Operators of one of the Portland-metro area’s top amusement attractions are looking to offer even more fun.

A is in the works for the Family Fun Center, which has been operating on a 5.92-acre site, near Interstate 5 in Wilsonville, since December 1994. In addition, existing buildings’ interiors will be remodeled, and Bullwinkle’s Restaurant will shrink by nearly 1,800 square feet to accommodate the addition of a 16-lane bowling alley. Plus, outdoor batting cages will be removed to add parking.

Also, a major redesign of the main façade will produce a new plaza-style entryway.

Paradigm Design of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the architectural firm leading design. Portland-based Pioneer Design Group assisted with land use planning.

Wilsonville’s Development Review Board approved the project at a hearing on Aug. 13. According to an Aug. 6 city staff report presented at the hearing, the facility’s new look will be a far cry from the old. Materials proposed for use include “insulated metal cladding (vertical and horizontal orientation) at the addition with accents of cultured stone veneer, flush metal panel, wood timber and kinetic wall (wind driven movement) panels.”

Public interest have shifted, and the facility has run out of space in its buildings, General Manager Darren Harmon told the Development Review Board. Currently, the Family Fun Center’s outdoor attractions include a go-kart track, a miniature golf course, batting cages, bumper boats, a ropes course and a zip line. Indoors, the facility offers an arcade, laser tag, a soft play area and a restaurant.

The zip line, the most recent addition to the Family Fun Center, was introduced in 2012. Around that time, property owner Wilsonville Land Partnership applied for a modification of the site’s master plan to allow for expansion and renovation over the next three to seven years.

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