Leisure, Entertainment & Recreation Project Experience
Following is a brief summary of the White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group's representative leisure projects. Due to the confidential nature of our assignments, full names, locations and details cannot be disclosed for all projects. Also see our list of clients.
Wahooz Family Fun Zone, Meridian, Idaho
Conducted feasibility and developing designs for a 55,000 expansion of this existing FEC, formerly named Boondocks Fun Center. The expansion includes 24 lanes of ten pin bowling, a destination pizza buffet restaurant with three themed dining rooms and additional attractions, including a children’s discovery play area.
StoneFire Pizza Co. New Berlin & Kenosha, Wisconsin
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Conducted full feasibility and full design for the original 36,8000 square foot family pizza buffet-entertainment center in New Berlin and the new planned 53,500 square foot center in Kenosha.
BellaBoo’s Children’s Play & Discovery Center, Lake Station/Gary, Indiana
Completed feasibility and full brand identity, architectural, interior and site design for this 22,000 SF indoor and 2-acre outdoor children's play and discovery (edutainment) center being developed by the Lake County, Indiana Parks and Recreation Department.
Fortune Bay Resort & Casino, Tower, Minnesota
WHLLG has been retained by this popular northern Minnesota Indian owned casino to conduct a feasibility study on development of a family entertainment center.
Paradise Park, Lee's Summit, Missouri
Putter's Paradise, a 10-year old family entertainment center located in
Lee's Summit, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, will undergo a major US$6.0
million expansion and feature Kansas City's 1st children's edutainment center.
The White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group of Kansas City, Missouri
has completed design of the facility and construction is currently underway
for an April 2003 opening. The center will be renamed Paradise Park to both
retain its existing name recognition and reputation in the community and to
better reflect its new mix of attractions and events. (Click
here to learn more...)
Silverlake Family Recreation Center, Erlanger, Kentucky (metro Cincinnati)
The
new owners of this 70,000 square foot indoor aquatic, fitness, basketball,
volleyball and children's gymnastics facility retained WHLLG for a comprehensive
evaluation and feasibility study to upgrade, renovate and expand the center
with outdoor leisure aquatics, additional recreation events, and family and
children's entertainment and edutainment attractions. Based upon the findings
from both membership surveys and the market feasibility study, work has begun
on developing preliminary plans, cost estimates and pro forma financial projections.
The plan will integrate the center into a community campus setting that incorporates
Erlanger's new library and the Silverlake park.
York, Pennsylvania FEC
WHLLG recently completed a market feasibility study and is preparing preliminary plans and assisting client with lease negotiations for a 31,000 sf FEC to be located in an enclosed mall.
All 4 Fun Family Entertainment Center, Dodge City, Kansas
Conducted
market feasibility study and developed mix and preliminary plans for this
indoor-outdoor family entertainment center operating is a smaller market.
Regina, Canada
Completed preliminary market feasibility evaluation and site selection for an indoor/outdoor children's edutainment center.
Johnny's Toys, Covington, Kentucky
WHLLG conducted the feasibility study, completed design plans and assisted owner with equipment procurement for a 9,000 sf indoor, 20,000 sf outdoor children's edutainment center that has been incorporated into Johnny's Toys new 45,000 toy store. The center is named Totter's Otterville.
Sana'a, Yemen; Yemen Trade Center
The owners of the Sana'a Trade Center, the only modern mixed-use retail, office and apartment project in Sana'a, Yemen, have retained WHLLG to conduct a feasibility study and develop designs for a three-story, 45,000 sf addition to the Trade Center which will include a family entertainment center, a celebration/hospitality hall, two cafes, a restaurant and an outdoor plaza and children's adventure play garden.
Niagara Falls, Canada
HOCO Limited retained WHLLG to evaluate feasibility and design plans for a new 65,000 square foot indoor FEC which will be located in the popular Clifton Hill tourist area of Niagara Falls, Canada.
Davis' MegaMaze, Sterling, Massachusetts
WHLLG has an on-going relationship each year to serve as design and management consultants to this popular New England attraction.
