Yesterday was a “Fun Day” with all five Grands. As they get older it is getting harder and harder to find “age appropriate” things to do with all five together (current age ranges from 7 – 16). Yesterday, I think I hit a jackpot! First Stop:
Soarin’ Indoors Aerial Adventure Center
422 North Main St
Manchester, CT 06042
860-645-1595
www.soarinindoors.com
Admission $18.95 Adult
$12.95 Ages 12 and Under
I have not laughed so hard in a long time. This is a great place to have fun and get exercise. Anyone that can reach 5 ft high when standing flat footed can do it. There are even exceptions for those that can’t, but have parental supervision.
Zip lines, rope bridges, high wires, swinging logs and much more make this a great adventure. The obstacles can be VERY challenging, or not, depending on the route you chose. If you’re afraid of heights, you can still have fun staying on the lower level? If you need to “bail” a staff member will bring you a ladder. We had no such incidents 🙂
Oh! I don’t want to forget to say, it is all inside a climate controlled environment. This is a great place to go on a rainy day or hot humid summer day. When we walked in it actually felt cold, but not for long! The admission fee covers unlimited trips through the course. This is where I’m having my next Birthday Party 🙂
Next Stop:
Foxwoods Festival Buffet / Fox Theater
The buffet food was NOT Great. The nice part was no haggling over who wanted to go where, or who liked or didn’t like what to eat. For $10.95 a child and $15.00 an adult (this was part of a Theater package), I thought an unlimited “soup to nuts” meal was a deal. I would NOT bring the kids here just for the buffet.
Our tickets were to see “The SuperNaturalists” a performance by nine world renowned magicians and illusionists. The show was fun. The kids loved it! I loved that they loved it! I liked it. It was probably because I paid that I didn’t Love it. I didn’t think it was worth the ticket price. $50 per adult $65 for the Buffet Package
$35 per child. 12 and under The ticket salesperson advised against buying the package for a child. The regular child buffet price is $10.95 vs $15.00 as part of the package.
These are general admission prices, there are much higher priced tickets available with assigned seating. I would have been VERY disappointed had I gone for the big bucks to sit up closer. We did wait an hour in line, but had seats third row center on the first level. We could have had railing seats, but there were seven of us and we didn’t want to split up.
The Headliner, Criss Angel was not really there. They did a Skype “trick” with him, but it was pretty weak. One of the other magicians, Banachek, did a VERY similar mind reading, live. If you pay attention, the show promotions say Criss Angel PRESENTS. He does, via video.
It was LOUD! I had wished I’d brought ear plugs for 10 year old, Emily. She has sensitive ears. As a “Fun Day” with the Grands, I gave it five stars 🙂