Big Time in Oxford, Al for my best friends son's birthday overall I would give it an 8.5/10 and that only because I thought the area for small kids would be a little bigger it was literally a corner, but I forgot to get a photo. The highlights of the day were laser tag and go karts; next time I think I would also like to maybe check out the bowling. I love arcades in general so this is definitely a place I will be visiting again. Facilities: I wish they had more to offer for children under 4. As well as maybe just overall a larger arcade area. Also in laser tag they need to have it marked I actually tripped and fell when going up the ramp. Atmosphere: Definitely family friendly Crowd: Not overly crowded able to enjoy everything read more

Big Time Entertainment - Go Karts Near Me - Oxford, Alabama

Big-Time Entertainment has amazing staff, but the pricing and game quality are way too expensive. The cost per play is sky-high, and credits vanish fast on short, low-quality games. It's significantly more expensive than Dave & Buster's, which offers much better value and promotions. Compounding this, many games are constantly broken or malfunctioning, which is unacceptable at these premium rates. Even buying credits is frustrating; the kiosks only highlight rigid options like $10 for 80 credits instead of displaying a full, transparent price list so families can budget effectively. Management should introduce half-price Wednesdays and a summer season pass to provide better value. The best part is definitely the workers--they are incredibly kind and accommodating to guests with vision loss. However, placing the best prizes, like the big colorful balls, exclusively inside visual claw machines excludes blind students. They waste money on games they can't equitably play. Thanks to the staff's sided help, I was able to get one, but these items should be redeemable via tickets at the counter so everyone has a fair shot. The great staff deserves a venue with a fairer, more accessible pricing model. read more

Do I recommend mini golf for kids 6 and under? No. But we did it anyway. And it was fun outside the chaos. The course is nicely maintained. Looks like plenty people come here for parties. After, we played in their arcade. It was really fun. Felt clean, too. When redeeming our tickets, we had to split 157 among three of my kids which got them one small toy each. The staff was kind enough to throw in a ball for free. read more

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Came here for a team builder with my job. We had a great time playing all the games, laser tag, go carts. Definitely something fun to do while in Oxford. read more

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The lady at the front was very rude. We were there March 13th in the evening. She really should be nicer

Great service and a fun time. My four kids played bowling and putt putt and had a blast. The lady at the counter but cheerful and funny. She helpful when I had questions. The only issue I had was we were in the middle of the bowling game when time ran out and there was no ability to extend. The cost was $50 for an hour for up to 6 players. When it came closes running out, I went downstairs to speak with someone but the line was out the door by then. I was able to catch someone changing tables who got my question answered. They have bowling lanes upstairs that are 60' with free standing pins or a shorter lane with the pins on strings downstairs. It's worth the extra $5 to go upstairs to the VIP section. The score board is electronic and very easy to read. There is a great selection off balls. I will be back read more

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This place is overrated and expensive and confusing Let's talk first about their play cards , tonight we paid for a 30 dollar card and we were suppose to get a point bonus which we did but the problem is it's not points it's dollar amounts . Like you pay 30.00 and get an additional 20.00 worth of points like they need to wait her change their website or advertise correctly and make thing points . The games are alright but the prize selection. Disappointing the ticket pay out to the lowest level prizes is sad the shindig in t town has a better selection Secondly I noticed cops all over the place which means that people don't know how to behave and that's sad for a family friendly place , Activities are alright and price appropriately priced . they have many options the soft play isn't worth it 10.00 for that small area I spend 5.00 dollars and go to let's play . Food is what I expected not anything wow it and price wise is what I expect to pay , not many places to eat when you do order The cleanliness was passable even in the bathrooms. The main issue was a non working elevator. This place is alright it's a great if you don't was go far and do something but otherwise save your coin and go somewhere else read more

Big Time Entertainment - Go Karts Near Me - Oxford, Alabama

Don't let the 'young employees' reviews sway you. This place is well maintained and a lovely stop for entertainment. I got the family pack and they were able to add on an extra person. We added an additional go-cart round too, which was so worth it! read more

Big time is a great place for teens. There is nothing around this area for older kids so it's nice to have this option.

your experience will totally depend on what day you decide to go sometimes i will go and have absolutely nobody for miles! and i'll have the go kart track all to myself or friends, or i will come and there will be every person in the state of alabama in the building lol, they do the best they can with the amount of people that is there the laser tag is extremely fun, as well as the go karts, the arcade is a very large size and has lot of fun games to play the food is excellent as well, and the bowling is great! i would highly recommend putting this on your weekend list read more

