Construction is expected to begin early next year on a major amusement facility in Leesburg.
Scott Christley, the longtime owner of Skate World in Leesburg, plans to build a new multi-million-dollar complex on a 9.65-acre site located south of State Road 44 and east of Whitney Road, near the new southern sections of The Villages.
Last week, bids began to be accepted for the project.
The complex will include a roller-skating rink, a 12-lane boutique bowling alley, a two-story Laser Tag arena, rock-climbing walls, mini-golf, Spin Zone Bumper Cars, a go-cart track and a full restaurant and sports bar. It also would have a second-story area that can be rented out for corporate events and things like that, he said.