Bowlero Is Rebranding! What Does This Mean for Bowling?

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ZVL Bowling

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Күн бұрын

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@MikkR6
@MikkR6 7 күн бұрын
They need to make a sport bowling section. People get tired of bowling on lanes used for party bowling
@ICONIC_WOTB
@ICONIC_WOTB 6 күн бұрын
Yes, last night I bowled next to a group of annoying adults. Dropped the balls high asf (3ft) and laughed it off constantly.
@mythoughtsarefreedom
@mythoughtsarefreedom 6 күн бұрын
I've always said this but they chase $ so open play and parties are the focus
@charlespeakjr2168
@charlespeakjr2168 Күн бұрын
That has been going on for years before Bowlero came into the game.😱
@TheBowlingFool76
@TheBowlingFool76 7 күн бұрын
"more money put in the bowling side" That's a funny one.
@Jest_Fishing
@Jest_Fishing 6 күн бұрын
One thing you can guarantee is that any new profits will not get put back into the bowling side of the business.
@stanchase9705
@stanchase9705 6 күн бұрын
When I hear the name Lucky Strike, I think of the cigarettes.
@aaronspringborn34
@aaronspringborn34 6 күн бұрын
It’s time that this corporation comes to an end. Some of my bowling alleys that I grew up at were bought out by them. It’s time that we make every Bowling Alley independent again.
@BNeault
@BNeault 6 күн бұрын
Bowlero centers are horrible. They do not care about league bowling! Independents centers are better
@willieyoung7070
@willieyoung7070 6 күн бұрын
Big facts!!! One of my home alleys (there’s three near me), have sixty four lanes!!!!! One of the centers is bolero, the another one is AMF. The one I’m talking about is independently owned. the AMF centers have 32 lanes and the Bolero one have 64 (just like the local one). Here’s the difference, the local one separate league bowlers from casual bowlers. One side of the house is well lit and there’s no music, while the other side be dark and loud. They even keep those lanes more oil compared to the non league bowlers side. Everytime I go to bolero I have to deal with kids running all on the lane and adults standing at the ball return. You can’t see the arrows and the music be so loud. I don’t care about arcade games, I want to bowl. I want to have some drinks and bowl. I hate them so bad that I actually pass bolero to go to my local one. Bolero is a ten minute drive, while the other one is a twenty minute drive. I hate bolero with a passion
@Mikey-1990
@Mikey-1990 6 күн бұрын
I drive forty minutes everyweek just to bowl league at a Spare Time house. Family owned and operated. They actually take pride into the care of their house. Always clean, lanes are in great shape and up to date pinsetters. Our hometowns Bowlero is filthy, pinsetters are dated, cracked pins everywhere, approaches are in rough shape, oil machine constantly breaks down. They only care about open bowling. I will never bowl there again.
@drwisdom1
@drwisdom1 6 күн бұрын
I'm going to my league at a Bowlero this evening. Best league I have ever been on in 45 years. We have 40 teams and use every alley. Super competitive, most everyone averages in the 200s. First place is $20k. Beers are $8, luckily I don't drink when I bowl.
@Flyght727
@Flyght727 6 күн бұрын
@@drwisdom1 You got a problem with banquets?
@rickbart9957
@rickbart9957 2 күн бұрын
They just bought a center I bowl at it seems like they actually improved everything. Although it’s only been a few months. I guess I’ll see what happens in the long run
@tokyosan7906
@tokyosan7906 7 күн бұрын
Hey guys, I've got a great idea, lets rename ourselves after cigarettes!
@ripvanrevs
@ripvanrevs 6 күн бұрын
I posted "They are going to get smoked!" and it got taken down. Maybe should have put up a 😂so they knew it was a joke about cigarettes.
@RewindCountry
@RewindCountry 6 күн бұрын
Have never bowled at a Bowlero center, but any company that is "expanding" to water parks and arcades/entertainment centers is NOT putting money back into their bowling centers. That's not how business works. They are doing the opposite. Using the money from their bowling centers to help fund the growth of the other business ventures. Bowlero will most likely drain the bowling centers of whatever they can while building these other businesses and then sell the original centers off to someone else, either a single company or back to smaller owners.
