charlie's safari

I took my 5 yr old grandson here with his mom when they were visiting. He lived it, my daughter loved it and I thought it was great! Loved that they serves beer. It was well monitored by staff and clean, the laser tag was fun. I liked it and would go again.

The price to get in and play is 12bucks I didn't find that too be too high. But for an 8 year old and up I found they got bored a little fast. The laser tag area was small. They still enjoyed it. Arcarde area could be larger as well. It pretty much has enough to keep them busy for about 2 hours. I wouldn't think unlimited is worth the 20bucks. The food area is very overpriced. But otherwise the food is good. Also the 4 and younger area is pretty much for about 4 years old. A child at 2 years old doesn't have much that's safe to do.

A secure environment. I felt safe letting my son and his friend run around and play on the bouncy toys, hiding in tunnels, doing laser tag or wasting money in the Arcade. The food is better than Chucky Cheese, and there is plenty of seating for the parents to hang out and chat or read while the kids run amok. They even have a Glass room that is a kid free zone. The noise level was tolerable and the staff that i observed were very attentive and polite to the children running around. The staff also do an excellent job of keeping the place clean so that it does not look like several hundred kids have been hanging out....

We met many of my friends and their kids here. The kids had sooooo much fun. Generally it was a great place to gather, visit, keep the kids occupied, and have fun. There were just a couple of parental concerns...1. The website lists prices for different age groups / play areas. The lady kept charging everyone $11.95, even the kids who were under 4yrs who should have only paid $6.95 for the little play area. I can understand why, though. There is no one monitoring who plays in each area, so there should just be one admission option, as the kids run in & out of all 3 play areas.2. There are 3ft walls surrounding two of the play areas and one to regulate paid entrance & exiting. The weird thing is that none of these doors have locks. One was even duct-taped to keep it from locking. Kids got through freely. No one was around to monitor any of the doors. Not even the exit.3. Responsible parents watch their kids, but to be honest, I am happy I had 6 friends with me. We all helped keep track of each others' kids. It gets so busy & a little nuts with so many families and parties of children playing. It is easy to loose sight of 1 child. There are 3 play areas to keep an eye on. I suggest having 3 adults in your party to help keep track of the crazy!4. In the 0-4 play area, there is an inflated bouncy toy that has slides and you can not see your child once they enter. All of our kids kept getting stuck because they were unable to climb back out on their own. There are 2 huge,inflated slides & no one to regulate the older kids trampling the younger ones and knocking them down the ladders & out of the way. Kids barely listen to their own parents. They do not listen to someone else's parent.4. There is a crazy-fun play area with many slides & tunnels. It is a blast for the kids, but it is extremely dark inside and there is no outside visibility to most of the "toy." My sister and I both felt anxious the whole time that our little boys were in there. There are multiple exits & entrances. Again, go with a large group. Have other kids to help find wanderers. You could enter this big maze and not find your kid, because there are so many places to play in there and kids are always moving. I do not want this review to be a downer. We had a great day! We had a nice lunch and blended coffee drinks. Most of you probably would expect what I have written, but parents with very little kids may be experiencing this environment for the first time. I hope this helps newer parents be prepared : )

I was excited to take my 3 year old to the tykes village where it was said to be exclusively for ages 4 and under. I figured it could be a place for her to plat without getting trampled....Wrong! Not enough staff to monitor the older kids that frequently dive, kick and push over the little ones. Some of the bounces do not allow you to see the child as they navigate through it. I saw several kids come out crying because they couldn't see their parents, horrible for the younger kids. No one monitors the doors either so a kidnapping could easily take place, especially since it's so chaotic. My kiddo has fun there but I would enjoy it much more if the Tykes village was truly for tykes! I also think it is a little overpriced. I recommend the Hands On Museum over this place.

We used to love going there but everytime we go there are less of the bouncy activities and the ones left are dangerous as we found out on our last visit. Both of my daughters got severe scrap wounds from exposed patches of Velcro and staff cared not one bit. Our visit was last Sunday and it is now Thursday and both still have big scabs on their wounds. They have both said they never want to go back.

