A Northern Irish operator of trampoline parks and adventure golf is investing over £3m in two new locations.
Two new Airtastic Entertainment Centres will open their doors in 2020. The new sites are located at the former Toys “R” Us building in Newtownabbey and in Marlborough Retail Park in Craigavon, where they are extending, redeveloping and rebranding their current Airtastic Trampoline Park and Captain Green’s Adventure Golf site to create a brand new venue.
The centres will create up to 80 jobs and they will be Airtastic’s largest in Northern Ireland, with the Newtownabbey site totalling approximately 45,000sq.ft and Craigavon slightly larger at 46,500sq.ft of leisure space.
In a major expansion to the company’s portfolio and leisure offering, the new centres will include ten-pin bowling featuring the latest bowling technology, space-themed indoor mini golf courses, a new inflatable and ninja park concept that will be Ireland’s first (Newtownabbey), a trampoline and ninja park (Craigavon) and amusement arcades featuring redemption and prizes. F&B will be provided at bar and restaurant, the NY Kitchen, which will serve an array of American-style food along with alcoholic beverages.
Subject to planning, the Craigavon site will open in early 2020, with Newtownabbey following in the middle of the year.
Elsewhere, Airtastic recently changed its site in Bangor to become an inflatable and ninja park, while south of the border it is currently redeveloping its entertainment centre in Cork and expanding to become the county’s largest leisure destination at a cost of €1.5m, creating up to 30 new jobs. The new centre in Little Island is due to open this month and will take up approximately 40,000sq.ft.
“We’re excited to be opening another two Airtastic Entertainment Centres in Northern Ireland and for the first time featuring ten-pin bowling,” said Sharyn Ingrey, area manager at Airtastic. “Our new centres in Newtownabbey and Craigavon will be a one-stop shop for entertainment where our customers can bounce, ninja, bowl, golf, play to win tickets in our amusement arcades, exchange them for prizes and enjoy our NY Kitchen, all in one location.
“Combined with our other four centres located in Bangor, Belfast, Craigavon and Cork, Airtastic is now the largest leisure operator in Ireland providing the best entertainment to a wide range of people.”
