Family Entertainment Center - in The United States

In The United States

The main national industry group in the U.S. is the National Association of Family Entertainment Centers (NAFEC), which is perhaps incongruously a division of the International Laser Tag Association (ILTA). NAFEC provides an industry-facing website, FECOperator.org.

Some U.S.-based companies also have venues in Canada (noted above), but this is rare due to the legal/political difficulties involved in cross-border corporations.

American FECs vary wildly in themes, size and features. Some of the larger businesses in this category have included:

  • Adventure Landing (Jacksonville Beach, Florida, 1995)
  • All-American Sportpark (Las Vegas, Nevada, 1996)
  • America's Incredible Pizza Company (chain, based in Springfield, Missouri, 2002)
  • Boomers! Parks (chain)
  • Brunswick Zone XL (bowling/pool/video game chain)
  • Bullwinkle's Family Fun Center (small chain in Washington state and Oregon, based in Tukwila, WA)
  • Castle Park (full amusement park with FEC section, Texas)
  • Chuck E. Cheese's (chain, based in San Jose, California, 1977)
  • Cinetropolis (Mashantucket, Connecticut, 1994)
  • CJ Barrymore's (Clinton Township, Detroit, Michigan)
  • Club Disney (Thousand Oaks, California, 1997)
  • Dave & Buster's (Dallas, Texas, 1982)
  • Discovery Zone Play Place (Lenexa, Kansas, 1990)
  • DisneyQuest (part of Walt Disney World, Florida, 1998)
  • GameWorks (Seattle, Washington, 1997)
  • Gatti's Pizza
  • Go-Karts Plus
  • Golfland Sunsplash (full waterpark and miniature golf course with FEC section, California and Arizona)
  • Ground Round
  • Hinkle Family Fun Center (Albuqueruque, New Mexico)
  • John's Incredible Pizza Co. (1997)
  • Kidmazeum (Cedarhurst, Long Island, New York, 1993)
  • Legoland Discovery Center (Schaumburg, Illinois, 2008)
  • Malibu Grand Prix
  • Muligan Family Fun Center (three-venue Southern California chain, based in Torrance, CA)
  • Peter Piper Pizza (chain)
  • Putt-Putt Fun Center
  • Puzzle Place Play Centers (chain, based in Chicago, Illinois, 1997)
  • Regal FunScape (chain; movies, minigolf, video & "VR" games, food court, etc., depending on location)
  • Scandia Amusement Park (full amusement park with FEC section, California)
  • Sony Metreon (San Francisco, California, 1999–2006, Japan-owned)
  • Swings -N- Things Family Fun Park (Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
  • NASCAR Speedpark (NASCAR racing theme; four U.S. locations)
  • The Alley Indoor Entertainment (bowling, kart racing, etc.; Wichita, Kansas)
  • Universal CityWalk (part of Universal Studios Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, 1998)
  • Universal CityWalk (part of Universal Orlando Resort, Orlando, Florida)
  • uWink (2007)
  • Wannado City (Sunrise, Florida, 2004–2011)
  • Xscape (Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008)
  • ZDT's Amusement Park (full amusement park with FEC section, Texas)
  • Zuma Fun Centers (formerly PARC Fun Centers; chain in the American South, based in Pineville, North Carolina)

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