1976 · Bally
Aladdin's Castle
Known for ABCD top lanes and Aladdin's Alley. Arabian palace interior with horseshoe arches, red wall with gold arch banding, blue domed tower silhouette, green-and-cream striped tent, blue and gold patterned carpet and red and gold domed lantern.
- Year
- 1976
- Maker
- Bally
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Lane
ABCD top lanes
- horseshoe
Aladdin's Alley
On the playfield
Orbit 1
- Aladdin's Alley horseshoe
Target 1
- Side standup targets
Lanes 2
- ABCD top lanes
- Star rollovers rollovers
Flipper 1
- Double flipper extra flipper
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Young belly dancer, bare midriff, gold-and-orange beaded bra and hip belt, green-teal harem trousers, tall black-and-white patterned headdress, gold armlets and bangles, leaning right with arm outstretched pouring gold coins
- man Dark-haired full beard, white short-sleeved shirt, teal trousers, gold earrings and coin necklace, lying on his back on the carpet, laughing, one hand raised to catch coins
- woman Seated on the right in green garments, playing a long-necked lute
- woman Seated beside her in orange garments, playing a long-necked lute
- woman Third seated musician, partly behind the others, holding a lute
- other A blue and gold genie bottle standing at lower left on the carpet
Setting
- Arabian palace interior with horseshoe arches
- Red wall with gold arch banding
- Blue domed tower silhouette
- Green-and-cream striped tent
- Blue and gold patterned carpet
- Red and gold domed lantern
Text on it
- Bally
- Aladdin's Castle
- 1 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- 21970
- 00000
How it plays
-
Awards 1
- Double Bonus
Made by
- Design
- Greg Kmiec
- Art
- Christian Marche
Reference
Linked terms
- ABCD top lanes also called A-B lanes also called C-D lanes
- Aladdin's Alley also called Left u-turn also called Aladdin's Alley horseshoe
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield
- red
- teal
- cream
- gold
Fingerprint: Aladdin's castle: genie in red robe with green turban holding golden lamp on raised platform, blonde princess in arched alcove on right ramp, giant cream arrowhead bonus ladder in center, four lettered pop bumpers at top, teal panels with bonus text, arabian fantasy painted background
A giant painted genie-and-lamp scene dominates the left of the playfield: a red-robed figure with a black beard and a green-and-gold feathered turban stands on a raised red platform reading Aladdin the Ally SPECIAL, holding an ornate golden lamp, with a snake curling behind him. A smiling blonde princess in a blue-and-white outfit stands in a small arched alcove on the right-hand ramp, mirrored by a turbaned bearded man in a red vest at the left. The whole centre is a giant cream arrowhead-shaped bonus ladder running from 10,000 at the top down to 1000, flanked by paired teal panels. Curved cream banners reading ALADDIN'S ALLEY SCORE VALUE WHEN LIT and 300 [symbol] ADVANCE BONUS arc beside the outlanes. Four red starburst 100 bumpers and a set of red lettered A/B/C/D pop bumpers fill the top.
Setting
- Ornate arabian palace interior with arched alcoves and painted columns
- Night sky with crescent moon and stars in the upper corners
- Golden palace balcony and balustrade behind the upper bumpers
- Black background around the outer edge of the art
Symbols
- Four-pointed cream starburst suns behind the pop bumpers
- Crescent moon and scattered stars
- Playing-card suits including red diamonds and black spades in the lower apron corners
- Feathered turban plumes
- Ornate golden oil lamp
- Magic lamp smoke swirl
- Curved row of numbered spot target circles
- Paired lettered a b c d inserts
- Large cream arrowhead/v-shaped bonus ladder
- Arched teal alcove panels
- Circular dragon-scale pattern behind the top bumper
Notable shapes
- Giant cream arrowhead/v-shaped 10,000 bonus ladder
- Arched teal twin alcoves flanking the ladder
- Raised red special platform on the left with a stepped edge
- Crescent moon in the upper-left corner
- Arched alcove housing the princess on the right ramp
Art motifs
- Painted ornamental arch surrounds
- Gold filigree borders
- Scrolling cream ribbon banners with black serif capitals
- Serif and script lettering mix
- Halftone/dot shading on the coloured panels
Themes
- Arabian nights fantasy
- Genie
- Palace
- Magic lamp
- Bumpers-and-bonus ladders
- Vintage electro-mechanical scoring
Title on it
- Aladdin's castle
Text on it
- BUTTONS ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT
- A
- B
- C
- D
- LANES SCORE BONUS
- 100
- Aladdin the Ally
- SPECIAL
- 500
- 1000
- 2000
- 3000
- 300 ADVANCE BONUS
- 100 POINTS
- BONUS
- 10,000
- ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT
- ALADDIN'S ALLEY SCORE VALUE WHEN LIT
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- DOUBLE BONUS WHEN LIT
- COLLECT BONUS
- FOR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- Bally
- MANUFACTURING CORP. CHICAGO, ILL. 60618
- ALADDIN'S CASTLE
- OUR AMUSEMENT ONLY
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 30,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 90,000 POINTS
- 5 BALLS PER GAME
- KIDFORCE PINBALL
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Large red-robed genie/aladdin figure on the raised left platform, black beard, green-and-gold feathered turban, holding an ornate golden lamp, snake coiling behind him |
| Woman | Smiling blonde princess in a blue-and-white harem outfit standing in an arched alcove on the right-hand ramp, long flowing hair, hands raised |
