{"id":15342,"date":"2019-03-21T15:38:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T15:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/?p=15342"},"modified":"2019-03-27T21:58:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T21:58:16","slug":"texas-pinball-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinballnews.com\/site\/2019\/03\/21\/texas-pinball-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"TEXAS PINBALL MUSEUM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just before this year’s Texas Pinball Festival, we had the opportunity to visit the new Texas Pinball Museum which opened its doors in the city of Midlothian eight weeks earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were shown around by Kim and Ed Vanderveen who own and run the Muesum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ed and Kim Vanderveen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Museum is located out-of-town on a light-industrial park in the unit nearest the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On entering the Museum, you come to the lobby where there is seating and the entry desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to enjoy the Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Batman
Batman keeps watch over the Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Entry to the collection costs $10 for adults or $7 for kids under twelve-years-old. At present the Museum is only open on Saturdays, but Ed and Kim hope to expand that soon to include Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Museum opening times and entry costs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Once into the Museum there are twenty-six pinball machines and a few other amusement games to play. The pinballs range from the oldest – a 1974 Dolphin by Chicago Coin – to the newest – a 2018 Deadpool from Stern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Games in the Museum’s collection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The games are arranged along the side and back walls, with a back-to-back row in the centre of the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A row of older machines, all in great condition with some lovely restorations too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Machines at the end of the row<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The back row of pinballs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The front row of machines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Here are the twenty-six pinballs available to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n