by Malcolm Butler
It’s been just over a year since the Lincoln Parish Journal reported that the Ruston Sports Complex would be adding an Excalibur Family Entertainment Center.
And now the highly popular establishment is closing in on its opening sometime this summer, according to owner and operator Steve Pivitor.
“We are hoping to open by the end of July,” said Privitor, who owns and operates Excalibur Family Entertainment Center in both West Monroe and El Dorado. “At least, that is what our hope is. We won’t have the go-cart track ready at that point, but we should have the main building and the miniature golf course complete. That’s what our hope is and what we are shooting for.”
The Excalibur Family Entertainment Center will be approximately 12,500 square feet inside and will include arcade games, virtual reality games, concessions, party rooms, a beer bar, and an 18-hole miniature putt putt course.
Pivitor said that although they haven’t opened yet, the experience of bringing the business to Ruston has been a positive one.
“Everything has been great,” said Pivitor. “The City (of Ruston) has been great to work with. Everything all around has been a really good experience for us. We are happy that we made the decision to come to Ruston.”
Pivitor said that he hopes to have the go-cart aspect of the center completed by late summer.
“Once we get started (on that), it will probably take us about two months to complete,” said Pivitor. “It’s just a matter of when we can get started on it. We are trying to finish these first two parts of it initially. It could be September before we have the go-carts ready.”
The facility is located across from the gymnasium at the Ruston Sports Complex.
The West Monroe facility opened in 2006 and the El Dorado site opened in 2021.
