Tenn Pin Alley in Columbia, Tennessee, already offers a wide range of attractions, including bowling, an arcade, bumper cars, laser tag and a go-kart track. Now, it’s adding an 18-hole mini-golf course. Tenn Pin Alley describes the course as providing “a perfect opportunity for family fun and friendly competition. Get ready to tee up some […]
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Products & Services – October 2023
VENUE INDUSTRIESVenue Industries’ custom furniture abilities provide for endless booth and banquette designs. Try out a single-seat booth for dining areas or go larger with a double-sided booth for the bowling lanes area. Proprietors can select their tufting style, add laminate, pick the leg style and opt for commercial-grade fabricMORE: bowlingfurniture.com BRUNSWICK BOWLINGThe Brunswick Certified […]
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE BENEFITS FROM AEI EFFORT
Luke Adams, representing AMOA, and Jeff Blair, representing AAMA, recently attended events highlighting Amusement Expo International’s contribution to the Ronald McDonald House in Las Vegas. More than $17,000 was generated during AEI’s “Beers & Cheers” event this year and it was presented to Ronald McDonald House Charities at the end of the event. All contributions […]
BOWLING WORLD MOURNS LOSS OF BILL CHRISMAN
Bill Chrisman was not the type of person who reveled in attention. Yet he possessed rock-star status at major bowling events because of the company he built with his wife, Barbara, and the support it lent to the industry it served. Chrisman, the co-founder of Storm Products, passed away at his home Wednesday night following […]
SPARE TIME EXPANDING INTO ‘TRADITIONAL’ BOWLING CITY
Spare Time Entertainment is bringing a bowling-based family entertainment center to a “traditional” bowling city: Madison, Wisconsin. The 50,000-square-foot venue represents the company’s first foray into the Badger State, and will include bowling, escape rooms, laser tag and arcade games. To learn more about Spare Time’s operating philosophy, see “The BEC Interview” with the company’s vice […]
A FARM… A GARDEN… AND A LOT MORE
The name of the venue — Waterdrinker Family Farm and Garden — doesn’t even begin to describe what guests can experience when they stop by for a visit. The facility opened in 2018 on Long Island with a number of attractions and has been so successful that a new 35-acre site has been built on […]
BOWLING-ANCHORED SOCIAL VENUE OPENS IN TAMPA
1UP Entertainment + Social, a 26,000-square-foot premium dining and entertainment venue located along North Dale Mabry Highway in the Carrollwood section of Tampa, Florida, has opened. The bowling-anchored facility combines a premium dining experience with a portfolio of interactive and immersive attractions. The multi-story facility houses eight custom-illuminated bowling lanes with mega-media screens, golf and […]
ROUND1, BOWLERO MOVING INTO NORDSTOM, MACY’S SPACES
Northern California, which has seen numerous traditional centers close in recent years, is getting two new bowling-based entertainment venues. Round1 is opening in the Stonetown Galleria Mall in San Francisco in a space formerly occupied by a Nordstrom department store. The company operates more than 100 centers in Japan and more than 50 in the […]
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