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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park - Cincinnati

Rating

4.1(782)

Family of 4

About $76 for two adults and two kids if everyone plays, based on advertised pricing of $14.

Duration

2 to 3 hours is the honest number, even though the standard ticket is an all-day unlimited pass. Kids burn through the attraction list in about 90 minutes and then hit a wall. If you are stretching it, break for food around hour two and let them go back in, since the all-day pass means re-entry to the attractions is not the constraint.

Best Ages

Roughly 5 through 14 is the core, with a real but conditional option for toddlers. The park runs a Jumperoo area for children 5 and under, and it also sells a Shorty pass for kids 40 inches and under, so a 3 year old has somewhere legitimate to be. The catch is that the site notes Jumperoo returns in September after Labor Day with special park hours, which means it is not guaranteed to be running on the day you show up. Call (513) 322-3130 first if the toddler is the reason you are going. Kids 7 to 12 get the most out of the park because they can handle the Warrior Course, the Sky Rider indoor zipline, the ropes course, the climbing walls and Leap of Faith without needing a parent shadowing them. Teens stay engaged mostly through laser tag, dodgeball and the Pro Zone performance trampolines. Infants have nothing here.

About

Urban Air on Alamo Avenue in Oakley is the indoor card you play when it is raining, when it is 20 degrees, or when your kids have been circling the house for three hours. It is a full adventure park rather than a plain trampoline gym, which is the distinction that matters when you have a 6 year old and a 13 year old who normally cannot agree on anything.

The attraction list is long: the Sky Rider indoor zipline, a Warrior Course, a ropes course, laser tag, the Tubes indoor playground, Pro Zone performance trampolines, dodgeball, Battle Beam, the Slam Dunk Zone, The Runway, the APEX trampolines, climbing walls and Leap of Faith. The Sky Rider is the headline and the thing kids talk about afterward, since it runs above the entire park floor. Leap of Faith is the one that produces the long pause at the top before the jump.

Pricing advertised at the time of writing is refreshingly flat: $14. 99 for the Unlimited Play All Day ticket, $14. 99 for a Shorty pass for kids 40 inches and under, $14.

99 for a Parent Ticket with the purchase of a child's pass, and $14. 99 per month for a membership. That last one is the actual tip.

A monthly membership costs the same as one day pass and includes socks free on the initial visit, so if you will come twice, membership is the correct choice and nothing else comes close. Socks are the one required extra at $3. 99 per person, and Urban Air socks are mandatory to play.

Hours are worth checking before you leave. Monday through Wednesday runs 10 a. m.

to 8 p. m. , Thursday does not open until 3 p.

m. , Friday opens at noon, Saturday at 10 a. m.

and Sunday at 11 a. m. , all closing at 8 p.

m. Two monthly sessions are genuinely useful: Sensory Play on the first Sunday from 9 to 11 a. m.

, which is quieter and lower-stimulation, and School Day Play on the first Friday from noon to 3 p. m.

For toddlers, the Jumperoo area serves children 5 and under, but the site notes it returns in September after Labor Day with special park hours and that tickets are bought in park. Do not build a trip around it without calling (513) 322-3130 to confirm it is running that day.

The park sits at 4.1 stars across 782 Google reviews, which is a fair reading. It is loud, it is busy on Saturday afternoons, and food on site is limited to pizza with no published cafe menu. Plan two to three hours, eat at Element Eatery afterward, and go on a weekday morning if you possibly can.

Age Suitability

Infants (0-1)Toddlers (1-3)Little Kids (4-6)Big Kids (7-9)Tweens (10-12)Teens (13-17)

Parent Logistics

Stroller-Friendly

Yes

Nursing / Changing

Unknown

Kid Meals

Limited

Setting

Indoor

Rainy Day

Great option!

Plan Your Visit

Best Time to Visit

Monday through Wednesday at the 10 a.m. opening is the quietest window, and it is the one to target with younger kids. Thursday does not open until 3 p.m. and Friday not until noon, so weekday mornings mean early in the week. Two special sessions are worth knowing: Sensory Play runs the first Sunday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m., which is a calmer, lower-stimulation option, and School Day Play runs the first Friday from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday from about 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. is the loudest, most crowded stretch of the week.

