Mac Tonight
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I've been to this guys house. It's unreal!
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I've been to this guys house. It's unreal!
Phroobar
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He's got his collection well integrated into the house. It doesn't look like piles of boxes in a warehouse.
Mac Tonight
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It is. Or was… sadly he auctioned a bunch of stuff (including the Mr. Toads car) last year before he moved.
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Mac Tonight
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Here's a better look at the overall house. He told me that his pool area was designed by some of the folks who designed Splash.
Phroobar
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Not bad. Sold for $2.2 million with 4500 sq ft. 5 bedroom 4.5 bath. Very nice custom house.
truecoat
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That's very cool. I have never seen that one before. I used to play a baseball type pinball game a lot as a kid similar to this one.
Hi, As an ex-arcade mechanic cast member I can tell you that there were several "Themed" custom games that WDI made in 1972 when the critter arcade was built. Some for Teddi Barra's and a few for Country Jamboree pre-show area like "Hoofin Henry" which by the way has been converted to "Dancin Woody" in the Bonanza Outfitters store, still working today.
To answer your question, the 60's "Mini Golf" game that was mentioned earlier was indeed the one used in reference to the "pinball" that the guy mentioned in the video. It was shaped like a pinball but more of a EM (electromechanical) "baseball batter" game themed by WDI. They made several themed games that i wish they still had when i hired in the late 90's. Tedi Barra's closed in 2003-04 to make way for the extended Pooh candy store.
As far as Indy Jones custom pinball, it lost its original space in the now "food dining area" where Indy outpost store resided. it has been retired due to maintenance and was not due to the "gun" reference.
I'm a big fan of these one of a kind WDI themed games and trust me, I wish they were all still in the park. When i worked there i made every attempt to keep the remaining ones alive and working.
Hope that answers some of the questions I read here. - Have a Magical day!
To answer your question, the 60's "Mini Golf" game that was mentioned earlier was indeed the one used in reference to the "pinball" that the guy mentioned in the video. It was shaped like a pinball but more of a EM (electromechanical) "baseball batter" game themed by WDI. They made several themed games that i wish they still had when i hired in the late 90's. Tedi Barra's closed in 2003-04 to make way for the extended Pooh candy store.
As far as Indy Jones custom pinball, it lost its original space in the now "food dining area" where Indy outpost store resided. it has been retired due to maintenance and was not due to the "gun" reference.
I'm a big fan of these one of a kind WDI themed games and trust me, I wish they were all still in the park. When i worked there i made every attempt to keep the remaining ones alive and working.
Hope that answers some of the questions I read here. - Have a Magical day!
Yup that’s about the going price for one that clean and modified with all the upgrades , very nice!Here is the first Indiana Jones pinball machine complete with Ark topper. I came across one in my search for $15k.
Professortango1
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The arcade was there until 2003. It left when Pooh was opening. I loved those old games. I remember the quick draw game with the cowboy behind the saloon doors and the bear shooting game in the Frontierland giftshop.
Phroobar
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Pinball machines are very expensive and pain to maintain. Arcade video game cabs are a lot cheaper. One can pick up a Pac-man machine for 2-3K.
flynnibus
Premium Member
Ripoff price
Pins and arcades both have been climbing like crazy in prices in the last 5 years and went meteoric since the pandemic.
Yes the quick draw cowboy game was called “Johnny Rio” - I worked on him until the Columbine tragedy -pulled him out as well as many other shooting/gun games. Very sad but it was inevitable. Many people still remember that game!
Museum of the Game
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The Museum of the Game (www.arcade-museum.com) has been able to save a number of the original Sam McKim custom machines from Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade. Most of these machines haven't been seen in a few decades. They will most likely show up again in a future public exhibition.
We have posted a few photos of same on our web site in our encyclopedia, including:
Brer Bear An' Frens... -- A basketball themed game
Snowshoe Hunt -- A rifle game
Swingalong with Big All -- a golf game
We have more that will get added in the next year but they are buried in a warehouse at the moment.
We've also begun adding some entries for other Disney machines (that we don't have in our collection), including from the later Club Disney.
If anyone else has any of these machines, or any photos of any of them on location over the years (Pirate Arcade, Bear Country Arcade, Main Street Penny Arcade, Starcade, etc.), please drop us a note.
We have posted a few photos of same on our web site in our encyclopedia, including:
Brer Bear An' Frens... -- A basketball themed game
Brer Bear An' Frens... (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Brer Bear An' Frens... (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Brer Bear An' Frens... was designed by Sam McKim for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion and gr
www.arcade-museum.com
Snowshoe Hunt -- A rifle game
Snowshoe Hunt (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Snowshoe Hunt (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Snowshoe Hunt was designed by Sam McKim and others for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion and
www.arcade-museum.com
Swingalong with Big All -- a golf game
Swingalong With Big Al (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Swingalong With Big Al (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Swingalong with Big Al was designed by Sam McKim for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion and gr
www.arcade-museum.com
We have more that will get added in the next year but they are buried in a warehouse at the moment.
We've also begun adding some entries for other Disney machines (that we don't have in our collection), including from the later Club Disney.
If anyone else has any of these machines, or any photos of any of them on location over the years (Pirate Arcade, Bear Country Arcade, Main Street Penny Arcade, Starcade, etc.), please drop us a note.
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NobodyElse
Well-Known Member
The Museum of the Game (www.arcade-museum.com) has been able to save a number of the original Sam McKim custom machines from Teddi Barra's Swingin' Arcade. Most of these machines haven't been seen in a few decades. They will most likely show up again in a future public exhibition.
We have posted a few photos of same on our web site in our encyclopedia, including:
Brer Bear An' Frens... -- A basketball themed game
Brer Bear An' Frens... (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Brer Bear An' Frens... (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Brer Bear An' Frens... was designed by Sam McKim for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion and grwww.arcade-museum.com
Snowshoe Hunt -- A rifle game
Snowshoe Hunt (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Snowshoe Hunt (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Snowshoe Hunt was designed by Sam McKim and others for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion andwww.arcade-museum.com
Swingalong with Big All -- a golf game
Swingalong With Big Al (Disneyland Bear Country) - Arcade by Disney
Swingalong With Big Al (Disneyland Bear Country) is a Arcade by Disney (circa 1972). Swingalong with Big Al was designed by Sam McKim for Disneyland's Bear Country Arcade in the mid-1970s when Imagineers had free time after the completion and grwww.arcade-museum.com
We have more that will get added in the next year but they are buried in a warehouse at the moment.
We've also begun adding some entries for other Disney machines (that we don't have in our collection), including from the later Club Disney.
If anyone else has any of these machines, or any photos of any of them on location over the years (Pirate Arcade, Bear Country Arcade, Main Street Penny Arcade, Starcade, etc.), please drop us a note.
Thank you for sharing those.