Summer Fun Fridays – Xtreme Adventures
Instead of Chuck E Cheese, we decided to give Xtreme Adventures a try for Summer Fun Fridays this week. It just opened, so I figured it was worth a try.
My mom joined us, as well as Darlene and her kids Daniel and Michael. Laser tag and “laser frenzy” seemed pretty cool, but Aidan isn’t big enough for those yet. We did try out the Highway 66 bowling. And, that was OK. At $3 a game (per player), I think the real bowling at AMF last week was a lot better. But, the biggest disappointment at Xtreme Adventure is the arcade. And, that’s really the whole reason we went. There aren’t really many games and it seems the majority are dedicated to winning tickets. And, several of the games actually ate our coins. They just didn’t work for whatever reason and didn’t have any kind of “Out of Order” sign posted. We saw staff people everywhere, but not one of them offered to assist us or even acknowledged our existence.
At the end of the day, which was about an hour after we arrived, we turned in our tickets for prizes. And, even one of the “ticket eater” machines was broken! Aidan had 103 tickets and ended up getting a broken crayon coin bank, plastic vampire teeth and a Dum Dum lollipop. He was pleased, but I wouldn’t have said it was worth the money we invested in the games.
I think I’ll suck it up and go to Chuck E Cheese next time. You get a lot more action for your money. And, there’s a larger selection of games and food. When Aidan’s a little older, we might try Xtreme Adventures again for laser tag.
Next week, we’re hitting Busch Gardens for Summer Nights.
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