Wait Times

Almost nothing on a weekday morning, when kids can lap the Warrior Course repeatedly without stopping. On a Saturday afternoon the single-rider attractions are where the lines form: expect 10 to 25 minutes for the Sky Rider indoor zipline and Leap of Faith, and a scheduled wait for laser tag rounds, which run in timed groups rather than continuously. The open trampoline courts and Tubes indoor playground rarely back up.

Nearby Food

Pizza is available in the park and is bundled into party packages and bundles, but no full cafe menu is published, so treat on-site food as a snack rather than a meal. Element Eatery is the closest restaurant in our data and is the better call: it is a food hall a short drive away in Oakley, which solves the problem of four people wanting four different things after two hours of jumping. Oakley Square and the Madison Road corridor add more sit-down family options within about five minutes.

Why Kids Love It

The Sky Rider indoor zipline is the whole sell: your kid gets strapped in and flies over the entire park while everyone below looks up. Then there is Leap of Faith, which is exactly what it sounds like and requires a genuine act of nerve from a 9 year old, and the Warrior Course, which turns into a competition within about four minutes of arrival. Add laser tag, dodgeball courts, climbing walls and a wall-to-wall trampoline floor and most kids run themselves flat before they will admit they are tired.

Pro Tips from Parents

  • Urban Air socks are required and cost $3.99 per person. They are not optional and your own grip socks from another park will not substitute, so budget for four pairs or bring the ones you already own from a previous Urban Air visit.
  • Do the waiver online before you leave the house. Standard park rules and waiver requirements apply, and filling one out at the counter with four impatient kids is the worst part of the day.
  • Thursday opens at 3 p.m. and Friday at noon. Show up Thursday at lunchtime and you will be sitting in the parking lot. Monday through Wednesday and Saturday open at 10 a.m., Sunday at 11 a.m., and everything closes at 8 p.m.
  • If you have a sensory-sensitive kid, aim for the Sensory Play session on the first Sunday of the month from 9 to 11 a.m. rather than a regular open jump, when the music and crowd noise are constant.
  • Confirm Jumperoo is running before you build the trip around a toddler. The site notes it returns in September after Labor Day with special park hours, tickets are purchased in park, and membership is honored. Call (513) 322 to 3130 to check.

What to Bring

  • Urban Air grip socks if you already own a pair, otherwise $3.99 per person at the counter
  • A completed online waiver for every child, saved on your phone
  • Water bottles, because trampoline parks dehydrate kids faster than parents expect
  • A light jacket or hoodie for the parent who is not jumping, since the building runs cold
  • A hair tie and a change of shirt for anyone who sweats through the Warrior Course

Cost Info

Estimated Cost (Family of 4)

About $76 for two adults and two kids if everyone plays, based on advertised pricing of $14.

99 for the Unlimited Play All Day ticket and $14.

99 for a Parent Ticket with the purchase of a child's pass, which is $59.

96 for four, plus required Urban Air socks at $3.

99 per person, another $15.

96.

If only the kids play, two child passes plus two pairs of socks lands around $38.

Add roughly $25 to $35 for pizza and drinks on site and you are at $100 to $110 for a full afternoon with food.

Parking is a surface lot at the building and no charge is published.

These are the rates advertised at the time of writing and Urban Air runs frequent promotions, so confirm current pricing and whether adult spectators are charged at urbanair.

com before you go.

Tips to Save

  • The monthly membership is advertised at $14.
  • 99 per month, the same as a single all-day ticket, and socks are included free with membership on the initial visit.
  • If there is any chance you will come twice in a month, the membership is the obvious play and it pays for itself on visit two.
  • Bring your own family to fill out a birthday package rather than paying per head if you are already planning a party, since pizza is bundled into party packages and bundles.
  • Eat before you come or plan a real meal afterward at Element Eatery instead of buying park food for four.
  • And go on a weekday when the park is empty, which is worth more than any discount, because your kids get more actual jump time per dollar with no lines.

Hours & Contact

Contact

3321 Alamo Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209

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