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LouLou Al Dugong's, Dubai, U.A.E.
WHLLG designed and produced this 25,000 sf, $3.1 million children's edutainment center that opened May 22, 2000 in Lamcy Plaza, one of the world's largest department stores. WHLLG developed a culturally-based theme for the center that embraces the multi-ethnic composition of the population, the area's heritage as both an Arab culture and an international trading port and local children's environmental values. The center's storyline is about a mascot character named "LouLou al Dugong" (Pearl of the Sea Cows) after the endangered Persian Gulf dugongs (related to manatees) and the city's pearl diving heritage. WHLLG's work included all aspects of design, production and management, including screening and training staff. Click here for more information.
Brunswick, Maine Naval Air Station FEC
WHLLG recently completed design of the U.S. Navy's first family entertainment center to be constructed at the Brunswick, Maine Naval Air Station. The center will contain over 20,000 sf and include bowling, a children's entertainment area, a food court, games and a multi-purpose area. Outdoors there will be a zero-depth water playground and two dry playground areas. The center will open in the fall of 2001. Click here for more information.
Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn and Lodge, Michigan
The owners of this popular destination 1.5 hours north of Detroit have selected WHLLG to integrate entertainment into their new River Place project, a 90,000 sf European-styled retail village. Frankenmuth currently enjoys over 1.5 million annual visitors. WHLLG is currently designing a themed restaurant and 35,000 sf family entertainment center for the project, in addition to advising the owners on additional entertainment components for their existing restaurant that serves over 5,000 white table cloth meals on a busy day, and the 354 room lodge that includes a large multi-pool family fun center.
Badajoz, Spain Family Leisure and Discovery Park
This 23 acre project will include an indoor and outdoor FEC, a children's edutainment center with an adventure play garden, a destination restaurant and party center, a lake and a full scale water park. WHLLG has completed feasibility and preliminary design for the project.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
WHLLG conducted a evaluation of a proposed site of a large indoor/out door FEC in this 17 million population Latin American capital city. WHLLG concluded the site was unacceptable and recommended the center developer cancel their option. The developer is currently negotiating for a better location.
NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Florida
WHLLG completed a family friendly audit of the Visitor Complex and made recommendations for renovations and additions to improve its friendliness and appeal to families with younger children.
Happy Hampton, Hampton Beach, NH
WHLLG is currently working with this established 11,000 square foot boardwalk game facility to develop plans to expand it to 40,000 square feet as a year round visitor and resident family entertainment attractions.
FEC, Greater Washington, DC area
We are currently working with a clien
t on development of a 70,000 sf indoor, 1.2
acre outdoor family entertainment center which will feature bowling as one of its anchor
attractions.
Bonkers, Peabody, Massachusetts
The new owners of this 25,000 sf family entertainment center have retained WHLLG to assist them with renovation and expansion design.
Qatar, Children's Leisure, Learning & Cultural Center
WHLLG completed a market and financial feasibility study, cultural studies and concept plans for this Gulf state's first children's leisure, learning and cultural center. Unlike conventional Western family or children's entertainment centers, the center is planned to include more than just entertainment. Learning through play, scheduled workshops and discovery experiences, traditional artisans, artists and cultural events, and a model day care facility are planned as an integral part of the center's mix.
XPlosion Family Leisure & Learning Center, Puerto Rico
WHLLG has been selected to assist with the design of this new 280,000 square foot indoor/14 acre outdoor FEC type center. The center will include upgrading and expansion of an existing waterpark, ice and roller rinks, bowling, an indoor FEC with multiple anchors, a children's edutainment center, a children's learning center, an adult entertainment center, iWERKS theater, baseball training center and outdoor attractions. WHLLG has completed market and financial feasibility studies and concept plans.
Themed Village and Theme Park, North Central USA
The developers of this $90 million planned themed village and theme park attraction have selected WHLLG to evaluate their preliminary concepts and feasibility study.
