Disneyland Collectibles and Collections other than Tiki - Beyond Tiki

TS Tom Slick Tiki Socialite The Beaches of South Bay, SoCal Joined: Aug 26, 2005 Posts: 1093	TS Tom Slick Posted posted on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 9:03 PM Chris, those are incredible shots! I remember playing the Capn Black game. Most of these games were Black light backlit, and everything inside that you shot was painted in dayglow or flourescent paints. Do most of those games still have the backglass, or did someone snatch them off of the games before Sam could rescue them? I am very glad to know they did not wind up getting trashed, but I would have guessed they were burried somewhere backstage, or relocated to Burbank in some archival storage. I wonder who would have obsoleted the games into trash in the first place!? Also, I've always wondered about the mechanics of these games. Do you know how exactly the shooting games worked? Were they light controlled hits, or by physical hits from steel bearings that shot from inside the case?(the gun mainly used for visual effect, but also steered and aimed the hidden steel bearing shooter below, and sunk just out of the eyes view)? I cant remember either way....lol Just to name a few...McKim, Davis, Crump, Atencio, Mueller, and Coats, are my favorite Disneyland Imagineers, and have my full fledged respect(s). Thanks for sharing your images, as they brought back some mighty strong memories, and I can almost imagine a smell of nostalgia in that garage, where the games are now retired! Kinda like the unique smell of POTC itself! :D I also hope that one day, the games will all be restored to their former glory....I think the games deserve it, as they kept hundreds of thousands of kids occupied and entertained! Now I just wonder the fate of the Personalized Dubloon imprinter/stamp maker? [ Edited by: Tom Slick 2009-06-15 21:26 ]

Chris, those are incredible shots! I remember playing the Capn Black game. Most of these games were Black light backlit, and everything inside that you shot was painted in dayglow or flourescent paints. Do most of those games still have the backglass, or did someone snatch them off of the games before Sam could rescue them? I am very glad to know they did not wind up getting trashed, but I would have guessed they were burried somewhere backstage, or relocated to Burbank in some archival storage. I wonder who would have obsoleted the games into trash in the first place!?

Also, I've always wondered about the mechanics of these games. Do you know how exactly the shooting games worked? Were they light controlled hits, or by physical hits from steel bearings that shot from inside the case?(the gun mainly used for visual effect, but also steered and aimed the hidden steel bearing shooter below, and sunk just out of the eyes view)? I cant remember either way....lol

Just to name a few...McKim, Davis, Crump, Atencio, Mueller, and Coats, are my favorite Disneyland Imagineers, and have my full fledged respect(s).

Thanks for sharing your images, as they brought back some mighty strong memories, and I can almost imagine a smell of nostalgia in that garage, where the games are now retired! Kinda like the unique smell of POTC itself! :D
I also hope that one day, the games will all be restored to their former glory....I think the games deserve it, as they kept hundreds of thousands of kids occupied and entertained! Now I just wonder the fate of the Personalized Dubloon imprinter/stamp maker?

[ Edited by: Tom Slick 2009-06-15 21:26 ]

Post #462065 by Tom Slick on Mon, Jun 15, 2009 9:03 PM