Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Soft Play Parties

Below is a list of the most frequently asked questions that we get regarding our Soft Play Parties. If you cannot find the answer to your question from the list below however, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact form on the right hand side of this page or call us on 0131 639 0129.

With our Soft Play Birthday Celebrations customers booking more than 8-children will be allowed to book FREE use of our our large, Ancient Egyptian themed party room.

Your can still come is as a group to celebrate your special occasion but will not have free access to our large party room.  You can obviously sit anywhere else in the play centre that is available.

Our large party room can comfortably accommodate up to 30 children

A maximum of 6-adults are allowed at each birthday party celebration.

We have 3 options: In person, by telephone, or online.

In Person:  Simply pop into TimeTwisters any time during our opening hours (9.30am until 6.00pm) and one of our party team will be able to complete the whole booking process for you.  You then have the choice to pay for the booking in either cash or any major credit card.

By Telephone:  A bit more convenient if you are not able to come in and visit us, simply call us on 0131 639 0129 and again one of the party team can complete the whole booking for you.  The party booking can be paid by any major credit or debit card

Online:  Probably the most convenient of all as you can book your party at anytime night or day (24/7) without having to wait until the play centre is open. This is a completely secure online booking system with secure online payment facilities provided by WorldPay, which can accept any of the major credit or debit cards.

With our Birthday celebration packages the full entry cost for your group is required to be paid at the time of the booking.  Any food that you choose to order can be paid separately on the day of your celebration.

We recognise that circumstances can change and if you find that for whatever reason you will not be able to hold your party on the date you have booked, please get in touch as early as possible.

In the first instance we will work with you to reschedule your party to a date that is more convenient.  We will reschedule your party on up to 2 occasions free of charge, thereafter there will be a £35 rescheduling fee applied for each subsequent rescheduling.

If you decide to cancel your booking altogether, then cancellation fees will apply:

  • Although we state that your party deposit is non-refundable, if you need to cancel (for whatever reason) and notify us more than 21 days before your booked date, then we will refund your deposit minus a £35 administration fee
  • If you request to cancel your party less than 21 days before the scheduled date we will cancel your booking, but will not be able to issue a refund of your initial deposit
  • If you reschedule your booking beyond the 21-day window but then subsequently cancel it, our non-refundable party deposit policy will apply

We will work with you in order to accommodate any requested date changes, and will do all we can to find a date that works for you, but availability is obviously subject to other bookings that already exist at the time of your requested date change.

As we know these sort of things can happen for any number of reasons – either a the web browser crashed, something didn’t work properly at the payment gateway or any number of technical reasons. If it does happen…DON’T PANIC!!
In most cases the party date and time you were booking has been set-aside in your name and simply needs to booking deposit to be paid in order to confirm the booking. Simply phone TimeTwisters on 0131 639 0129 in order to confirm that the booking has been made and complete the booking process by paying the required deposit.

Once the booking process is complete, we’ll send you our confirmation of your booking showing all of the details that we have on our system regarding your party. Please check this carefully and let us know as soon as possible if there are any mistakes or if you would like to make any changes.

Along with your party confirmation, we’ll also send out the invitations for your party for you to send out to each of your party guests. We generally send out the number of invitation for the number of children that you have booked for, but on request we can send out up to an additional 5 invitations with your confirmation.

We know this can happen and we can quite easily accommodate changes to the number of guests at your party. Simply let us know (preferably by email to party@timetwisters.co.uk) to confirm the number of people that will be attending. This will enable us to ensure that the kitchen prepares the right amount of food for your party and ensures everything runs smoothly on the day. Please let us know at least 72 hours before your party if the expected number of guests has changed.

Unlike some places though we don’t believe you should pay for guests that for whatever reason are not able to attend (or simply do not turn up), and will only charge for the number of children that are actually at the party. This however, is still subject to the minimum party numbers as outlined at the top of this page. If the actual number of attendees is less than these minimums you will still be charged for the minimum number of guests.

Again, this is relatively easy for us to accommodate – provided we get some additional notice of the increase in numbers. As before, this is mainly to ensure that the kitchen is adequately prepared and makes enough food for the number of guests. Letting us know about the increase – at least 2-3 days before your party date, will ensure that everything runs much smoother on the day of your party.

As stated previously, you only pay for the number of children that attend (subject to usual minimum numbers).

As we only charge for the number of children that actually attend the party (subject to our normal minimum numbers) we do not take the final payment until the day of your party. Shortly after your arrival (and once all of your guests have arrived) one of the party hosts attending your party (or our party coordinator) will simply ask that you make your way to reception in order to pay your balance.

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So if you’re up for the greatest fun in history, come and visit us here at TimeTwisters, or give us a call on 0131 639 0129 for more information!

the best party ever

Once again thanks for all your hard work in making sure the party ran smoothly.

The kids loved it and are all saying it’s the best party ever. I was really impressed with the way it was run and your staff member’s professionalism and friendliness.