A high-flying new family entertainment complex will soon be bouncing into San Antonio’s Northeast Side. NRG Adventure Park, a brand-new chain, is opening in the Pavilions North Shopping Center at 25 NE Loop 410 #101, according to the company website.
NRG is an apt descriptor. It takes plenty of stamina to make it through the park, which features trampolines, a ninja course, dodgeball, a jousting pit, and a ropes course among its exhausting options. Toddlers who are not yet bouncing off the walls can play in a specialized zone that includes a classic ball pit.
The company is also mindful of different types of kids. Each month, the locations offer a two-hour sensory exploration block with softer music and all specialty lights shut off. Children aged 7 and under get their run of the place on three mornings a week, ensuring safe play. During Friday and Saturday’s Neon Nights, older kids can run wild in a rave-like environment with thumping music.
The ninja course’s design lands somewhere between Nickelodeon and a Berlin nightclub.PlayNRG.com
Only one park has opened thus far in Springfield, New Jersey, but 13 locations will soon follow across the country, including three in Texas: San Antonio, Austin, and Plano. A LinkedIn post from Head of Operations Zachary Wittman says over 100 parks are on the way.
“NRG will truly be for everyone in the entire family and will provide a next-level experience for all of our guests nationwide,” wrote Wittman.
The brand seems to be targeting shopping centers once filled with big-box stores. Pavilions North, located across the highway from North Star Mall, has plenty of empty space due to the collapse of Joann and Conn’s HomePlus.
According to a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) project page, the $205,000 remodel aims to wrap up by April 2026. Although the San Antonio NRG is listed on the company website as “coming soon,” it has not released a formal opening date and TDLR filings are no guarantee of an actual timeline.
Once it does debut, it will face competition from a similar concept expanding in Central Texas. In April, Launch Entertainment announced it was opening six parks in the area, split evenly between San Antonio and Austin.