@cameronmorgan0203
@cameronmorgan0203 5 күн бұрын
Sadly it’s just a matter of time before tons of centers turn into string pins as well!!!!
@AncientSinsOfficial
@AncientSinsOfficial 6 күн бұрын
More centers and rebrand equals more charge to the customers. Prices are extremely ridiculous now and most likely will sky rocket
@cameronmorgan0203
@cameronmorgan0203 5 күн бұрын
Sadly but truly bowling hasn’t been the same in the past 10 or so years as far as rules changing and most importantly Bowlero steady buying bowling centers and turning them into entertainment centers. I respect and understand it but when it comes to caring more for open bowlers vs league bowlers, I definitely feel like something is wrong with that TBH. I understand it from a business perspective though.
@shanenorthrop1969
@shanenorthrop1969 6 күн бұрын
We have a new alley in Cheyenne with led backboard and it’s absolutely horrible. The glare on the lanes is so bad you can’t even see the arrows
@TerryBollea1
@TerryBollea1 6 күн бұрын
I warned yall this would happen!!! Bowling will die sooner then I thought!!! When one company owns EVERYTHING, all it takes is one change, and the entire sport is done!!!!!
@CliftonDon74
@CliftonDon74 6 күн бұрын
Lucky Strikes Entertainment... are there "strings" attached? 😂
@ColemanMulkerin
@ColemanMulkerin 6 күн бұрын
Feel like they should have maintained the Bowlero brand for bowling and just put it under a larger corporate entity for entertainment in general. Lucky strikes is also an odd name and is associated with cigarettes.
@docholliday4520
@docholliday4520 4 күн бұрын
Bring it on. Let the market decide. Non corperate and non string pin center owners need to unite.
@mebinnyc
@mebinnyc 6 күн бұрын
More money to buy up independent bowling centers to convert into terrible bowlero centers
@Flyght727
@Flyght727 6 күн бұрын
Excellent, now they can raise the price of a game to an even $7.50 and I hear that if you don't have at least 4 strikes before your 6th frame the lane will go to the next customer.
@squidly2112
@squidly2112 6 күн бұрын
The arcade of bowling, pretty soon they will have string balls to go with their string pins.
@ripvanrevs
@ripvanrevs 6 күн бұрын
About time. Half the calls are because the ball didn't come back!
@fishinghuntingfool
@fishinghuntingfool 5 күн бұрын
Ha ha ! Very funny 😆
@1ROW2011
@1ROW2011 6 күн бұрын
"It's Toasted"
@GavinRossKelso
@GavinRossKelso 6 күн бұрын
Hilarious, and grimly on point. It’s toasted.
@Dana_Danarosana
@Dana_Danarosana 5 күн бұрын
The name "Bowlero" is literally the only redeeming quality of Bowlero.
@JimE419
@JimE419 5 күн бұрын
"upscale interior" = prices go up!
@lonnie4337
@lonnie4337 6 күн бұрын
They are over priced and treat people that work for them horribly. A lot of law suits have been filed. So now the want to change there name. It’s all about covering up there hiring policies.
@guyclaudy9318
@guyclaudy9318 7 күн бұрын
First step in closing down their bowling part….they will either spinoff bowling department or just start shutting them down because they aren’t profitable enough
@panda-1239
@panda-1239 7 күн бұрын
I hope not😢
@MikkR6
@MikkR6 7 күн бұрын
I hope they shut them down and local lanes open up
@matunjt
@matunjt 20 сағат бұрын
If not profitable, the center would have been closed already. They've been doing that the past several years.
@kcpohio
@kcpohio 6 күн бұрын
Still owns the PBA - Professional Bowlers Association
@shanetoler9905
@shanetoler9905 6 күн бұрын
When I first started bowling it was Don Carter's. When I had to quit it was AMF. I came back 4 months ago and it's Bowlero. Good, better, horrible.
@perkycloud
@perkycloud 6 күн бұрын
If they are branching out of bowling, they are realizing the bowling centers are not the cash cows they thought they were. It takes a lot of maintenance for bowling alleys. This is a positive for independent bowling alleys that this giant corporation isn't going to gobble up all the competition and then shut them down.
