Every lane, every score.
Lane availability, F&B counter menus, birthday-party signage and live league-scoring across every alley zone.
A bowling alley is five businesses at once. Signage should run all five.
A modern bowling alley runs a lane-booking business, an F&B counter, a kids'-party venue, an adult social-bowling operator and a league operator — often all on the same night. Each has different needs. Hangar.Media surfaces live lane availability at reception, concession menus at the counter, party-branded lanes when bookings land, and league-scoring boards in the lounge. Integrates with Qubica AMF, Brunswick Vector Plus, Bowlink and other bowling-management systems.
Built for how bowling alleys actually run.
The capabilities that matter in this sector — concrete, specific, and backed by the integrations your team already uses.
8 lanes free. 3 for next hour. Reception answers it once.
Reception and entrance screens surface live lane availability by zone, with how-long-until-free for currently-occupied lanes. Walk-in bowlers see what's free before queueing; reception staff stop fielding 'any lanes?' every ten minutes on a Saturday afternoon.
Saturday afternoon walk-ins know what's free before they ask.
- Qubica AMF, Brunswick Vector Plus, Bowlink integration
- Per-zone availability (standard, boutique, VIP)
- How-long-until-free countdown for occupied lanes
- Reservation-vs-walk-in lane allocation visibility
Lucas's 10th birthday. Lane 7. Lane 7 knows.
When a birthday-party booking lands, the reserved lane's overhead and interactive screens auto-load party branding — birthday-kid first name, age, themed graphics, party-menu promotion. Between bookings, lanes revert to standard branding. Kids and parents feel the party was actually prepared for them.
Birthday families feel the alley prepared for their kid specifically.
- Party-booking-triggered lane branding
- Age-appropriate themed graphics (unicorn, dinosaurs, superheroes)
- Allergen-aware party-menu promotion
- Photo-booth QR overlay for party social-media content
Live scores. Tournament rankings. The lounge watches.
League-night scoring boards in the lounge show live frame-by-frame scoring, running totals, team rankings and handicap adjustments from your bowling-management system. League regulars feel the competitive buzz; non-league customers see why league night is worth staying for.
The lounge gets busier on league night. Regulars stay longer. Walk-ins stay to watch.
- Real-time frame-by-frame and running-total display
- Team-ranking and handicap-adjusted leaderboard
- League-season archive for team-of-the-season recognition
- Camera-feed integration for lane close-ups during finals
Pitcher-and-pizza deals. Stock-aware rotation.
F&B counter and lane-adjacent screens rotate concession-menu content with POS-synced pricing, combo-deal promotion (pitcher-and-pizza, cocktail-and-nachos) and stock-aware content. When mozzarella sticks sell out at 9pm, they disappear from every menu screen within seconds. Concession attach-rate climbs 20%+ on boutique-bowling venues running counter-screen rotation.
F&B attach-rate climbs when the counter screen knows what's in stock.
- POS-synced pricing (Toast, Square, Lightspeed, Revel)
- Combo-deal promotion (pitcher-and-pizza, cocktails-and-wings)
- Stock-aware auto-hide for 86'd menu items
- Allergen-icon overlay for Natasha's-Law compliance
Regional chain. 12 alleys. One dashboard.
Bowling-chain operators (Tenpin, Hollywood Bowl, Namco, Main Event) run centrally with per-venue local autonomy. Head-office seasonal campaigns, brand-template enforcement and league-programme promotion push group-wide; local managers control local-event signage and venue-specific promotions. League-season rankings can be group-wide for cross-venue competition.
National chain. Local venue culture. Cross-venue league-bragging-rights preserved.
- Group-wide campaign rollout with per-venue dry-run
- Brand-template enforcement with local-event autonomy
- Cross-venue league-season ranking aggregation
- Per-venue usage, attendance and F&B analytics
Every screen in the building.
From customer-facing walls to operational dashboards — the scenarios that make the platform worth running day-to-day.
Lane availability and walk-in booking
Reception screens with live lane availability, how-long-until-free countdowns and walk-in booking QR for same-hour lane reservation.
Party branding and scoring
Overhead and interactive lane screens with party-branded graphics, scoring displays and age-appropriate themed content during bookings.
Concession menus and combo promotion
Counter-adjacent screens with POS-synced menu pricing, combo-deal rotation, allergen icons and stock-aware auto-hide.
Live scoring and rankings
Lounge screens with live frame-by-frame scoring, team rankings, handicap-adjusted leaderboards and archive champions content.
Opening hours and event promotion
Window screens with live opening hours, today's event promotion (kids' party, league night, cosmic bowling) and walk-in availability.
Arcade promotion and redemption prizes
Arcade-area screens with promotion-ticket milestones, redemption-prize showcases and kids-club membership prompts.
The integrations that actually matter here.
Every integration is included in every plan. These are the ones bowling alleys operators reach for first.
Toast POS
F&B counter POS for concession menu, pricing and combo deals.
Learn More →Square for Restaurants
Alternative F&B POS with inventory and party-package integration.
Learn More →Meeting Room Booking
Lane-booking and party-room reservation management.
Learn More →Menu Board Builder
F&B menu design with combo-deal promotion and allergen icons.
Learn More →Party-photo and league-night social-media content for the venue.
Learn More →Common questions. Straight answers.
Which bowling-management systems do you integrate with?
Qubica AMF, Brunswick Vector Plus, Bowlink (by Qubica), Imply Bowling Management and custom FHIR-compatible lane-control systems. We pull live lane availability, occupied-until timestamps, scoring data for league nights and booking-triggered lane branding. F&B POS integration runs in parallel via Toast, Square or Lightspeed.
How does party-branding work for a booked lane?
When a birthday party is booked, the reserved lane's overhead and interactive screens load party-themed content for the booking window. The birthday kid's first-name and age (from your booking-system data) populate age-appropriate graphics (unicorn-for-5, dinosaur-for-7, gaming-theme-for-12). Allergen-aware party-menu promotion surfaces alongside. Between bookings, lanes revert to standard branding.
Can we show cross-venue league rankings for a chain?
Yes. League-season data aggregates across venues in a chain so a Liverpool alley's lounge screens can show the overall regional league leaderboard alongside local-venue rankings. Cross-venue recognition and semi-final / final promotion drives league-regulars to travel between venues and raises season-end attendance. Handicap-adjusted rankings ensure fairness across venue-level skill variance.
Pricing for a bowling alley?
£5 per screen per month. A single-site 12-lane alley with 8 screens (reception + 2 overhead zones + F&B + lounge + arcade) pays £40 per month. A 20-venue bowling chain with 15 screens per venue pays £1,500 per month. All-in. No sector premium, no feature gate.
Adjacent sectors.
Operators in bowling alleys frequently borrow patterns and playbooks from these neighbouring verticals.
Cinemas
Live showtime boards, concessions menus and pre-show sponsor rotation.
Theme ParksTheme Parks
Attraction wait-times, show schedules and park-wide wayfinding.
Bars & LoungesBars & Lounges
Live cocktail menus, happy-hour countdowns and sport fixtures.
Gyms & Fitness StudiosGyms & Fitness Studios
Class timetables and membership-event programming.
One price. The whole platform.
That's how we think signage should work. Content editor, screen management, and 200+ app integrations — all included from day one.