LAHORE: To live life to its fullest, it's important to strike the right balance between work and leisure. Fortunately for Pakistanis, other than food courts, cafes and restaurants, there are film and drama theatres, activity clubs and malls, the sea in Karachi and not to forget the surge in music activities happening off late in major cities. However, the real fun begins when one feels like being young and carefree again; feel like a child more than anything, even if it's for a day.

We might have Joy Land, Fun City and Oasis, but to see the renowned amusement and family entertainment centre Sindbad refurbish and revamp into something larger than life, welcoming all children and even adults who want to let their hair down and have some childlike fun, is heart-warming and exciting. Mythical character Peter Pan did say, "Never grow up". As much as we simply can't follow the aforementioned advice, it's always best to feel young at heart and body and what better way than to hit the road and swing by Sindbad with family and children.

From arcade games to merry-go-rounds, dodging cars to a fabulous food court, all kinds of games, rides and swings, there is never an activity too less to feel bored or sit idle.

"With our 20 plus years of experience in this industry and extensive planning and research that goes into the design of each outlet, our facilities offer customers a complete and well thought out entertainment solution. The Lahore facility was planned and executed over a period of one and a half year. The design not only addressed issues like fire safety, accessibility, temperature control and smooth customer flow, but we also went a step ahead and adopted a zoning system for the placement of games and attractions. Games and rides were divided into three zones: video games zone, carnival/prize zone and a toddler games zone. These zones are based on various customer demographics such as their interests and age group and within these zones each game was carefully selected according to their international and local popularity. Based over an area of 19,000 sq ft, we are currently the latest indoor arcade in Lahore and offer the entire family a complete entertainment solution," Sindbad Wonderland CEO Sidra Nadeem said, while talking exclusively to Daily Times.

The fully refurbished new Sindbad at Fortress stadium Lahore, which launched in September, occupies an area which is spacious and humongous. This outlet hosts a large range of arcade, prize and toddler games along with spin zone bumper cars, a soft play area for toddlers and indoor rides.

"I'm very happy to see that children and their parents have an international-standard play area in Lahore, which is indoors, considering the harsh weather conditions in the city. The diversity and the quality of rides available at the outlet sets it apart from all of its competitors," Imtisal Zafar of Verve was quoted as saying. Verve Events also held the launch of Sindbad last month, which was well attended by Lahoris and there was plenty of photo-ops with characters for children to enjoy.

Based on a similar operations model as the indoor outlets in Karachi, this outlet is run completely by a top up card system called the Sindbad Fun Card, which can be used to operate all games and rides as well as earn redemption points.

The new outlet in Lahore also features a zoning system with different dedicated play zones for younger and older children. Special emphasis has been placed on safety and security during the design of this outlet and it hosts a modern fire safety system along with controlled access gates at all entrances.

The new outlet promises to provide quality entertainment for the entire family in a safe, climatically controlled environment.

Defying negativity in a country prone to chaos and terror, Sindbad Wonderland provides a safe, enjoyable and quality environment for parents, children and friends to bust boredom and don Peter Pan's 'avatar'.