The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum

Category: Adventure sports

Address: 4450 Park Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604, USA

Phone: +12036901717

Opening hours

Sunday: 10AM–6PM

Monday: Closed

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: Closed

Thursday: Closed

Friday: 3–9PM

Saturday: 9AM–9PM

Reviews

D Kelly

Sep 26, 2022

Can't say enough good things about this place if you're looking for a safe and fun time at a ropes course/zip lining place. Have gone as a family many times over the years, and the most impressive part is that I see continuous upgrades, changes and improvements. What this says to me is that they are continuing to invest money in the park to ensure it's operating at its best. At our most recent visit, we noticed that they have all new clips for climbers. The safety video was changed (note that we come at least once a year. They started with just staff explaining things and are on probably the 4th bi-lingual video instruction version...so constant changes here). They used to require you to clip in to the stairs to the main platform, which became a bottleneck during busiest times...and now that feature is removed and traffic flows much better. My son was small when we started going, and he could barely get his trolley up high enough to click into ziplines without us lifting him off the ground. Now those same spots have a wood stump to help little kids reach and do it on their own. From the start, staff has been knowledgeable, engaged and friendly. I have had a staff member "rescue" my daughter's friend who got scared and stuck on a zipline and the staff member pulled her back hand over hand up the zipline and got her safely back to the ground. This trip I saw a staff member add a pulley to a spot on a course where there was none, enabling him to get a woman who was uncomfortable proceeding on the course down to the ground immediately. He stayed calm the entire time. This is an expensive activity in the grand scheme of things, but well worth the fun when you have confidence in how things are run and your kids keep asking to come back year after year. I had one kid who could only go on purple routes when we started going there, and now he goes on blue no problem. It builds great confidence in kids that they can challenge themselves to succeed. Can't recommend it enough! My husband and I love it too. Great outing for the family in the fresh air. My only wish is that they get bathrooms that aren't port-o-potties ;)

Tracy Rudzinski

Sep 18, 2022

We celebrated my son’s birthday here this weekend and everyone had an awesome time. Learning the process of using the hooks and zip lines up in the trees was easier than expected and Staff was helpful when needed. The experience can be relatively hands off, if you choose, or you can hire a guide and have assistance on the course. We choose not to hire a guide and everything went smoothly. The picnic area was clean and having pizza delivered was super easy. All in all, a great time and we will be back!!

Christina Odette

Sep 13, 2022

Went here for axe throwing and had a decent time yet the wooden targets were worn out and couldn’t do a bullseye like I hoped, it would be easier if they literally switch out the targets with fresher ones when people sign up for this activity

Kari Nizzardo

Sep 13, 2022

Glow in the Park did not disappoint! Our party ranged in age from 16 to 47 and everyone had a blast! Will definitely be coming back soon.

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Questions & Answers

What are the prices?

Heather McClure | Sep 27, 2019
Sahar Jawad | Mar 30, 2022

Depending on the age and the activity >50

Is there a public restroom?

patricia haynes | Sep 27, 2018
Phil F | Sep 27, 2018

Yes. Porta potties that are kept in pretty good condition.

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How much is the intrance fee? Is it included everything inside the park?

Voixz_•.• Ivey | Sep 27, 2017
Paul Eyebomb | Sep 27, 2017

Not cheap, $50 or $60 for adults, kids are only $10 less. Quite honestly i don't think its worth it for small groups. If you can get a larger group rate for $30 each or less then it becomes more reasonable. Or when a Groupon is available; i never found any general use discounts. For the normal price there are many cheaper activities which kids will find comparably fun.

Are people allowed to have birthday parties here?

James Morales | Sep 27, 2018
Kerry Williams | Sep 27, 2018

Sorry I don't know.

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What are the prices

Tiara D. | Sep 27, 2018
Robert Smith | Sep 27, 2018

Reservations are strongly recommended.  Check the availability online with the Reserve Tickets link at the top of the page. Don’t delay. Reserve today. Age 12 & older: $54Ages 10–11: $48Ages 7–9: $39Ages 5 – 6: $32 (Each child must be accompanied on our 2 Purple courses by an adult. One adult per child.) Last Call Climb On sale 3 hours prior to closing. Valid for remaining time that day-typically max 2.5 hrs.  Monday through Sunday $39.00 per person.

Do you have a different open and closing schedule in June??

SANDRA TAPIA-ARCOS | Sep 27, 2019
Noriaga Perez | Sep 27, 2019

No I dont

When is it gonna open for 2019

Marcie Pereira | Sep 27, 2019
Alyssa Ingmanson | Sep 27, 2019

It is open now on fridays, Saturdays, and sundays

The people in our party never received their electronic waivers. How do we get the waivers to sign?

Cathy Schmitz | Sep 27, 2018
DRSW | Sep 27, 2018

They are available to fill out on a tablet at check in and you can email a copy to yourself.

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How much is it

JJ Squad | Sep 27, 2018
Steve Worthington | Sep 27, 2018

They have an excellent website with all info

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Are we allowed to leave children over 14 years unattended at the park?

Yotus | Sep 27, 2018
DRSW | Sep 27, 2018

Yes! We saw many kids unattended in groups. I recommend earlier than later it appeared that going later in the evening was a little scary because a lot of people were not there.

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How much it cost?

monica Cornejo Jurado | Sep 27, 2018
glisy Soto | Sep 27, 2019

$ ??????

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is there a weight restriction

Joann B | Sep 27, 2018
Noriaga Perez | Sep 27, 2018

Yes 265

I make a trip one a week to Fairfield University and I have some time in the afternoon and would like to fine things to do. Zip lining would be great idea. Are they open in March? If not what are the times and details to the operation. Thank you

James Murphy | Sep 27, 2018
Phil F | Sep 27, 2018

They open March 30. Friday: 3pm to 10pm Sat: 9a to 10p. Sun: 9a to 8p Best time to go is late May. Its a great date night.

Is there a waiver that the parents need to sign as far as a school trip?

victor benson | Sep 27, 2018
Robert Smith | Sep 27, 2018

Yes, every participant needs a waiver.

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