rodanthe entertainment center to open

Entrance of new Rodanthe HWY 12 Amusements. Photo Joy Crist.
Entrance of new Rodanthe HWY 12 Amusements. Photo Joy Crist.

Giant fun center set to open this summer!

Look’s like Rodanthe is joining the rest of the beach entertainment world. Due to open this summer is an major fun center that will include bowling alleys, laser tag, a climbing wall and more. Joy Crist, writing for the Island Free Press, fills us in on just what is inside that giant red building that everyone has been wondering about.

Laser Tag Tank
The laser tag arena inside the new HWY 12 Amusements is coming along. Photo by Joy Crist.

“For nearly a year, residents and visitors driving along NC Highway 12 in the tri-villages have looked outside their vehicle window and wondered, “What the heck is that giant building in Rodanthe going to be?”

At first, many folks thought it was going to be another beach souvenir store – albeit a huge one. And then rumors and theories started to churn that it could be a new resort complex, a mini-hotel, or even a terribly impractical parking garage.

And when a massive, geometric shape began to take form on the corner of the building, travelers were even more confused. Is that a rock climbing wall? Did someone read the blueprints incorrectly? Or is this just an oddly contemporary building designed by a modern artist who appreciates massive corner accents?

But just a couple weeks ago, a recent installation of a sign provided the answer curious passer-bys have been searching for – this large structure is the home of the new “Highway 12 Amusements.”

[box type=”bio”] The tri-villages on Hatteras Island are about to get a state of the art entertainment center. Read the rest of the story on the Island Free Press.[/box]