I suspect it's a reenactment of the golden age of arcades with parents dropping kids off with a handful of quarters like a Chuck-E-Cheese's while moving on to other adult activities. Midday on a Thursday the "museum" had many many kids running around and really abusing the machines. 3rd time I've visited the site off of Las Vegas Blvd and it was even more disappointing. While the new location had the best of intentions for the business and charity my belief is this relocation was a mistake. I really liked and preferred when the location was a few miles east on Tropicana. I've been visiting for years when vacationing in the LV area. If you like pinball, the diehard enthusiast, or just like classic games this a must stop. Keep the little kids at home and enjoy a visit to the Pinball Hall of Fame! All of the money from the pinball games is donated to charity, which is awesome. Pinball Hall of Fame is a unique spot to visit in Vegas with great staff, fair policies and a ton of games. They also have general merch like shirts, but they also have a squished penny machine for 50¢ and the penny itself is provided! They sell rings and bracelets made out of wire coils from the machine which is really unique! This could be a cool souvenir from Vegas. My husband ended up playing the Family Guy pinball and had a lot of fun. I expect them to be more for looks only, like an exhibit. Yes, there are a noticable amount of games that aren't functional, but then again they're antiques. There are a TON of pinball games to play, many of them antiques. Having the rules posted front and center makes me feel like the place means business about safety so that I can enjoy my visit without having to listen to kids roughhouse in public. As a childfree adult, I love when businesses preemptively consider the fact that entitled parents are going to make everyone's visit miserable by not wrangling their children. I also liked the fact that right when you walk in there is a giant orange sign with the rules posted of this place. Although I'm not allergic to nuts, I appreciated that the staff considered an allergy warning in a place most people wouldn't assume an allergen would be lurking. Immediately the staff was helping me and I ended up getting 2 of the 3 designs available.Īs someone with Celiac disease, I appreciated that games that had powder (skeeball) had an allergy warning for nuts. Staff was super helpful as my penny got stuck in the squished penny machine. If your kid (or you) can't help but horse around, you could slip and again, hit your head on all the sharp corners of the pinball games. Horsing around could injure you or the antique game.ģ. Most of the games are antiques and it's pinball - every game has sharp corners. Don't bring little kids here, this is a place for people who are able to behave safely and play pinball.Ģ. When you walk in there are safety rules posted because:ġ. This location is way brighter and cooler thanks to high ceilings and huge fans. Back when I was in college I went to their old location as part of an assignment for a class. Went here today, for the first time at their Strip location.
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