People of my generation who grew up here may remember a commercial where various people sang about going to Wunderland to the tune of "Macho Man" by the Village People.
At the time I only remember it having video games where each play cost a nickel.The nickel is still the unit of currency, but you load up a card and some games cost more than a nickel.
It still tends to be a good deal. For example, the claw machines with the stuffed animals give you two tries for eight nickels. That is a bargain.
There are still some traditional video games, but there are many games that you would find at other types of arcades, like shooting baskets or skee-ball.
For this it is most like Chuck E. Cheese, in that the games are built on a smaller scale. While playing skee-ball the other players are very close.
When it was just video games, it seemed geared more toward young teenagers. Now I would say there is more of a focus on children, though there were teenagers around as well.
The addition of other activity options, like a movie theater and laser tag, makes Wunderland a good option for birthday parties and for families with different age ranges.
It is not ideal for claw machine aficionados. You don't get tickets for clawing, so the only prizes are the ones you can grab. Also, most of the claw machines were just for balls.
That being said, 40 cents for two claws is pretty great, and if we just want to claw there are places for that.
Prices were also reasonable for concessions (we did get some Icees and popcorn) and check the web site for various specials. It's a good value.COVID: Not only is it all indoors, but there are lots of people and it feels a bit hot and sweaty. That might be worse on a rainy Saturday, which was when we happened to be there. I kept my mask on, but the ability to distance is not great.Accessibility: I would say it is mostly navigable, but there are a lot of children running around, which could lead to crashes. Also, there are flashing lights, though I did not notice any strobe effects.https://wunderlandgames.com/locations/beaverton/