathroom and the floors were gross. I got my feet and legs bitten up by some sort of stinging ants that were clustered by the legs of the table we sat at. The food was salty and undercooked in the middle. My kids noticed none of this and had a blast, but having to wipe my daughter with paper towels and getting stung a dozen times on my feet left
Spent the day with my grandson and had a great day. Staff is so friendly and helpful with all your needs.
The slides and tunnels were big enough to run around in with your child, the pricing is very reasonable, and adults get in for free. Also very clean. Loved it!
We did celebrate our 5 yr old granddaughter's birthday. Very busy place. Very nice employees. Probably could us more help. We would return.
Super fun for the whole family! The staff are veterans and truly care about the safety of your children and the enjoyment of your family. Go to celebrate a birthday, for a rainy day indoors, or an afternoon with the grandkids.
Needs to limit the number of people in the building or expand the building. Seating super limited for all non children. Please copy Scene 75 if possible with a separate large area for adults while the kids play.
Lots of fun! I went and loved it when I was a kid and now my kids love it. It was clean and everything was reasonably priced. Very large play area, small arcade.
This place is horrible and not for teenagers. More for little kids than anything. If I was them I would have something for older kids to do. The arcade games here are for little kids. I would have rather went to Dave and Busters and spend $20 on 4 people than $20 on 2 little kids. Not worth my time!
It's Friday 4/20/18. Up arriving I payed $16.50 for my 2 kids to play. I'm told I can't bring bottled water into the building. That's a great way to treat your customers.
Been many times as a child and still continue to take my own children. Its a great place for family fun. On the otherhand their upkeep is horrible! They have started netting off sections instead of repairing them. There is exposed OSB and foam at the top of the ramp in the section by the monkey bars. The tunnels wobble excessively which worries me. I'm only 180lb and there are big children who like to have fun and play too. Thats just a couple of many maitence issues. Zip ties seem to be there fix all. If I
They have pulled the water fountain. When my child asked for a cup of water she was told $4.00 for a small cup or $2.00 for a bottle of water. Since when is it you pay for tap water?? The gentlemen then refused to get gis manger so I could ask why. Not even two minutes later he gave another child a free soda. But my child couldnt have tap water?! Stay away from this place its bad news!!
Boys aged 5-11 loved it. Very clean. Nice that parents are able to assist or monitor their children at all times.
Omg I got to play with my kids it is adaut friendly and was a blast to I am over 300 lbs ?nd rhet said I could play too
Had a great time catching up with an old friend as our 2 boys ages8&5 played for hours! Prices are not bad, it was clean and food was better than expected so I give this joint 2??!
My 13 year old and 5 year old had a blast. We drove up from Indy and had a great time. Staff was awesome and very nice.
Disgusting! Very unhygienic! Will not be going back unless they make some major changes! Their bathrooms are disgusting! I walked in to the girls bathroom and walked right back out!?! There was urine all over the floor! Little ones are walking around in just socks!?! Not to mention the adults who spread that all over while walking around! Very, very disgusting and poorly ran!
We had a birthday party here. The host was so nice. All the kids had fun , we even had some older kids with us and they were not bored.
For $9.25 for kids over 3 and they can play for hours. Food fairly price and staff is awesome. It's great for rainy days or snow days
Purchased 3 tickets for $36 online. Get to Escapades only to find that close to half the area was blocked off for "maintenance". They should either post on their website about some of it being blocked off, or let kids in for 50%. Very disappointed.
Its out dated. The area for kids 3 and under is extremely small. Needs to have so much needed upgrades to the place. The price of food is outrageous for the quality.
The prices went up. $10.50 a child is not cheap. The kids have fun with other children. Lots of noise, they had a great time.
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