Microsoft Visitor Center and Company Store

6/27/19
My husband is a HUGE Microsoft fan. He teaches Microsoft technology and when you joke about people "drinking the Kool-Aid", there are times when I think he bathed in it. :) He had a contract this week to teach at Microsoft and this was the first time our son and I were able to join him on the trip.

The Visitor's Center is cool. There is a little history, but I thought it seemed a little too abbreviated. I liked the map of the campus -- it's huge! The tech was really cool. Our six year old found a Minecraft station and I found a tablet and played Solitaire.

We dropped a nice chunk of change at the store. I made some guy laugh when we were looking at flash drives and our son declared he wanted one. I said, "You're six! You don't have files!" :)

My son was really bummed that he couldn't try the VR (he had to be 13) so I kind of wish they had just a little bit more for younger kids, but overall I'm glad we were able to go. It's a nice center and it's totally free to check it out!

Hello world so hey check I use the Xbox series x/s I like I pay for a subscription monthly and Microsoft charged the 16.99$ on Friday here we are Monday and I can't use game pass because they said I have to pay again what??? I had got 2 so I didn't run out of playing time each on a different debit card they charged me now I got to wait to speak to someone playstation didn't have this issue when I had a issue I called them spoke to a actual person they fixed my actual problem so thanks let's fix this

The phone numbers do not work the just keep lying and say I will connect you to an operator and then the phone hangs up. I would give them a negative 1000 stars is possible

1 425 882 8080
1 800 642 7676

The Microsoft Visitor Center is actually pretty neat. Being in the home of one of the world's biggest corporations and being able to interact with some of their products is pretty cool. Only presently you can't fully do that at the moment.

Before I get to complaints, I'll start by saying the Center is part of the larger "Campus" at Microsoft which is really cool. It is its own ecosystem of sorts with a lot of the needs I suppose visitors and employees would need - Bank of America, T-Mobile, A bar, a handful of restaurants a field to get some exercise and you can even get a haircut.

The Center itself offers a Microsoft Store which they've mostly phased out. Here you can get all kinds of Microsoft and Xbox merch, as well as demo some of the games which is really cool. There are plenty of employees around to help you.

My main problems are for one it's confusing, particularly parking. I came here for work related business and the lots are full. Now there are garages, but I wasn't exactly sure if I could use it. It would be nice if there was a sign that simply said, "additional parking for visitors and employees in garage" or something to that effect. The other matter is, so much of the actual Visitor center is closed off. The store is open, but the other interactive gallery is just shut with again, no hint of explanation. Not that I saw anyway. I assume it's covid related which is fine, but they could put a sign saying so.

If I find myself back here, maybe it will be a better experience.

I absolutely loved my visit here. Now i must admit I love this type of stuff so my opinion may be swayed, but this place of awesome! They have tons of items for purchase, both the regular electronics made by Microsoft and some special merchandise such as clothing. bags, pens, and more. One thing to note during my visit which was in late July of 2022, they were having a supply problem, and many of the shirts they were selling were only available in 3x, which seems kind of crazy. Other than being a store, there are lots of of other areas to see, such as a mini museum of microsoft, an area for kids to play Microsoft's game "Minecraft", and much more. Truly an excellent place Microsoft has built for the public to view!

If you like tech or are a geek, you will love this place. I find it interesting.

Parking is easily available. There is a miniature size of the Microsoft campus on display and it is huge!

You also get to read about the history of Microsoft and the people involved from the beginning.

There are some interactive areas where you can try out the games or gadgets. It is pretty much a good place for both children and adults.

The opening hours are during office hours of Monday to Friday. But do check the website before going as it may change during the holidays.

We were in Seattle for a day so we decided to stop by the Microsoft Visitor Center. Our family has such a long history with the beginnings of Microsoft and we thought it would be interesting to see how they documented their long history as one of the pioneers of modern computing.

We were there on a mid-day Friday afternoon. Parking was not a problem. Finding the entrance was more challenging than I would have expected. I expected a large sign but it almost seems like the entrance is built into their large swarm of office buildings for their employees.

When you enter there is a receptionist desk but we weren't required to sign in. There are separate sections for gaming, Virtual Reality. Overall, I was not that impressed considering how long of a history Microsoft has developed.

Definitely a must visit if you are interested in Microsoft history and merchandise. If you know an employee you may be able to get 15-50% discount.

What a pleasant surprise, was not expecting much to do but they had a lot interactive electronic things to do.

We spent probably a couple hours playing with all the items and photos.

Would recommend Microsoft to attach more Microsoft Logo to their items that they sell.

Fun place for geeks and non geeks

After parking, we walked all over the campus trying to figure out where the Visitor Center was. There's no signage whatsoever. They need to put some signs outside so folks spend half an hour trying to figure where the entrance was.
I was underwhelmed at this visitor center. But I am glad it was free. There's are some cool nostalgic items here and there are about 6 gaming stations setup with Xbox's.