On Van Ry Boulevard, 24240 and 24255 sit across the street from each other. At 24240, Regal Cinebarre Mountlake admits guests 21 and older, and they need a physical ID. At 24255, Monster Mini Golf charges $13 for a "Little Monster" and $15 for a "Big Monster." The two front doors are a short walk apart, and their guest lists barely overlap.
This is Mountlake Terrace's first wet season with the glow golf course open. With it, the town has a set of indoor options where the people in your group narrow the choice faster than your budget does. A couple, a group of grandparents, and parents with a four-year-old would each end up somewhere different, even on the same block.
The newest door on Van Ry
My Edmonds News reported that Monster Mini Golf held its grand opening on Sept. 19, 2026, "just in time for the rainy season." It sits across the street from the Grocery Outlet and Cinebarre. The 18-hole course glows in the dark, and it has nine custom-painted murals of Seattle icons, including the Space Needle and Dick's Drive-In. One mural shows Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee fighting a group of skeletons. Glo-zo the Clown waits on the 18th hole.
The golf course takes up only part of the building. It also has a laser tag arena, virtual reality games, mini bowling, dozens of arcade games and air hockey. The owners, Sanket Mehta and Sheetal Chavan, opened their first Monster Mini Golf in Bellevue. According to the same My Edmonds News story, it did well enough that they picked Mountlake Terrace for a second location. "We've had our eye on Mountlake Terrace since 2023," Chavan told the outlet. Mayor Steve Woodard and the owners expect customers from Edmonds, Lynnwood and Shoreline, along with people arriving by Link light rail.
The course can take in every age at once. The posted price list has a $13 rate for seniors, students and military alongside the kids' and adults' rates. Laser tag is $10 per play, a five-frame bowling game is $6, a VR play is $6, and combos run $22 to $39. That price list lets a single outing cover a grandparent, a teenager and a second-grader. Nothing else on Van Ry is set up that way.
Three addresses, three guest lists
The Van Ry cluster runs from Sky Zone at 24000 to the facing pair at 24240 and 24255. Each one draws its line in a different place.
| Venue | Address | Who it fits | What to know this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Mini Golf | 24255 Van Ry Blvd | All ages, with a senior rate | Noon to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, noon to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday per the official page |
| Regal Cinebarre Mountlake | 24240 Van Ry Blvd | Adults 21+ with physical ID | Scream 30th Anniversary screenings through Oct. 31 |
| Sky Zone | 24000 Van Ry Blvd | Jumpers; a GLOW or white shirt is required for GLOW sessions | Halloween GLOW every night through Oct. 30 |
Halloween week makes the split easy to see. Sky Zone's "All In on Halloween" season runs all of October, with themed games, music and costumes. GLOW nights run every evening from Oct. 23 through Oct. 30 instead of only on Fridays and Saturdays. Across the boulevard, Regal lists Scream 30th Anniversary screenings from Monday, Oct. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 31.
The theater has a regular event on the calendar too. Three Dollar Bill Cinema hosts the Reel Queer Film Club at Cinebarre on the last Tuesday of the month, with $3 tickets. After the Oct. 27 screening, the next listed date is Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2026.
When the group includes a toddler, or the budget tightens, go north
Van Ry handles a mixed-age group well. It doesn't do as well with very young kids or a tight budget, and the best fit for both is north of the boulevard at the Mountlake Terrace Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th Street SW.
The city's leisure pool is designed for children 6 and under and their parents. It has geysers, a toddler island, water toys and pool noodles, and children under four must have a responsible adult within arm's reach in the water. The lazy river has a light current, floating toys and life jackets. Recreation swim opens the leisure pool, the lazy river and the main pool together, with water walk, tubes and basketball hoops in the main pool.
Costs show the gap clearly. Under the city's 2026 aquatic fees, a resident adult pays $7.25 for a daily drop-in, a resident youth age 1 to 15 pays $6, and infants under 1 swim free. A resident household of two adults and two kids pays $26.50 for an afternoon in the water. The same four people would pay $56 for one round at Monster Mini Golf before adding laser tag or bowling. If the youngest swimmer only needs the leisure pool, that admission is $5.75 for residents.
Two pool dates matter. The current posted schedule runs Sept. 8 through Nov. 20, 2026. On Friday, Nov. 6, the pool, spa and sauna close at 4:30 p.m. for lifeguard training, which cancels the 4:45 p.m. recreation swim. The city says the schedule can change and posts last-minute updates on its Mountlake Terrace Recreation Facebook page.
The cheapest dry option is free. The Mountlake Terrace Library at 23300 58th Ave W is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Sno-Isle Libraries location page lists upcoming programs, which this fall have included a Diwali workshop and Korean Storytime.
Matching a wet afternoon to the people in the car
With every venue sorted by who it admits and what it costs, the choice mostly depends on the youngest and oldest people in the group.
- Mixed ages, grandparents included. Go to Monster Mini Golf. It has the only senior rate on Van Ry, and nobody gets turned away at the door.
- Kids 6 and under. Go to the Pavilion's leisure pool and lazy river. It's the one place in town built for that age, and it costs less than half of a family round of glow golf.
- Older kids who want to burn energy. Go to Sky Zone. Halloween GLOW runs nightly through Friday, Oct. 30, and you'll need a GLOW or white shirt.
- Adults only. Go to Cinebarre. It's the one venue on the block that turns away anyone under 21, and Scream is playing through Halloween.
- No budget at all. Go to the library on 58th Ave W, which is open until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Three checks before you leave the house
Hours and rules vary enough between these spots that a quick look ahead can save a wasted trip.
- Monster Mini Golf's Friday and Saturday close. The opening-day coverage in My Edmonds News gave 10 p.m., and the business's own page now lists 11 p.m. Check the official Mountlake Terrace page before planning a late round.
- ID at Cinebarre. Regal's page requires physical ID for every guest, so a photo on a phone won't work.
- Shirt color at Sky Zone. GLOW sessions require a GLOW or white shirt, and bookings go through the Sky Zone Mountlake Terrace site.
My Edmonds News also quoted a Mountlake Terrace dad who was waiting in the opening-weekend line with his soon-to-be 9-year-old: "My daughter wants her birthday here next month." The Pavilion also rents out its pool and rooms, and those reservations have to be made at least two weeks in advance, so a party there in mid-November or later needs to be booked soon.
At Team NSRG, we keep track of what opens and changes around Mountlake Terrace because we think knowing a town well includes knowing where to spend a rainy Saturday. If you want our take on any corner of town, from Van Ry Boulevard to 228th Street, schedule a consultation and we'll tell you what we know.
