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Paradise / IPD No. 1752 / November, 1965 / 2 Players

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Manufacturer:

D. Gottlieb & Company (1931-1977) [Trade Name: Gottlieb]

Date Of Manufacture:

November, 1965

Model Number:

218

Type:

Electro-mechanical (EM)

Production:

2,100 units (confirmed)

Serial Number Database:

View at The Internet Pinball Serial Number Database (IPSND.net) (External site)

Theme:

Hawaii

Specialty:

Mechanical Backbox Animation

Notable Features:

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Relay kick-out holes (4). Projection roto unit under playfield. Mechanical backbox animation (hula girl dances).

Maximum displayed point score is 1,999 points per player.

Replay wheel maximum: 15

Sound: 3 bells, knocker

Design by:

Ed Krynski

Art by:

Roy Parker

Notes:

According to the book All About Pinball, 'Paradise' and its Add-a-ball version Gottlieb's 1965 'Pleasure Isle' were the first playfields designed to have flipper return lanes, which are wireforms that allow the ball to roll behind the slingshot and towards a waiting flipper. However, Gottlieb rescheduled the production of a subsequent game designed with return lanes, Gottlieb's 1965 'Bank-A-Ball', so that it could be released first.

Photos in:

All About Pinball External Link

, page 40d
Mike Pacak's Pinball Flyer Reference Book G-R

Documentation:

755 KB

PDF

Schematic Diagram (1 Coin Adj for 1 or 2 Plays - France, continuous) (Availability limited by copyright)

[D. Gottlieb & Co.]

Images:
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Backglass 549x476	Flyer 857x1105	Score Card 1024x1384 [Scott Phillips]	Playfield 1024x908 [Christopher Wolf]	Upper Playfield 1024x837 [Christopher Wolf]
Lower Playfield 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]	Cabinet - Full View 854x1536 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass 1024x835 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass - Detail 1024x768 [Christopher Wolf]	Backglass - Reverse 500x370
Inside Backbox 500x424	Illuminated Backglass 694x600 [Jon Romas]	Cabinet - Left 590x573 [Jon Romas]	Cabinet - Right 686x588 [Jon Romas]	Cabinet - Front 766x547 [Jon Romas]
Illuminated Playfield 450x600 [Jon Romas]	Backglass - Reverse 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Under Playfield 432x576 [Michael Sands]	Under Lower Playfield 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Under Middle Playfield 432x576 [Michael Sands]
Under Upper Playfield 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Behind Backglass 576x432 [Michael Sands]	Backbox Animation 432x576 [Michael Sands]	Sample Game - Backglass* 880x724 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Playfield* 1024x1365 [Dennis Smith]
Sample Game - Upper Playfield* 1024x768 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Lower Playfield* 1024x768 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Serial Number* 1024x658 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Flipper Inlane Detail* 1024x768 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Factory Paint-over* 1024x768 [Dennis Smith]
Sample Game - Cabinet Left* 736x742 [Dennis Smith]	Sample Game - Cabinet Right* 758x768 [Dennis Smith]	Backglass Animation 980x1820	Backglass 1200x1012 [Mark Steinman]	Playfield 1200x1689 [Mark Steinman]
Upper Playfield 1200x929 [Mark Steinman]	Middle Playfield 1200x1045 [Mark Steinman]	Lower Playfield 1200x1049 [Mark Steinman]	Sample Game - Illuminated Aerial View 889x1600	Sample Game - Illuminated Full View 1116x1600

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