Imagination Island

Two of my grandchildren share birthdays so I.I. is a bargain location for celebrating their birthdays especially this time of year. Kids running around blowing off steam, then after the two hour party… no clean up !

My 4 year old always loves coming here! They have cute little houses for various themed play… store, school, pirate ship, dress up, etc. We always stay for hours. Didn’t have my daughter’s birthday party there, though, because I was afraid guests wouldn’t be able to find it. My gps tries to take me someplace else.
Only thing I’m not a fan of is the no outside food rule, so you’re forced to buy food if you get hungry. Also, if my husband and I go together with her, we have to pay $ 2 for the «extra» adult. I’ve been to many a play space and never have had to pay for an added parent. Kind of feels odd to me.
Anyway, I recommend it if you’re looking for something different to do with kiddos of various ages. Lots of variety in play stuff!

Today was our first visit. It was a trip born out of the desperation of having a toddler who can now reach doorknobs and was determined to run around outside with no pants on. It was 34 degrees.
A quick Google search turned up Jungle Jakes (closed on Mondays) and Imagination Island as being favored by parents in this area. As previous posters have mentioned, the outside is non-​descript and industrial. Inside however, it was bright, clean and appeared well organized. The woman at the desk (I unfortunately missed her name) was friendly, excited to see us, and turned on a bubble machine to amuse my toddler while I filled out forms. Shoes cannot be worn inside, but you can wear slippers if that makes you feel more comfortable. Outside food cannot be brought in, but a sippy cup with water is okay for the tiny ones. The menu options were not super healthy, so we will probably try to go shortly after mealtimes.
My 19 month old was a perfect age for a lot of the toys and available structures, but there is plenty of room for her to grow into some of the bigger climbing pieces. She was more fascinated by watching the other kids play than in necessarily diving headfirst in herself, but with the 10 pass card we purchased, I’m sure she will grow more confidence to try new things with every visit.
As a healthcare professional, I loved that kids disinfect their hands on the way in and on the way out, especially as one little boy was doing a pretty thorough excavation of his nose… I also noticed that the toys and environment in general seemed clean and well cared for. This is a great environment for younger kids that need to burn off some energy and enjoy the novelty of playing with things the may not have at home. We are looking forward to going back soon!

Imagination Island is great! It is an open, exploratory place for kids. Ideal for ages 1 – 5. It is extremely clean and, as a neat freak/​germaphobic mom, this is wonderful! My one — BIG — gripe about this place is that you cannot bring «outside» food. This isn’t an allergy related thing; it is simply that the owner wants you to buy her food. My son eats an organic fruit, veggie, bean vegetarian diet. The menu choices are hot dogs, Mac & cheese, pizza, and chips. They do offer bananas and fruit cups, which we all know as far from healthy. As much as I love the environment we don’t frequent Imagination Island as much as we’d like because of the food issue. For $ 10 a kid, it would be nice to come and stay for a few hours but we never can because my son can’t have so much as his own snack. I would love to see the owner’s mind shift on this issue or at least offer much healthier alternatives.

I absolutes love this place. I took my 2 year old son here a few weeks ago for the first time. We arrived at 11:30am and he was having so much fun, we closed the place at 3:00pm. He was crying when it was time to leave and we were there 3.5 hours. So of course, I had to buy the 10 discount pass card. We went again the following week and again he loved it.
From the outside, it doesn’t look like much, but inside it’s a mecca of fun for young kids to play and burn off some energy. There is a huge mesh climbing structure made out of gym mat material. There are two bouncy houses: one small, one large with a slide. There’s an area with small cars that kids can drive around in. There’s a well stocked play kitchen, a firehouse, a dollhouse room, a pirate room, a music room, a Lego center, a train table, a puppet theater, a huge bubble machine, and more, including a café which serves all kinds of kid friendly combo meals for around $ 4.50. They also serve coffee and soda. The great thing is the whole place is one big, yet manageable sized room, so wherever you are you can see across the other side, no problem.
The staff I met so far, Debbie and Jan, were super friendly and very accommodating. They went out of their way to make sure we were having a good time, that our food was okay, etc.
I highly recommend this place for anyone who wants a fun day out with their kids. We LOVE it!!!

Why does this place get such terrible reviews? Owner seems really sweet, place was clean & tidy. My 3 yo had a great time

We recently had my daughters 3^rd birthday party at Imagination Island and it was a huge success. I can’t thank Jan and Nicole for being such a help to me that day. When you have a party, you are given a helper for the party. That in itself pays for itself in my opinion. They decorate the room for you, they set up everything! They cut the cake, serve it, pass out the hoodie cups (optional), Nicole even wrote down everything as we opened gifts. I can’t say enough nice things. The parents had a nice time and even the older people who went had fun just watching the young children play and talking amongst themselves. I highly recommend having your birthday party here!

This place was a little hard to find b/​c it’s a tiny storefront in a nondescript office building in an industrial park.
It did seem clean, as the website touts, and the place is manageably small. It’s a little pricey at $ 11 per kid, but my 2 and 4 yr olds had a great time. What struck me as most remarkable were the staff. .. they were unusually helpful, not jaded by seeing kids all the time, and seemed. .. happy to be working there!
They don’t allow outside food but offer a nice menu of mac n cheese, hot dogs, juice boxes, and other snacks. No shoes are allowed so bring socks, maybe even slippers, b/​c the floors are really cold.
A cute way to spend a morning but I’m not sure we’ll go again.