If you’re living in Atlanta, Dallas, or NY and haven’t heard of the Candytopia museum you must be living under a rock. My Instagram feed is FILLED with people being sucked into a warp or twirling into happiness while confetti fall from the skies. I’ve been wanting to go for awhile now and finally the opportunity presented itself. I was lucky enough to stumble upon a blog post myself that had helpful tips, but it was mostly for parents going with their kids. So here’s the adult version.

TIPS:

1. Jackie Sorkin

Remember this name & when you win a prize you can mail me my portion. Ms.Sorkin is the creator of candytopia, which is pretty dope, and occasionally someone may ask you and you could win a candy prize!

2. Get there at least 10-15 minutes early!

We were literally 4 minutes late (due to an unforeseen rain storm #drivesafekids) and had to stand in a late line smh

3. I peed before I went in

Frugal mom suggested you do so since the nearest restroom is halfway in, but I didn’t even see the darn thing.

According to my baby sister who went the weekend after me:

*the bathroom is located in the confetti room! Behind the streamers on your right hand side before the hoses that spray you off! This is the sixth out of seven rooms that you will visit so please use the bathroom prior!

4. I almost brought my canon, but seriously just use your phone.

The museum takes those cool pictures you see on your friends Instagram for you and sends them to your phone for FREE (well let’s just say it’s included in the $28 ticket price). Honestly I just wanted to enjoy the museum and have those momentos. There were so many people trying to take pictures at every corner so it ruined most cute backdrops to your photos anyways.

P.S. The day my baby sister went the cameras were down, and she got no pictures. Be prepared and at least have a good quality camera on your phone. JUST IN CASE.

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5. Be prepared to stand in line

The picture lines alone are questionable, but I went on a Saturday so who am I to judge. It’s totally worth it though, because the pictures are high quality.

Notes via my babysister who went the weekend after:

*The longest line you have to face is in the 7th and last room with the marshmallow pit. They allow only a certain amount of people in for 5-7 minutes at a time so if the line is long it may be a while before you get to dive into the pit

6. Bring a decent sized bag

LISTEN they give you FREE #alsoincludedinthe28dollarticketprice candy in EVERY room you walk into, and not the cheap stuff. I had a fanny pack on and had a good stash by the end! There of course is a gift shop with candy you can purchase, but who needs that when you’ve gotten two pieces at every stop?!

7. Be prepared for mess!

Listen there is a room where confetti is being tossed at you from all angles (including out of a pigs backside with a canon #soundsgross but also #asupercuteboomerang ) and althouh they have a supersonic blow dryer to get it off it doesn’t go away. So be prepared to be pulling confetti from thin air hours after the experience. Also you’ll have to vacuum your car!

I truly appreciated the experience. It was a fun interactive museum & great way to hang with friends or your boo. I especially enjoyed the fact that the ticket price included those pictures and candy. I feel like most places would have capitalized on children and parents by charging for all of that, but Ms.Snorkin and co have good hearts. The $28 base price + everything – gift shop (which you don’t necessarily need to shop unless you want a t-shirt & nicely packaged candy) = a good time!

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