KWED live remote, hot dogs, prizes plus block party on tap for Thursday

(Seguin) – The wait is over. A historic space once home to ZDT’s Amusement Park is roaring back to life, this time as Jungle Jam Xtreme Indoor Family Entertainment.

Although today is a soft opening, the Guenthers, owners of Jungle Jam in New Braunfels, are waiting until Thursday to host its official grand opening and block party celebration.

Owner Misti Abrameit-Guenther says the party will kick off in the afternoon with a ribbon cutting, live broadcast, food, prizes, and plenty of family fun.

“We open at 9 o’clock on Thursday but our grand opening officially kicks off at 3 o’clock. At 3 o’clock, we start with a ribbon cutting by our wonderful chamber of commerce here in Seguin along with our live (broadcast) with KWED. Our friends at KWED are going to do a live remote from here to help us promote what we have in this business for Jungle Jam Xtreme. We are going to have hot dogs that we will be giving away. We will have a DJ here. We will have door prizes such as a year’s membership to Jungle Jam Xtreme. We will be giving away a private party also and we will be giving away a regular birthday party for the Silos and some other things,” said Abrameit-Guenther.

Despite operating without any of the outdoor rides of the original park, she says this new legacy will still include fun and games for every age including a new redemption center packed with exciting prizes.

“We have a redemption center for the kids to be able to come and earn points through purchasing credits to be able to play the games and then we have a whole store of things that they can purchase but we did want to have some big things for kids to learn how to save their points to be able to cash those in for things such as a PlayStation 5 – a Switch 2 is up there. We have some of the traditional fun redemption things you would see in traditional redemption centers. We will have memberships. They have VIP status that they can earn more points and so we are working through those to be able to incentivize and have fun with that,” said Abrameit-Guenther.

The business will also include giant climbing structures, a toddler center and epic obstacle courses.

On top of the fun, Abrameit-Guenther says it was important that the grand opening celebration also featured some of their new neighboring businesses.

“We are also inviting the other businesses that are on the block to come over and to be able to showcase their businesses as well. Danny and Sarah have a whole block of buildings here and we want to be able to help fill these buildings with more businesses like us to be able to help the kids of Seguin. So, we started it off with following their legacy of 18 years of ZDT’s. We couldn’t let that go so we have opened up this family friendly area for kids of all ages and anybody who is a kid at heart,” said Abrameit-Guenther.

As they step into the next chapter of the ZDT’s legacy, the Guenthers — who also own Jungle Jam in New Braunfels — say it feels like this may have been their plan all along, and they are grateful for the opportunity to bring their business to Seguin.

“The reason this is Jungle Jam Xtreme is because of the fact that in New Braunfels, we have Jungle Jam and at about the age of 7 or 8, the kids start to age out over there. It is made more for the younger children. So, we have been dreaming about the next step. How can we take care of the next age group? So, we believe, we brought the twist of Jungle Jam here by having a toddler center that they can actually be in and have soft play and build blocks and do all that but then, we have something for the other kids to do on the other side of the building to enjoy as well,” said Abrameit-Guenther.

Jungle Jam Xtreme is open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Families are encouraged to follow the business’ Facebook page for updates, including special sensory-sensitive hours that are being planned. Admission is $8 for children ages 1(or walking) to 3 and $12 for kids ages 4 and up. Guests 16 and older get in free, but all adults must be accompanied by a paying child.

The business is located at 301 W. Kingsbury St.