I'm a Charlotte native and worked at Celebration Station in the early '90s. Its a shame Namco (the people who make arcade machines like Galaga and Ms Pac Man) sold this franchise off but I understand why - arcades aren't what they were back in my day so now it is almost all redemption games. You know, buy $20 worth of tokens so you can buy two spider rings and a pencil for 186 tickets. The guy up in Highpoint bought 5 of the celebration station locations but they wouldn't sell him this one for some reason. I wish they would have - I've bought machines from . Instead Zuma bought it, and let it spiral downhill until Adventure Landing bought the place in June of 2013. While it is better now than it was, there are still more things to be done. They do have coupons available on their site to be printed and redeemed at the ticket counter. The coupons SAY they have to be used by the same kid but they really don't. So print out a bunch and buy them and split them up however you want to. I'd love to see this place cleaned up more but we will see. It's still better now than Zuma ever was if that helps sway your decision..