StarTime FEC, Atlanta, Georgia
This 77,000 square foot, 10 screen cinema and indoor and outdoor FEC complex is being constructed in the Roswell area of Atlanta. StarTime Cinemas retained WHLLG to develop a concept plan for a children's edutainment and birthday party area to be called Oakie Dokie's Rainbow Hollow™ and to evaluate outdoor opportunities for children's entertainment and play.
Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail, Arizona
WHLLG was retained for strategic and master planning for expansion of this 5,000 acre park and tourist attraction with a nature- and historic-based interpretive museum and interactive learning center to educate children and their families about preservation of the Arizona ecosystem, including the history and practice of environmentally responsible ranching.
Pizza Hut prototype restaurant
Pizza Hut is evaluating development of a new prototype restaurant that will more strongly target families with children. Pizza Hut has retained WHLLG to assist them with the design of the restaurant. Work includes an audit of the earlier generation prototypes and development of design and operational recommendations to make the facilities more family and children friendly, design of a children's play area, design of the dining room areas to make them friendly to families and overall design recommendation to increase the appeal to families while maintaining the restaurants' broader market appeal.
Funderland, Foothills Mall, Tucson, Arizona
The owners of this totally renovated upscale outlet and entertainment mall retained WHLLG to design a 4,000 square foot children's play area for the central food court. The play area, named Funderland, will include five different types of interactive hands-on play for children between the ages of 3 months and 10 years and will be free to the public.
Brown's Berry Patch, Waterport, New York
Our newest agri-tainment client. Over the years, Brown's has grown from a pick-your-own berry farm and orchard to a major farm market featuring ice cream, subs and a gift shop. WHLLG is assisting Brown's in developing expansion plans that will include an admission farm oriented children's play area, miniature golf, a maze, birthday parties and a BBQ center.
Denver, Colorado FEC
WHLLG completed a market feasibility study and mix recommendations for a 50,000 square foot indoor FEC that will be developed in conjunction with two indoor ice rinks, a driving range, a nine-hole golf course and a miniature golf course.
Leawood City Park South; Greater Kansas City Area
WHLLG was retained as a consultant to assist with the master plan for a new park that will include a nature-learning area for children.
Lion Country Safari; West Palm Beach, Florida
The country's oldest drive-through animal park features over 1200 wild animals roaming free in a natural wildlife preserve. A second area of the park is the walk-through Safari World that includes rides, a petting zoo, restaurants and gift shops. The owners of Lion Country have retained WHLLG to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a concept plan for a $5 million renovation and expansion of Safari World.
Worcester Outlet Commons; Worcester, Massachusetts
The owners of this outlet center retained WHLLG to develop strategies to add destination entertainment components to the mall's mix.
Malibu Entertainment Worldwide
In 1996, The Hampstead Group, the new investors in the Mountasia/Malibu Grand Prix chain
of 46 outdoor FECs, retained WHLLG for evaluations, market research and strategic planning
for development of a new FEC prototype targeted to a narrower niche market t
han the existing centers. Three of the new prototypes called Malibu SpeedZone
have now been built. They are targeted to young adults and feature four racing
experiences: drag racing, competitive Grand Prix racing, slick track and go-karts;
miniature golf and a 21,000 s.f. clubhouse. In 1997, Hampstead retained WHLLG to conduct
evaluations of the new prototype and recommend improvements for the second generation of
centers.
Kids First; Cincinnati, Ohio
The owners of the existing Queen City Gymnastics, a children's gymnastics center, are developing a new 85,000 square foot children's center called Kids First that will include gymnastics, soccer, basketball and an indoor/outdoor children's edutainment center. WHLLG assisted the owner with space and site planning for the entire facility and the design of the edutainment center, including its outdoor adventure play garden.
