Monkey Joe’s of Gastonia

Cute place but the age limit for the mini monkey bounce houses should be 4 and under. My grandson just turned four and wasn’t allowed on pirate ship which he was sad about. The others are very tall and while he went on mickeys slide he was afraid of the big ones with the big kids jumping on them. In addition the staff could have been more enthusiastic for working in a kids place. Very restrictive on how they slide. Think I’ll stick with the play place in Lincolnton. We came this way only because its open n Mondays. Not as fun fir him as i thought it would be.

It’s a good place for the kids to run around, on a rainy day like today. It’s not as big as I thought, but good size. They have like 6 inflatables, and some games you can play. I paid $ 21 for two kids on a Sunday.

So we had a Birthday Party here. And it was pretty good. Was it fully worth the price we paid? I think so, but it was close. Obviously the fewer kids you have at the party, the cheaper (they do increments of 8,16, and 24). It is also much cheaper to have the party during the week. As toddlers parents can be a little last minute with RSVPs, at one point we were almost going to cancel. Management at MJs offered two free pizzas and twenty dollars off the party; they did a good job of not losing the sale. When you and your guests arrive, you check in, get wrist bands (parents too, although parents can’t jump– lol) and are directed to your party room (red, green or blue). The room is set up nicely — plates, napkins, cups, pitchers of ice water and of course the infamous Monkey Joe Birthday throne for the Birthday boy/​girl. Kids bounce for an hour and then they are called to the party room. Pizza first (extra cost most cases) with juice boxes (included). Then cake and presents. The whole time you have a personal party assistant doing everything for you. Serving pizza, cutting and serving cake, bringing presents to the child. Our assistant, Summer, kept things at a good pace not too hurried but also didn’t allow the kids to dawdle. Best part, is they clean up after! MJ himself makes an appearance for photos ops and gives the birthday girl/​boy a free t-​shirt (they also get a card for the arcade loaded with 50 bananas — $ 5 value I think). For the grand finale, they go into a «gameshow» like ticket booth for a ticket grab — the tickets can then be exchanged for prizes at the arcade section. Kids can then spend the rest of the day bouncing until they fall over. Our partygoers had a blast. The party was pretty much stress free for us as parents. They even let us bring an icecream cake which they held in their freezer. Was it a great value? — not really — was it a fair value? — yes. Definitely a great place to have a party with the winning factors being your guests will have fun and be exhausted, and the parents can relax (a little).

This is a great place to take your kids when they want to do something fun. They have an area for very little kids (around 2) so you don’t have to worry about bigger kids accidentally hurting them from jumping around. The staff here is friendly and they make sure that bigger kids don’t go in the wrong areas and do a great job policing the kids so that everyone is safe. The food is overpriced, so try to sneak some snacks in if you can. If you sign up on their website they email coupons all the time.

My daughter and I had a great time, the place was clean and Shelby was sweet and helpful!