Attending the IAAPA Expo in Orlando has become one of the absolute highlights of my year! It’s an opportunity to visit with laser tag manufacturers, talk with them about their latest innovations and keep on the pulse of what’s going on in the laser tag industry, all while visiting with friends and soaking up some sun down in Florida. :) It is also a MASSIVE event and every year I contemplate the best way to fully showcase all of the amazing things that I see going on in the i

I detoured back to Bowlero in Port St. Lucie, FL to play one final game before the night was done. Joined by Bree and Jackie, we were ready to roll. I was a bit surprised to find Lasertron at a Bowlero, though they informed me the laser tag was already here when the company took over this center. I’ve noticed that Bowlero has been acquiring quite a few bowling alley locations, many of which already had laser tag that they have kept as-is for the moment. So that is how I found

As it turns out, it was Family Fun Night at Fun Depot in Lake Worth Beach, FL, which means I got in on a night full of Force (aka Laserforce), fog (we’ll get to that!) and family fun with some awesome players enjoying a special night. I had called ahead and appreciate the managers and staff (including Jason and the game marshal, Victoria) allowing me to join the fun for a game in the middle of all the activities already going on. I headed back to the arena and (appropriately

My next stop was to Elev8 Fun in Jensen Beach, FL and of all the Elev8 experiences I have had (playing all three of their current locations), I think I enjoyed this one the most so far. The staff was quite accommodating to get me into a game right away, playing against Derek. He walked with me, showing me the way to the arena, and we passed something intriguing! Most people would be more interested in the Wizard, but my first question was “what’s up with the Tron barricades?”

My plane landed in Orlando early on Tuesday afternoon of IAAPA show week, but there is no sense in me even trying to talk to people on busy day one, so instead my week started with (you guessed it) visits to a few laser tag arenas. I had already played most of the Orlando sites, so I hopped into my rental car and, as Carrie Underwood sings about, I was Southbound! ;) My first stop was to Urban Air in Port St. Lucie, FL. The lovely woman on duty advised me I would have to purc

I have something really special to share for Museum Collection Monday, as this pod is officially both the newest AND the oldest pack in the collection! :) This is one of the very first original “Gen 1” Photon pods used in the first Photon center in Dallas, TX back in 1984. This item was generously provided directly from George Carter III who told me that it features inexpensive fiberglass parts and tooling (rather than using molds) because they were on a budget when they were

I’m just back from an amazing few days attending IAAPA 2025 in Orlando, Florida! This is my IAAPA highlight reel. With so many cool things that took place, it’s obviously going to take a little bit of time to put it all together and properly showcase all the interviews, demos, stories and new product debuts to share with you (but all of that is coming VERY soon to TiviachickLovesLaserTag.com ) so in the meantime, here’s just a peek at what a cool week it was during IAAPA in O

Just in time for a big pop culture movie premiere, we talk with Carrie Rokosz about ways to bring some excitement from pop culture touchstones into your laser tag arena on this week’s episode of Laser Unfocused Tag Talk. ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xzXT3aqGa2edIlXpcaJBS ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laser-unfocused-tag-talk-with-tivia/id1632442213 ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/OELRkjlb9Cc?si=qnESHdVxExCgz-48 Comments or Questions?  Con

To kick off IAAPA week, this year my IAAPAcure is homage to each of the 12 laser tag manufacturers with booths at this year’s show. Each finger nail represents a different phaser…and thumbs are tactical! ;) A few years ago Carrie, Jenna, Beth and I all started bringing our best creativity to our trade show manicures and since then it has been a tradition with a few other ladies in the industry joining the fun. Can’t wait to see what cool nail styles will be showcased at this

This weekend I didn’t have to travel all that far to find a new laser tag experience. I became aware of Funtastic Adventure Park in Victor, NY (just outside of Rochester), which just opened last week with the newest Gen 2 Gel Blaster Nexus gear, so I immediately rallied the Plausible Deniability team to join me for a couple of games! This was an ideal opportunity for us to get together. While I drove in two and a half hours from the east, this place was local for the AxFam (A