You’ve tried trampoline. Now strive Chennai’s new inflatable parks

Dugout at Grand Sq. Mall, Velachery

If any individual had advised me I might be spending my Saturday evening rolling round a ball pit and sliding down inflatable slides, I might have laughed. However right here I’m: racing by way of an impediment course in orange grip socks.

The course throws up a maze of challenges. I stagger throughout unsteady terrain, slide by way of holes, squeeze by way of pretend webs, climb wobbly partitions after which leap from there, inspired by two pint-sized children who reassure me that there’s nothing to fret about, even when I fall. And sure. I fall.

I’m on the month-old Airborne inflatable park in Marina Mall (Egattur) — a big bouncy fort unfold throughout 7,200 sq. ft providing an array of actions. Bouncy castles are often overrun by children, however right here there are sufficient adults having fun with the expertise. “Usually, in most locations after a sure age, adults usually are not allowed to step in. However we made this house grownup pleasant as properly,” says Mohammed Wasif, founder and CEO, Airborne Parks. The grownup to baby ratio right here is 50:50, he says, including that generally it’s the mother and father who don’t wish to go away even after the kid is completed enjoying.

With footfalls touching 5,000 per week, Mohammed believes that inflatable parks are clearly successful throughout demographics. Within the UK and the US inflatable parks for adults are venues for events, cocktail bars and so on. In addition they have touring inflatable park occasions the place the complete setup is taken to totally different cities throughout the nation. Whereas in India this idea is slowly choosing up, Chennai already already has two such parks.

“Experiences like these carry out the internal baby in most grown ups,” says LJ Prashant who began Dugout Inflatable Park final month on the Grand Sq. mall, Velachery. “It’s a stress buster for a lot of and is totally different from most experiences being supplied across the metropolis,” he says including that the older shoppers get to let unfastened within the 7,300 sq. ft house, with out having to fret about getting damage. The ceiling top is a cushty 16 ft so even tall shoppers can leap. Thirty per cent of his visitors are above 18 years of age. Most of them are working professionals. “We’ve additionally had 65-year previous grandparents having a enjoyable time right here on their grandchild’s birthday,” he says.

At Airborne too, a party is in progress. A father and son are racing to climb a wall. On the way in which are ‘stepping stones’ that deflate and topple you over if you happen to stand on them for various seconds. “The entire place is impressed by Takeshi’s Fort. It was arrange by a crew from Romania,” says Mohammed. It’s divided into 10 zones, every with its personal problem. There’s a gladiator ring, wrecking ball and the massive baller area. “Every part is exercise based mostly so there’s by no means a uninteresting second,” says Mohammed. So as to add to the joy, the lights are turned off for 10 minutes each half an hour, providing a glow-in-the darkish expertise.

There may be nostalgia as most shoppers have been on bouncy castles throughout their childhood, says Prashant, including that now they arrive to expertise it with their kids or grown up pals. This might be why actions for teenagers are all of a sudden seeing a surge in curiosity among the many 30-plus crowd.

For Airborne name: 7845686446 and for Dugout name: 9962120022.