Children's & Fun factory — Local services in Kaiserslautern

A lot of fun, a lot of money. I came here with my three kids nearly ages 2, 4, and 6 years on a Friday afternoon. It was easy to find and there was enough parking despite the venue being quite busy. We entered the building and paid at the desk with the friendly English-speaking receptionist, and I was SHOCKED at the pricing, nearly 30 euros for the four of us. At home in America I would have expected prices like this but I haven't seen anything be that costly, especially for kids, during my time here in Germany. I was further shocked to find that many of the games and rides needed MORE money - such as the carousel, bumper cars, arcade games, mini golf, etc. There were free lockers that required a 5 euro deposit, but beware, they only give you a key with a tag, NO LANYARD OR WRIST BAND OR ANYTHING. I tell you this because I put it in my empty pocket and left that pocket alone and an hour or so later found the pocket empty. I hunted for that key for about 30 minutes, then checked with the front desk to see if anyone else had found it or if they had a spare - THEY DID NOT HAVE A SPARE AND SUGGESTED I JUST KEEP LOOKING and said that someone else would look as well and that they would "figure it out" if we couldn't find it. All of my money, water, car keys, and snacks for the kids were in that locker, so we had nothing to eat or drink during the next hour that I hunted, plus it was hard to keep an eye on all three of my kids (one of which is newly potty trained, and I couldn't even get a diaper from my bag to put on her while I focused on finding the key because that was IN the locker). Anyways, someone eventually found it and turned it in and I was ecstatic. Moving on to the actual facility - it was huge, clean, with endless options to do both indoors and out. We didn't buy food there but ate our own snacks at the indoor seating. Bouncy houses, trampolines, slides, playground climbing apparatuses, ball pits, nerf gun type shooting areas, building blocks, train rides, dodgeball room, paddle boats in an actual pool/pond, etc. You name it, they have it. My kids had an absolute blast, but I'm not sure I'll be back given the price point and my slightly traumatic experience there with the key (as unreasonable as I know that is haha). The whole place was clean and well kept. The bathrooms were clean and spacious. They had bins for shoes, separate from the lockers. If they had spares for the lockers and put lanyards or wrist bands on the keys, it would make a lot more sense and be less stressful, plus should consider a cheaper...

Look, the place is what it is... a place for your kids to run around and climb/jump on stuff. However, when I left, I was drenched in sweat from jumping on the trampolines for almost an hour. I have a 4, 6, and 14-year old. The 14-year old is a bit old for the place, but he knows his job is to run around with his brothers and show them how everything works. We went on a Sunday which I was expecting to be packed with kids, but it wasn't! There must have been 40 kids in the entire place and plenty of things for the kids to play on without having to wait. Kids had a blast!

Pros: Place is affordable, easy parking, lots of benches and chairs to sit at and watch kids play, plenty of fun things for the kids to do, and when we went it wasn't busy (not sure if it does get really busy there).

Cons: My only real complaint is that there are several things that are an additional cost. The ball shooting game, the car track, and several other things are coin operated. This wasn't a huge issue since there were enough "free" things for the kids to do. The hamster wheel was one of their favorite things to play in, and that wasn't coin operated. The car track things was cool but they don't last long...probably around 2-3 minutes.

Bottom-line: We spend a decent amount of time in K-Town and this is a place we will go to...

The entry fee is expensive and then you still have to pay for most of the rides inside, as if that’s not enough, some of the fun rides like train that doesn’t require money is under lock, only their staff can open it which they do once in 3hrs because their staff are always busy in the canteen or at the front desk, leaving the kids to only play with bouncs and slides… for the price everything should be accessible and not having to pay again. Let’s not talk about the supposed lake outside, it was practically green with mold, which shows it hasn’t been clean for years. What I find funny is why the machines like the train drive has to be lock and only operated by their staff? I have been to other playgrounds where even the rollercoaster are open and has age restriction and warning for parent to supervise their kids. For the price they charge, they...