@machinethesun9243
@machinethesun9243 7 күн бұрын
Yuck. Entertainment center sounds like parties for 8 year olds - less focus on bowling.
@rexjohnson1081
@rexjohnson1081 Күн бұрын
Also to top it off they have 90 lanes and bunched everyone together.
@NeilTruick
@NeilTruick 6 күн бұрын
Tell me you hate owning a bowling center without telling me you hate owning a bowling center.
@YoPhocFays
@YoPhocFays 6 күн бұрын
Sounds like the type of place that won't have a proshop on site. We have one of those. It's more geared to be like a Dave and Busters with a bowling alley. No serious bowlers play there.
@rexjohnson1081
@rexjohnson1081 Күн бұрын
Also way to expensive spent 200 bucks for 3 people to bowl 3 games a peice and two drinks a peice for 2 people. The staff now rude have to go through a metel detector and security after 6pm sucked
@longruen3071
@longruen3071 6 күн бұрын
Overly optimistic theory. I'd look at it quite the opposite way: if you think Bowlero wasn't investing enough in bowling when it was their core business, how can you possibly think they'll invest more when bowling is one of many unrelated lines in an old-school conglomerate? Theme parks and other entertainment businesses are not going to generate profit that can be put into bowling. And if these lines could, why would Bowlero do that? No, this is a road to diluting the marketing and investment focus that bowling has been getting, and, ultimately, it is probably going to be an overreach for what I perceive to be not a very savvy or experienced senior management group. It's the beginning of the end.
@Jason-qt8bm
@Jason-qt8bm 6 күн бұрын
stop killing our local family centers.
@zephah
@zephah 6 күн бұрын
Sorry to hijack, but does this video take the place of the Top 5 strong/sharp that was coming in? I've been curious to see how you rank the Strong/Sharp specifically given how highly you talk about the Effect/Vaporize/Attention Star.
@marcbymarckim
@marcbymarckim 6 күн бұрын
Not having any Bowleros near you must be great. They've bought up two in my area, removed their pro shops for arcade machines, and now charge $10 or more per game. I don't see how this brand is good for bowling whatsoever and independent centers will just keep declining or closing post COVID. Sigh. I'm in the Bay Area near Oakland, by the way.
@mattsheridan4231
@mattsheridan4231 6 күн бұрын
When is the 2024 year in review for weak smooth coming out…two handed bowler hear could use some recommendations
@johnzac8710
@johnzac8710 6 күн бұрын
It's basically entertainment for families and does nothing for the actual league bowlers or competitive bowlers or just gives "bowlero " more money n does zero for bowling and league n competitive bowlers imo
@darrenthedude1
@darrenthedude1 6 күн бұрын
"LUCKY" strikes eh?, let's see how long it takes before they get into the Casino business...
@rexjohnson1081
@rexjohnson1081 Күн бұрын
They just took over Thunderbowl in Allen Park Michigan. Went two days ago did not like it
@novinnovations4026
@novinnovations4026 7 күн бұрын
Does the Stock Ticker change?
@clashofgoodly
@clashofgoodly 6 күн бұрын
yes its changing from BOWL to LUCK i think
@jeffchamberlin6702
@jeffchamberlin6702 6 күн бұрын
Named after an Obsolete Cigarette brand…. Just so they can charge 6x more than other bowling centers instead of just 5x…
@coasterp2199
@coasterp2199 6 күн бұрын
Different name, same shitty service for outrageous prices. They'll ruin whatever they touch.
@fishgutz4272
@fishgutz4272 6 күн бұрын
BS. They are removing lanes and putting in arcades and laser tag. They own 80% of the bowling centers in Maryland. They buy up family owned centers to shut them down. Bowlero is eliminating league bowling at many centers. They are eliminating pro shops at many centers. The two near me are closing for the entire two week Christmas break. I pray they don't got pouring in steering pin setters and eliminate oil.
