About Wacky Tacky
Wacky Tacky appears to have undergone significant recent renovations, transforming its play areas with new themes and improving safety features like a safer two-story slide. While older reviews cited cleanliness issues and a disappointing private party experience, more recent feedback praises the venue's cleanliness, friendly staff, and updated facilities, making it a vibrant and diverse option for kids on hot days. It offers good value for open play, but private party packages have received mixed feedback regarding play time allocation and perceived cost.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Spending a day with children, particularly on hot days as an indoor escape (Review 3).Open play visits where children can enjoy recently updated and varied activities (Review 2, 5).Birthday parties, especially if the new renovations and helpful staff mentioned in positive reviews are consistent (Reviews 4, 5).Playdates for children including toddlers, given the dedicated 'little kids' areas (Review 3).Ideal for 'little kids' as it has specific spots/areas for them (Review 3).
Why families love it
- Recently updated all play areas with new themes (Review 5).
- Two-story slide has been made safer and slower (Review 5).
- Reported as clean, with clean bathrooms, by recent visitors (Reviews 3, 5).
- Friendly, welcoming, and helpful staff (Reviews 4, 5).
- Offers a variety of activities and dedicated spots for 'little kids' (Review 3).
- Considered a good place to spend a day with kids, especially on hot days (Review 3).
Insider tips
- If booking a private party, carefully verify the exact play time included versus party room time to avoid disappointment (e.g., 1 hour play vs. 1 hour party room for $560 for 20 kids) (Review 2).
- For maximum play value, consider open play sessions as they are perceived as better value than private parties if extended play time is desired (Review 2).
- Be prepared for potentially difficult parking or arrive early to secure a spot (Review 4).
- Confirm the venue's current cleanliness and upkeep, especially if visiting based on older negative reviews, as significant renovations have been reported (Reviews 1 vs. 5).
Good to know before you go
- Booking a private birthday party if you expect more than 1 hour of active play time for your guests, as the package structure might limit this (Review 2).
- If your primary requirement is a very large indoor play space, as this location (Roseville) is considered relatively small compared to some others (Review 4).
- If older reviews regarding poor cleanliness and smell are a primary concern, without verifying the impact of recent renovations (Review 1).
- Some past visitors (likely pre-renovation) reported the place smelled awful, was old, worn out, and dirty, with the worst bathrooms (Review 1).
- Private birthday parties can feel 'rushed' due to specific time allocations and party room rules (Review 2).
- Crowds
- No specific crowd level information provided, but its approximate 4,000 sq ft size and 'relatively small' comparison (Reviews 1, 4) suggest it could feel full during peak times.
- Value
- Mixed. Open play is perceived as good value for money (Review 2). Private parties, at $560 for 20 kids (including 1 hour play and 1 hour party room, plus extra for more pizzas), are considered 'a rip off' and 'waste of time' by one reviewer due to limited active play time and rushed experience (Review 2).
- Food
- Food (pizza) is included in private party packages, with options to add more at an extra cost (Review 2).
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility accommodations mentioned in the reviews.
- Safety
- The two-story slide has been specifically updated to be 'safer and slower' (Review 5).
What parents say
"We have been to many indoor playgrounds in SoCal, visiting the area this week, so we end up trying this one. This place is a typical playground in terms of play options, except that it is much older and dirtier than any indoor playground we had been to! - The place smells awful when we first walked in already. It stinks. - Play area is old, worn out and dirty everywhere. Did not see any staff cleaning at all while we were there (2hrs). Usually we see staff cleaning and disinfecting all the time at other playgrounds, but not at this one. - Bathrooms are the worst in terms of cleanliness. Siz"
a month ago
"Had my daughter’s private party and it was disappointing. I paid $560 for 20 kids to play for an hour. It was a rip off. Food was included and you pay more if you plan on adding more pizzas which I understand. I was under the impression it would be 2 hours of play but it’s one hour of play and one hour in the party room. Once you are in the party room you can not leave the room let’s say if the kids wanted to get more play time. When we were done with the space room they turned off the lights in the room to “clean” while we transitioned to the other play room. The worker who was in our party r"
3 weeks ago
"Good place to spend your day with kids on a hot day like today. Has few rooms for parties, tables to eat, chairs to sit on, and wait for kids. ⠀ Also, it has few games, fridges with cold drinks, snacks, and ice cream. Clean, with a lot of different activities. Spots for little kids, too. All together, colorful, beautiful place 💜 P.S. Clean bathrooms 🚻 👌"
a year ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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