Local Family Entertainment Center is Packed With Fun!
(And If You Need Meeting Space, They Have That Too)

A local 4042.com feature

[2/20/01]

In July of 1997, Eddie and Pondra Byrd constructed a complex designed to provide local families with a safe and affordable means of entertainment.  For almost four years now, the Byrd's have been overseeing the operation of Rainbow Lanes on Highway 42.  Under the management of Jimmy and Stacey Askey, the family center offers the opportunity to hold business meetings, birthday parties, luncheons, anniversaries, and even training sessions within their numerous spacious meeting rooms able to hold up to 145 participants. 

Laurel Hill Baptist Church holds their Sunday morning worship services inside one of the meeting rooms within Rainbow Lanes, as well as the Clayton Rotary on Thursdays.  Rainbow Lanes provides in-house catering with a full kitchen menu and nightly restaurant specials for only $4.95, along with a Snack Bar for quick, fast food. 

The Pro Shop offers a variety of bowling balls ranging from $60.00 to $225.00, according to your skill level and the detail of the ball.  There are numerous accessories and package deals for beginning bowlers. 

There is a playroom located behind the lanes that allows children to have their own space, providing there is close supervision nearby.  [Note: Childcare is not provided, so children are allowed to use the playroom provided there is adult supervision present.]

If the playroom is not enough to satisfy your child's thirst for entertainment, there is a full-fledged arcade and play pit with the famous "Himalayan" ride to keep your child amused for hours.  For the adults, there is a Billiard Room with six nine-foot tables and two seven-foot tables.  The nine-foot tables are rentable by the hour, the seven-foot tables per game. 

Beside the arcade is another suite of party rooms that can hold up to forty-five people.  This location is perfect for entertaining children during a birthday party, with easy access to the arcade and privacy away from the lanes. 

Rainbow Lanes has 32 lanes available with Midnight Bowling on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as bowling league opportunities, all within an alcohol-free environment.  The bowling alley also provides off-duty police officers in the evenings to ensure the customer's safety.

The Bowling News, a magazine viewed by over 100,000 league bowlers, wrote an article on March 1, 1999, claiming Rainbow Lanes to be a wonderful family atmosphere with quality entertainment and a constant alcohol-free environment.  If you have not had a chance to visit Rainbow Lanes, take the time to check it out and knock down a few pins in the process! 

Lyndsay Mack
Staff writer

Rainbow Lanes Contact Info:
850 Hwy 42 West
P.O. Box 1028
Clayton, NC  27520
Ph:  (919) 553-4386

 

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Located just a little over 4 miles from 40/42.

Spacious, well lit lanes..and lots of them! 

Meeting rooms are available at Rainbow Lanes, with full service catering and audio visuals also available.

An arcade big enough to handle State Fair size fun!  The Himalayan is ready to run, along with air hockey, video games and an adjoining room perfect for birthday parties.

A great selection of arcade games available.

Test your skills on the eight billiard tables!


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