This place is HUGE! They have so many bowling lanes, an arcade, and even a skating rink! It's such…read morea good price and has great deals on drinks. We went here for my nieces birthday and there was something for everyone. The skating rink brought so much nostalgia, we had a ball!

We like this place and our toddlers love it!…read more I've been here on and off for the past few decades with a variety of groups; today it was 3 adults and 3 toddlers. For a gloomy weather day post Christmas to get the littles out of the house this was a great adventure. We spent the first hour upstairs in the kiddie section of the arcade and spent about $20 worth of "tokens" on our reusable card between ride on machines, air hockey, candy pick up games, and driving games. We went downstairs when we were ready to eat some pizza, mozzarella sticks, curly fries, and hot dogs. Once we ordered we decided to do a half hour game which was $28 for 2 shoe rentals. We made it work so the grown ups could watch and "help" the toddlers push the ball down the ramp into the bumpered lane. We'll be back and recommend this place to local families. Extra points for all restrooms having changing tables, men's & women's! Expect a loud noise environment with teenage workers, and you'll be all set.

Went here for a birthday party and even though the service was super slow, we had a decent…read moreexperience. Our three year old liked bowling, laser tag, and the games. We had purchased credits to play more arcade games but decided to save them for another time since it was getting late and the crowd was on the older side. We came back the next weekend in hopes of eating and playing games but were quickly turned off by numerous games not functioning properly. I went up to the desk at least twice requesting credits for several different games. If this happens... repair them? Put a sign on them? Something. After that experience we decided it wasn't worth eating there and probably wouldn't ever go back as a family.

Kyla was not only super funny but she was also nice and efficient I could really tell that she…read morecared!

I purchased a Stern Ghostbusters Premium from Great American Pinball that was advertised as HUO…read more(Home Use Only). After thoroughly inspecting the machine at home, I discovered multiple indicators that strongly suggest it had been previously routed, not HUO. These included nearly $4,000 in coin drop shown in non-erasable audits, visible wear on the coin chutes and coin mechs, heavy black dust accumulation under the playfield (especially around insert hot spots), and early insert edge ghosting. Taken together, these are not consistent with a true HUO machine and should have been identified before advertising it as such. At best, this reflects a lack of proper inspection and careless use of the HUO label. At worst, it feels misleading. Either way, it significantly undermined my trust in their representations. My advice to potential buyers: do not rely solely on HUO claims from this seller. Verify audits and condition yourself. Based on my experience, I would not purchase from Great American Pinball again without extreme scrutiny.

We've been coming to GAP for years! We've bought multiple games and have had exceptional customer…read moreservice and follow up. They're always available for questions and have been wonderfully accommodating.

I would avoid Scott at all costs…read more Unprofessional does not quite sum this up. Scott was referred to me as someone who could work on my EM pinball. While it seemed that the fix was good, the next day the game would not turn on. When I called him to come back, he has since ghosted me. He scratched my stairs with his crude dolly, he put my 54 year old game on its corner, on pavement, and to pivot it, he said to a pinball restorer: "I should have charged him more once I saw his house", he ruined a piece of invisiglass, which he refuses to pay for or replace on top of being pretty undependable.

I stumbled across this business of Scott's and very happy I did. I have an old Bally strikes and…read morespares pinball machine that hadn't worked in 10 years, ifnot more. Scott was quick to call me back and schedule a visit to my house. He worked diligently and got the game working. There happened to be a glitch with one of the flippers so a couple of days later he was back and this time he decided to take two computer boards home and get them perfected. He said it would probably be a couple of weeks and he came back, everything was going great! I did ask him ask him back one more time, probably more for "user"questions, but he also changed a couple of lightbulbs at the same time. one thing I'll say, when he opens that machine he is so into his job of fixing any problem. He never rushed through the job. He's very personable and nice. I'm so very happy to have discovered him and his business. I highly recommend Scott for all the work he does. Thank you, Scott. Jan T

This place is awesome!!! They have excellent customer service and they worked with me and my group…read moreto make sure we had a great experience! Bob was our game manager and he was so accommodating and fun! They usually run multiple deals throughout the month, so keep an eye out for those!

