ith Chandler’s best hotel and resort rates and fewer crowds, summer can be a playful and affordable family vacation. You’ll have plenty of space to chill with your family while you take in Arizona’s grand scenery and sights.
The city offers a host of cool things to do all summer long! Bring the family for some pool time or try a little retail therapy. Chandler will help you relax and unwind in style.
Playful Places
With energy to burn, kids are always looking for something fun and exciting on vacation. Chandler’s family-fun centers give them the interactive experience they crave.
They can literally bounce off the walls at Jumpstreet, an indoor trampoline park where the trampolines angle up the walls.
The four distinct play areas at Makutu’s Island family center – with a 25-foot “oak tree,” surrounded by the Pirates Cove, Palm Slide and Blue Fantasy Tree – offer kids a variety of opportunities for fun.
Remember what winter was like? You can experience only winter’s fun parts in Chandler at Polar Ice Chandler, an indoor skating rink. You’ll delight in the cold this time of year, and then you can walk out whenever you want. Now that’s the best winter we’ve ever heard of! You’ll give your kids a cool treat during summer. Just check for open skate times, lace up your skates and then take a glide on the ice.
You can also make a splash this summer with outdoor fun. At any of 
Chandler’s water parks, the kids – and mom and dad – can splash and play in the parks’ water slides, current river and water vortex. Thoughtfully positioned shade structures offer sun protection, too. There’s plenty of aquatic fun for everyone! The water parks are open daily, and admission prices start at only $1.
After the pool, why not try a little retail therapy at any of Chandler’s shopping centers. You’ll enjoy the cool comfort of indoor shopping centers like the area’s regional, upscale and family-friendly mall – Chandler Fashion Center, where you’re sure to get some cool finds.
Cool Family Fun Events
Ready, set, chill on Saturday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the White Water Summer Splash. Bring the family to check out all things H2O. Kids will marvel at the inflatable water attractions that are the main draw. Don’t forget the sunscreen, but do head downtown and enjoy the live entertainment, tasty food and more!
The Independence Day celebration at Chandler’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular is sure to be a festive celebration. Held every year at Tumbleweed Park, it features live music, a free kids’ carnival and assorted water/interactive amusements. Festivities at the park begin at 7 p.m. and culminate with the fireworks show at 9 p.m.
Cool New Culinary Experiences
Vacation is the perfect time to escape your dining routine and try new things. And Chandler makes it easy to expand your horizons with the local culinary scene. Visitors will enjoy a world of flavor. Chefs make cuisine of globally inspired flavors, homemade local favorites and everything in between. Nationally recognized favorites are always nearby too. With hundreds of restaurants, there are enough choices to delight any palate.
For a spectacular summer evening, make dinner plans at one of downtown Chandler’s more than 20 award-wining restaurants, with everything from Italian to sushi and American to Thai.
Save room for a cool and tasty treat at Paletas Betty. And so you are in the know, a paleta is a seasonal, handmade ice and cream pop. Chandler’s very own Paletas Betty was recently voted critic’s pick for 2012 by AZCentral.com, the online version of The Arizona Republic.
Plus, the vibrant local culinary scene gives you your choice of kid-friendly cuisines alongside sophisticated menus for adults. Entertain the kids at restaurants too. Chefs at China Magic Noodle pull apart a ball of dough and transform it into noodle strings behind the glass.
Who knew the Valley of the Sun could be so much fun and so affordable? Find summer values at Chandler’s accommodations, and bring the kids for a memorable vacation in Chandler.
(Brought to you by the Chandler Office of Tourism, (888) 663-2489, www.visitchandler.com.)
