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Kennedy Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Dubuque’s Kennedy Mall Castle managed to survive the 1983 crash by loading up on ticket redemption, says a mall‑history Facebook page.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for local…
Jessamine Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Jessamine Mall’s brief‑lived Castle became a dollar‑store by 1999—but Lexington old‑timers still reference it in ‘first high‑score’ stories.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage…
Jacksonville Mall Sp. # F- 1 was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. Jacksonville Mall’s Castle (store F‑1) was reportedly one of the chain’s first to swap tokens for swipe cards in 2004, according to a local news clip.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite…
Hot Springs Mall was one of the chain’s signature mall outposts, opening in the late 1970s / early ’80s boom when Bally was carpeting America’s shopping centers with blinking marquees. A Hot Springs Mall Facebook group cherishes photos of Castle tokens and mentions the arcade’s in‑house pinball league during the late ’80s boom.By the 1990s, the site had become a rite of passage for…
Aladdin’s Castle, Asheville Mall opened in November 1989, staking out a 4,500‑square‑foot suite just off the lower‑level food court. For the next dozen years the branch served as western North Carolina’s joystick mecca—new releases like Mortal Kombat would draw crowds three‑deep around the cabs, while the upper balcony offered a ring‑side view of high‑score showdowns. A 2021…
When Ashtabula Mall launched in 1992 the developer carved out a high‑ceiling space for Aladdin’s Castle, giving northeast Ohio teens a neon‑lit alternative to Lake Erie winters. Bally kept the brand on the masthead until the early 2000s, when Namco’s post‑merger realignment re‑signed the room as Tilt. That incarnation limped through 2008 before shuttering—only to be resurrected a…
Kansas City’s Aladdin’s Castle, Antioch Shopping Center may not have been the metro’s largest arcade, but it punched above its weight—hosting a coveted Twilight Zone pinball machine and earning legend status among Northland millennials. Reddit nostalgia threads place its heyday in the early 1990s, when the surrounding mall still buzzed. Antioch’s retail decline saw the Castle…
Before crawfish‑peeler stalls and sneaker boutiques crowded the concourse, Aladdin’s Castle, Acadiana Mall (Lafayette, LA) was the hangout spot for south‑Louisiana high‑score chasers. Opening records place the arcade’s debut around 1980, right as Bally was blanketing regional malls. Nostalgia sites and local radio blogs capture residents reminiscing about Galaga marathons and…
Mall‑rats of Chicago’s western suburbs still get misty‑eyed over Aladdin’s Castle #203, Yorktown Shopping Center — one of Bally’s Illinois flagships. Opened circa 1975 between Sears and the food court, Store #203 funneled thousands of teens through its mirrored entrance until the chain’s wind‑down in the late 1990s. Former attendants on Reddit recall neon‑green…
49’er Fun Park began life in the late 1980s as a mom‑and‑pop miniature‑golf course tucked into Grass Valley’s pine‑lined foothills. By the early ’90s, batting cages, bumper boats, and a Namco‑leaning arcade expanded the footprint, turning the spot into Nevada County’s de facto birthday‑party HQ. TripAdvisor reviews from the 2010s still rave about redemption tickets and…