@SteveWalsh-hx3ge
@SteveWalsh-hx3ge 6 күн бұрын
Sigh.... Fair Lanes bought up struggling independents. AMF takes over Fair Lanes. Bowlero takes over AMF and Brunswick bowling centers. That is how Bowlero becomes about 95% of the centers here in Phoenix. Yeah, 5th largest metro area in the country and all we have is Bowlero centers. If I think about it, this metro area of about 5 million people only has Mesa East, GlenFair and Northgate. If you live smack dab in the middle of Mesa, Az, each of those independent centers are about a 40 mile drive. And, they pretty much did the same thing in Denver
@susanconnelly6915
@susanconnelly6915 4 күн бұрын
Fifth largest metro in the country? I think Houston would like to have a word with you. So would Washington, Miami, Philadelphia, Atlanta...
@SteveWalsh-hx3ge
@SteveWalsh-hx3ge 4 күн бұрын
@susanconnelly6915    Phoenix, Arizona is the fifth largest city in the United States by population and is larger than Los Angeles in terms of land area: Population: Phoenix is the fifth most populated city in the United States. Land area: Phoenix is larger than Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago in terms of land area. Phoenix is also the most populated state capital in the country.
@susanconnelly6915
@susanconnelly6915 4 күн бұрын
@@SteveWalsh-hx3ge Your comment says metro area. A metro area is not a city, by population or land size. It is short for metropolitan statistical area. A metro area includes the surrounding suburbs. Learn the difference between the two. Words mean things. Phoenix is barely #10 with 6k in population more than Boston. Nice try though with all your little "links", hope you didn't waste too much time defending being wrong.
@michaeljamrozy4299
@michaeljamrozy4299 5 күн бұрын
Bowlero sucks balls... fun with puns
@joshargabright9484
@joshargabright9484 21 сағат бұрын
Disagree. They will put money into what’s making the most money. They won’t use entertainment revenue to fund bowling. Only bowling revenues to fund bowling. Per location I’m sure
@deadpolymers3416
@deadpolymers3416 6 күн бұрын
I hate Bowlero. That said, if Bowlero were to target the Lucky Strike centers at the entertainment market, and target the Bowlero centers at the sports market, they could more effectively differentiate the fun centers from the league/tournament centers. Right now the good Bowlero centers are lumped in with the all day disco bowl centers, because they all operate as the same brand. Make an honest effort to shift the sport of bowling into Bowlero, and get rid of all nonsense, and Bowlero centers will see benefits. Make lucky strike the disco bowling, night club, and one time a year recreational bowler center, and make both the bowlers and non-bowlers happy.
@bigd8812
@bigd8812 6 күн бұрын
Who care about food menu and paint on the wall. Put some oil down and keep out the people who don’t care about the sport
@joetranchese3005
@joetranchese3005 5 күн бұрын
Bowlero is going to ruin the sport. Well they’ve already started by not catering to leagues followed by converting centers to string pin.
@Jbmccain86
@Jbmccain86 6 күн бұрын
I personally think with them expanding their offerings, it will get more people exposed to bowling via advertisements in the non bowling entertainment venues with the rebrand. I can see it helping expand interest in the sport!
@traveling.down.the.road56
@traveling.down.the.road56 6 күн бұрын
You’re dreaming!
@Bowlingpba
@Bowlingpba 2 күн бұрын
Bowlero Is not growing. Look at the stock hovering around $11 bucks. Bowling alleys will be an afterthought and the PBA will end up on string pins. Sadly league bowling will fade away. RIP to the sport of bowling In the USA
@DawnBlum
@DawnBlum Күн бұрын
I truly think that the only thing that can save the sport of bowling in the US is bowling ball manufacturers. After all, they are the only ones who care about league bowlers, because league bowlers are the only ones who buy their balls and their bags and their gear. Eventually, Storm and Brunswick are going to have to start buying up bowling alleys from Bowlero, to keep them for league bowlers or face going mostly out of business.
@charlespeakjr2168
@charlespeakjr2168 Күн бұрын
It's sad when in NJ, we have less than 45 independent-run bowling centers, and I'm using a kind estimate. There are maybe three (3) scratch bowling leagues in the entire state. It's a travesty to see an assortment of top-level bowlers, who are a mixture of County, State, USBC, and/or PBA/LPBT/PWBA Hall of Famers, Champions, etc., all bowling in handicap leagues or string-pin leagues.
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