What’s There To Do On Spring Break? These Places Have Answer

Students can practically taste the freedom that’s just around the corner: spring break.

And certain Spokane Valley businesses hope to keep that excitement from turning into sour whines of boredom by week’s end.

Recreational businesses that cater to kids anticipate that the vacation - April 3-7 - will be a busy week.

A video game arcade at University City Mall usually draws in more business during spring break, said manager Sherry Montgomery.

Bumpers Family Fun Center is offering a special spring break pass for $25 that includes 20 game tokens per day and lunch for the week.

Also, customers can get a special deal on game tokens from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. from this Sunday through the following Sunday.

Since Discovery Zone closed its doors in January, some parents have found other places where they can let their younger kids run free.

Manager Don Dunbrasky said that some such families have since discovered Savage House Pizza Parlor.

The restaurant, 700 S. Dishman Road, offers some of the same play equipment as the children’s activity center.

Savage House Pizza has a “ball crawl” - a huge box full of colorful plastic balls that kids can play in, a small slide and video games. Families can also play miniature golf outside.

Dunbrasky estimated that about 75 percent of customers are families with younger children.

“If you don’t like kids,” Dunbrasky said, “you don’t want to be here.”

In addition to playing video games and miniature golf, kids can also go roller skating or bowling.

Roller Valley Skate Center hopes to draw in bigger crowds during its afternoon skating sessions next week.

In-line skates will be allowed on the rink. “Rollerblading is hot,” said manager Colleen Hughes-Bernstein.

“Roller skating is fun, healthy and a good workout,” she said.

Bad weather usually helps drive kids to these businesses.

“Hopefully, it will rain,” said Hughes-Bernstein.

They won’t happen in time for spring vacation, but several places are planning improvements for the summer ahead.

Bumpers Fun Center will replace its indoor toy car race course with a nine-hole miniature golf course.

Roller Valley Skate will begin its own in-line hockey program this summer, said Hughes-Bernstein.

And Savage House Pizza will add bumper cars to its activities, said Dunbrasky.