A local operator of large-scale family entertainment centers will open its third Front Range location this week when the Summit Thornton welcomes its first guests on Tuesday.
, which uses the tag line “Elevated Entertainment,” is a small chain that combines bowling alleys, laser tag facilities, a bar and restaurant and other games and entertainment options under one roof. It has two locations operating today, one in Windsor and another in northern Colorado Springs.
Its 50,000-square-foot Thornton facility will celebrate its grand opening 11 a.m. Tuesday, . At 580 E. 144th Ave., just east of the 144th Avenue-Interstate 25 interchange, it will feature 24 lanes of bowling, a 5,000-square-foot arcade and game room, a two-story laser tag arena, 175-seat restaurant, VIP area and more, according to a company news release.
The facility will employ 225 people combined on a full-time and part-time basis.
Thornton and the surrounding north metro neighborhood have become hotbeds for family focused entertainment as the population in the area continues to grow. Water World water park and a Boondocks Food & Fun are also along the north I-25 corridor. Topgolf, an updated, high-tech take on the driving range with an existing facility in Centennial, in October, according to the Denver Business Journal.
