Orange County Register

Old-school arcade in Balboa Fun Zone will close this month

Shannan Park, operator of the Fun Zone Arcade & Game Room on Balboa Peninsula, said she always made sure the prizes for winning tickets from its old-school classics like Skeeball, pinball, Pac-Man and ...
Los Angeles Times

Fun Zone’s Bay Arcade declares game over after losing its lease

The Bay Arcade is going out of business next month after at least 70 years as a Balboa Fun Zone fixture. Known for its prize ticket-churning Skeeball games and ever-clanking air hockey table, the ...
Los Angeles Times

After 70-plus years, it’s game over for Newport’s Bay Arcade

The Bay Arcade did not go quietly — not out of defiance, but because it simply wasn’t a quiet place. The thud of basketballs and the rumble of Skee-Balls were the bass line in the arcade’s soundtrack, ...
Orange County Register

Balboa Fun Zone’s Bay Arcade to close this month after 70 years

NEWPORT BEACH – The Balboa Fun Zone may soon be a little less fun. One of its main attractions, The Bay Arcade, which has been providing visitors with Skeeball, pinball games and entertainment for 70 ...