WE all know Americans do things a lot bigger than in the UK – from fast food to drink sizes – and it goes for play areas too.
One in the US the size of a football pitch has caught the eye of Brits who say they’d love to see one open in the UK.
Called The Fun Station Cedar Falls, the enormous play area stretches across 70,000 square feet and is the state of Iowa‘s largest indoor adventure park.
It has over 20 attractions from zip lines to trampolines, an obstacle course, laser tag, racing slides, bowling alleys and fairground rides.
There’s a multi-level play maze, seven climbing walls as high as 22ft, a high-ropes course at 55ft, an arcade with 35 video arcade games where players can win prizes.
There’s food on-site too from a salad bar, to a cafe and fizzy drink station.
It’s popular with local parents who say that their kids “love to climb for hours here”.
With a video doing the rounds on Facebook, it’s even caught the attention of UK residents with one even saying “wish we had this in the UK”.
For UK parents, one parent in the comments suggested heading to Riverside Hub in Northampton.
One writer Catherine Lofthouse visited the attraction that has the UK’s largest playframe across four floors, which they called ‘soft play on steroids’.
Catherine said: “Laser tag, crazy golf, two climbing poles, go-karts and even arcade machines all included in the price.
“The main issue is keeping an eye on all your children as they head off in opposite directions to make the most of everything on offer.
“While the youngest was taking a spin on the carousel, my middle son was clambering up the two 10m climbing poles, one in the shape of an oak tree and the other a beanstalk, in the centre of the hub.”
There are also Fun Stations in the UK – but these are owned by a different company.
In cities like Birmingham, Leeds and Milton Keynes, there are Fun Stations that are more like arcades.
It’s packed with immersive and action-packed video and VR games, along with carnival games where visitors can win top prizes like iPads and headphones.
Some destinations even have dodgems, mini bowling, laser tag, escape rooms and mini golf.
For more on play areas, here are five of the UK’s biggest indoor soft plays to escape the rainy weather with huge climbing frames and drop slides.
And here is a huge new wooden play attraction that’s set to open at a historic English house with den building, zip lines and racing slides.