The September, 2012, opening of Media Vision Inc.’s Fun² family entertainment center location in Whitby, Canada, comes on the heels of 15 years of combat arena manufacturing and theming experience of the company’s Tom and Andy Appleton. The pair have successfully set up fun centers worldwide, and the locations are typically between 10,000 and 20,000 ...
Read more...When approaching a new laser tag project or an upgrade to an existing one, which direction should you take? Are you focused on the right things or on what the salesmen may be trying to sell you? Let’s examine some of the major players you will need to examine and discuss how to properly evaluate ...
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Bowling, Roller Skating, Laser Tag, Arcades. Not that long ago, you would have needed to visit four different venues in order to enjoy these various entertainment attractions. Now, as many entertainment center owners are finding out, in order to stay competitive and, in some cases, stay open, one source of entertainment in no longer enough. ...
Read more...While the recession continues, for lack of a better word, to recede, owners and operators of facilities with mini-golf and go-kart components continue to believe that when it comes to carpet, turf and flooring, diligent cleaning and maintenance, coupled with preventive measures, beat frequent replacement. They also find that no single type of surface is ...
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Bumper cars are classic family fun, and while once relegated to amusement parks, they are now finding homes in bowling centers, Family Entertainment Centers and even flea markets where they play a major role in enhancing customer experience. Known nationally as America’s largest weekend flea marketplace, Traders Village has three locations. The original site, which ...
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Bowling centers around the nation are no longer offering snack bars as pure amenities. They are using them to draw business by adding creative items or expanding them into full-service restaurants in the hopes of attracting more customers, even those that might not want to bowl. The simplest way to increase sales and draw new ...
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For the third consecutive year, SplashTacular is pleased to announce the upcoming installation of one of their brand-new rides, but even more impressively, it’s coming in pairs. Six Flags America in Maryland and Six Flags New England in Massachusetts announced recently that they will both add SplashTacular’s DownUnder™ attraction to their Hurricane Harbor waterparks for ...
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Empex Watertoys® has developed a new design layout for their award-winning AQUACIRCUS® concept that is suitable for smaller venues in hotels and resorts, theme parks and waterparks. The central feature is a highly interactive waterslide intensive Aquadek with a series of hand wheels empowering the kids to create the action. Wheels spin, rotors turn, gears ...
Read more...Dealing with insurance companies goes beyond picking up the phone and reporting an accident. Waterpark owners and managers said developing relationships with insurance brokers and agents is crucial. “I think we try to be transparent and try to give them all the information we have and then some about everything, whether it’s how we operate ...
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Unlike most business, waterparks have few options when it comes to selecting insurance companies. That generally means high premiums due to lack of competitive pricing. However, waterpark owners and managers believe the insurance companies they must deal with are excellent to work with and meet their needs quite well. “It’s a relatively small industry so ...
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