Where Am I Now?

tiviachick
1 day ago
2 min read

It was interesting finding my way into a game at Thrillz/Jumpz in Danbury, CT because they have a somewhat unique double-business structure. It’s two amusement businesses, separate, but located in the same building.

When I arrived I filled out a waiver and went to the front of the line at Jumpz Trampoline Sports, where ai was told that the laser tag was in this building, but is technically a Thrillz attraction, so I went over to the other side of the building and learned a bit more about Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park.

The manager was great to get me into a game within about 15 minutes, which seemed like a pretty normal turnaround time to me. However, I learned I was more of an anomaly by looking for a game as a walk-in because they largely cater to groups and parties. Nonetheless, I appreciate that I had the chance to play with a small family group and I headed back towards Jumpz and up to the second floor arena to join them.

When I think back on my laser tag travels I can count on one hand the number of times I have played in a situation where the briefing, vesting and arena were all in the same room. That was the most unique feature of this stop. Look closely and you can see all three elements in this one photo.

We suited up with CyberBlast vests and watched the video (well, the dad and I watched and the kids were already way hyped up to get started).

The kids insisted we play “kids vs adults” to which the mom laughed and said to me “go destroy them!” However, instead I thought this could be a teachable moment, so for the first game we played I took my bases for the big points and then next game I showed the kids how to do it, pointing out that “this might have been covered in the video, lol”. Sorry, couldn’t help it!

A great time was had by all in this mostly lengthwise arena with CW walls, but a layout I suspect was created by someone else tailoring the build to accommodate the space.

I really liked the 90s vibe it invoked with some of the elements like this barrier that reminds me a bit of Q-Zar.

We played three games in our half hour session, which justified the value and uses the multi-game sales approach, which I had not realized when I purchased my ticket, but made for a very full experience.

This was a good time and I really enjoyed teaching those kids some in-game “Skillz At Thrillz!” :)