Bonkers Columbia, owned and operated by Family Entertainment Group, is thrilled to be expanding its offerings by adding a new Build-A-Bear Workshop® store. Bonkers Columbia is known for entertaining families in Missouri and providing an exciting mix of games, prizes, food, and fun for the whole family. The over-sized soft play …more
Family Entertainment Group is working in partnership with the OKANA ownership group to design and operate a dynamic, 12,000 square-foot Family Entertainment Center that will feature an industry-leading mix of high-energy entertainment experiences including 100 of the newest games, a custom Redemption Store, themed Escape Room, Mirror Maze, Virtual Reality experiences …more
Family Entertainment Group (“FEG”), is excited to welcome Yoo Jin Yi as Head of Information Technology. Yoo Jin has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years. He first began working in the Hospitality and Restaurant space in 1999 with what was then a small startup called Opentable.com. He was part of …more
MIAMI – July 21, 2022 – H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $50 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Family Entertainment Group Holdings, LLC (“Family Entertainment Group” or the “Company”). Founded in 2004 and …more
Family Entertainment Group is thrilled to announce the promotions of Jeff Pierce to Vice President, Design and Construction, Bill Michalski to Vice President, Amusement and Equipment Services, Silvia Lintner to Vice President of Revenue Management Systems, Victoria Duff to Vice President of Human Resources and Rich Pankey, whose role will transition …more
Family Entertainment Group has partnered with Build-A-Bear on a new concept in St. Louis, Missouri. The recently launched Build-A-Bear Adventure features an all-new space that includes a Build-A-Bear Workshop, Build-A-Bear Bakeshop, Selfie Room, and Fun Zone Arcade. The Build-A-Bear Adventure launch coincides with Build-A-Bear’s 25th anniversary. Family Entertainment Group will operate …more
Family Entertainment Group has expanded its agreement with Cedar Fair to upgrade and operate the game rooms for five additional amusement parks within the Cedar Fair family for the 2022 season and beyond. Cedar Fair is one of the largest regional amusement-resort operators in the world. The expanding relationship between Family …more
The Flyer—San Francisco, Escape Rooms, VR Experiences and more Family Entertainment Group has opened an exciting collection of attractions at PIER 39 in San Francisco, CA. The attractions include favorites such as the 7D Ride Experience and The Flyer – an amazing theater that creates the sensation of actual flight plus …more
Family Entertainment Group is excited to congratulate Victoria Duff on her new role as Vice President of Human Resources and Marissa Sexton as Director of Merchandise. Victoria Duff started with FEG as the Director of Human Resources in 2017. As the Vice President of Human Resources, Victoria oversees strategic planning and …more
Lisa Price joined FEG in 2008 as a Merchandise Manager at Kalahari in Sandusky, OH. Since that time her career has flourished as she has continued to accept more responsibilities culminating in her promotion to Vice President of Merchandise. After assuming the Vice President role, Lisa has taken the lead in …more