Looking for something to do when the temps soar over 35˚ celsius and you need to get out of the house?
Look no further than Fun City!
BUT be smart enough to know these little tidbits in advance!
Cute little feet on their way to Fun City.
Ambience Mall - Gurgaon is located on the top level. Best to be let off at Gate 3 and then take the escalators all the way up.
Ambience Mall - Vasant Kunj is the LAST of the malls if you are arriving from South Delhi. Maneuvering your way through the maze of malls is difficult so try your best to end up AT Ambience Mall (and not DLF Promenade or the other one, the name of which escapes me right now).
When you first arrive you will need to purchase a pre-loaded play card. You can put any denomination of money on. For us, Rs 500 buys ample time for two kiddos to play for an hour.
You simply swipe the card and play. The games average between Rs 10 and Rs 45 per play. (note : you will have to wait 60 seconds between each swipe, so don't try to get fancy and hand off the card to the second kiddo in order to get the heck outta dodge more quickly!)
If you know Chuck E. Cheese from the United States, Fun City is ... well ... Chuck E. Cheese on steroids, and without proper air conditioning. Consider yourself forewarned.
Just like any good gaming arcade worth its salt, your kids will earn tickets upon successful completion of the games ... which are then worth literally squat at the redemption counter.
The only thing that makes this experience better is the fact that you will have to wait while the poor guy HAND COUNTS your kiddos' tickets to inform them of their winning total.
Nope. No monster eating machine that sucks up the tickets. No handy-dandy scale to weigh the equivalent of ticket earnings. This poor chap HAND COUNTED each and every one of my kids' 1, 560 tickets that day.
Disclaimer. Elizabeth gave us their unused cards, which included some from a birthday party, which meant the littles had one hour of unlimited play time ... BINGO!
There is a pretty cool Fun Zone at both locations. At the time of this posting, one hour of play time is Rs 150 per child. The Fun Zone is very similar to your typical indoor playground ball zone/climbing structure.
The staff is relentless about security and will only release children to those holding the claim tickets. Socks are required, although they will provide them to those without (although I think they are recycled throughout the day).
There is a roller coaster at the Vasant Kunj location and a pirate ship of sorts at the Gurgaon location.
EATS :: McDonalds is located just beyond the entrance for BOTH locations. Vasant Kunj has a Chilis and a coffee shop just outside of the FunCity. Gurgaon has a full fledged food court available, including a donut shop kiosk!
Fun City also has packages available for birthday parties and just as an FYI? Go in the morning ... on a day when local schools are in session. It feels like a privately booked party!
WORTH NOTING :: At any given time, only 50% of the games work properly. The staff is not necessarily capable of fixing said games that are not working. If you encounter this issue, just give the head bob and move on to the next game.
Our family gives Fun City two thumbs up ... when utilized in moderation! The littles love it, and if combined with a trip to Big Bazaar or Landmark, it's all good!
