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Monkey Joe's
Categories: Playgrounds, Arts & Entertainment [Edit]
10101 E Independence BlvdMatthews, NC 28105
(704) 845-1150
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Monkey Joe's
My husband and I took our kids (three years old and under) to expend some energy . . . great fun! The employees were friendly and available . . . the place was clean. We'll definitely be going back.
If you plan to go, keep your eyes open for it - located at the far end of the strip mall and around the corner. (not easily visible)
We took our 2.5 year old here while we visiting family in the area. Admission was like $4 or $5 (at least for 2.5 year olds), and adults are free. If you don't have any socks, they will give you some (and you get to keep them= bonus!). There are tons of big blow-up things for the kids to slide down, climb up, jump over, etc. In no time at all, Liam was sweating and red-faced. They have some food (didn't really look at what they had) as well as drinks. Private birthday party rooms are available. There are lots of benches for the adults to sit on. Only two negative things I can think of- 1. they close kind of early, I think. On a Friday night they closed at 8pm. And 2. the kids don't want to leave! It was tough getting Liam out the door. This is a good place for kids of all ages to blow off some steam.
We've gone a couple of times on weekends (very busy). My three year old is probably too young to take advantage of this place but he did eventually really get into it. However, the staff was pretty minimal so it's very important (especially if you take younger kids) to watch them carefully. Sadly not many parents took this approach. Many were in fact in the wi-fi area on laptops ignoring their children who in turn were running wild on these massive slides. Seems like a recipe for disaster. Bottom line, I would wait until you child is at least 5 or 6 so that he or she can compete with the marauding herd or try a week day trip when I suspect fewer kids are running into each other.
It took my nephew about 5 minutes the first visit to realize he could just "GO!" and after that his smile never waned. It's an excellent place to let kids have FUN while using up TONS of energy- yes, physical exercise! There are rooms for rent for birthday parties. There's a little concession stand that sells snacks and drinks (apple juice is $1). It's a reasonable cost (~$9 per child 3 yrs and older, $4.99 per 2 yr old child and under). Adults are free and that's excellent because we are allowed on all of the super fun equipment! :) But if you don't want to play there are a couple of computers AND a massage chair area.
Bring your kids here! Bring your neighbors' kids here! Just go :)
Hours:
Mon- Thurs 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Fri- Sat 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Sunday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
