{"id":13157,"date":"2018-09-02T15:06:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T14:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=13157"},"modified":"2018-09-02T15:07:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T14:07:07","slug":"whaley-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2018\/09\/02\/whaley-port\/","title":{"rendered":"WHALEY PORT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I visited both Bangkok and Hua Hin in Thailand in August 2018 with my family.<\/p>\n<p>Originally, I had no idea there were any pinball games in Hua Hin, but I accidentally found a pinball location &#8211; The Whaley Port amusement centre inside the city of Hua Hin.\u00a0 It is located on the 3rd floor of the Bl\u00faport Hua Hin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13165\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13165\" style=\"width: 729px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13165 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Whaley Point amusement centre in Bl\u00faport\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/01-whaley-port.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whaley Point amusement centre in Bl\u00faport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were 2 games located in the central area of the centre:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Metallica Pro (Stern, 2013)<\/li>\n<li>The Avengers Pro (Stern, 2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13164\" style=\"width: 742px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port-742x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Metallica Pro and The Avengers Pro\" width=\"742\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port-768x1060.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/02-whaley-port.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metallica Pro and The Avengers Pro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As usual, it costs THB20\u00a0($0.61\/\u20ac0.53\/\u00a30.47) for a 3-ball game, and with low replay scores.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13163\" style=\"width: 732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13163 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port-732x1024.jpg\" alt=\"20 Thai Baht per game\" width=\"732\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port-732x1024.jpg 732w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/03-whaley-port.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">20 Thai Baht per game<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13162\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port-728x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Low replay scores\" width=\"728\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port-728x1024.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port-768x1080.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/04-whaley-port.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Low replay scores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, they were lacking regular maintenance &#8211; the playfields were dirty and some of the components were not working.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyway, the condition of these two games was of an acceptable level.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13175\" style=\"width: 729px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13175 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port-729x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cleaning and maintenance needed\" width=\"729\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port-729x1024.jpg 729w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port-768x1079.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/whaley-port\/07-whaley-port.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 729px) 100vw, 729px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleaning and maintenance needed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some additional information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Business hours: Sunday-Thursday 10am-9pm, Friday, Saturday &amp; holidays 10am-10pm<\/li>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WhaleyPort\/\">www.facebook.com\/WhaleyPort<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Comments: The condition of the pinballs was of an acceptable level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I visited both Bangkok and Hua Hin in Thailand in August 2018 with my family. Originally, I had no idea there were any pinball games in Hua Hin, but I accidentally found a pinball location &#8211; The Whaley Port amusement centre inside the city of Hua Hin.\u00a0 It is located on the 3rd floor of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":13166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[719,718,714,717],"class_list":["post-13157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sites","tag-bluport","tag-hua-hin","tag-thailand","tag-whaley-port"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13157"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13178,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13157\/revisions\/13178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}