El Paso, Texas (KFOX) — Anytime somebody says Oasis Lanes, I think most of us immediately picture bowling shoes, pins and that very specific moment when you’re trying to act like you totally meant for the ball to curve that way.

But when we visited Oasis Lanes in El Paso for Daytime, I realized pretty quickly that bowling is only the beginning.

Oasis Lanes describes itself as a locally owned and operated entertainment center, with more than 40 bowling lanes plus an arcade, food and drinks at Brick & Tap, and other attractions.

During our visit, Mikey walked me through just how much is packed under this one roof.

“As a family entertainment center here in El Paso, we offer a variety of amenities that people can enjoy,” he told me.

That includes the bowling lanes, arcade, restaurant and bar, patio, Full Swing sports simulators and Gel Blaster Nexus. Oasis Lanes says its Full Swing bays can be used for sports including golf, football and baseball, while Nexus combines gel-blaster gameplay with a laser-tag mode.

The Gel Blaster immediately caught my attention because it’s one of those attractions that makes a lot more sense once you see what they’re talking about.

“It’s a mix of your traditional laser tag with gel blaster play against each other,” Mikey explained.

And yes, that sounds like exactly the kind of activity where somebody in the family is going to get a little too competitive.

Food, Bowling and More Ways to Play

There’s also plenty happening around the food side of Oasis Lanes. Brick & Tap serves pizzas, wings, burgers, shareables and other menu items, and Oasis publishes rotating food, drink and bowling specials online.

During our segment, Mikey highlighted Wednesday specials including 49-cent boneless wings and a kids-eat-free offer with a qualifying purchase. He also explained a Pay & Play promotion that pairs an hour of bowling with a $25 arcade game card. Oasis Lanes’ current specials page confirms those Wednesday offers, although promotions can change, so checking the website before heading out is a good idea.

Thursday’s $5 large pizza special mentioned during our interview is also currently listed on the official specials page.

But one of the biggest surprises of our visit was upstairs.

A Baseball Training Facility Hidden Above the Bowling Lanes

Yes, there’s a baseball training program inside Oasis Lanes, too.

Diamond Sports Performance, or DSP, operates from the same Zaragoza Road address. During the segment, we headed upstairs to see the facility and talk with general manager Joseph Camacho.

DSP includes training space, batting cages and strength equipment. Joseph said the program works with athletes across different levels.

“Here we train from youth athletes to professional athletes,” he said.

Joseph told us the program’s main focus is its high school athletes, with a middle school program also developing. Training can cover hitting, fielding, pitching and work in the weight room, with individual programs designed around what each athlete needs to improve.

“We make sure that they’re doing the right things that they need to do to get better,” Joseph said.

That was probably the part of this visit that surprised me most. You can walk into Oasis thinking you’re there to bowl and discover an entire sports-performance operation upstairs.

Honestly, is there anything they don’t have?

One El Paso Stop With a Little Bit of Everything

By the end of our visit, the name Oasis Lanes felt almost misleading. Yes, bowling is still a huge part of the experience. The facility has more than 40 lanes, and Oasis says its lanes are USBC sanctioned and certified.

But there’s a lot more happening here than people realize.

You can bowl, hit the arcade, grab food, try the sports simulators, play Gel Blaster or laser tag and, for athletes, head upstairs for specialized training at DSP.

For families trying to find something to do in El Paso, especially when everybody in the group wants to do something different, having all of those options in one building makes things considerably easier.

And now I know. When somebody says Oasis Lanes, bowling may still be the first thing I picture.

It definitely won’t be the only thing.

Oasis Lanes and Diamond Sports Performance Under One Roof (Courtesy: KFOX14)