Seattle Waterfront Arcade

My son (just turned 7) loved this arcade. He would save up his own quarters to go and it was the main thing that brought us down to the pier. On his request we were going to take him today as a special birthday treat, and I was just looking up what time they opened when I saw they were closed for good. He will be devastated. I don’t understand. There were always lots of people there. Some one please explain!

I am enraged they removed this arcade. It’s the only arcade you could play tons of games at and not go broke, it was fun, colorful and I loved it. I don’t understand how it is a «money» issue they were having in order to remove it, because hundreds of people come by every day SPENDING money there. If someone could give me a some information about this that I can’t seem to mysteriously find on google, that’d be great.
Now there is a stupid souvenir/​sea hawks store in its place and a retarded table stand about cruises in the corner where you could toss balls at targets. I was so mad when I walked in and saw that it was totally different. I was not expecting such a change.
We don’t need MORE knick knack stores, we don’t need MORE sea hawks crap.
I won’t be coming to the pier any time soon.

This was so much fun but they got rid of it :(Found that out today. My little girl loved it too. Please bring it back…

Really nice area right on the waterfront.
Daughter and I went on the carousel.
Have not been on one in many many years.
It was fun

This little arcade is cheap and has a lot of prizes to choose from for kids. We played a couple arcade games after riding the Great Wheel.
There’s a carousel for kids to ride. It was closed when we were there on a weekend night.
This would be a fun place to take kids but too small for teenagers or adults.

A big horse carousel and tons of arcade games! I finally realized that there is a food court upstairs too but we didn’t venture up there yet. Our little one loves to play in here and it is close to everything down here on the waterfront which makes it a good pit stop for us.

We killed some time here and had lots of fun. Loved that there were games for my young kids and for me. Loved that most games were 25 cents. Loved that my kids could get a prize (albeit a teeny one) with only a few tickets.

Really small with very limited games. Only 2 skee ball games. Very crowded. Was kind of disappointed!

Great spot for the kids to let off some steam and its reasonable. Step out back on the pier and have great views of the water. And you cant miss a ride on the Big Ferris Wheel. More Restaurants are in the Arcade and must be good because the wait times were ridiculous.

Yay!!! Love this place, so cute and quaint and not much hoopla about it… It’s one of the only places on the pier that you won’t go broke trying and if you don’t know about it, you probably wouldn’t know it’s there!
My daughter always wants to ride the carousel and got Daddy to ride with too, $ 8 a pop is not bad considering the other prices for things to do on the pier. Standard quarter change machine for the games and arcades, some are 2 – 3 quarters but still worth it. Tickets are given for some games and you can turn them in to get a lil treat after.
I always get cotton candy too, the green apple is pretty yummy!

Cute little arcade! We had a fun time here with our 3 year old. Has a super cute indoor carousel which is perfect considering the erratic weather in Seattle.
It was clean, as far as arcades go, which is a huge factor for my germaphobe husband!
LOVE any arcade that has skee ball! Gotta love skee ball.
Also loved that this arcade takes quarters and not tokens. Tokens are such a pain in the rear end… major plus for not having to convert money to tokens! All in all a great time had and we would definitely return!

I LOVE this arcade. I am a major sucker for tickets and prizes and would happily convert my life savings into quarters and blow it all on claw machines if I had the chance.
Luckily I always go supervised and get stopped by friends/​family when I start going a little cray-​cray with the games. I have a horrible habit of slipping away to the nearest change machine and feeding it all the dough in my wallet to hoard up on quarters. You aren’t worth sh** if you don’t have quarters in an arcade. And nothing makes you feel more like a King than having two giant pocketfuls of quarters. Bow before royalty, you insolent cows! Buahahahaha *crazy eyes*
They have a machine here where you can claw for Pelon Pelon Ricos and Fruit by the Foot. YOU GOTSTA BE KIDDIN’ ME.
Anyway, the prizes here suck and I think I pretty much handed over $ 15 for twelve pieces of Jolly Ranchers. Oh well.

