I ended up playing at three Laser Quest Locations in
California all in one day…Modesto, San Jose and the brand new site that
literally opened the day before in San Carlos. I really enjoy Laser Quest and
have missed not being able to play as frequently since the Rochester location
closed down last year in New York. So this was my chance to enjoy a few fun
games and make good use of the prize passes I won from the Laser Quest selfie
contest a few weeks ago. I also took the opportunity to take a new selfie with
Modesto manager Jeff who was so much fun and a wealth of information.
Jeff and I compared statistics on arena size for some of
the places I had been. Although Zaps Zone may be one of the two largest Lasertron
sites in the state Jeff felt confident that the Quest locations are actually
among the state’s largest laser tag locations with Modesto being around 12,000
square feet. I always sort of take the size numbers at face value because I
think it’s difficult to really say for certain and I don’t believe there is a
standard method of measurement (Square footage of all levels? Footprint of the
arena floor? Accounting for lobby space or arena only?) All I know is Modesto
was a good size space with a really fun game and unbeknownst tome at that time
it was the only one I played in California that was operating with the older
generation of Quest packs as I learned upon getting to San Jose and San Carlos
that those locations (and perhaps Las Vegas) would be among the only places in
the states running the latest brand new Quest packs…more on that in a moment.
So this was in Modesto…
Then San Jose was my next stop and you can see the pack I
am wearing here is the newer generation with very bright flashing red and blue
lights.
This was clearly my first time playing with the new
packs. These packs played well although I really didn’t notice any significant
differences besides the color of the lights and as near as I could tell they
had some of the normal issues too. These apparently have yet to be used in too
many places in the US, although I am told they are being played in Canadian
arenas. San Jose was a lot of fun. It’s a 2 ½ story arena at about 8000 square
feet with a more updated artistic design and the way to the airlock could be
seen very clearly. It was great to visit San Jose.
However, I was most excited about visiting the brand new
Laser Quest in San Carlos that had only opened their doors the day before, so
this was really good timing and a special addition to my itinerary. It is an
AMAZING three story arena with a more new, industrial look. There are a lot of
cut-outs and what is most interesting to me about this is that at first glance
you have the momentary feeling that you might be looking into a mirror (as that
is what I am expecting it to be) before realizing it is in fact a windowed out
part of the arena design. I wish I could showcase it better, but I was not able
to take photos in the arena. However their briefing room had some great artwork
that really gives you the feeling that this is something different…no neon
spider-monster painted on these walls. They had a chic space theme that really
worked with the whole overall aesthetic that is clearly a step up.
And I want to thank Ricky and the staff. Ricky was great
to take some time during his opening weekend to answer questions and chat with
me. I thoroughly enjoyed playing at Laser Quest San Carlos and hope to make it
back there again.
Comments or Questions?
Contact: tivia@tiviachickloveslasertag.com
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