The Castle

Castle Family Fun Plex, usually shortened to Castle, has been a gathering spot and major employer of teens and young adults since it first opened its doors. Initially, the thirty acre complex was solely comprised of the trademark three-story, sand colored castle that houses the arcade and the miniature golf courses. Colorful stained glass windows, wrought iron fences, and fanciful landscaping have made the exterior welcoming rather than intimidating. Over the past twenty-five years, it has grown to include batting cages, a go-kart track, the Minotaur maze, and laser tag arena. On the weekends, the grounds are especially crowded, but few parents are concerned thanks to the legendary, no-nonsense security staff and their firm policy on ejecting troublemakers.
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  • Batting Cages
    If you want to hit a few balls or you’re looking to hone that competitive edge, then a trip to the Castle batting cage is in order. The large, oval, chain-link compound is made up of nine stalls, each with a painted batter’s box, coin mechanism, and heavy canvas backstop that marks the strike zone. Signs note the pitching speed of each stall and reminding patrons to wear helmets are prominently featured.
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  • Go Karts
    Climb aboard one of Castle’s high performance go karts and take it for a spin on the triple level track. Pilot a single seat go kart or take a passenger along in one of the double seat karts. Race your friends around the banked curves, hairpin turns, and thrilling straight-aways. Just be sure to heed the timing lights and avoid bumping and crashing your cars.
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  • The Maze
    What castle would be complete without a maze? The sturdy, eight foot tall maze walls are air brushed with a continuous mural depicting creeping ivy, climbing roses, honeysuckle, and morning glories in various stages of bloom. Don’t let the beauty lull you since you never know when you’ll come face to face with the infamous Minotaur statue. Lookout towers are located at the corners to help guests navigate the myriad twists, turns, and dead ends. Only the best and brightest can conquer the maze by punching their traveler’s card in the correct order.
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  • Castle Interior: Floor One
    The bottom floor of the castle, which is also the basement of the building and is partially underground thanks to the uneven terrain on which the castle was built, is home to a sixteen-lane bowling alley of professional grade. There are also three air hockey tables near the stairs to the second floor, a few arcade machines to fill in empty space, and a booth where people can rent bowling shoes and buy strings of games.
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  • Castle Interior: Floor Two
    The second floor of the castle is actually where the main entrance is located. A decorative drawbridge leads in to a pair of glass double doors. Just beyond the entrance, there is a prize counter full of all sorts of knick-knacks that people can take tickets they've won through the arcade games and turn them in for candy, plastic toys and the like, all the way up to large plushie dolls and even mp3 players. Next to the counter are a row of ticket-counting machines which can condense tickets into vouchers to be turned in to the employee at the counter. At the other side of the door, there are token machines which take money to dispense arcade tokens, which operate almost all indoor attractions except the bowling alley and the laser tag.This floor features a slew of arcade machines, including mainstays such as skeeball (which has a whole wall dedicated to it) and games of chance. There are also many standard arcade cabinets on this floor featuring the likes of Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Guilty Gear (because SOMEBODY has to have it), MvC2... the list goes on.
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  • Castle Interior: Floor Three
    Much of the top floor is dedicated entirely to classic arcade games. The stairs to this floor lead from the back of the second floor to the back corner of the third. The first thing players see upon entering this floor are the many pinball machines the fun center boasts... one of the largest collections in the world. Going further in, there are approximately 200 arcade cabinets tightly packed in rows, covering nearly all of the floorspace. Duck Hunt, Punch Out, Dig Dug... you name it, this place very likely has it.The remaining space is home to a small laser tag center, which can host games of up to ten players (two teams of five). Featuring barriers comprised of thick cloth curtains painted in a psychedelic array of colors, the black lights that fill the room give the whole experience a spacey, 'trippy feel'.
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  • Miniature Golf
    Castle offers three themed courses with varying levels of play for guests’ enjoyment. The meticulously maintained grounds feature waterfalls, rapids, and fountains that are transformed at night as countless fairy lights flicker and glow for guests’ amusement. The easiest course has a cheerful fairy tale theme, complete with Rapunzel’s tower, gingerbread house, and dwarven mine. The center course is decorated with architectural wonders from around the globe such as Big Ben, Chinese pagodas, windmills, and a replica of the Temple of the Sun at Chichen Itza. The most challenging course boasts a Western theme that includes a log fort, mission, and ghost town.
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