New bowling alley

I just got a coupon in the mail for this place:

http://www.kingpinzbowl.com/

An "upscale, luxury" bowling alley with a dress code (no headgear or bandanas, no excessively baggy clothing, etc)...

Should be interesting. It's by the new Wegmans in Leesburg.

 

Sounds fun. Lucky Strike in Chinatown is the same way, no tennis shoes, no athletic gear, nothing gang related. I love going there.

 

a bowling alley with a velvet rope- NOW i know I am in the burbs...

 

so is it open now?

 

nevermind, helps if I open the link ;-)

 

....and pitchers of cheap beer...........

 

I'm with you!!! Bowling is a big thing in WNY during the winter, if you're not in a league, you're nobody. It used to be a great activity with family and cheap fun.

 

I just went into the link - 12 alleys isn't very many....at all....I'm betting it'll be hard to get a lane there, especially in the beginning.

 

i won't be bother checking it out til august... but the idea of an upscale non smoking bowling alley does appeal to me... will they serve sushi? lol

 

I think it's less about the bowling than about the club like atmosphere.

 

...and Cosmos???

 

Per Game rates (up to six people per lane)
Game rates do not apply to groups making hourly lane reservations. At peak times, we reserve the right to limit per game bowlers to one game/one hour maximum.

Sunday – Thursday
$5 per game (Seniors 60+ $4)

Friday and Saturday, open -6pm
$5 per game

Friday & Saturday 6pm – close
Prime Time Cosmic Bowling : Cosmic bowling at King Pinz offers an unparalled atmosphere of dazzling lights, sights and amenities, surrounded by music and the crash of tumbling ten pins.
$8.50 per game

Hourly lane rental rates (up to six people per lane)
Hourly rates apply to all lane reservations. At peak times we reserve the right to limit hourly rentals to two hours maximum. Advance reservations recommended.

Sunday-Thursday all day and Friday and Saturday before 6pm
$35/hour

Friday, Saturday 6pm-close
$55.00 per hour

Shoe rental – all bowlers must wear bowling shoes $4.50 Per Pair plus tax


http://www.kingpinzbowl.com/bowling-prices.html

 

The hourly rates are during peak times - correct?

 

MY PREDICTION:
some people will go with their kids and complain about how expensive everything is and not go back.

some people will not ever go because they think it's too expensive to go to with their kids.

adults will go without their kids and will be happy to pay more for the atmosphere.

serious bowlers will be thrown off their game by the lack of screaming kids and layer of smoke and nacho grease in the air, and will stay with bowl America.

DINKs (Double Income No Kids) will love it and so will older teens with jobs that can afford it, or parents that give them enough money.

i think it will succeed, but it won't be another family place- which, I don't think is a horrible thing!

Parallel, Bowley Alley- LoCo is becoming an adult playground!

 

I agree - I'm going to let the newness wear off before I go. Still - 12 alleys just doesn't seem like enough.....just saying...

 

$5 per game per person + $4.50 per person shoe rental = $48/ family of four for one game, $68 for two games, etc...

Too rich for my blood.

 

Yea - bowling used to be a very cheap family activity that was fun.....