Collector Value Est.

$5,900–$10,700

USD · Market estimate

Near-mint / restored. Worn or stored examples sell for 30–60% less.

Notable Features

Flippers (2), Pop bumpers (4), Slingshots (2), Standup targets (5), Relay kick-out holes (4). Projection roto unit under playfield assigns hole values. Two mechanical backbox animations (hula dancer, and beach balls). 2-player add-a-ball with Continued Play. Continued Play is achieved with high scores or roto value and allows up to 5 extra balls per ball in play, tracked by a backbox animation unit which causes beach balls to come into view representing extra balls. This method of counting extra balls by using non-numeric symbols is found more often in Gottlieb's Italian exports of this period. Maximum displayed point score is 9,999 points per player. Sound: 3 bells, knocker

Historical Notes

According to the book All About Pinball, 'Pleasure Isle' and its replay version Gottlieb's 1965 'Paradise' 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 produced first.

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