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The LBX Show #92 - Rerun: Annual Predictions Episode 2026!
Sound Off #134 – Felix & Paul shutters, the LBE Boom & Bust, & more!
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On this week’s show we look at the flood of new openings and ask whether the location-based entertainment boom can last. We connect price pressure, overbuilt concepts, and recent closures to one core idea: the market is not sustainable at this pace, but it can be survivable if we stick to fundamentals.
• Why rapid rollouts create saturation risk and waste
• Japan theme park ticket price hikes as an inflation bellwether
• Saudi entertainment hubs and the danger of scaling before proof
• Single-IP mega projects and what happens when popularity fades
• Chuck E. Cheese leadership structure and why President/CEO separation matters
• Dave and Buster’s COO hire and the gap in entertainment expertise
• TheParkVR divestment and founder-led restructuring
• Felix & Paul shutdown and what it signals for VR studios
• Interstellar Arc at Area 15 closing and the real causes behind it
• Adventure Landing and legacy FECs struggling without reinvestment
• New mega karting builds and where differentiation actually comes from
• Crane machine chain expansion in Japan and the coming squeeze
• XR spatial computing hype and the missing LBE killer app
• AI glasses on attraction property and why policies can’t wait
• Water park AI safety systems colliding with privacy and data laws
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