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Customer service was absolutely horrendous, we got there after traveling about 70 miles to go, and get to the front desk area, just to receive the rudest customer service ever, we haven't been before so we had questions and didn't know what to do with the waver, and so since we didn't know what to do, we were pretty much called "stupid" and was told to get out of line, won't be back.! read more

I should probably only give Big Time four stars because it could definitely be better, but I'm giving it five stars because I'm still surprised we actually have something like this in Calhoun County. Like someone else mentioned, your experience will vary based on the day you go. I've been on a Saturday night when it's super busy and during the day on a Sunday when the crowd felt just right for most things. This venue has a variety of different activities which is cool, however, because they have so many different activities there is not a ton of space for some of them. Arcade - My biggest disappointment is that the arcade area is rather small and the game selection is limited. If you are really wanting to have an arcade experience you're probably better off going to Dave & Buster's in Birmingham. They do have some fun games. I particularly liked the Jurassic Park game and the Led Zepplin pinball machine. Most of the games are $1-2 each. They have some classic games which are $1 each which is definitely too high. Space Invaders looks really cool but cost $2 a play and is super short. I would not recommend it. VR Holo Game - $7 each for up to four players for about a 4-5 minute experience. This was fun to splurge on. It's too expensive to do often but was a nice treat. There are about a dozen different games to choose from however there's no information available to help you pick a game, just a title graphic. Providing a little information about each game to help players choose their experience would be an easy fix. Laser Tag - Probably my favorite thing. It's $7 a person for about a 13 minute laser tag experience. The laser tag area is a little small, but it has two levels and is fun. I think you can have up to about 20 people which is definitely too many. I think 8-12 people per battle would be ideal. Once in the room everyone is divided onto either the blue team or the red team. You can request what team you're added to. I think the phasers were pretty responsive but it's really hard to see the targeting laser. *Lockers are not provided to stash your stuff like they are for go-carts which is a bit disappointing. Axe Throwing - I like axe throwing, but after having a great experience at a different location I was very disappointed in Big Time's setup. There are cages around each lane so you have to go in and out of a door. No scoreboard is provided, and there are no holders for the axes. I get that the cages are for safety but I greatly preferred the other venue I visited because the cages ruin the social experience and make it a pain to take pictures. I've yet to see someone throw an axe behind them but maybe it's happened... It's $50 to rent a lane for one hour and up to five people can play. Go-carts - Big Time has a really cool 2-level indoor track. It's $15 each for about a 5-6 minute experience. The go-carts go really fast which is super cool, however, they are incredibly hard to steer--I gave up at one point because my arms were worn out from trying to turn the wheel and my arms remained sore for hours afterward. The helmets and go-carts are on the small side. If you are large in size or super tall you will probably be very uncomfortable. No instruction was provided on how to adjust the seats but I've seen someone else mention it is possible. Free lockers are provided for you to stash your stuff while you ride. There are some buttons on the go-carts to reverse and boost but our instructor made it sound like we shouldn't press them so I missed out on trying the boost feature. My husband loved the go-carts despite us having to wait over half an hour. I found them too hard to steer and I, and several of my friends, felt motion sick for hours afterward. Bowling - There are bowling lanes upstairs and downstairs, probably about 15-20 in total. Our group purchased a lane and was put on a list. However, the staff did not handle our request very well and most of us missed out on bowling. We wanted to do several things and requested a lane no earlier than two hours after we arrived yet were forced to accept one earlier which meant that over half our group couldn't participate because the line for go-carts and laser tag took too long. I still don't fully understand how they were trying to explain their lane reservation system. If I could do it all over again I would wait to reserve a lane separately and closer to our desired time but the place was super busy and we were encouraged to go ahead and reserve a spot. I've been twice and had a good experience overall. I'm excited we have something like this locally. There are definitely things that could be better but it's still super cool. All of the staff we interacted with were super friendly, but some were unable to answer basic questions. I think a little more training would be beneficial. read more

My kids had a good time. The staff was friendly and the facility was clean and neat. We will go again.

First time at Big Time Entertainment, really wasn't impressed. The only thing we didn't have "problems" with was the mini golf. The go karts were fun but I was cramped as they did not tell us how to move the seats. Laser tag the gun was messed up and didn't actually show where my laser was so I had no idea if I was actually shooting someone. Bowling was kinda boring with absolutely no music just waiting for your turn to bowl. If we end up going back we will definitely do the go karts again(now that I know I can move the seats) , arcade, and mini golf, but I won't go here for bowling from now I'll stick with Spare time in trussville. read more