Katie Mariani
Latest Reviews
Freefall Trampoline Park
2023 Oct 08
So much more fun than I even expected. Great place for a birthday party! Besides jumping, there is a foam pit, which is awesome. There are a lot of rules to learn, but I'm happy that they take safety seriously. It is possible for your little one to get away from you into a section that you can't see. So, for example, of you have 2 kids and one is obsessed with Blippi and refuses to leave him, (yes, there is Blippi who jumps, too!) The other kid can travel far enough away that she's behind walls and you can no longer have your eyes on both children. It's easy to wander farther and farther away from mom. So it did happen. I wasn't too afraid that she's get hurt or anything like that until I caught up to her, but what DID cross my mind was there was no security there. There were 3 parties going on at once, so TONS of families. In fact, that's how she got away. She didn't realize how she was inching away, and by the time I got a hold of the screaming/flailing little one, she was out of sight and not hearing me call her. And there are so many parents standing around that it's hard to navigate quickly. In that time, anyone could have walked out the door with her. There was no system to ensure that the same adults took home the same children. I would love some sort of security measure added. For example, all people in the same family come in and get a number on their wristband. When leaving, someone checks that the numbers match before being allowed to exit, if that makes sense. Also, it's a big place. Not an easy fix, but the bathrooms are on the opposite side of the building as the party. So they have all the kids leave the play area to eat. Once in the food room, of course everyone has to go to the bathroom. They have to walk through the play area to go there and back. Surprisingly, this went well for us, but I can imagine that it's not always easy for parents to return to the party room without kids crying to go back to playing. Poor design choice.
Bushkill Park
2023 Aug 19
What a cute place! Never knew it existed! The word "dinky" comes to mind, but in a charming way. It's old and small, but that helps make it so cute. We went for a birthday party there. What a great idea! Because it's so small, we were able to stick together and ride as a huge group. No charge to get in, which is nice. The staff were not overly friendly, particularly some of the young ride operators, but the kids didn't even notice. Their favorite part of the entire day was the wooden slide inside the old- school funhouse. It was so cute. Run down but cute. Keep an eye on your young children, though. There were quite few instances where the operator didn't even notice safety hazards, like when one walked right by my young toddler "checking" all were ready to go as she was standing up in her seat out of her buckle already. I let myself in the gate to take her off before he started it. All around great time, though. We'll go back as something different to do.
Planetarium At Raritan Valley
2023 Apr 01
Took a 3 year old and an 18 month old. Both loved the variety show. It was a little hard to hear and seemed dated to us adults, but the kids thought it was the best thing ever. Staff was super friendly. We did not have reservations, and it was fine. They did, however, recommended making them in the future.