McDonalds -22

On 22 near Mountain road is the McDonalds that has one of the best play places in the Harrisburg Area. The play area is separate from the main restaurant, though the automatic door is right next to the drink machine so it constantly opens accidentally. It has 2 touch screen games that are too high for kids, and signs that say do not stand on chairs. First, no one pays attention to the signs and the employees don't enforce the rule, second one of the is usually broken. It also has 2 lower level touch screen games, but one of those is always broken. The play area has a bit of a reach to get to the upper levels which has been a thorn in the side of my youngest. This is the first year she has been able to get up without my help. It also has a air hockey game ($0.50) that is working most of the time.

What I like best: It has WiFi, though no place to plug in a laptop.

What I like least: The design of the play area. If you are there for any time, someone WILL go out the emergency exit setting off the alarm and the automatic door is too easy for little ones to disappear, and I already said that it is next to the drink refill station.

What the kids like best: happy meals and this is the McDonalds they call "The playplace with the slide and rolly things" because of the obstacle course in the upper level.

What they like least: having to sit and eat, though if I were smarter I would eat in the main area and then play, but I like getting there and lurking for the best table.

Welcome To Harrisburg Parent

I have 4 kids ages 4-17, all girls and usually have adventures when I go out to eat. I have always said I wish there was a site I could go to find out more information about kid friendly (and unfriendly) places in Harrisburg. So I decided to create my own.

Bio: I am a teacher in the Harrisburg area, my younger kids are into soccer, dance, gymnastics, etc and my oldest is in the band's colorguard.

Disclaimer, I will not be making any money from the places I talk about, though I'd like to make enough to take the kids out for ice cream with the advertising by google. I also may be more critical of places that give me and my family a hard time, but that is also the point. I suffer so others do not have to. So anti-family establishments, watch out, I have been taking names and now I will post them.

While I do not get a kick back from any establishment I may endorse, I would recommend patronizing them, since they obviously did will with my family of 6.