INDOOR ADVENTURE PARK
If you think you’ve seen ropes courses, think again. The Indoor Adventure Park’s 17,000 square feet of twists, turns, tubes, and slides offer up an experience unlike any other. Kids of all ages will enjoy the climbing walls, and those of us who have kids know they’ll love the opportunity to use one of the foam ball blasters to pelt their siblings. If that doesn’t do it, there’s the twister ride, bumper cars, and a laser maze. When everyone is tuckered out, patrons can head over to Pinz for a game of bowling while they eat. When most people think of bowling, it’s common to picture a dusty old lane filled with rickety equipment and food offerings that lack imagination. At Pinz, it’s the same classic game with a clean, modern twist. Flat-screen TVs, comfortable lounge seating, and a menu to die for will change your perception of what bowling can be. Sometimes you need a private room for birthday parties, and while does Wahooz offers those, what if you could have your own private party room complete with eight luxury bowling lanes? Throw in a projection screen and pool tables, and you have to admit it would be difficult to picture a better birthday party for your kids. “A star 20 years in the making is born,” says Tiffany Quilici, marketing and sales director for Wahooz, Pinz, and Roaring Springs. The new Galaxy Event Center will transform the way the Treasure Valley looks at hosting large occasions. When we sat down to discuss the relationship between Sandler Training and Roaring Springs/Wahooz, the buzz surrounding this new venture became contagious. Z LOUNGE GALAXY EVENT CENTER PINZ
The idea started at the footsteps of Meridian City Hall when Mayor Tammy de Weerd called for someone to build a large event center in the heart of her city. “We answered the call. Meridian is so centrally located that it’s the perfect location for a space like this,” Tiffany says. Co-owner Pat Morandi took notice as well and decided to bring in an outside consulting firm to look into the potential for a space such as this. “Meridian needed facilities, so we brought in someone to do a feasibility study. They came in with a fresh set of eyes, and after they were done, they came to the conclusion that Meridian was ripe for the Galaxy Event Center expansion,” Pat says. The only options for large gatherings at the time were The Grove and the Riverside Hotel, which meant visitors from outside Boise would have to drive deep into the city and combat the downtown logistics. It wasn’t just opportunity that drove Pat and his team to start this venture. “We see about 1000 group events a year of all types,” Tiffany says. With traffic like that,
hosting becomes a point of interest for any business owner. “We had an existing event center of three rooms that could accommodate about 220 people, but we were finding that we were selling out,” Pat explains. As demand increased and the volatility of the investment decreased, it was easy for Pat to pull the trigger on expansion. As Tiffany says, the results speak for themselves. “We already have reservations two years out. About 50 percent of the inbound calls we take are asking about the Galaxy.” With 12,500 square feet, room for 600 guests, a state-of-the-art catering kitchen, the ability to make nine separate rooms, and a gourmet chef, the Galaxy Event Center has quickly become the talk of the town.
ALL WORK AND NO PLAY? NO WAY!
When you’re in the business of fun, your employees need to keep that in perspective. Both Pat and Tiffany
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