Can you beat a Guinness World Record @ The AZ Science Center?

 

If you live near Phoenix, AZ & Have kids, but haven't stopped by to see the current featured exhibit at the Arizona Science Center, then you are missing out. The current exhibit which will stay put until January 1st, 2024 is the science of Guinness World Records. It is a blast for the whole family from small children to teens & it would even make a fun date idea for couples to do together. This attraction requires a separate ticket from center admission so make sure you have both in order to get in! It is located on the third floor of the science center, so you can choose to head straight there then work your way down the science center or save it for last. Tickets for this exhibit are $8.95 per person.

You will not only get to see a little bit of information on current world records that have received Guinness certificates, but you'll also get a chance to see how good you are at some of the records. The exhibit is filled with a number of interactive stations where you can test out your speed & dexterity. Some of the challenges are for a singular person to do while others allow you to compete against each other at the same time.  

Each station has a clear set of instructions to follow & it will also tell you what the current record holders time is. Some of them are absolutely insane with how quickly they manage to complete the task. We visited on a Sunday morning & were happy to find the exhibit wasn't packed, so we didn't have to wait in a lot of lines to try out the different stations which made the experience even more enjoyable. We had a blast trying to top each other at each station, there was at least one thing that each of us were able to beat the others in. If you haven't worked your arms out in a while, you will get an arm work out during the challenges, from trying to get as many drumbeats as you can in a minute to fastest fist bumps and even seeing how long you can hang from a bar, you might be a little tired at the end. But you'll hardly notice while it is happening, because you'll be having too much of a good time. The exhibit as a whole felt almost like a game section at a carnival, you'll want to stop and do it all. You might not get a prize to take home like at the carnival, but if you beat the others in your group at various stations you will have the bragging rights to take home! 

In the back section of the exhibit they have a small seating area where you can sit or stand & watch some clips showing some of the world record holders & see them performing their feats. There is also a bathroom + water fountains near this section so you won't need to leave and come back. If you do happen to have any questions or need help with one of the stations, there were a number of employees walking around that are happy to help & someone is stationed at the front entrance as well. We had a lot of fun & have been talking about it since we visited, we highly recommend that you check it out for yourself. You'll even find some fun video game stations where you can try to beat the top record holder! The two video games they have are a giant pac-man game & a DDR machine. 

Tickets to the AZ Science center are $21.95 per adult & $15.95 for children 17& Under. Sometimes "extras" such as visiting museums, going to the movies, etc can be hard for low income families so the science center participates in a program called Museums for All that allow EBT card holders to purchase tickets for a highly discounted rate. I recently wrote a post about this program & some of the great museums you can visit with the program, you can check that post out by clicking here. 

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Disclaimer- Tickets to the center + exhibit mentioned above were provided by The Arizona Science Center for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.