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AgentX · Boot Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 43

Arcade Tokens

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:25 am

SoCalSteve

Re: Arcade Tokens

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:41 am

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

I would say that if it did not absolutly had to have "Home of Tron" on the back you could have just bought a boat load of the Flynn's Arcade tokens from the ElecTRONica event (they might have extended it as planned). That way you could get as many as you actually want at $.25/token rather than having to buy so many.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:54 pm

SoCalSteve

electronica is open unil april with the option to extend.i go every weekend, I can still get you more tokens if you want...

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:13 pm

RustyMuffler

Wonder if the FA at electronica would sell rolls of tokens as opposed to getting them individually.

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:38 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

That they might not do, the only people working in the arcade are 2-3 (1 on the floor and 2 in the office, which might also be a control center for other stuff) and the one of the floor seems to have 2 duties, get out of order signs/refunds for machines that stop working and give a token for people who turn in the fastpass coupons.

Speaking of the extension, did they get rid of the preview for the movie now that it's out? Also, is the Troncore part for WOC gone? (I don't enter the parks after the first week of Dec because it's hell)

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:56 pm

Deadboy619

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:29 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

The way it works/worked is that on the days of the event the programs for the fastpass machines (at least DCA and possibly DL) are set up so that they randomly will spit out an extra card with the printing that says to take it to Flynn's and get a free token, it's just the same ones in the old 80's token dispensers from the hotel. So no worries, the most you're missing out on is a collection of printed vouchers for tokens.

Going by the prices noted, I almost wonder if Disney is turning a profit on the change dispensers alone? Clearly, people are buying tokens, but not cashing them all in. (either to collect or just get tired/bored and move on).

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:10 pm

SoCalSteve

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:20 pm

AgentX · Boot Joined: 02 Mar 2010 Posts: 43

yeah, and the reason for such a run is i need 1-2k for my machiense in my collection, but the rates get much better if you order 5k+ if i do a 2k run they run about$0.50 per token...

and i know disney is sell thuring more of the tokens than they use, it appears that all the tokens are new or verry little use that come out of the machenes. pluss i know when i was there i got $40 worth of them to bring back to FL and saw several others doing the same....

**Posted:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:53 pm

MrV · Decorated Joined: 13 Nov 2010 Posts: 282

I think they might be having to refresh the supplies or the reason they look so new and clean is that they really aren't used that much. If I recall the event runs 6 hours 3 days a week and the tokens are likely made to be durable, so they could barely used compared to other arcades.

**Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 3:58 am

SoCalSteve

Tokens for everybody!!!

**Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:52 pm

RustyMuffler

Just emailed you, Steve.

**Posted:** Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:55 pm

SoCalSteve

last call for coins. I only have 2 people who said they were interested. I'll be submitting my request monday at noon. Let me know if ur interested in anyway.

**Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:53 pm

ifmnetzwerk

**Posted:** Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:51 pm