If you want a place to take the kiddos, whether it is raining or not, this is a fun place. It is a good place for birthday parties or solo trips with the kids and you can also grab lunch or a snack there. It was clean and not too bad on the pocketbook

In the crazy rainy unpredictable Washington weather there is a shimmer of hope in this Safari themed play place. I brought my rambunctious 5 year old nephew here along with some of my friends. I absolutely loved the 5 story climbing structure as it allowed him to get tired out and "explore". He eventually dragged me up there with him and...ADULTS ARE FREE :D woohoo! The environment on the weekdays is relaxed and usually pretty worry free for myself. Ive gone on the weekend before as well and although it can get pretty crowded, it was a great way for my nephew to make some new friends. IF you plan on ordering food from their restaurant, id suggest bringing 20 bucks and ordering a meal as opposed to individual food, its a lot cheaper. the best part? kids can play ALL day.

This was a good place for my girl scout troop to just run wild and be kids. The cost is a little on the pricy side for what it is, but they do have a quiet room for adults (as long as they monitor and make sure that other adults are keeping their crying kids and babies out of there).

I love bringing my three year old here as it is only 10.95 to get her a days worth of physical fun! I also love that I can get on the toys with her and that is a definite plus. Far better than Chuck E. Cheese in my opinion. Only two things I would change - I do not think it is a good idea to serve alcohol as it is a children's place, and I think that rubber flooring would be a little safer than the concrete floor. It's not very soft when children slip and fall due to the "no shoes" rule since they are all in their socks.

Anyplace children can safely run, crawl, bounce, burn off energy in our wet climate Whoo-Hoo. Even a toddler area! Parents can play on the big toys with the kidsPretty clean, decent food, No big strips of duct tape like another family center in Puget Sound area. Wish video games didn't cost so much.

Was okay cost a lot is you have more than one child. If you go, do go early in AM...gets to crowded. Prices for food items are to much for the quality. do like the free wi-fi rather take children to family based Kanagorr Jacks on Carpenter Road

Thanks for coming to our family fun center! The main reason we let parents play for FREE with their kids is so they will police their actions. We have never allowed any child under 16 to be "dropped off". I will be the first to admit that in today's society, some parents are not good at monitoring their kidlets actions. However, my staff and I do our best to enforce our rules of play throughout the different areas. As for the topic of beer/wine...we sell gourmet burgers, blend our own sauces and hand cut our fries/chips and for that reason customers have asked for a glass of wine or beer to compliment it. We have STRICT rules my staff follows about limits and they are adhered to daily. The pricing is not set for large consumption to help control overindulgence. We hope you will add us to your Facebook and check out our website for specials for your next visit...and thanks again for coming by!

As the Operations Manager, I am quite disappointed your review is so inaccurate. I do not think you have been in my facility since May 2010. That is when we removed our 9 hole putt putt and remodeled the area for the current oversized inflatables for children 5+ years old, which was almost 3 years ago. In regards to overpriced ...REALLY? ALL of our admission pricing is for ALL DAY PLAY - Children over 5 years of age get our Bounce & AAAPlay for $9.95 + tax, If you only stayed for 2 hours thats under $5.00 an hour - which is LESS than the cost of a movie - AND we DO NOT charge for parents to play with their child on our play equipment - adding more cost benefits since movies and Museums charge per head. Our Unlimited admission is for kids over 4' tall (usually 7-8+ years of age) and includes the Bounce & AAAPlay as well as unlimited rounds of Laser Tag...at $21.95+tax and again this is for ALL DAY PLAY. But most importantly please note...even in this hard economy, we haven't increased our admission prices since 2010 and we have continued our BOGO food drive program, still offer Military discounts and create even more specials on our Facebook and our website to help customers enjoy our facility without pinching their wallets.

Lots to do and will wear the kiddos out! Several inflatable jumpers and activities for the kids, food not too bad either.