Replay Amusement Museum, Florida, United States
4.5 (157 reviews) Sunday: 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM Spent Ranking #4 in Tarpon Springs Speciality Museums
Penny arcade☺
Entering the doorway, I passed through a time warp. I was young again, thinking of my brother playing games on pinball devices (these are not machines). A century ago, a collection of these devices at amusement parks, such as New York’s Coney Island, were called penny arcades, because the cost to operate the device was a penny. A few years ago, I discovered in the San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf district such an amusement museum, Musee Mecanique. The flashing lights and mechanical binging sounds and whistles bring to mind lyrics from 1969’s “Pinball Wizard” by The Who: “Ever since I was a young boy/I’ve played the silver ball/From Soho down to Brighton/I must have played ’em all.” Stroll down memory lane. Check out the Coke bottle dispenser from 70 years ago (depicted in the accompanying photo). Watch “pinball wizards” hone their skills. It costs nothing to watch, not even a penny☺
Address
119 Tarpon Ave, Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
Mobile
Website
http://www.replaymuseum.org/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday :
Wednesday : 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday : 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday : 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 12, 2024, 0:09
User Ratings
4.5 based on (157 reviews)
Reviews
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5Liz S 5:00 PM May 26, 2022
My new favorite place
How did I not know this existed?!? I only discovered it because it showed up in my Facebook feed. My husband and I made a special trip down to visit. $14 a person to play all the pinball and arcade games I want, uh yes please! We had spent hours here on our day off. We will definitely be back.
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5stewytravels 5:00 PM Apr 16, 2022
What a great throwback arcade to the early 80’s. Time passes fast here.
What a fun flashback afternoon. I am 57 years old and spent most of my paycheck back in the late 70s and early 80s in a game room very similar to this one. However, on this afternoon and evening we had the grandkids while their parents had time to themselves. I have walked past this place several times in past. I don’t think that will happen often anymore. You pay one price and play all day and night if you want. The kids to six years old is 1/2 price while full price is $14. Therefore , for $40 we all played for 3.5 hours. The selection of games is unbelievable.
