HeyDay Expansion - $9 mil for bowling and meeting space

[venture]

Story in the Transcript for tomorrow (paper was delivered today) has on the front page HeyDay's $9 million expansion. Will include a new 24-lane bowling area (increase from their original plans since AMF isn't rebuilding in Moore), 9 meeting rooms, a new adult only area with alcohol as an offering, laser tag, and more arcade games. It will triple the size of the facility and look much more upscale.

Everything will open Fall of 2014.

[catch22]

Cool.

[Easy180]

Very nice!

[Plutonic Panda]

Any renderings? This seems awesome!

[venture]

Yes there is a picture on the front page of the paper. I'm not sure if they'll update the website today, considering they delivered the paper a day early. So may have to wait until Thursday.

[kevinpate]

Building an empire, little by little. Good on them.

[venture]

Story is now online but no photo: Bowling goes white collar at HeyDay » Headlines » The Norman Transcript

[shawnw]

Sorry if this has been asked before but are HeyDay and Andy Alligator owned by the same people?

[venture]

Sorry if this has been asked before but are HeyDay and Andy Alligator owned by the same people?

As far as I know...they are not.

[shawnw]

Thanks. That's good, so they'll compete somewhat for business. I love that they took into account the AMF going away and expanded the bowling. Hopefully they'll go after those employees as well...

[kevinpate]

As far as I know...they are not.

You are correct. They are competitors. These are game places, not towing services or cabs.

[Zuplar]

While I've never been sounds like an interesting addition. I never see advertisements for it. Maybe if they did they'd get some major business. I only ever here people talk about Dave and Busters which sounds like the same thing for the most part.

[kevinpate]

While I've never been sounds like an interesting addition. I never see advertisements for it. Maybe if they did they'd get some major business. I only ever here people talk about Dave and Busters which sounds like the same thing for the most part.

Hey Day is more of a Celebration Station plus than a D&B, but they are growing. They also have a soild word of mouth going for them. I hear folks from parents of small ones to 20 somethings gabbing about the place, and doing so frequently.

[shawnw]

I like their half-price laser tag after prime hours...

[catch22]

I like their half-price laser tag after prime hours...

I was a zombie several Halloween's ago.

You could choose a team and play against the Zombies.

Was pretty fun, got paid to play laser tag from about 5pm-midnight Friday and Saturday night for the month of October...Friend worked there and they asked for help so I helped out for a few weekends.

And had a one night stand on one of those nights with a customer, plus all the free pizza I could eat.

Good times.

[Garin]

Trey Bates owns the Andy Alligator.

[Garin]

This thread should be combined with a similar thread under "Wither Moore bowl?"

[venture]

This thread should be combined with a similar thread under "Wither Moore bowl?"

Umm no. 1) This thread is about Hey Day, not AMF Moore. 2) Hey Day is in Norman and not Moore.

[kevinpate]

It appears I was in error regarding ownership, as Bates is involved with both. Did not know that.

[Garin]

Umm no. 1) This thread is about Hey Day, not AMF Moore. 2) Hey Day is in Norman and not Moore.

We'll the Amf Moore website is linked to the heyday Facebook page.

[Plutonic Panda]

NORMAN — HeyDay Entertainment has plans for a nearly $9 million expansion that includes a two-level, 24-lane bowling alley at Interstate 35 and Indian Hills Road.

The Lanes at HeyDay will include 16 bowling lanes and four private party rooms on the lower level, and eight bowling lanes and three private rooms on the upper level, along with an upscale lounge with a fireplace, island bar, televisions and games.

The expansion will give the Norman entertainment venue owned and operated by Norman residents Brad and Keri Little and Trey and Tracey Bates about 42,000 square feet of indoor space, in addition to the existing 18-hole miniature golf course outside.

- See more here: HeyDay plots multimillion dollar expansion, including bowling alley | News OK

Here is the rendering:

[Zuplar]

Hey Day is more of a Celebration Station plus than a D&B, but they are growing. They also have a soild word of mouth going for them. I hear folks from parents of small ones to 20 somethings gabbing about the place, and doing so frequently.

That's interesting. Honestly I've never heard anyone talk about it. I hardly even notice it off the highway. I remember seeing it one day and was like when did that get there, and my wife was like it's been there for years. I would say the same holds true for Andy Alligator's, although recently I've seen some commercials for them.

[Tavia]

Andy Alligators also opened a waterpark a couple of years ago, it has been pretty successful. A large apartment complex is being built nearby....probably going to get really busy.

[Easy180]

If you have younger kids you definitely know about Andy Alligator's...I'm guessing Hey Day is for older kids because out of 10,000 birthday parties I have had the pleasure of attending none have been there

[Tavia]

HeyDay has miniature golf, laser tag and arcade games, Andy Alligators has games, go-karts, rock wall, bumper boats etc.