If someone opened up a outdoor put-put, golf carts, and bumber boats place, they would be making a killing.
College Station is in need of family entertainment right now.
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Last: 7 yr ago by Frio Cielo
That was 20 years ago. Think it would survive now??
I remember hearing about 1-2 trampoline places. Anyone know when/if those are going to open?
One is definitely opening in the old Village Foods. (Don't know when though)
There's Grand Station, ice skating, parks, pools, movie theaters and painting places as well.
quote:The economics don't work for them
If someone opened up a outdoor put-put, golf carts, and bumber boats place, they would be making a killing.
I just want a water park. I don't know if anyone noticed but it's kinda hot outside and a lazy river would be awesome.
Sorry but Grand Station, just my opinion, is always packed and all it has is bowling. The put-put and little mini arcade are pretty bad.
don't bother going to the place in Brenham either.
where was the go cart track here?
where was the go cart track here?
Indoor go karts and bounce houses would great.
Sounds like a few of you should raise some capital, open some of these and make a killing.
BCS has much better entertainment options than most communities this size with high level collegiate sports, the Bombers, etc.
BCS has much better entertainment options than most communities this size with high level collegiate sports, the Bombers, etc.
quote:There was a go-kart track at Holleman and Highway 6 (later torn down for Wolfe Nursery, now Cavender's) and also at Pooh's Park
don't bother going to the place in Brenham either.
where was the go cart track here?
quote:quote:The economics don't work for them
If someone opened up a outdoor put-put, golf carts, and bumber boats place, they would be making a killing.
They seem to work at least for Horseshoe Junction, which opened sometime in the last decade (not like the old places we had here)
I didn't work out when there was 65-70,000 people living in College Station, but its damn near doubled that now. At least in the next 4-5 years it will have.
If you just cater to children, it won't work here. You have to have something that will bring in college kids, teens, kids, and adults. The Bounce and my place, My Backyard, both found that out the hard way and the demographics haven't changed that much. People are just not willing to pay what it takes to keep those places open. To be fair, indoor play and party places and indoor bounce places haven't stayed open in bigger markets either. It's sounds like a fabulous idea and believe me, I know that people with small children want them. They're just not willing to pay for them on a regular basis that allows the businesses to stay open. A go kart track kind of place might work here if you could offer the good kinds of carts but I've only seen those in Vegas.
I think a top golf would do good here
go kart track is really the thing we are missing here. who doesn't love go karts? every time we travel to a new place, if they have a good go kart track, we go there, and it is always crowded.
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BCS is nowhere near big enough for a top golf.
quote:Why? I'm not questioning it at all...just curious why.
BCS is nowhere near big enough for a top golf.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know, first hand, how long was Pooh's Park open?
Houston metro has 6 million people and 3 Top Golf locations.
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Houston metro has 6 million people and 3 Top DGolf locations.
I don't know a thing about Top Golf, but perhaps Houston could have a dozen or so more?
The State of Texas used to only have one Subway, on Southwest Parkway here in College Station, but there are many more now in Texas.
Dave & Busters or a Main Event would be awesome.
I could see a Main Event.
Even Gattiland shut down here after trying 2 locations.
quote:Gattitown actually closed a lot of locations relatively recently, including Sugar Land.
Even Gattiland shut down here after trying 2 locations.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gattitown+closed+yelp&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
quote:quote:Gattitown actually closed a lot of locations relatively recently, including Sugar Land.
Even Gattiland shut down here after trying 2 locations.
https://www.google.com/search?q=gattitown+closed+yelp&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
Ok?
quote:I'm pretty sure that was more management and not lack of clientele. We stopped going there just because the machines were always broken and it's was dirty. Otherwise there would have been many more birthday parties and team end of season celebrations there. Dave and Busters would rock it here.
Even Gattiland shut down here after trying 2 locations.
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Houston metro has 6 million people and 3 Top DGolf locations.
I don't know a thing about Top Golf, but perhaps Houston could have a dozen or so more?
The State of Texas used to only have one Subway, on Southwest Parkway here in College Station, but there are many more now in Texas.
Top Golf is only in metro areas with at least one of a major league baseball team, NBA team or NFL team. A sandwich shop isn't really a good comparison.
I seem to remember Pooh's Park opening in the early 70s and closing sometime in the mid-80s.
***It's your money, not theIRS! (At least for a little while longer.)
And the thing about places like Gattiland is that they won't attract students, too. Places like Top Golf & Main Event would attract both demographics, which sounds like the key to being successful.
quote:Which one of those are in Austin?quote:quote:
Houston metro has 6 million people and 3 Top DGolf locations.
I don't know a thing about Top Golf, but perhaps Houston could have a dozen or so more?
The State of Texas used to only have one Subway, on Southwest Parkway here in College Station, but there are many more now in Texas.
Top Golf is only in metro areas with at least one of a major league baseball team, NBA team or NFL team. A sandwich shop isn't really a good comparison.
Good catch. Austin MSA is over 2 million. BCS MSA is under 250,000. I think you get the point.
Expectation: Affordable family entertainment brings something fun to do, attracts families, makes money, and brings a lot of good to the community
Reality: Affordable family entertainment turns into basically cheap daycare for lousy parents and their unruly kids, starts to get run down, paying crowds disappear, no one surprised when it closes
Reality: Affordable family entertainment turns into basically cheap daycare for lousy parents and their unruly kids, starts to get run down, paying crowds disappear, no one surprised when it closes