Ocean Entertainment

Ocean Entertainment is a chain of amusement parks across the United States and Japan. The chain is based in Richardstown, North Carolina, and it has 14 locations in the US and 3 locations in Japan.

History
In 1998, Mason Cinder left his job at Adventure Landing Jacksonville Beach in favor of creating a new arcade chain. He then eventually moved to Richardstown, NC, to establish his new arcade chain. In June 1998, he opened up his first new arcade concept location Ocean Entertainment there. With the success, he opened up more locations.

In 2002, Ocean Entertainment had 5 locations nationwide, 3 locations were operated by the Cinder family, while 2 locations were operated by Zuma Holdings, the owners of Zuma Family Fun Center chain.

In 2005, as Putt Putt Golf & Games was exiting the Richardstown area (which eventually reversed its decision to exit the area in 2006), Cinder acquired 2 Putt Putt locations there, and rebranded them into Ocean Entertainment centers.

In 2011, Zuma Family Fun Center sold its two Ocean locations to Ocean's founder, effectively ending the deal that was made back in 2000.

As of 2020, it has 14 locations in the US. Ocean Entertainment also operates 3 locations in Japan with an agreement with Bandai Namco Holdings, which with the deal is that Cinders owns the estate of 3 locations, and Namco operates the locations. Ocean also owns its distribution division called Ocean Distribution Group, which supplies games to its US locations.

Ocean Entertainment locations

 * North Carolina (Richardstown, Charlotte, Gastonia, Durham)
 * New York (Albany)
 * South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Conway)
 * Texas (Dallas, El Paso)
 * Wisconsin (Milwaukee)