This place is great for kids 3+. We love the dinos...

This place is great for kids 3+. We love the dinosaur exhibit and we're so disappointed when we learned it isn't permanent. A few major differences from the DC-LA. 1. Parking-- it is limited and if you're not a member it cost $6 even if you end up across the street in the overflow lot. 2. Because of parking it's not built for crowds- sure it's huge but organizationally they don't have the infrastructure to coordinate. Instead people piled into the parking lot while one staff member told the first car about the overflow lot. The lanes turning in were backed up and not effectively addressed. The staff member tried to wave us through until we told them we don't know where to go. He gave us an 8.5x11 with a map. Such a colossal waste of paper. They should have a sign with arrows giving directions and a large sign (not a single sandwich board sign) in front of the overflow lot. 3. The bathrooms are more abundant but as disgusting. Urine all over the men's restroom floors. My kiddo did enjoy washing his own hands at the kid friendly sinks.

I didn't know that members had to pay extra for bubblefest. I assumed as a member it'd be a perk included. It didn't look super interesting so I'm not super disappointed.

The gift shop is full of trash. I would've hoped for some higher quality or more educational toys.

Also, there aren't a lot of staff observing the areas. I watched a lady eat a bag of chips inside the earthquake simulator. Lady. We all share this space- please eat on a bench or at the cafe.

Cleanliness is essential with so many little humans and chipeaters running around. I would've loved to see staff walking up and down the stairs with a Clorox wipe just wiping things down. The legos are gross. The stools were dirty. The cart activity went from kid to kid. Just a few seconds to focus on cleanliness and hygiene would be awesome.

I know I'll be back but in a weekday. I can't do another weekend there