{"id":250958,"date":"2026-04-15T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/250958\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:24:09","slug":"coin-op-amusements-news-launch-to-open-third-fec-in-texas-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/250958\/","title":{"rendered":"Coin-op amusements news | Launch to open third FEC in Texas, US"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new Launch Family Entertainment venue featuring a wide variety of attractions, such as mini-golf, bowling and interactive darts, will open its doors in Arlington, Texas, US, on May 1. <\/p>\n

\"Launch<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new venue is led by a local ownership group, fronted by Hemanth Kumar, president of Zion Capital Management, alongside partners Eesha Kumar, Karthik Krishnamoorthy, and Daiva Polimetla.<\/p>\n

\n\tHome to an expansive list of attractions, including trampolines, a ninja course, VR, arcade games and an interactive floor, the entertainment centre aims to cater to guests of all ages.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to introduce Launch Entertainment to Arlington and bring families a destination where fun and connection come together,\u201d said Craig Erlich, CEO of Launch Entertainment.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cOur mission has always been to create experiences that strengthen communities<\/a>, and this new park represents exactly that. It\u2019s a place where families can celebrate, play and make new memories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tFirst of three locations<\/p>\n

\n\tThe new entertainment centre will be the brand\u2019s third in the state, joining its existing Lewisville and west Houston locations, and is the first in a three-unit deal for the local ownership group.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe second and third entertainment centres are expected to be located in the Dallas area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new Launch Family Entertainment venue featuring a wide variety of attractions, such as mini-golf, bowling and interactive…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[150,152,151,102,95112,2225,95113,27,393],"class_list":["post-250958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arlington","tag-arlington","tag-arlington-headlines","tag-arlington-news","tag-dallas","tag-intergame","tag-launch","tag-launch-family-entertainment","tag-texas","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}