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I remember when these arcades were announced for 1982 the park proclaimed that they were going to contain the world’s largest assortment of Pac-Man machines. I don’t think that ever happened because the number that they did have was not impressive. 

1982 was my second season working at the park and I worked right next door to Pinball Parlor at Big Wheel Burger.  I never really got into the whole PacMan craze or even video games other than at home (Atari, etc.).  But, several of my friends from high school also worked at the park with me in food service and were into PacMan.  But, I distinctly remember going with them to what was the Dream Street Arcade (Blue Tent) to play PacMan and other video games (Asteroids comes to mind).  I don't recall ever stepping foot in Pinball Parlor until the 1985 season when I briefly worked graveyard in cash control and had to go in there when the park closed to collect money from the bill/token change machines.