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How People Choose an Evening Out Today: Short, Focused and Worth It

Families and friends choose outings more carefully today: if you're going out, it should be something you remember, and it shouldn't take the whole day. Here is what we see in the people who come to us, what works for an evening like that, and how 90 minutes of VR fits into the plan.

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A woman driving the racing simulator, the race on three screens
Quick Answer

A good outing today is short, focused and shared. Space Run VR fits that: 90 minutes at one venue in Rishon LeZion, 11 stations to move between, open Sunday–Thursday 16:00–22:00, ₪138 a ticket, and reserving a spot ahead with the venue team is recommended.

Key facts
Visit
A full 90 minutes, moving freely between 11 stations
Price
Ticket ₪138 per participant · 5-entry pass ₪550 (₪110 per entry)
Before you come
We recommend reserving a spot with the venue team, on 054-500-9779. A ticket is not tied to a date and does not expire; at busy times there may be a wait
Hours
Sunday–Thursday 16:00–22:00 · closed Friday and on Shabbat

What's changing in how we choose

• Time: people prefer an hour and a half to two hours that gives them something, over a whole day that's just "fine". • Together: an outing where everyone does something, not each person on their own screen. • Local and human: a place where someone explains, guides and answers questions. • No complicated planning: an afternoon outing; we only recommend reserving a spot in advance with the venue team.

Where VR fits in

VR wasn't born because of this trend, but it fits it: 90 minutes is enough, with the headset on it's hard to think about anything else, and everyone picks their own pace — racing, boxing, a rhythm game, free fall, or rides several people share. We're not a big chain: Space Run VR is one venue in Rishon LeZion, founded by two brothers who are parents themselves. It isn't a huge amusement park, and that's a choice.

Three ways people fit us in

• A midweek family evening: 90 minutes in the afternoon, then dinner at home. • A combined date: the experience with us, a restaurant afterwards. • A friends' night: instead of another evening at home — a little racing competition, then sit and talk about it. What they share: after the visit, there's a story to tell.

If you're still unsure

Come once and see. A single ticket is ₪138, no commitment. The ticket isn't tied to a date and doesn't expire, and we recommend reserving a spot in advance with the venue team; at busy times there may be a wait. We're at the Stochi Complex, 20 Yosef Lishansky Blvd, Rishon LeZion, a short drive from Tel Aviv, Holon and Ness Ziona, with 2.5 hours of free parking in the complex car park. Curious what it looks like? The attractions and the games.

The UFO ring full of riders in VR headsets
And as a group: the UFO ring in use