VICTORIA
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Anthony Hotz, 39, rides a go-kart with his daughter at Outlaw Pass.
OUTLAW PASS A FAST-PACED PARK WITH EXCITEMENT BY KATHRYN CARGO kcargo@vicad.com
The Taylors take their 12-year-old boy and 9-yearold girl to Outlaw Pass almost every week. Both Melvin Taylor, 42, of Victoria, and his son enjoy the go-karts the most, and Taylor’s daughter likes the arcade inside and miniature golf, he said. “Being a young boy you dream about driving fast. You can go out there and drive as fast as you want,” he said. “Me as a dad, I love the go-karts. But of course my fun as a dad comes in ... watching (my) kids have a great time. That’s what makes me extremely happy and fills my heart.” Melvin Taylor and his wife, Ashley Taylor, 40, have taken Kayla Renie/krenie@vicad.com their children to the family Serenity Longoria, 6, climbs a rock wall at Outlaw Pass. The park offers fun for the whole family, including go-karts, minia- fun venue since it opened in ture golf, a rock climbing wall and an indoor arcade and cafe. March 2016. 38
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“The place, it’s a top-tier establishment — It’s a clean place. It’s a safe place,” Taylor said. Julie, 61, and Mark Mize, 59, both of Victoria, moved to Victoria from Houston, where Mark Mize was a residential appraiser. The couple did research and made plans for a business for about 10 years before building their facility. Outlaw Pass, 78 Tate Road, has a 700-foot go-kart track, 18-hole miniature golf course, an arcade, bungee jump, rock wall, water balloon fight corral, a train for small children and more, Julie Mize said. Before they opened, “we thought, that’s so important in life is people, friends and family getting together and being able to have relationships with one another, have fun times, laugh,
