Going to be doing a two day trip to a Family reunion in Pigeon Forge, TN around the 15th of May.
Planning on driving because... still don't wanna be in a Corona Tube (air flight).

It's a 16hr drive from Austin TX... so there will need to be breaks and at least one hotel stop each way.
Trying to plan to take a 4 day drive into a week vacation.

Anyone got any ideas for pinball related stops to make?
Not sure there are any Pinshows yet; but let me know if I'm just not in the know.
I'm thinking I'll be going north to Dallas... then taking i30 into the mid states. Not sure what if anything is interesting in that part of the world.
Suggestions?

#2 3 years ago

TJD

elcolonel

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Dacula, GA

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Well you should try to pop into the auction on the 15th if you can slip away from reunion. I have never taken that route, but you will find the Smoky Mtns. and rural Appalachia, very nice!

#3 2 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

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Austin, TX

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was breifly excited when I found MT45 had something called https://thepinballloft.com/... which is only an 1hr 15minutes away... but it looks like it's just his personal collection and not a business.

#4 2 years ago

CAE

play_pinball

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There’s the Gatlinburg Pinball Museum right up the road from Pigeon Forge. Have not been there myself but looks like they have some rare games.

#5 2 years ago

KRH

thirdedition

What The Flip

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Quoted from play_pinball:
There’s the Gatlinburg Pinball Museum right up the road from Pigeon Forge. Have not been there myself but looks like they have some rare games.

It is worth checking out, the games are a bit of mixed bag as far as maintenance goes. Overall they were playable, but a few that needed some love. This was a couple of years ago though so I'm hoping they have been keeping up with them.

#6 2 years ago

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GuiitarMan

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Lebanon, TN

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It looks like you'll be coming right through Nashville, TN. I highly recommend Game Terminal (https://www.gameterminal.com/). They just opened a few months back and is destined to be one of the big pinball meccas in the U.S. It will be busy.

#7 2 years ago

J F

GuiitarMan

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Lebanon, TN

6y 53,550 240 3 9

Quoted from play_pinball:
There’s the Gatlinburg Pinball Museum right up the road from Pigeon Forge. Have not been there myself but looks like they have some rare games.

The Chattanooga Pinball Museum is a nice spot too. It's in a great location and has some rare titles like Hercules, Orbiter 1, Domino's, and America's Most Haunted.

#8 2 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

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Austin, TX

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I found Gatlinburg Pinball Museum - last night during searches... The maintenance issue does concern me.
That said; it's hard to pass up something that's right up the road. Shall check it out unless someone said it's not worth it.

Might check out the other places; it's hard to commit given they are "on the way" to the destination. Its a long 16hr drive according to google. So; that doesn't leave a lot of time to do things outside of 2, 8hr days of driving.

3 weeks later

#9 2 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

Pinball-Mods.com

Austin, TX

11y 112K 7,873 15 10

Gatlinburg Pinball Museum
If you are looking for just another strip arcade, run establishment... go here.
If you are looking for a "Museum" don't go here.

Simply put; It appears the museum was bought by "HEADcase Adventures" as elimination of competition or expansion of their next door arcade.
Overall; the machines currently appear to be in good condition... but they are no longer 15dollars gets you unlimited play. They are card based; which each game costing at least $1 (at 4 "gold" per dollar).

They had most of the modern sterns; A Houdini; and an AFMr. They had some A+ classics like TZ and Addams... but the Addams was having some backbox issues. Didn't play it.
Given the cost/per/game aspect; I decided only to blow $5 ... Since I had made the special trip.

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