Prime Time Family Entertainment Center, Abilene, TX

For fun in Abilene, Texas visitors head to the Prime Time Family Entertainment Center. This facility is a giant indoor amusement park with rides, games, and more. The building is 43,000 square feet and contains bowling, Laser Tag, X-D Theater, Nascar Simulators, Bumper Cars, Billiards and more than 70 arcade games. Outside there are more activities for visitors such as the 36 hole miniature golf course, 5 batting cages, and 1,000 foot electric go- karts.

Prime Time Family Entertainment Center has numerous options for guests. The facility is located at 4541 Loop 322. Sunday through Thursday the park is open 11:30am to 11pm. Friday and Saturday hours are 10am to 12:30am. The Go-Karts open at 4pm Monday through Friday, unlike the rest of the entertainment. Thanksgiving the center opens at 5pm. Christmas Eve the facility will close at 6pm. Christmas Day Prime Time is closed the entire day.

Bowling rates are $2.25 per person for one game. The lane can be rented for one hour on the weekends for $18.50. Shoes are $1.99 for adults and children. Mini golf is $5.50 per person for 1 course or $7 for two courses. Batting cages are 12 balls for $1 or $30 for an hour. Go-karts and kiddie karts are $5 per person for one race and $3 per person one race, respectively. The Nascar simulator runs at $5 per person for one race. XD Theater is $5 per movie per person. Lazer Tag is the same as the movie per person for one round. Bumper Cars are $3, Billiards $6 for an hour, and shuffleboard is $6 per hour per table. The arcade games are an average of $.50, though some will vary.

For a little about the golf course: the course has two 18 hole sections. There are waterfalls, fake rocks, and much more to stop a golf ball from getting a hole in one. Grass and concrete surround each hole, with a few trees. Golfing is available in the evenings because there are lights around the entire area.

The go karts, especially the kiddie carts, have two seats. The parent is allowed to drive around the child. However, anyone over 54'' in height is able to ride without an adult. Like the other outdoor options lighting is available for the kart track, batting cages, and other fun.

Anyone who wants to spend the entire day at the entertainment center can eat at the Prime Time Cafe. The cafe has pretzels, hamburgers, pizza, vegetables, and other foods. There is basically something for everyone in the cafe.

Prime Time hosts special events such as birthday parties. Depending on how many children you will have you can choose a variety of packages. The packages are for between 5 and 10 attendees. The bowling blitz package for five offers 1 large pizza, drinks for 5, $5 arcade game card, party favors, cake plates and utensil. This party can have up to 8 guests and it is $7.99 for the additional guests. The 5 person package is $69.99.