This review is very late but this night was unforgettable. Myself, My boyfriend and a couple of his…read morefriends all went last month and had a very fun night! The robot build was super cool too :)

This "pop culture con" was broader ranging in subject matter than the comic/sci fi convention that…read moreI went to at the Du Page County Fairgrounds last week-end...and yet I feel like it lost something by trying to cater to everyone. According to their website they are a "Comics, Toys, Gaming, SCI-FI, Legos, Stars, Anime, Horror Films, TV/MOVIE MEMORABILIA, Autographs, Super Heroes, Anime, Action Figures, Cosplay, Fantasy, Horror, Collectibles, Sports Memorabilia, Non Sports Cards, Vintage Music Memorabilia, Publishers & Artist Convention - but open to anything fan-related!" The problem is that the space isn't that big (this isn't McCormick, after all), so cutting so broad a swath in subject matter dilutes the intensity: you just get a sprinkling of this and that. Still, my friend was able to cross a Christmas gift off her list. Some prices were outlandish or we might have indulged more. There's gaming, cosplay, food (The Twisted Cookie who we saw at Vintage Garage was here too!), acrobat girls dressed like Picachu and the Powerpuff girls performing precariously in the tight lobby along with a Tom Jones (?) impersonator. Probably the biggest celebrity draw (to me) wasn't coming til Sunday: Svengoolie! Overall, for the $10 one-day entry fee, it might be worth your time to check it out if you're a bored geek. I will likely pass in the future.

Last night I took a ride over to the winning circle and met Rodney. He is there to make your…read moreexperience more pleasant and is fun to talk to. I enjoyed playing the games and I will go there again sometime soon. It is a very nice place.

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Different and wonderful, great for adults or older kids. This is the perfect cool birthday thing to…read moredo for my son and his friends for the last 3 years, with a total of 4 players each time. Not just for kids, I can imagine 4 adults having a great time dog fighting in the sky. For us our ages were 18 to 11 all equally had a great time. Such a cool experience. Our most recent instructor was Gareth and he trained and helped design simulators for the British air force, EXTREMELY experienced, the previous times the instructors were pilots, so they obviously go out of there way to have very knowledgeable instructors. This place is a hidden gem, the simulators each have 3 large screens in front of you to completely immerse you in the flying experience, the headsets alone give you the ambient sound, and voices to shoot or when you are locked on (I am assuming as a true airplane would), but also allow the players to talk to each other. I don't know how they do it, but when you look up, down or sideways, you are seeing the tracking of the headsets which allows you to feel as though you are truly in the cockpit. They played different scenarios, some in which they were battling the enemy and others where they were battling amongst themselves in dogfights. Each player has always said they would definitely do it again. I think I had as much fun sitting in the room watching the gaming. I can't think of another place that does this and being on the outskirts of the Palwaukee Airport I think adds to the ambiance. I think this is a must do for everyone, at least once, but bet they would do it again. We will be back! Thank you to the instructors! You are a talented bunch.

Bought a Groupon for 2 - what a great value! John was our Pilot training our group and he was very…read morehelpful and professional. I would recommend this facility for anyone whomever dreamed of battling in the air with other planes.

Had our daughter's birthday here with a group of friends.The process to book an event, food and…read moreservice was great. The place is very modern and clean. Would highly recommend checking out if you have young kids or want night out to go bowling.

Sunday afternoon 2/23/25 at 4pm, they ran out of pizza and burgers…read more I had gift cards that they didn't accept at the bar for food and drink, even though they said it would work there. They said it had no balance, but i checked on the website and it stated I had the full balance. I had even tried to use it for bowling, but since i booked online i had to pay in full online with my credit card. They couldn't reverse the charge and charge my gift card instead. And now for the worst part, if you reserve online you could be paying 2x or more to bowl. I was told the cost per game was ~$8.50 a person per game. That is the price when you walk in without a reservation. I reserved for 10 people online at $35 a person. That is for two hours of play per person. They gave us two lanes. If i were to have had 3 people, it's still $35 a person for two hours. You literally get ripped off the more people you have. And if it's not enough for the crazy mark up with reserving online, they also charge you a $22 reservation fee to book online. And finally, if you book online you have to pay for shoes for everyone. We only needed 5 shoes but paid for 10. I figured they could refund some money back, but nope they just gave me additional credits to use for food. And so since my toddler typically eats burgers or pizza when bowling, it was even harder to use it. I know it's not the fault of the workers there, it's just corporate policy, but if you can I would 100% avoid this place because of their pricing structure.