It’s taken the place of another play centre which closed down earlier this year
A new soft play centre has opened in Trafford with light up slides, role play sections and an interactive projector screen.
Epicland UK will officially launch on Saturday on the upper floor of Partington Shopping Centre and is already grabbing the attention of families.
The attraction is replacing The Hideaway family play centre, part of The Hidden Treasure Trust Christian-led charity, which closed at the beginning of this year.
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The new brightly coloured centre, which is mostly pink and yellow, features two soft play sections – one for twos and under and another for children aged three to nine years.
Its main features include a light up racing slide and a light up warp slide. There’s also an interactive projector screen and role play sections.
Wendy Leung has opened the business with her sisters Winnie, Winhola and Wanda and with 10 young children between them, they say they know only too well what families are looking for.
“We have 10 kids between us aged two to nine, so it’s been a busy few years and hadn’t been the right timing for us to open the soft play,” she said.
“This opportunity arose at the beginning of the year when we saw that The Hideaway was for sale.
“We have always dreamed of opening a soft play since having kids. We have been to many over the years, so we have put together things that we have liked from other soft plays and things we thought were missing, and would make the experience more enjoyable for parents too.
“Location wise we thought this was easy to travel to from Stockport, where we are from, and from all other Trafford surrounding areas.”
She said the free car park was ‘a big plus for us’ and being able to create jobs locally.
“Most of our staff are within walking distance from here,” she added. “Some are students, some are mums themselves. We think this would bring more footfall to nearby businesses too.”
Epicland UK also features a cafe, from where parents can keep an eye on their kids, and has its own party packages available.
“We will have good quality food menu and barista quality coffee as we want parents to enjoy it as well as children,” said Wendy.
“We have party packages available with over 20 themes to choose from.”
During peak times (weekends and school holidays) sessions last two and a half hours, but off peak it’s unlimited play.
For one child, aged one to nine with an adult included, it costs £16.95 peak or £12.95 off peak. Extra children are £13.95 peak and £9.95 off peak. Babies under one go free. Parties cost £21.95 per child off peak and £24.95 a child at peak times.
It’s open 9am to 6pm Tuesday to Friday, and 8.30am to 6pm at weekends and bank holidays.
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