| Man | Turbaned bearded man in a red vest and cream trousers at the mid-left edge, posed with arms out |
| Man | Turbaned bearded figure in blue and gold at the upper-left corner, leaning over a balcony |
| Woman | Blonde woman in a gold top at the upper-right corner, seated against the night sky |
| Woman | Dark-haired woman in a red and black costume in the right-hand side channel near the lower apron |
| Creature | Coiled green-and-yellow snake behind the genie on the left |
Tall, portrait-format playfield shot straight down under glass, with the whole cabinet visible including the aluminium front rail and legs. The art is a hand-painted Arabian-fantasy scene in reds, teal-blue, cream, gold and black. At top centre four red pop-bumper caps carry lettered inserts A, B, C, D, under a fan of cream light rays and the words BUTTONS ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT. Down the middle run three large cream-and-red starburst bumpers reading 100, with a fourth higher up. Left of them a tilted red panel reads Aladdin the Ally SPECIAL with a lamp/scroll and a curved row of 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000 spot circles. The lower centre is dominated by a tall cream V-shaped bonus ladder reading BONUS 10,000 with paired round lamps down either side marked 9000, 8000, 7000, 6000, 5000, 4000, 3000, 2000, 1000, flanked by four teal panels reading ADVANCE BONUS WHEN LIT and SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN. Two grey flippers with red rubber sit at the bottom above COLLECT BONUS, and a cream ball-saver hole sits dead centre between the aprons.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- red
- teal
- gold
- pink
Fingerprint: Aladdin's Castle: belly dancer pouring gold coins into laughing bearded man's outstretched palm, green-teal harem trousers and gold-and-orange beaded costume, genie bottle at lower left, three seated women playing long-necked lutes against red palace wall, striped tent, glossy fantasy airbrushed.
A belly dancer with a towering black-and-white patterned headdress leans rightwards, spilling a stream of gold coins from her outstretched hand into the raised palm of a laughing, bearded man lying on his back. A striped green-and-cream Arabian tent sits directly behind the man's head. The title is one enormous pinkish-red bubble-letter word with a white highlight stretching the full width of the lower third, with a small cursive word on a red oval tucked above it. Three women playing long-necked lutes sit in a row on the right against a red palace wall.
Setting
- Arabian palace interior with horseshoe arches
- Red wall with gold arch banding
- Blue domed tower silhouette
- Green-and-cream striped tent
- Blue and gold patterned carpet
- Red and gold domed lantern
Symbols
- Gold coins
- Five-pointed gold crowns above each reel panel
- Arched palace windows
- Domed tower
- Striped tent
- Long-necked lutes
Lettering
- Very large fat rounded bubble serif letters, pinkish-red fill with white inner highlight and dark drop outline; a small red cursive script word on a red oval above the title; small black sans-serif capitals along the bottom
Themes
- Arabian nights
- Genie
- Storybook
- Fictional fantasy
- Treasure and coins
Title on it
- Aladdin's castle
Text on it
- Bally
- Aladdin's Castle
- 1 2 CAN PLAY
- BALL IN PLAY
- 21970
- 00000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young belly dancer, bare midriff, gold-and-orange beaded bra and hip belt, green-teal harem trousers, tall black-and-white patterned headdress, gold armlets and bangles, leaning right with arm outstretched pouring gold coins |
| Man | Dark-haired full beard, white short-sleeved shirt, teal trousers, gold earrings and coin necklace, lying on his back on the carpet, laughing, one hand raised to catch coins |
| Woman | Seated on the right in green garments, playing a long-necked lute |
| Woman | Seated beside her in orange garments, playing a long-necked lute |
| Woman | Third seated musician, partly behind the others, holding a lute |
| Other | A blue and gold genie bottle standing at lower left on the carpet |
A wide, landscape-format painted backglass with a storybook Arabian Nights scene. Across the whole lower third runs an enormous title in fat, rounded, bubble-style serif letters, pinkish-red with a white inner highlight and a dark outline. Above and left of the title a small red cursive word sits on a red oval. Upper left: a black rectangular score panel with five white reels showing 2 1 9 7 0, capped by five gold crown-like shapes. Upper right: a second black reel panel with five white reels all reading 0, also under gold crenellations. Centre-left stands a young woman in a belly-dancer costume: bare midriff, gold and orange beaded bra and hip belt, green-teal harem trousers, a tall black-and-white patterned headdress, gold armlets and bangles. She lunges right with one arm extended, pouring small gold coins from her fingers. Centre-right a dark-haired, bearded man in a white short-sleeved shirt, teal trousers, gold earrings and a coin necklace, lies on his back on a blue-and-gold patterned carpet, one hand raised towards the falling coins, laughing. Behind him, three seated women in green and orange garments play long-necked lutes. Background: red, teal and gold palace arches, a blue domed tower, a striped green-and-cream tent, and a genie bottle at lower left. The style is glossy, airbrushed, hand-painted fantasy illustration.