Proponents of a family-style entertainment center planned for the vacant CVS Pharmacy in Ship Bottom will need to wait a little longer before it comes to fruition and the doors open.

Just how long, though?

“Summer of 2024,” Brian Wainwright, the managing partner of Wainwright Amusement LLC, said Aug. 26, three days after being approved for a gaming license by a 3-1 vote of borough council members. “We want it to be really special.”