Bamboola™; San Jose, California
WHLLG was the designer/producer and consultant for this new 28,000 s.f. children's
edutainment center that opened in June 
1997 to rave press reviews as
the most child and parent friendly center in America. In early 1995 WHLLG completed
feasibility and concept plans that led to the center's successful equity funding. WHLLG
developed and designed many innovative features including an outdoor children's adventure
play garden with a dinosaur dig, interactive cooking, grandmother's attic, a pretend play
village with a tree house, interactive water play and five age-appropriate art studios.
Bamboola won the 1998 Newsmaker Award for the best new family entertainment center. Click here for more information.
Bethpage, Long Island, New York
WHLLG completed a market feasibility study and mix recommendations for development of a 240,000 square foot indoor family entertainment center in a former aircraft manufacturing facility.
Adult Entertainment Center; Caracas, Venezuela
The owners of Dinotropolis retained WHLLG to develop concept plans and development recommendations for a 55,000 square foot adult entertainment center to be developed in an existing shopping mall.
South Carolina FEC
WHLLG prepared a master plan for development of a 40-acre indoor/outdoor FEC in South Carolina.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana FEC
The developers of a new FEC to be built in Baton Rouge selected WHLLG as the designer, producer and consultant for the project. WHLLG has completed the initial market feasibility study and is assisting the owners with site selection.
Wol-Ha renovations; Cancun, Mexico
The owners of Wol-Ha, which WHLLG designed in 1994, retained the company to design renovations to the children's area which will be completed in September 1997.
Bowling Center remodel; New York area
The owners of an existing 48-lane bowling center retained WHLLG to complete a market feasibility study and mix recommendations for renovation of half the bowling center building and additional land outside as an indoor/outdoor FEC and bowling center.
Rabat-Sale, Morocco, North Africa
WHLLG conducted the market feasibility study and prepared a concept plan and cost estimate
f
or a new children's leisure & discovery center in Rabat-Sale, Morocco. It
will be that country's first family entertainment center. The project will target children
between 2 and 9 accompanied by their parents.
Greater New York Area Urban FEC
WHLLG completed a feasibility study and strategic concept plan for development of an urban-based 150,000 square foot family entertainment and leisure center.
Northeast United States
Completed market feasibility study and mix recommendations for conversion of an existing bowling alley into an indoor-outdoor FEC and bowling complex.
Sports Plus; Long Island, New York
This 170,000 square foot indoor FEC opened in September 1996 and includes 32 lanes of bowling, an events center and an ice skating rink. WHLLG is assisting the owner with post-opening evaluations and renovation recommendations and plans.
Alpine Autobahn; Ft. Collins, Colorado
In 1993 the owner retained WHLLG to conduct an expansion feasibility study for this outdoor miniature golf, go-kart and bumper kart facility. They then hired one of the "big name" FEC architectural firms to master plan the expansion. The owner fired that firm and retained WHLLG to prepare a new feasibility study and master plan for the expansion.
Dinotropolis™; Caracas, Venezuela
WHLLG was the development consultant, producer and collaborative designer for this new 60,000 s.f. children's entertainment center that opened July 1996 in Caracas, Venezuela. The center was designed as a Play Palace on the planet of Gemini, inhabited by a civilization of dinosaurs. WHLLG developed the center's storyline, name, characters and theme; oversaw the center's entire design and selection, sourcing and coordination of the installation of all entertainment events and is continuing to assist with operations and management consulting. The center features the world's first roller coaster that goes through the middle of a soft modular play unit. It also includes a children's maze, interactive water play, a hands-on/discovery area for preschoolers and six birthday party catering suites. Dinotropolis won the 1996 Newsmaker Award for the Best New International FEC.
Family Entertainment Center; Bend, Oregon
WHLLG completed the market and economic feasibility study and concept plans and cost estimate to expand the Sun Mountain 24-lane bowling center as an indoor/outdoor FEC including miniature golf, go-karts, a maze and a children's adventure play garden.
