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 Theatre
of Magic became a permanent part of the Hassell Castle Collection in
December of 1999. I acquired this machine from a local arcade that was selling it at a
price that could not be beat, $950! I can tell that I am the second owner of this machine
by it's pristine condition. It came with all the literature, extra slingshot plastics,
stickers and promo plasticsl.
The only thing Theatre of Magic
needed when I brought it home was a new Magic Trunk cover which I've already replaced and
have one to spare for the future since I'm sure these won't be available forever and they
tend to break easily.
Since I've had my Theatre of
Magic I've done some customization to it. I've installed Gold Side Rails, legs, leg bolts
and lockdown bar. Who said "The Addams Family" was the only machine to come in
gold.
 I've also enhanced the sounds of my Theatre
of Magic by installing the Pinball Pro Subwoofer Kit. This subwoofer and built in
amplifier replaces the speaker commonly found in the bottom of the cabinet. Now my Theatre
of Magic rocks the house with deep bass.
 The Tiger Saw now spins!!!! Tom
Callahan of The Repair Connection has
designed a kit that will make the Tiger Spin saw blade spin like it was meant to. Check
out his website for the full details and pricing. I've added it to mine and it really
brings the playfield to life. Thanks, Tom for designing such a wonderful kit!
 This game is
extremely challenging and I have yet to beat it. In my opinion, Theatre of Magic
features some of the neatest innovations in newer pinball technology. Theatre of Magic is
considered to be one of the top most earning pinball machines currently, and I can see
why.
 The most interesting and one of a kind features of Theatre of Magic
is the revolving trunk. After two balls have been locked and the trunk is struck by
the ball, the ball raises from the playfield and becomes magnetized to the side of
the trunk and then disappears around back.
 There
is a ball levitating "Spirit Ring" where the ball is levitated above the
playfield through a ring.
"Hocus Pocus" - A
feature similar to Magna Save on the Black Knight Series but the pinball machine can sense
on it's own when the ball passes over it and saves you from an outlane drain.
 "Tiger
Saw" - Although the animation to this feature only worked on the prototype version of
Theatre of Magic due to safety reasons. It is still a neat addition attraction to the
playfield. Split the pinball, with the "Tiger Saw" to begin Mulit-ball!
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