Family Fun at VS Park

My kid has wanted to go to this massive fun looking space since it opened in the middle of the pandemic, but in light of our need to avoid crowds and stay healthy, we put off trying out the place. This year, we managed to receive a coupon offering discounted rates for up to four people so we decided to give it a try as a family.

We chose the last snowy, cold day and headed out. I think the weather kept a lot of people home so despite it being in the middle of spring break, there weren't long lines and we spent the vast majority of our two hour time limit playing around and having a great time.

We all tried outrunning large virtual animals. My kid and I tried out Segway style machines for the first time. My husband and kid managed to go through several levels of a game in which they had to change poses to match the ninja shaped cut-outs. They also enjoyed archery, in which blunted arrows were shot at a large screen that calculated their score based on proximity to a bull's-eye.

I really enjoyed Giga bowling which was bowling with human sized pins in a smallish space with a yoga ball. I realized sadly that I don't have the upper body strength to fully enjoy the obstacle course style amusements, of which there were several, but I still had fun trying.

My least favorite activity was probably the American Gladiator style swinging arm machine that forced the two players to leap over a large foam arm or duck under a high mounted foam covered arm while staying on a foam rock. I was not good at the jumping and nearly hurt my shoulder trying. 

This thing kicked my whole butt.

The large pink inflatable called Up & Down was also a big challenge for me. Somehow, I ran up the right parts with only a little difficulty at first but after hitting the button on the top and sliding down, I seemed to lose all traction. My second attempt to climb the inflatable hill had me losing my socks from lack of traction and fearing that I might rip new holes in the duct-taped exterior if I kept trying. Eventually time was up and my ten year old had beaten me by one point.

The whole family had a great time and we didn't even do all of the things we could have. I look forward to trying this place out again when I'm in better shape.