LOCALS can get their first taste of Wangaratta’s $3 million bowling alley on Saturday, February 18.

The managing director of AMF Bowling will officially open Wangaratta Supabowl – part of the cinema complex - on Friday, February 17, with the public able to hit the 12 new lanes the following day.

"I think we will be reasonably busy," Wangaratta Cinema Centre manager John Coxhell said.

"We are happy to be opening in February, when it’s a bit quieter after school holidays."

Mr Coxhell said the cinema would close for renovations for a couple of days prior to the bowling alley opening, to give the 16 year old centre a makeover in keeping with its new addition.

He said Wangaratta Supabowl would feature the world’s most advanced bowling alley machinery, which is currently installed in only one other centre, located in America.

"It is a lot quieter and faster than other machinery I have seen in action," Mr Coxhell said.