Avalon Theatre and Wunderland
On a rainy day – and let's face it, we have a few of those – the Avalon provides a relatively inexpensive way to entertain the troops.
2
hours of fun
Temporarily closed
As far as we know, this location is temporarily closed but has plans to reopen in the future.
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Pros
- A good range of second run movies in a cheap and cheerful environment.
- The nickel arcade (filling two rooms) has a lot of variety, including the classics: skeeball and air hockey. Compared to the ludicrous pricing at most modern arcades, it’s inexpensive.
- Friendly staff to fix the regularly failing ticket output mechanisms.
Cons
- Cinema seating is not the most comfortable.
- Expect a bit of audience participation from the younger children during the movies. That said, if your children are liable to exclaim, you won’t feel guilty. So perhaps a pro.
- Quite a few of the arcade games involve shooting (deer, zombies, robots from the future etc). I felt it could be a bit frightening for small children, but then again maybe I’m getting old.
- Large quantities of tickets exchanged for small quantities of tat. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
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First posted: February 28, 2012; last updated: May 18, 2020.
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3451 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214 [Google map].
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