Arcadia: America's Playable Arcade Museum

10/09/2026

We will be open 10am to 8pm on Columbus Day (Monday Oct 12), as always! Arcadia Unlimited will be open as well! Come check us out if you haven't already.

We've rotated in a few new pinballs.....here's one!

10/02/2026

Join us at Arcadia for FAMILY FUN DAY! Tomorrow! (Saturday Oct 3rd)!

09/07/2026

As always, we will be OPEN for Labor Day Monday 10am to 8pm!

All three arcades will be open for business. And our A/C is working great! Hope to see you!

08/09/2026

ONLY a week or two before school starts (depending on your district). Bring the kids out for one last day of fun at Arcadia, Pinball Paradise, and Arcadia Unlimited!

Also, Check out our new additions to Pinball Paradise! Our System 11 collection is growing! Such great games from Bally/Williams between 1988 and 1990! We just added a fully restored Bally TRANSPORTER to our line-up: Transporter, Bad Cats, Mousin' Around, Game Show, Pool Sharks, Taxi, Elvira, and BK2000! (Technically Bride of Pinbot is WPC, but it LOOKS like a System 11).

We will probably be going back to regular, non-summer hours soon, but we haven't decided if or when and so we'll make a separate announcement for that.

Also, we have been in soft-opening mode with Arcadia Unlimited for a while, open most days and every fri-sun. We're close to 100% ready for "grand opening" but still finishing up a few details. You can check out our separate page, where we are posting about one game per day:

www.facebook.com/ILArcadiaUnlimited

07/03/2026

We are open all weekend - regular hours!

Been getting a lot of calls, so thought I'd post about it.

FRIDAY 10am to 9pm
SATURDAY 10am to 9pm
SUNDAY 1pm to 8pm
MONDAY 10am to 8pm....and so on....you get the picture

Also, we have not yet announced the Grand Opening of Arcadia Unlimited. But I can let you know that Arcadia Unlimited WILL be open this Friday (today), Saturday, and Sunday those same hours. Here are a few pictures to wet your appetite.

Grand Opening announcement soon - just finishing up a few details. (as always)

06/01/2026

SUMMER HOURS!!!

Arcadia and Pinball Paradise will be open all summer!

Mon to Thu 10am to 8pm
Fri and Sat 10am to 9pm
Sunday 1pm to 8pm

We still have a few things to button up on Arcadia Unlimited before it's open every day, but that announcement will be coming soon. Until then, you may find it open in our "soft opening" mode when you come to McLean, but no promises.....

Looking forward to a great summer with all of you!

05/22/2026

We will be open 10am to 8pm on Monday for Memorial Day!

Normally, we open for the summer starting on Memorial Day. However, we are going to wait one more week to be open 7 days a week because the Village of McLean is re-paving the entire downtown (thanks Village!), so all the downtown streets will be closed Tues, Wed, and Thurs. I have a feeling this would be frustrating for those wanting to come to Arcadia and Pinball Paradise. So summer hours will start in 1 week....I will make an announcement at that time. And boy is the downtown going to look nice with the new streets!

For those of you waiting for an announcement on Arcadia Unlimited, that is also coming very, very soon. Some of the details are not 100% finished, but the 200+ games are finished! Let's just say that we may be attempting some kind of an early "soft opening" at some point if you come to McLean in the meantime. I can't say more or it wouldn't be a soft opening.

03/16/2026

SPRING BREAK HOURS STARTING!!!

Until April 5th:
Mon to Thu 10am to 8pm
Fri - Sat 10am to 9pm
Sunday 1pm to 8pm

We're getting very close on Arcadia Unlimited! Just putting in some finishing touches and getting the last few games ready. We'll announce the opening when we have a date.

02/14/2026

We will be OPEN MONDAY for Presidents' Day - 10am to 8pm!

We've been rotating in some new games over the last month with more to come....

Check out this amazingly fun Black & White classic Atari game - AVALANCHE!!! I think it's safe to say there is no other arcade in the world that has these three games lined up.

Trust me - you don't need flashy, hi-tech graphics and sound effects to make a truly fun-to-play arcade game.

01/23/2026

It's too cold for school - BUT NOT FOR ARCADIA! Bring the kids and warm up playing classic arcade games and pinballs today!

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