The Midway Family Fun Park

The family and I hit this place up over the weekend. We got the 2 kids, 2 adult pizza + pop + 80 token combo they have for about $ 90 with tax. Even though it’s on the expensive side, we still had fun and definitely got our money’s worth.
The kids enjoyed all the games and various activities. A few of the games were out of service and/​or ate our tokens but the staff was quick to reimburse us. In fact, I need to give a bit shout out to the staff there because they made our visit much more enjoyable than it would have been otherwise. They were all very accommodating and pleasant to speak with. Keep up the good work guys and thank you for your exceptional customer service!
All in all, it’s a great place to spend a rainy day with the kids or something different to do on the odd Saturday evening. If you keep your expectations in check, you will have a good time.

This place has downsized but it is still sufficient for the young children. A variety of things for them to do which include rock climbing bumper cars and a jungle gym. System is tokens which can be exchanged using machines throughout or through the cashier. The cash to token ratio is parity.
A variety of games for fun and for tickets which can be redeemable for toys gadgets and candy are available. Upstairs is where you’ll find the birthday rooms.
Security of the children is by controlled access and using a stamp system which ensures you leave with your kids (stamps need to match for all family members who come as a party)
Overall not a bad place for your kids to spend the day or have a birthday party. It’s changed a lot from its time over off St Laurent.

The Midway Family Fun Park is located right by the Museum of Science, near St. Laurent. They were recently renovating their location, so some of the activities offered were temporarily closed. They offer an indoor arcade and midway with games where you can win tickets. These tickets can subsequently be traded in for prizes. They also have indoor mini golf, bumper cars, bumper boats, a children’s jungle gym, a kiddie train, and kiddie bounce and a cantine style restaurant.
The «Park» doesn’t usually get busy during the day, but beware of it on any kind of holiday or day off from school. It will be filled with wild, screaming children. It’s very typical for the Midway to be overrun with several birthday parties during the weekend. The Midway also offers summer camps, March break camps and can be booked for birthday parties and group evens.
I really enjoy playing the midway style games such as ski ball, that game where you throw plastic balls into a clowns mouth and other «old school» games you’d typically see at a county fair or exposition.
Most of the rides are designed for smaller children. The midway games vary in difficulty; there are some games clearly designed for small children while others are suitable for anyone’s inner child.

As a spontaneous fun decision one weekend a group of friends and I decided to go to the Midway. I didn’t grow up in Ottawa so this was a first for me and we thought it’d be something different.
It wasn’t very busy on the afternoon/​evening that we went but what I found most disappointing was the number of games that simply didn’t work and some that took your tokens and then didn’t work.
I can imagine how bummed the kids we be to get there and see so many games just out of order or taking your money and just not working properly.
The rides there are pretty well based for very young children as is the indoor mini golf.
The staff seemed to be young and were keeping an eye on things throughout the place.
I think there are far better ways for kids to spend their (or your) money indoors than at the Midway. Even in that area of town there is the Science Museum and Laser Quest.