Kickstarter - Museum of Pinball

[Kaboomer]

Hey everyone,

Please consider helping with this Kickstarter Campaign. This could be the largest museum dedicated to pins and arcade games in the country and probably the world. They are halfway there with the purchase of the building. Now raising cash for renovations.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...help-us-launch

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Pinball?

Fuck yes. Have some monies.

[Bojay1997]

Ugh...I would love to support this, but the location is pretty terrible. I understand that Orange County and Los Angeles may have higher rent, but it seems like this would be more than made up for in the increased customer/visitor flow. That area also has terrible climate for more than half the year. It's extremely hot in the Summer and very cold in the Winter. I really wish people doing projects like this would take some time and consult with their potential financial supporters before they commit to a location, but I suppose the kind of person who would start a museum like this in the middle of nowhere isn't exactly the most rational of people.

[davidtrotter]

Hi Bojay1997. Thanks for your concern regarding the location of the Museum of Pinball. We carefully weighed the cost, size of space, and number of visitors when we purchased the 18 acres with over 127,000 square feet of space. In fact, we've been looking for the appropriate space for years.

Beyond the huge population of Riverside County and neighboring LA and Orange Counties, we're 5 minutes from the Morongo Casino & Resort, Cabazon Outlets, and Desert Hills Premium Outlets - all with thousands of visitors each day who we'll be marketing to (and ultimately providing shuttles to and from). Although the spot might not be optimal for you personally, we're excited about the possibilities.

Thanks for everyone's interest. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions.

David Trotter
pinballers@museumofpinball.org
Museum of Pinball
www.museumofpinball.org

[InsaneDavid]

I checked this out at California Extreme and while it will be the largest, it just seems more like a warehouse of machines rather than a historical entertainment destination. I don't want to harsh on your project but the Pacific Pinball Museum is open, entertaining and educating patrons six days a week. It is an already established non-profit that isn't in it for notoriety and has slowly grown along with patronage and awareness, rather than go all in at once with the cart before the horse.

[Bojay1997]

Hi Bojay1997. Thanks for your concern regarding the location of the Museum of Pinball. We carefully weighed the cost, size of space, and number of visitors when we purchased the 18 acres with over 127,000 square feet of space. In fact, we've been looking for the appropriate space for years.

Beyond the huge population of Riverside County and neighboring LA and Orange Counties, we're 5 minutes from the Morongo Casino & Resort, Cabazon Outlets, and Desert Hills Premium Outlets - all with thousands of visitors each day who we'll be marketing to (and ultimately providing shuttles to and from). Although the spot might not be optimal for you personally, we're excited about the possibilities.

Thanks for everyone's interest. Feel free to contact me directly with any questions.

David Trotter
pinballers@museumofpinball.org
Museum of Pinball
www.museumofpinball.org

Having lived in Southern California my entire life, I would disagree that the "huge" population of Riverside County and the populations of Los Angeles and Orange Counties which will be three hours round trip or more are going to flock to something like this given its location. I've been to Morongo and the outlets and it's not exactly Vegas like in attracting younger or middle aged people. It's a long and hot drive this time of year and not much better in the cold winter months. There were plenty of elderly people there when I visited, all eagerly playing slots and enjoying the buffets, but I can't imagine that's the target audience for something like this. Like I said, I get the attraction of getting a massive facility for cheap, but there's a reason that so many similar ventures have failed over the years and thinking that pinball enthusiasts are already flocking to Morongo and the outlets or living in Riverside seems like a stretch. A museum is like any other business and the primary consideration should always be location in relation to your target market and not just costs. I do wish you luck, but it's not something I can support.

[Greg2600]

Got one of those local already in Asbury Park, NJ. 150K in such a short amount of time though? That's pretty tough. Gave $10.

PS: Stop the presses! BoJay doesn't like a Kickstarter campaign! You're not an investor who'll get a dividend, it's a donation. While I can see hot climate as a problem, coldness? Come on, there's no such thing as cold in southern California when you live through the winters we get here in the NE.