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Indoor Children's Play Space · Hummelstown, PA
Where the Wild Things Play is a boutique indoor play space in the Hershey Square shopping center near Hersheypark — a big climbing structure with two turbo slides, seven themed play areas, and a toddler zone built for kids roughly age 1 to 9, about 15 minutes from our shop.
Our take It's an easy indoor backup when the weather turns or the kids are too young for the big coasters — about 15 minutes from our shop at I-81 Exit 80. If you're making the drive over for a rainy-day session, it's a good moment to let us look over the car while you're out with the little ones.
Where the Wild Things Play markets itself as a Hershey play space, and it sits right on the edge of it — physically it's in the Hershey Square shopping center in neighboring Hummelstown, tucked between TJ Maxx and Five Below off Hersheypark Drive. Inside is a roughly 4,000-square-foot indoor playground built around a large climbing structure with two turbo slides, plus seven themed play vignettes — a clubhouse, a play village, a space station, a sweet shop, and more — that give younger kids somewhere to use their imagination rather than just burn laps. There's a dedicated toddler zone for the smallest visitors, an interactive STEM screen, and a magnet wall, so the place spans a real age range without feeling like a free-for-all.
It's set up for caregivers as much as kids: there's café seating with coffee so the grown-ups can actually sit while the little ones play, and admission is sold as a two-hour open-play session rather than an all-day pass, which keeps the room from overcrowding. Beyond drop-in play, the space hosts private birthday parties and baby showers, runs classes and programs (like Busy Bees for ages 1 to 3), and offers summer camps and field trips. Walk-ins are welcome, but on busy days — rainy mornings and weekends especially — sessions can hit capacity, so reserving ahead online is the safer bet.
Open seven days a week for reserved two-hour open-play sessions, but hours have been adjusted over time and vary by day — recent listings show open play running to about 3:00 PM on weekdays and ending earlier (around 12:30 PM) on some weekend and midweek mornings. The room also closes at times for private parties, field trips, and cleaning. Check the current schedule at wildthingsplay.com or call ahead before a special trip.
Where the Wild Things Play is in Hummelstown, PA. The map shows both pins — Where the Wild Things Play and our shop in Grantville — so you can see exactly where it sits relative to us.
It's built for younger children — roughly age 1 through 9 — with a large climbing structure and turbo slides for older toddlers and big kids, plus a separate toddler zone for the smallest visitors. Admission is charged for ages 1 and up.
Walk-ins are welcome, but admission is sold as a two-hour open-play session and the room can reach capacity on weekends and rainy mornings. Reserving a session ahead at wildthingsplay.com is the safer bet on busy days.
Yes. It's a climate-controlled indoor playground, so it's a reliable rainy-day or hot-afternoon option a few minutes from Hersheypark. Just confirm the day's session times first, since the room sometimes closes for private parties or cleaning.
It's marketed as Hershey but physically sits just over the line in Hummelstown, in the Hershey Square shopping center between TJ Maxx and Five Below — only a few minutes from the Hersheypark area.
Make a Hummelstown–Hershey morning of it — burn off energy indoors, then keep it close with a couple of nearby stops.
Cool, rain-or-shine cavern tours a few minutes away in Hummelstown — another good all-weather pick.
The free tour ride is an easy next stop right by Hersheypark.
A free community playground in Hershey if you want some outdoor time after.
Verified via: Where the Wild Things Play (official site) · Plan Your Visit — hours & admission · Yelp business listing (updated 2026) · Tripadvisor listing
Where the Wild Things Play is an independent local business we're featuring in our guide — we're not affiliated with it in any way. Details come from the business and public sources and were accurate at the time of writing; please confirm current hours and session times before visiting.