An arcade offering “next level” virtual gameplay is now open in Leawood.
Sandbox VR officially opened its new southern Leawood location on Friday.
The arcade opened at Leawood’s Town Center Plaza
- Sandbox VR moved into a space on the north side of the shopping center at 117th and Roe.
- The arcade neigbors GNC and the future site of Whole Harvest at the shopping center.
- Sandbox VR operates from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to midnight Friday through Sunday.
Sandbox VR offers a “socially immersive” gaming experience
- Players at Sandbox VR can play in a variety of sci-fi virtual simulations with characters like aliens and zombies.
- Groups of up to six people can play in a game in one of the arcade’s four private “holodeck” rooms.
- Each player gets a VR headset, a haptic vest, and motion sensors on their wrists and ankles.
- Tickets are $50 per person Monday through Thursday, and $55 per person Friday through Sunday.
This is Johnson County’s first Sandbox VR arcade
- In addition to being the county’s first, this is also the first Kansas location for the California-based company.
- The arcade company has locations in several other states across the country, including in Colorado, Georgia and Indiana.
- The arcade joins a growing list of new and incoming arrivals at Leawood’s Town Center Plaza and Town Center Crossing shopping centers, such as Nike and Tabu Knits Boutique.
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