Family Entertainment Center; Greater Nashville, Tennessee Area
WHLLG originally performed a market feasibility study with strategic and mix recommendations, concept development plans, cost estimates and pro forma for a 30,000 s.f. addition to and renovation of an existing 40,000 s.f. bowling center. The first phase of the complex included renovation of the Hermitage bowling center, construction of The Finish Line, an adult cafe and lounge FEC, and the game room and birthday party portion of Kelly Rae's FEC. Kelly Rae's is scheduled to be expanded to include a gated children's entertainment center, a maze, bumper karts and a Himilaya. WHLLG handled the feasibility, concept development and full design of the project.
Davis' Farmland; Sterling, Massachusetts
This children's discovery farm has been open six years. In 1994, WHLLG performed a feasibility study including guest surveys and strategic development recommendations for relocation and expansion of the facility as a children's discovery farm. A development plan was then prepared. Each year WHLLG has assisted the client with design and operation consulting. In 2000, WHLLG conducted a feasibility study for a major expansion of the facility with a children's zero-depth water playground and indoor enrichment center and is currently assisting the client with design work. Click here for more information.
Richmond Sports Park; Richmond, Virginia
This seven-year-old center includes a driving range, miniature golf, batting cages and clubhouse. In 1993, WHLLG performed an evaluation of the center, developed renovation plans for the clubhouse and assisted with game room operation. The owners later retained WHLLG to develop a concept plan, cost estimate and feasibility study to renovate and expand the FEC to include go-karts, bumper karts and an outdoor children's pay-for-play area.
Wol-Ha FEC; Cancun, Mexico
This $7 million, 35,000 s.f. enclosed family entertainment center opened December 1994 to serve the residents of Cancun. WHLLG served as development consultant and designer. The center includes 20 lanes of bowling, a McDonald's and second restaurant, a large children's pay-for-play facility, a game room and party facilities. Wol-Ha translates to The Island in Mayan. Wol-Ha won the 1994 Newsmaker Award for Best International FEC. The owners have since retained WHLLG for on-going operations, evaluations and consulting and to assist them with development of additional Latin American FECs.
Carrousel Park; Overland Park, Kansas
Assisted Fun Factory chain with development of their new 27,000 s.f. children's center concept. Services include consulting on marketing and pricing strategies and assistance in search and screening of management personnel.
Skateland Playdaze; Omaha, Nebraska
Prepared full conceptual development plan including feasibility, design and cost for this new 17,000 s.f. pay-for-play children's center addition to an existing roller skating center. The addition was designed to fully and synergistically integrate with the roller rink.
San Jose, Costa Rica
Assisted client from Wol-Ha (Cancun, Mexico) with feasibility, concept development and design for an entertainment complex that will include retail stores, restaurants and a FEC.
AT&T Interactive Multimedia Division
Assisted with evaluation and development consulting for new interactive product and services for FEC industry. Prepared report on potential markets for product.
Fairway Golf Center; Piscataway, New Jersey
This facility includes a 140 tee driving range, miniature golf, batting cages, go-karts and a clubhouse including a restaurant, golf learning center, golf simulators and pro shop. Performed comprehensive evaluation including guest surveys and market feasibility study for revenue enhancement and expansion. WHLLG developed a master redevelopment plan to expand the family entertainment center portion of the project to include an FEC clubhouse and added outdoor attractions including a children's water park, cost estimates and projections as well as worked with management in a consulting role to develop an integrated guest database/information system and guest obsessed organization.
Pay-for-play Children's Center; Northern Massachusetts
Performed feasibility study and recommended that owner not proceed with development.
Joker's; Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Conducted parking needs study and testified at variance hearing which permitted client to proceed with development of a 24,000 s.f. family entertainment center.
Evans and Sutherland Entertainment & Education Division; Salt Lake City, Utah
Served as product development consultant for development of a new high technology, interactive game for the location-based entertainment center industry.
Midwest USA
Assisted landlord, primary lender and SBA with evaluation of a failed soft modular play center and feasibility of its renovation and re-opening.
In addition to leisure projects, the White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group is actively involved in the development, design and renovation of children's learning and outdoor play facilities including child and day care, kindergartens, playgrounds and nature-based discovery play gardens. For information on these type projects, see:
