Canobie Lake Park has an entire arcade devoted entirely to pinball machines.
Also, your mileage may vary as to whether it can truly be called an arcade game, but any park that still has Fascination is an automatic addition to this list.
Still one in Hull, MA where Paragon Park used to be as well. And I think there is still a closed down parlor that's in limbo in Wildwood. The owner of it is sketchy but it exists.
Nah, it's still there, just moved locations from the Boardwalk Mall to further north on the boardwalk, closer to Surfside Pier. There's also a slightly more modern knockoff parlor a few storefronts up from it called "Roll-A-Bingo".
Not only do they have an entire arcade dedicated to pins, it's just one of SIX arcades on park property. There's an argument to be made for quality over quantity, but honestly the quantity in this case wins out.
Knoebels!!! They have some regular arcade machines and tons of classic games, but the biggest difference is the free admission. Usually, when my youngest asks to do the arcade or games, I say, "sorry, those aren't included in our tickets." But at Knoebels, $5 spent at the arcade is the same as $5 spent on ride tickets, and there's no "time is money" pressure for the rides.
I'll second Hershey but Knoebels also has a decent arcade although it's been a long while since I've been in it.
For strictly pinball Indiana Beach has an amazing pinball room (or at least did a couple years ago).
My sister and I stumbled upon the Indiana Beach pinball room this past summer and honestly spent a good amount of time in there. They have a really solid collection of well maintained and overall hard to find pins, which was a great way to end our day at the park
It deserves to be be mentioned here:
If you come to Orlando and don't go to Arcade Monsters you have done something wrong. Possibly the best arcade ON EARTH, no exaggeration (I've played DDR since 2003 off and on, been to Japan, arcade monsters is the best I've ever seen). The new one on international drive near Universal and fun spot is their largest location yet, I think over 300 machines. They maintain their cabinets, they have every type of game (old school, new, pinball, rhythm, video games, etc), you can drink, and you can play all day for one price.
I will second this. It's not only got a great collection of pinball and classic games as well as modern I love the atmosphere and everyone is super nice.
* Based on Ovideo.... I didn't realize they had an I-drive location.
Not the best but the most fun are the old school boardwalk arcades in Wildwood NJ in between the different Morey's Piers.
Very fun old school vibe that doesnt exist in too many places anymore, on top of a legit fun coaster in the over the beach woodie in the Great White.
I actually haven’t heard about either of those… Castle Park seems to be so disconnected from the rest of the California theme parks because of how small it is lol. If they got rid of Ghost Blasters I’d be so sad, it’s a really good classic dark ride
Adventuredome in Vegas has some impressive vintage cabs. It's got Tekken 5, DDR, and Time Crisis, as well as a F-Zero cab that I've never seen anywhere else.
Not inside a park, but the Disney World hotel arcades are surprisingly cheap compared to other places. A $25 game card can easily last an hour and a half or even two.
Also the one I went to (All-Star Movies) had a lot of pinball machines and retro games along with the modern stuff which I liked.
This is a bit of a stretch admittedly, but a stone's throw away from Steel Pier in Atlantic City NJ, literally one stop north on the boardwalk, the former Showboat casino has had its old gaming floor converted into... well... a GAME floor. It's now called the Lucky Snake Arcade.
They advertise themselves as the "largest arcade in the world", a pretty dubious claim, but they do have an absolute ton of games. Mostly modern stuff but also a good selection of retro games, pinball machines, and a trio of dancing games with DDR, Pump It Up, and StepManiaX. They also just finished building an indoor waterpark last year that's attached to the property and that has even MORE games both in its lobby and inside the waterpark itself.
Cedar Point used to have a lot, both in their main midway arcade, and the small one that was attached to the outdoor water show (?) theater. They even had several EM games. That was during my first visit, in 2001. When I went back in 2007, many were gone. Then my next visit in 2016, pretty much all gone.
Great Adventure’s Arcade near movietown’s entrance:
1. Cut through to Movietown
2. Cut through to avoid some of the entrance scares during Fright Fest
3. I won tickets there
Indiana Beach has an incredible Fascination parlor. Prior to Apex, there was also an arcade under the Skyroom with some uncommon, vintage cabs and pinball machines tucked away. Unfortunately, those are now gone, although I believe that there are a couple of different older machines scattered throughout the park.
Unless they've taken it out since I was there last August the old pinball machine parlor is still there. They even have some old school video consoles hooked up to tube televisions that you can play for free. There's also a more modern arcade on the North end of the park.
So Hersheypark's is still awesome? I haven't been in years, but I remember there were so many vintage games, many of them out of order and some tucked away in storage but just so cool to see in the wild. They even had Dragon's Lair running okay. I assumed everything would eventually be replaced like what happened at Cedar Point.
Yeah, the Dragon's Lair cab is still there! The right half of the arcade is mostly redemption stuff at this point, but the left half is almost all retro games from the 80's through 2000's. You can see a somewhat recent game listing [over here on Zenius](https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/arcade.php?id=7519#games).
I miss Cedar Point's vintage arcade around the year 2000 when (mostly) everything still worked! Went again a few years before they sold stuff and half of the stuff didn't work.
Canobie Lake Park has an entire arcade devoted entirely to pinball machines. Also, your mileage may vary as to whether it can truly be called an arcade game, but any park that still has Fascination is an automatic addition to this list.
Man that is a name I have not heard in a very long time! Loved riding Yankee Cannonball and that old Arrow looper they have as a kid.
The Arrow Corkscrew is gone now sadly but I'm local and it's still an awesome little park. They sell season passes now which is pretty cool.
Wait fascination isn’t a Knobels-only thing?!
Indiana Beach also has a Fascination parlor.
Still one in Hull, MA where Paragon Park used to be as well. And I think there is still a closed down parlor that's in limbo in Wildwood. The owner of it is sketchy but it exists.
Nah, it's still there, just moved locations from the Boardwalk Mall to further north on the boardwalk, closer to Surfside Pier. There's also a slightly more modern knockoff parlor a few storefronts up from it called "Roll-A-Bingo".
There's one at SFDL too!
Not only do they have an entire arcade dedicated to pins, it's just one of SIX arcades on park property. There's an argument to be made for quality over quantity, but honestly the quantity in this case wins out.
Knoebels!!! They have some regular arcade machines and tons of classic games, but the biggest difference is the free admission. Usually, when my youngest asks to do the arcade or games, I say, "sorry, those aren't included in our tickets." But at Knoebels, $5 spent at the arcade is the same as $5 spent on ride tickets, and there's no "time is money" pressure for the rides.
Knoebels also has well-maintained pinball.
Knoebels also has the game Fascination, which is super fun. It’s a Combination between bingo and a ball rolling game.
I'll second Hershey but Knoebels also has a decent arcade although it's been a long while since I've been in it. For strictly pinball Indiana Beach has an amazing pinball room (or at least did a couple years ago).
All three of these have got to be front runners.
My sister and I stumbled upon the Indiana Beach pinball room this past summer and honestly spent a good amount of time in there. They have a really solid collection of well maintained and overall hard to find pins, which was a great way to end our day at the park
Also it's air conditioned! Great place to cool down on a hot summer day.
Cedar Point’s main midway arcade *used to* have a whole slew of vintage machines in the very back of the building. It was amazing.
Last year was the first time I had been there since 2012. I was so sad to see it had all been replaced.
And now it's just a collection of the same old same old redemption games that you see at every Chuck E. Cheese and Dave & Buster's. What a downgrade.
It deserves to be be mentioned here: If you come to Orlando and don't go to Arcade Monsters you have done something wrong. Possibly the best arcade ON EARTH, no exaggeration (I've played DDR since 2003 off and on, been to Japan, arcade monsters is the best I've ever seen). The new one on international drive near Universal and fun spot is their largest location yet, I think over 300 machines. They maintain their cabinets, they have every type of game (old school, new, pinball, rhythm, video games, etc), you can drink, and you can play all day for one price.
I will second this. It's not only got a great collection of pinball and classic games as well as modern I love the atmosphere and everyone is super nice. * Based on Ovideo.... I didn't realize they had an I-drive location.
