Main Event Fort Worth North
Overview
Expert Summary
Detailed Insights
Main Event Fort Worth North offers a modern (2024) and comprehensive family entertainment experience beyond traditional bowling. It stands out for its wide array of activities including laser tag, ropes course with zip line, arcade games, climbing, pool, and escape rooms. Parents planning birthday parties will find the staff exceptionally accommodating and willing to go 'out of their way' to ensure a good experience.
Key Highlights
- ✓Modern and up-to-date facilities (as of 2024), unlike older bowling alleys.
- ✓Extensive variety of activities: bowling, pool, arcade games, climbing, laser tag, ropes course, zip line, and escape rooms.
- ✓Dedicated party rooms available for events.
- ✓Staff is highly accommodating and goes 'out of their way' for party guests, including managing scheduling errors and providing extra game cards.
- ✓Attentive employees in party rooms ensure guests are 'taken great care of'.
- ✓Flexibility to start bowling early.
Standout Features
- ⭐Modern, clean aesthetic and facilities (updated 2024).
- ⭐Wide range of activities available under one roof, providing diverse entertainment choices.
- ⭐Dedicated party rooms for hosting events.
- ⭐Highly flexible and accommodating staff, particularly noted for their efforts in party planning and adjustments.
- ⭐Availability of arcade cards as part of party packages or for general play.
Perfect For
Ideal For
💡Pro Tips from Reviews
- →Consider this venue for birthday parties due to the highly accommodating and helpful staff.
- →If planning to dine in, be aware that table service can be very slow, especially on busy nights like Saturdays, and online kiosks may have issues. Plan to order at the bar or be patient.
- →Confirm the staffing for specific activities like escape rooms beforehand if they are a priority for your visit.
- →Budget for 'overpriced' food or consider eating elsewhere if cost is a concern.
- →Expect a 'busy' atmosphere on weekend evenings.
Things to Consider
- ⚠Wait staff attendance and service for table dining can be 'very irritable' and slow, with reported waits of 'thirty to forty minutes' for service.
- ⚠Online order kiosks have reported issues processing orders.
- ⚠Food is generally considered 'way overpriced'.
- ⚠Specific activities, such as escape rooms, may be unstaffed and therefore inaccessible.
- ⚠Exterior landscaping is described as being 'full of debris and trash', impacting first impressions.
Price & Value
Food is explicitly described as 'way overpriced,' which is 'to be expected in this type of establishment.' While no specific activity prices are mentioned, the modern facility and wide array of entertainment options suggest a premium experience where food costs contribute significantly to the overall spend. Value for activities is implied by the positive experiences, but food is a clear downside for price.
♿Accessibility & Special Needs
- •No specific accessibility accommodations are mentioned in the reviews.
🍎Food & Drink Policy
- •Online order kiosks are available (though can have issues).
- •Table service for dining is offered.
- •Snacks are available for purchase.
- •No information provided regarding outside food or drink policy.
🚗Parking Info
- •No explicit parking details are provided, but the mention of 'exterior landscaping' suggests an on-site parking area.
👥Crowd Levels
- •Described as 'busy, as expected' on a Saturday night.
🛡️Safety Features
- •No specific safety features are mentioned in the reviews.
⏰When to Avoid
- • Saturday nights if you prioritize prompt table service for food, as wait staff attendance can be poor.
- • If your primary interest is the escape rooms, avoid going without confirming they are staffed and available.
- • If first impressions regarding facility upkeep are critical, as exterior landscaping has been noted for debris.
- • If you are on a strict budget for food and beverages, as items are 'way overpriced'.
