Willie R. Tubbs, FISM News
The people behind popular YouTube channel Dude Perfect, which rose to fame on the backs of creative trick shots, have floated the idea of creating a multimillion-dollar tourist attraction custom-made for families.
As first reported by the Dallas Morning News, the large daily newspaper closest to Dude Perfect’s Frisco, Texas, home base, the quintet of content creators wants to build a $100 million headquarters that would include numerous entertainment options.
The future of Dude Perfect COMING SOON:
▫️330-foot trick shot tower
▫️Crazy Mini Golf
▫️Trick Shot Town
▫️Dude Perfect Museum
▫️Two acres of outdoor space
▫️Merch store, restaurants, & moreAnd that’s just the beginning. 👀 pic.twitter.com/VwkH3SRzdo
— Dude Perfect (@DudePerfect) September 26, 2022
Dude Perfect’s official Twitter account shared an animated conceptualization of the facility that was created by Overland Partners, a San Antonio-based architectural, urban design, and master planning firm.
Viewers’ eyes will no doubt be drawn to a massive “trick-shot” tower that will dominate a facility that will also include a Dude Perfect museum, mini golf, restaurants, two acres of outdoor space, and, prerequisite to any tourist trap, a gift shop.
“Dude Perfect has enlisted Overland to manifest their digital brand into a physical destination designed to excite and engage visitors and fans,” a statement on Overland Partners’ website reads. “The dynamic 330-foot canted tower projects from the site as a vertical expression of the brand known for their impossible shots. Inside, visitors will get to try their hand at the impossible shot as they ascend through a series of floors leading up to the top of the tower, surrounded by city views. Encapsulated by the sweeping fabric structure, the iconic tower will be a focal beacon of Dude Perfect.”
It is not yet certain when this facility will open or where it might be located. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the frontrunner, but the cities of Los Angeles and Atlanta are also candidates.
Wherever and whenever the Dude Perfect destination lands, it is certain to be one most Christian families will be comfortable visiting.
The five men behind Dude Perfect – Tyler Toney, Cody Jones, Garrett Hilbert, and twins Coby and Cory Cotton – are all professing Christians.
“We’re about giving back, spreading joy, and glorifying Jesus Christ,” the group’s about page reads.
According to a timeline on the Dude Perfect site, the five dudes met in 2007 while students at Texas A&M, and posted their first trick shot to YouTube in 2009.
Since then, the Dude Perfect brand has grown to include videos of ever-more elaborate trick shots as well as comedy offerings and other on-brand lifestyle activities.
Dude Perfect also stages the occasional live tour and is hosting a themed cruise in January.