Captain Mike’s Fun Park

Quite run down, too exspensive
It’s really small it’s worth the extra drive to go to formula k near kalamazoo
The arcade games are dated, number boats and go carts are old.
Needs a while revamp

Came here on our July 2014 vacation and really enjoyed ourselves. We stayed close to the border of Michigan and Indiana, and our drive to Captain Mike’s was scenic and pleasant.
Most memorable are the go-​karts. I love that my son could ride with me (for free, no less!) and our double kart was just as fast — maybe FASTER! — than the single carts. Mother and son take the lead! Haha.
We also enjoyed the bumper boats and the trampoline basketball. We didn’t get to try the mini golf, as it was quite crowded and we didn’t want to wait, but it looked like a cute, simple course good for young children.
All staff members were friendly and courteous. Grandchildren of Captain Mike, I believe. We even saw the captain himself working on the ski-​ball machine (I could tell because he really resembles the fun park’s logo), and I think Mrs. Captain sold us our tickets. Celebrity encounters!
My only real knock on the place is that they don’t seem to have enough restrooms to accommodate the crowd. There is one women’s and one gender neutral room, if I remember correctly. Both are located inside the arcade, and not much privacy is offered with the setup.

When the kids (and you) have had enough of schlepping to and from the beach, or the weather just isn’t great, Captain Mike’s is a great place to go. The rides last a long time and I was impressed with how clean and well maintained all the attractions are. The arcade has a lot of great games, the type that pay off tickets for prizes. All in all pleasantly surprised.

Old-​fashioned family fun place. Tell the kids to not expect super fancy high tech digs. Brings lot of cash, and quarters for the batting cages. About $ 6 per person, per game event. Go karts were fun, as was the high jump basketball (on trampoline). Miniature golf was good for my 9 year old — nothing too fancy, but solid fun. Older kids weren’t interested in mini golf. Batting cages didn’t run well do to heavy, earlier rains, but the owner was very accommodating & told us to go to ticket window for refund.

First off the owners are Detroit Tiger’s fans that alone gets 5 stars. It’s an older fun park. For the area it’s good.

Yeah, this place is hilarious. It’s exactly the sort of place that you think it is.
Everything costs like $ 5-​$ 6 per person. People are mentioning that it’s pricey, but I would argue otherwise; the prices are cheaper than any of these activities would cost you in a more urban area. The only reason people think it’s pricey is because they’re taking themselves, and their kids, and their friends’ kids, and that weird neighbor kid who’s always hanging around, and paying for them all. Of course it’s expensive when you’re paying for ten people to play mini-​golf! (And really, it’s not… ten people would be like $ 60. Way cheaper than a movie.)
Here’s my assessment of the activities:
GO-​KARTS — Generally fun, in the way go-​karts almost always are. They have strict NO BUMPING rules. My only complaint is that, since they don’t really pay attention to your race, you sometimes can get cheated on a lap. (Example: One guy was almost a full lap behind us, and they made him return to the pit first, essentially giving him one less lap than everyone else.)
BUMPER CARS — These things are ridiculous. They’re not normal bumper cars, but giant, round, two-​handled bumper cars. What’s better is that the actual bumper car area is like a 15’x15’ corral. There’s almost no room to move or get up speed.
ARCADE — Pointless. Nothing exciting going on. Just there to get extra change out of your kids.
MINI-​GOLF — A basic but decent course, good for an hour of your time. Some water jumps, a few angled and curved holes. Don’t expect anything to light up or make any fancy sounds; it’s a WYSIWYG sort of affair.
BUMPER BOATS — Didn’t get to try them, but they look fun.
WATER BALLOON BATTLE — Ditto.
BOUNCE HOUSE BASKETBALL — Trampolines and basketball hoops? How could that NOT be fun? My nephews loved it.
BATTING CAGES — Medium (40 mph) and fast (60 mph) pitch baseball, and fast pitch softball. The batting cages look a bit shorter than the normal mound-​to-​batter distance, but I didn’t get to try them, so I can’t be sure.
MINI GO-​KARTS — These were out of service when we were there, but it appeared to be a rather tiny (like, 10 feet in diameter) circular track with some smaller go-​karts for the little ones.
Of course, this place also has nachos.
One note: BRING CASH. No credit/​debit cards taken. There is an ATM in the arcade.

$ 6 for a go-​cart ride for me and my 2.5 yr daughter. Arcade games $.25, great activities for the kids while in the area.

There are things that I definitely liked and disliked about Captain Mike’s. Nice that there is no admission just to get in, adults don’t have to fork over $$ if they are there just to escort the kids. Fees are generally per ride, per person — no bulk or combo discounts. Also you need to pay individually per ride, so unless you have the day’s activities strictly planned out in advance, you’ll need to be prepared to repeat this sequence several times throughout your day:
1) Ask kids what they want to do next
2) Go to ticket window to buy tickets
3) Wait in line for ride
4) Finish ride then repeat steps 1) through 3)
When we went the park was almost empty so this was not so bad, but I imagine that when they are busy this might be time-​consuming. Too bad they don’t just sell bunches of tickets and offer the rides at a number of tickets each.
The park is small enough that you can do most everything in two hours or less. The bumper boats, go karts, and water balloon battle were fun. They also have an arcade where most machines spit out tickets that you can redeem for junk, though the number of games is so limited that you would have to play the same games over and over in order to accumulate enough tickets to win any sort of substantial prize.
Recommended as a short afternoon diversion for the kids. Just remember to bring plenty of money.

This is the third season we have been bringing our soon to be six year old son to Captain Mike’s…and he loves it more each year! Game room, go cart rides with dad, bumper boats and now he’s the at the age he can ride the mini go karts himself… it’s a good way to kill an hour. Our almost 4 yr old daughter really likes the game room.
It can get a little pricey if you spend a longer amount of time there… but I suppose you can say that about anything.

FUN FUN FUN FUN
We went three times during our week vacation in Harbor County. You pay by the game, but there is a range of prices and the different games appealed to our entire age group 6 through 40.
Family water balloon contest is a must and the basketball on the trampoline was a hit for everyone in the family. Nothing special with the mini golf, but our nephews still enjoyed playing.
It is a great no thrills Fun Park, that has a 70s feel to it.