Since it was pretty rainy the days we visited Montreal, we took the niece to one of her favorite spots: Funtropolis! Was it "trop fun?" Definitely for the niece.
For HOURS, and I mean it, HOURS of fun and distraction for the kids, they basically run around in various areas: multiple level maze, shooting area, laser area, bumper cars, and arcade. The only areas that are extra costs are the bumper cars (which needed an extra ticket) and the arcade (which needed tokens). Since the niece was a certain age, the bumper car ticket was free, but only 1 ride. Before entering, you do put away all your jackets and shoes, so make sure you do wear some comfy socks that you know can get dirty.
The bumper cars was about a song length in duration (~3-4 minutes). The bumper cars basically spin around every minute to shuffle folks. Then there are two levers to move the car, one to spin and the other to go forward and back. The niece is 6 and she easily figured out the controllers by herself. You also must be at least 5 for this activity.
We didn't get to go into the laser area but we did step into one area where you can kind of do a whack-a-mole type of activity where there are 6 stations for each person to tap on squares on the wall that light up.
The shooting area is more like foam balls and think American Gladiators where they have stations where you can put in a foam ball and shoot people on the floor.
There are several arcade like machines with shooting games, rides, etc. Nothing too big or time consuming but definitely can keep kids wanting to keep spending money. Try to divert them to the active games.
The multi-floor maze was where we spent most of our time. There are obstacles, zip lines, slides, trampolines, etc. Now the trampolines are small and there is a sign that says only 1 person at a time....some kids and even adults do not read this sign. The niece kind of told one adult that only 1 person can go in and he rolled her eyes at her. Wow. Some people don't know about safety.
Now let's talk about safety. There's really no one regulating the areas. So it's trust your child to make sure they're safe. Yes a lot of the areas are padded. But it was pretty much....go at your own risk. I saw many kids sniffling, coughing, etc. I just wore my mask the whole time and just sanitized the heck out of my hands as I cannot get sick!
Overall, if you're a kid, it's super fun. I chased the niece all over the place. I was sweating up a storm. I did it for a fraction of the time she was running around. Also if you're wanting your kids to be tuckered out, this is the place. On our way home, she was just quiet. Yeah, it tired her out that much. Super fun, but wish they had more cleaning staff or ensuring areas are safe to go into. I wish they had people manning the trampolines and ensuring folks only stay in for a certain amount of time. I know the niece ended up jumping for more than necessary and there ended up a line behind her so we had to ask her to move on so others could go. Either way, good fun time. A little screaming sensory overload. It definitely will give you an idea if you want kids of not lol! read more