Pricing/Package/Events
Pricing & Packages
Pancakes and Play
$19.99Have Brunches of Fun
Includes:
- •activities of your choice
- •kid’s meal
- •soft drink
- •fun card
- •party host
Birthday Your Way
$17.99Create the perfect day
Includes:
- •activities of your choice
- •kid’s meal
- •soft drink
- •fun card
- •party host
The Ultimate Gamer
$26.99Level up the party with VR
Includes:
- •activities of your choice
- •kid’s meal
- •soft drink
- •fun card
- •party host
The Main Event
$29.99Birthdays fully loaded
Includes:
- •activities of your choice
- •kid’s meal
- •soft drink
- •fun card
- •party host
Teen All Access
$29.99Let your teen do their thing
Includes:
- •activities of your choice
- •kid’s meal
- •soft drink
- •fun card
- •party host
Events & Schedule
Special Events(Last 2 months - Next 6 months)
National Bowling Day
Specific day (not specified)
FREE bowling with any bowling purchase
Attempt to break the world record for 'the fastest time to arrange 10 bowling pins'.
National Mario Day
Specific day (not specified)
Free
Free Mario Kart® games for those celebrating.
Dallas Cowboys 60th birthday
Multi-year agreement kicks off immediately
Party and invitation to fans to celebrate.
🍎Food Policy
- • Full-service restaurant on-site offering pizza, burgers, wings, and more.
- • Custom cocktail options available for adults.
- • Full-service catering available for group events.
- • Outside dessert (cake or cupcakes) is allowed for birthday parties.
🛡️Safety Policy
- • Bowling lanes offer dragon ramps and bumpers for young or learning players.
- • Human Crane requires participants to be harnessed in.
- • Experiences are designed to bring family and friends together and create lasting memories, with safety information available per experience (details not provided in content).
📅Booking Policy
- • Birthday parties can be scheduled online or over the phone with an Event Coordinator.
- • A $100 deposit is required to confirm a booking.
- • Final minimum headcounts are required 3 days prior to the event date.
- • Headcount can be increased on the day of the event, pending activity and venue availability (guests may be subject to wait times).
🚗Parking Information
- • Free on-site parking available.
What People Say
What's Great
- Great for birthday parties (mentioned in 4 reviews)
- Spacious play areas (mentioned in 3 reviews)
Areas for Improvement
- Can get crowded during peak times (mentioned in 2 reviews)
Recent Reviews
J R
5 months agoThis is the best bowling alley I’ve ever been to! It’s really modern and up-to-date (2024), which is awesome because most bowling alleys feel so old. There’s also so much more to do than just bowling, like playing pool, arcade games, grabbing snacks, climbing, or playing laser tag. We had such a great time, and I’d definitely come back if I’m ever in the area again. I’m from Pennsylvania and was here on vacation there’s nothing like this where I live!
Francisco Leung
6 months agoWe were invited to a birthday party in one of the party rooms. My kids got to bowl, play laser tag, and climb the ropes course and zip line. They also got arcade cards, but we left early. They had fun and the employee really took great care of us in the party room. There's also an escape room and pool tables.
Lizzie
a month agoCame here on a Saturday night. Busy, as expected. Wait time and over all entertainment experience were perfectly fine, but the wait staff attendance to customers is very irritable. At about 9:29, we’d tried navigating two online order kiosks and both said they had issues processing our order. We ask a staff member about it and are told to try ordering at a table instead. That’s not a problem, I understand digital takeout will be ass sometimes as I work fast food. We get seated quickly and given menu’s. But it’s been over thirty to forty minutes and we’re sitting in our booth with no one as a waiter. Other people are seated next to us and diagonally, they immediately had staff at their table getting their orders. I ask someone at the bar for a waiter at the table, it’s ten minutes later and there’s still no one. As I’ve said, I work fast food, so I do understand being slammed and busy on my feet. TO AN EXTENT. This is flat out ridiculous.
C L
a month agoFood is way overpriced but to be expected in this type of establishment. We were able to start our bowling early, which was good, but the escape rooms were not staffed, so we couldn't get into them. The exterior landscaping, though, is full of debris and trash. Definitely would recommend they clean up more of this as first impressions are lasting.
Bert Paratore
3 weeks agoWe recently had our son's 7th birthday party there and we accidentally thought it was 2 hours earlier than we scheduled. The staff was awesome, they went out of their way to squeeze us in at a table, get us extra game cards to fill the time and move up our laser time slot. To all the staff, thank you for all the extra effort to accommodate us!!!