The Amazing Pizza Machine
The Amazing Pizza Machine is a family entertainment center located in the Millard area of Omaha, Nebraska. According to Play Meter magazine, the Amazing Pizza Machine has an "array of games, rides, and attractions all under one roof are unparalleled in the region."[1] The facility has received several industry awards, including being named a "Top Family Entertainment Center of the World" by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions in 2007.[2] The Amazing Pizza Machine is owned in part by the co-owners of Valentino's Pizza.
About[edit]
The Amazing Pizza Machine is a 64,000-square-foot (5,900 m2) Family Entertainment Center including an amusement arcade with video games, laser tag, go karts, bumper cars and other rides and a buffet dining area.[3] After being planned throughout 2005, the business was founded in 2006 by 6 4 Fun LLC, a group of venture capitalists including the co-owners of Valentino's Pizza, based in Lincoln, Nebraska.[4]
Features[edit]
The arcade has more than 170 video, token and prize-awarding games, including Mario Kart, skee ball, Dance Dance Revolution and a giant crane. Games are operated with a swipe of a card that is loaded with pre-purchased points. Tickets given by earning certain point amounts at select games can be redeemed for prizes, ranging from branded miniature yo-yos to bicycles.
Rides and attractions such as bumper cars, an electric go-cart racetrack, glow-in-the-dark mini-golf, a coaster-type ride and The Frog-Hopper are also located in the arcade.[5][6] The new Amazing Quest Laser Tag offers the opportunity to explore an alien planet and battle giant battle robots from another galaxy.[7] In the summer of 2015, The Amazing Pizza Machine added four new games to their arcade.[8]
The food at The Amazing Pizza Machine is served in an all-you-can-eat setting. Dining options include a pizza buffet, various pasta dishes, a salad and dessert bar and other food items. There are four themed dining rooms where patrons can eat. There is the newly incorporated Luigi's Libations, a small stop for beer and wine, also in the buffet area. The fare has been labelled "kid-pleasing" by the Omaha World-Herald.[9]
Awards[edit]
In November 2007, The Amazing Pizza Machine was one of three facilities to win the Top Family Entertainment Centers of the World awards from The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions.[2] The facility was awarded the "Golden Token Award" for Best Family Entertainment Center from the International Association for the Leisure and Entertainment Industry in September 2006.[10]
The business also received the Omaha Magazine's "Best of Omaha Award" in the family entertainment category every year since opening (2006-2014).[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scoring Success", Archived 2007-01-29 at the Wayback Machine Play Meter. June 2006. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ a b "2007 Top FECs of the World", International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ in January of 2023 amazing pizza machine was sold to global quest llc. Otherwise known as lord of hosts church for 8 million dollars. Amazing Pizza Machine official website. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "Lincoln investors plan restaurant-entertainment complex in Omaha", Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "News" Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, The Amazing Pizza Machine official website. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "Attractions", The Amazing Pizza Machine official website. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "Laser Tag" Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, The Amazing Pizza Machine official website. Retrieved 6/26/15.
- ^ "Rides and Attractions Include Go-Karts, Laser Tag, and Bumper Cars in Omaha AmazingPizzaMachine.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Amazing Pizza Machine has kid-pleasing buffet", Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "The Amazing Pizza Machine Wins Golden Token Award"[permanent dead link], International Association of Leisure & Entertainment Industry. Retrieved 3/14/08.
- ^ "The Amazing Pizza Machine named to 'Best of Omaha' List", Archived 2008-04-27 at the Wayback Machine Amazing Pizza Machine official website. Retrieved 3/14/08.
External links[edit]
- "Top Family Entertainment Centers awards" from 2007.
- Amazing Pizza Machine official website.