Crowded, loud, and the toys you get for your tickets are a terrible value proposition. The bathrooms are disgusting, and the first thing you see as you enter is the cotton-​candy seller. I hate cotton candy. (I know, that probably makes me a terrible person… but I just can’t stand it!)
It’s pretty neat that you can ride an indoor carousel, but that was my favorite part. They have two lanes of mini-​skee ball, which was kind of disappointing, as full-​sized skee ball is way better!

PacMan and Time Crisis? The smell of cotton candy when you walk in? YES. I could stay here ALL DAY LONG.
But not really. This is a great place to drop by if you want your 15 minute fix of video gaming and childhood memories. There’s a bunch of photo booths, air hockey, and a handful of random arcade games. We didn’t get to ride the Great Wheel outside, but the carousel was cute (and warm). Overall the place is quite small and the selection isn’t the greatest, but it’s still a fun way to get your game on.

Loud and colorful, but what else would you expect from an arcade. Love that there were several photo booths to choose from for your silly pix, but some were over priced for what the actual product was. Enjoyed the carousel… didn’t expect to see one of those inside a place I thought was so small. Plenty of games and enough sweet snacks to make you feel like a kid again. If you don’t have great expectations you’ll probably have a blast at this little spot.
BEWARE OF THE RESTROOMS!!!

I cannot believe that out of my thousands of trips to Seattle I have never been to this arcade! It was not until we were on the pier for a birthday dinner that we decided to hang out here while we wait to go on the Ferris wheel, and I am really glad we did.
It was pretty late when we got here, about 9 pm but it was still poppin like bingo night at an old folk’s home. I am not sure why but I felt like I was in the pier scene in The Lost Boys where that most righteous hardcore Kenny G guy was playing the sax, granted, there were a lot of similarities between the two, and yes, there was someone playing the sax right outside, however, it was far from the guy in The Lost Boys.
The big problem I had with this place was the layout, for a place that gets so much traffic you would think they would have a better layout or more space, I felt like I was in a mosh pit at times just trying to get to whack a mole! All in all this place is fun, it has mostly newer games but some good decent old ones, they also have a merry go round which goes pretty fast, my oldest thought it was fun, my youngest seemed a little less into the speed.
Anyways, if you are in the area and lookin to kill some time on the cheap check it out!

Not nearly as spectacular as it was when I was a kid. I used to think this place was huge and had a lot of fun things to do when I was 12. Ever remember something from when you were little being so cool and then you go back as an adult and are shocked at what you had thought 15 years ago? Well unfortunately that happened here. 15 years ago: Huge arcade with lots to do and see, fun games, prizes, toys, ice cream, water front, carousel
Present: a small dirty arcade with nothing to offer. Other than a handful of old games and a small carousel

3.5
I LOVE arcades. My favorite game is skee ball, and I also enjoy the kids’ games where you wack the mouse or step on the spiders. I don’t care about tickets; I just love playing the games. I visited this Sunday as a 20-​something, and I had so much fun.
I like this arcade because being on the waterfront, it reminds me of the old Riptide Arcade at Pier 39 back home.
I beat the bf in air hockey. He didn’t believe how aggressive I could be when it comes to air hockey. (Once, I hit the puck so hard that it flew off the table and past my friend’s face.)
The games here are really cheap and most are only 25 cents. With my 85 tickets, I got a sour straw, cherry pepsi, and a friendship bracelet.
I give it 3.5 stars because it’s a little small.
Long live arcades!

What the hell happened to pinball?!?
Well I guess I’m getting real old! Only one pinball machine in the place. It happened to be Pirates of the Caribbean which was alright.
However, if you want to «dance», «fight», «drive» any of these new style games it seemed like there was a nice representation. The indoor carousel looked cool for the kids.

Hidden behind the people waiting in ridiculous lines for the Crab Pot lies the arcade.
It’s fairly small and uninteresting, but I did enjoy the pinball! It wasn’t Theatre of Magic or Mars Attacks sadly, but Pirates of the Caribbean was fun, especially since I scored well enough to get a couple free games.
i love pinball!!!