点评:We started going to the Centre back when you got annual admission when you bought a ticket. At the time, it was less known about and the value was really good (and probably, if anything, a little too generous!). It's a great idea - a way to teach children STEM that really engages them. The shows are good, the special lab activities are good, the regular activities are decent.
However, now in late 2025, a lot more people visit and they've changed the ticketing system - it's now very expensive for a single session, for what is, at heart, a fairly small site. Going during school holidays is quite unpleasant - while each session has a timed slot, I don't think this is enforced, so people stay over their time and the afternoons particularly are just too busy. This was seen very clearly during the afternoon show where a number of people were standing uncomfortably and blocking the aisle/fire exit.
My children don't particularly like interacting with others they don't know, and more boisterous kids pushed them off of activities. This is made the visit quite stressful for me as the parent.
I think it's a good indoor activity option for kids, but I'll probably only return not during a weekend or school holiday. I'd much prefer better value single sessions and a more strict regulation of visitor numbers during peak times.
翻译:我们以前去中心的时候,买票就能获得年票。那时候中心名气还小,性价比很高(甚至可以说有点太划算了!)。中心的理念很棒——它提供了一种真正能激发孩子兴趣的STEM教育方式。演出精彩,特色实验室活动也很棒,常规活动也相当不错。
然而,到了2025年底,参观人数大幅增加,而且中心也更改了票务系统——现在单次入场费非常昂贵,而中心本身其实规模并不大。学校假期去中心体验很差——虽然每个场次都有时间限制,但我觉得并没有严格执行,所以人们经常超时逗留,尤其是下午时段更是人满为患。下午的演出就充分体现了这一点,很多人站着很不舒服,堵住了过道/消防通道。
我的孩子不太喜欢和陌生人互动,一些比较吵闹的孩子把他们挤出了活动区。作为家长,这让我这次参观感到非常紧张。
我认为这里对孩子们来说是个不错的室内活动选择,但我可能只会在非周末或学校假期期间再去。我更希望单次体验项目能更划算,并且在高峰时段能更严格地控制游客人数。