Wacky Warehouse

This is our go-​to place on a hot day. To maximise your enjoyment, if you are planning on going there on a weekend, I suggest doing what we do — get there when they open at 9am and leave by 11 – 11.30pm. This way, you avoid the chaotic, crazy kids and large party groups. During busy times, it’s recommended that you book a table.
The play café is made up of a gated area for under 3’s, and two other areas for under 5’s and 10’s. My kids are 4.5 and 2 years old. I have to join in because of my 2 year old who needs supervision in the large play equipments. The area designated for under 3’s is too boring for her.
There are healthy and less healthy options to choose from at the café. The prices seems reasonable. e.g. Kids fish and chips $ 7.50. Outside food is not allowed, so be prepared for that. We usually order a milkshake ($ 4.40), which the staff offered to split to two kid sized cups, for morning tea. The kids are usually too excited to play so they have their milkshakes quickly and are back on the play equipments.
Be sure to get a loyalty card which gives you a free entry after 6 entries.

Fairly big indoor softplay warehouse, with separate areas catering for babies, under 5’s and under 10’s. the frame is large enough for adults to get through, unlike many of those tiny play centres in shopping centres.
We’ve come here a couple of times now during the summer school holidays, during the week on those delightful ³⁹⁄₄₀ degree days. This one seems to be big by Aussie standards (much smaller though than one we used to almost live at last year during the freezing months of the UK winter).
On our visits I found the wacky warehouse to be clean, well maintained, and well monitored. It seems to be well air conditioned, but then we’ve only been in the morning and it hasn’t been too busy. There are only 11 on site car parks, another reason for coming early.
Weekday mornings are definitely a good time to come. I can only imagine how loud and out of control this place would get on the weekend. Also, while there are separate areas for different age groups reality is — bigger kids will stay out if the baby area because there isn’t anything interesting for them in there, but the bigger kids do flow into and out of the under 5 area. Also my 20 month wasn’t interested in the baby area and preferred following her 5 year old brother through the under 10 area (with me following behind) — not something I would be prepared to do if it was full.
Last tip: bring your own bottled water, the fruit plate looks good, and there seems to be an ok-​ish selection of food (see the photos of the menu).

I asked my niece if she wanted to go to Wacky Warehouse and her response was «Nooooooooooooooooo»
I thought this could be helpful, I’ve never been but she has and apparently wasn’t a fan.

I’ve seen things in this place no human should ever see: primary schooler’s king-​hitting babies, full nappies flying down slippery dips, fist fights amongst toddlers… I wondered, on my first visit here, if we really would get out alive. Obviously we did, but it was touch and go for a while there. According to the website they have great coffee and a trendy atmosphere: sure, if coffee was baby vomit and trendy meant ‘save yourselves.’ I kid, I kid.
The fact is, as painful as this play café is for parents, the kids go ape-​shit here for a reason: they love it. They get so much energy burned off they’re asleep in the back-​seat of the car before you’ve even strapped their seatbelts on. And it is really nice for mums to cut the kids loose in a place where you know they cannot escape, and have a chat. But it’s so pricey, especially when the food is that small serve, slightly plastic-​y food you so often see in places that cater for kids. And the noise is just. incredible. Also, they have a lot of parties and can fill up fast, so whatever you do don’t promise the kids a visit and then turn up to find it booked out… not all of the tears will be from your kids.

The Wacky Warehouse — memories — my kids haven’t fully outgrown the Wacky Warehouse, but they have outgrown the chaos that comes with it. The one thing I should warn you about is the parking — there is a very limited number of spots to park on the premises, then it’s a free for all on the surrounding streets — and come the weekends it’s an absolute mess all around.
The venue itself — well, yes, the kids love it — they go absolutely bonkers. The last party we went to there, one of my girls fell asleep in the car on the way home, pure exhaustion — not that surprising, other than we live less than five minutes drive away!
The food — not exactly ‘gourmet’ gourmet, but it is a step up from party pies and chips for the adults.
All in all, pandemonium — but the kids have a ball. As a parent, that works for me. :)