{"id":2353131,"date":"2026-03-31T16:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2353131"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:49:51","slug":"rush-funplex-eyes-entertainment-center-in-lees-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rush-funplex-eyes-entertainment-center-in-lees-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Rush Funplex eyes entertainment center in Lee\u2019s Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"lead-item \">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">\n<p>            <\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<p>        A rendering shows an aerial view of a proposed new Rush Funplex location in Lee\u2019s Summit.<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"credit\">The Rush Funplex<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therushfunplex.com\/\">The Rush Funplex<\/a> has proposed plans for a new family entertainment center off Ward Road in the Summit Orchards West development in Lee\u2019s Summit.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The business already has two locations in the Kansas City metro \u2014 one off Englewood Road in the Northland and the other off Shawnee Mission Parkway in Shawnee \u2014 and it also has several locations in Utah.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The business touts entertainment options like laser tag, bowling, arcades, go-karts, bumper cars and mini golf at its locations.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Documents filed with the city of Lee\u2019s Summit in March envision the site being built in two phases, first with a roughly 77,000-square-foot entertainment center building and second with two additional buildings nearby totaling around 25,000 square feet with restaurant and office space. The development would be built on a 10-acre site just west of the Ward Road-Tudor Road intersection and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucmo.edu\/about\/locations\/ucm-lees-summit-campus\/missouri-innovation-campus\/\">Missouri Innovation Campus.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Rush Funplex representative didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment about the Lee\u2019s Summit proposal.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The entertainment center site is owned by the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.townsendcapital.com\/\">Maryland developer Townsend Capital.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"25.310043668122\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"6.4279475982533\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/284808196\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/public\/latest-news\/j9i8l7\/picture289252275\/alternates\/FREE_480\/headshot.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nathan Pilling\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/284808196\/\">Nathan Pilling<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Nathan Pilling is a breaking news reporter for The Kansas City Star. He previously worked in newsrooms in Washington state and Ohio and grew up in eastern Iowa.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rendering shows an aerial view of a proposed new Rush Funplex location in Lee\u2019s Summit. The Rush Funplex The Rush Funplex has proposed plans for a new family entertainment center off Ward Road in the Summit Orchards West development in Lee\u2019s Summit. 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