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Vol. VI, No. 5, October/November 2006
- Editor's Corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article101.shtml#article)
- Welcome to the world of 'tainment' (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article102.shtml#article)
- Meet us at IAAPA (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article103.shtml#article)
- Starting a Small Restaurant classic revised (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article104.shtml#article)
- Kidzania opens in Japan (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article105.shtml#article)
- StoneFire Pizza Co. opens (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article106.shtml#article)
- Impact of economic changes on consumers (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article107.shtml#article)
- Free Park World magazine (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article108.shtml#article)
- Main Event Entertainment to open in Lubbock, Texas (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article109.shtml#article)
- New clients (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article110.shtml#article)
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Main Event Entertainment to open in Lubbock, Texas
Operators of six family entertainment centers located in major Texas
cities are apparently experimenting with expansion into middle-sized
markets. The Main Event Entertainment has plans to build in Lubbock,
Texas, and the smaller facility could become prototype. Hey, it worked
for Applebee's!
Main Event Entertainment (www.maineventusa.net) , operator
of six family entertainment centers in Texas, has obtained permits to
develop a new center in Lubbock, Texas, a community of 240,000. The
existing six Main Event centers are all located in major cities
in Texas — Dallas, Houston, Austin and Fort Worth — and are
60,000 to 75,000 square feet in size. The centers feature bowling,
billiards, laser tag, over 100 video and redemption games, darts, shuffleboard,
two full-service bars, a café featuring Noble Roman's Pizza
and private meeting and party rooms. The Austin center includes an 8,500-square-foot
rock-climbing area.
The Lubbock, Texas, facility will be a test for Main Event, due
to the smaller size of the market. It is anticipated that the
Lubbock center will be smaller in size than the existing facilities as
a new prototype designed for middle markets.
Main Event Entertainment was acquired in September by Macquarie
Leisure Trust Group of Australia for $45 million plus up to $6 million in earn-out fees based
on 2007 profits. Macquarie owns and operates 49 bowling centers,
six marinas, and an outdoor amusement and waterpark in Australia.
Vol. VI, No. 5, October/November 2006
- Editor's Corner (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article101.shtml#article)
- Welcome to the world of 'tainment' (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article102.shtml#article)
- Meet us at IAAPA (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article103.shtml#article)
- Starting a Small Restaurant classic revised (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article104.shtml#article)
- Kidzania opens in Japan (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article105.shtml#article)
- StoneFire Pizza Co. opens (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article106.shtml#article)
- Impact of economic changes on consumers (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article107.shtml#article)
- Free Park World magazine (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article108.shtml#article)
- Main Event Entertainment to open in Lubbock, Texas (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article109.shtml#article)
- New clients (www.whitehutchinson.com/ news/ lenews/ 2006/ october_november/ article110.shtml#article)
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