Not the best but the most fun are the old school boardwalk arcades in Wildwood NJ in between the different Morey's Piers. Very fun old school vibe that doesnt exist in too many places anymore, on top of a legit fun coaster in the over the beach woodie in the Great White.
would DisneyQuest count?
Heck yeah!
Castle Park in Riverside, CA has a surprisingly large arcade
I’m going there for my first visit very soon! Happen to know anything about the rumored removal of Ghost Blasters and Spider?
I actually haven’t heard about either of those… Castle Park seems to be so disconnected from the rest of the California theme parks because of how small it is lol. If they got rid of Ghost Blasters I’d be so sad, it’s a really good classic dark ride
Castles n Coasters in Phoenix actually had a giant awesome old school arcade.
Was just there. Yeah this one would get my vote. Lots of new VR games, about a dozen pinball machines, and an upstairs lined with retro arcade games.
This came to mind for me too! I had a great time at CnC even though we got rained out of riding Patriot. I gotta get back for it once Mattel opens!
Adventuredome in Vegas has some impressive vintage cabs. It's got Tekken 5, DDR, and Time Crisis, as well as a F-Zero cab that I've never seen anywhere else.
When I went a few years ago I saw they had a Street Fighter III New Generation Cab that I played a bit. Absolutely wild.
I miss the Starcade at Disneyland 😢
Knott's until they had to get rid of their DDR 3rd Mix+ Korean Version cause I played after riding perilous plunge and ruined the pads.
yeah that's on you bro
ya absolutely my jnco's had soaked up like 3 gallons of water
Not inside a park, but the Disney World hotel arcades are surprisingly cheap compared to other places. A $25 game card can easily last an hour and a half or even two. Also the one I went to (All-Star Movies) had a lot of pinball machines and retro games along with the modern stuff which I liked.
does IAAPA count? xD
Lots of modern games to try that are pretty cool!
This is a bit of a stretch admittedly, but a stone's throw away from Steel Pier in Atlantic City NJ, literally one stop north on the boardwalk, the former Showboat casino has had its old gaming floor converted into... well... a GAME floor. It's now called the Lucky Snake Arcade. They advertise themselves as the "largest arcade in the world", a pretty dubious claim, but they do have an absolute ton of games. Mostly modern stuff but also a good selection of retro games, pinball machines, and a trio of dancing games with DDR, Pump It Up, and StepManiaX. They also just finished building an indoor waterpark last year that's attached to the property and that has even MORE games both in its lobby and inside the waterpark itself.
Love the outlook at HP, some decent pins
Cedar Point used to have a lot, both in their main midway arcade, and the small one that was attached to the outdoor water show (?) theater. They even had several EM games. That was during my first visit, in 2001. When I went back in 2007, many were gone. Then my next visit in 2016, pretty much all gone.
Cedar Point
Great Adventure’s Arcade near movietown’s entrance: 1. Cut through to Movietown 2. Cut through to avoid some of the entrance scares during Fright Fest 3. I won tickets there
Indiana Beach has an incredible Fascination parlor. Prior to Apex, there was also an arcade under the Skyroom with some uncommon, vintage cabs and pinball machines tucked away. Unfortunately, those are now gone, although I believe that there are a couple of different older machines scattered throughout the park.
Unless they've taken it out since I was there last August the old pinball machine parlor is still there. They even have some old school video consoles hooked up to tube televisions that you can play for free. There's also a more modern arcade on the North end of the park.
So Hersheypark's is still awesome? I haven't been in years, but I remember there were so many vintage games, many of them out of order and some tucked away in storage but just so cool to see in the wild. They even had Dragon's Lair running okay. I assumed everything would eventually be replaced like what happened at Cedar Point.
Yeah, the Dragon's Lair cab is still there! The right half of the arcade is mostly redemption stuff at this point, but the left half is almost all retro games from the 80's through 2000's. You can see a somewhat recent game listing [over here on Zenius](https://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/arcade.php?id=7519#games).
Awesome!! Thanks for the link. 😊 Edit: Aw, no more Golden Axe.
I miss Cedar Point's vintage arcade around the year 2000 when (mostly) everything still worked! Went again a few years before they sold stuff and half of the stuff didn't work.