My Play Place
Rating
Family of 4
The venue lists general admission at $26.
Duration
2-3 hours
Best Ages
6 months to 8 years per the venue, with the sweet spot around 2 to 6
About
My Play Place sits in the Anthem Way retail center just off I-17, at the north end of the Phoenix metro, and it holds a 4. 7 average on Google. The venue describes itself as designed by parents, built for kids aged 6 months to 8 years to get what it calls age appropriate fun.
That age band is the single most useful thing to know before you drive up here. This is a preschool and early elementary place. Bring a nine-year-old and you will hear about it.
Inside, the space is split the way a parent of two would split it. Little ones get a soft play area, older kids get climbing structures, and themed play zones and interactive exhibits fill in around them. That layout is what makes it workable when you have a crawler and a six-year-old on the same trip: you can post up near the soft play and still keep eyes on the climber.
Plan on two to three hours, which is about where kids in this age range run out of steam.
Pricing is unusually day-dependent, so it pays to plan. The venue lists general admission at $26. 99 for the first child with $10 for each additional sibling, which puts a two-kid visit at $36.
99 before snacks. Sunday Funday is listed at $17. 99 and Grandparent Wednesday at $15.
99. Move a Saturday trip to Sunday and you have saved most of a lunch. The venue also lists 20 percent off general admission for active duty military, veterans, and their spouses, and it advertises an online-only promo code, so check the site for a current one before paying at the door.
Memberships are offered and the venue notes they are ESA-approved, which matters if your family uses an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account.
A waiver is required, and there is a link on the venue site. Sign it before you arrive rather than filling out a form while a two-year-old pulls at your leg.
A few things are simply not published: sock policy, whether adults pay, and whether there is any food service on site. Bring socks for everyone as a default, since nearly every indoor play floor requires them, and call (602) 818-2441 if food or adult admission will change your plan. Because the venue sits in a shopping center off the freeway, grabbing lunch before or after is easy.
The real argument for this place is the calendar. From May through September in the north Valley, an air-conditioned room where a four-year-old can climb until they are done is worth the admission, and it is the same answer on a monsoon afternoon.
Age Suitability
Parent Logistics
Stroller-Friendly
Yes
Nursing / Changing
Unknown
Kid Meals
N/A
Setting
Indoor
Rainy Day
Great option!
Plan Your Visit
Best Time to Visit
Weekday mornings for the quietest room, and Sunday if you want the discounted Sunday Funday rate. In summer this is a strong 1 PM to 4 PM plan, when north Valley heat rules out anything outside.
Wait Times
No timed entry and no meaningful line. Weekend afternoons, school breaks, and summer weekdays are when the climbing structures get crowded, and booking online ahead saves you the counter wait.
Nearby Food
The venue sits in the Anthem Way retail center just off I-17, which is the main shopping stop between north Phoenix and Black Canyon City. You are minutes from fast food, drive-thru coffee, sit-down chains, and a grocery store for a cheap deli lunch. On-site food service and outside food policy are not published, so call (602) 818-2441 if you plan to feed kids during the visit rather than after.
Why Kids Love It
The venue describes itself as designed by parents, and it shows in how the room is split: soft play for the little ones on one side and climbing structures for the older kids on the other, with themed play zones and interactive exhibits in between. A three-year-old can go from pretend play to climbing and back without leaving your sightline. It is the sort of place where kids find their own loop and run it for two hours straight while you actually get to sit down.
Pro Tips from Parents
- The venue lists the age range as 6 months to 8 years. If your oldest is nine or ten, this is probably not your stop, and a tween will be bored inside twenty minutes.
- A waiver is required and can be signed online before you arrive. Do it in the parking lot at the latest, not while holding a toddler at the counter.
- Pricing is day-dependent: general admission $26.99 for the first child and $10 per additional sibling, Sunday Funday $17.99, and Grandparent Wednesday $15.99. Pick your day before you pick your outing.
- The venue lists 20 percent off general admission for active duty, veterans, or their spouses, and it accepts Arizona ESA funding for admission and passes. Both are worth asking about at the counter.
- Sock policy, on-site food, and adult admission are not published on the site. Call (602) 818-2441 before you go if any of those matter, and bring socks for everyone as a default since most indoor play floors require them.
What to Bring
- Socks for every child and adult, since indoor play floors usually require them and the policy is not published here
- Water bottles, because indoor climbing wears kids out faster than parents expect
- Your completed waiver, or the time to sign it online before you walk in
- Diapers, wipes, and your own changing pad if you have a baby along
- A change of clothes for toddlers and a book or laptop for you, since a good visit runs two hours or more
Cost Info
Estimated Cost (Family of 4)
The venue lists general admission at $26.
99 for the first child and $10 for each additional sibling, so two kids come to $36.
99 before anything else.
Add snacks or drinks and a typical two-kid visit lands roughly in the $40 to $55 range.
Sunday Funday is listed at $17.
99 and Grandparent Wednesday at $15.
99.
Adult admission is not published, so confirm current rates on the My Play Place site before you go.
Tips to Save
- The day you go changes the price more than anything else here.
- The venue lists Sunday Funday at $17.
- 99 and Grandparent Wednesday at $15.
- 99 against a $26.
- 99 general admission, so shifting a Saturday trip to Sunday saves real money on the first child.
- Active duty and veteran families, along with their spouses, are listed at 20 percent off general admission.
- The venue also lists a promo code for 20 percent off online-only general admission, so check the site for a current code before you pay at the door.
- If this is going to be your weekly summer default, price the membership against single visits first, and note that the venue says its memberships and admission are ESA-approved if your family uses an Arizona ESA account.
