Coastal Amusements Snow Day

Soft play balls fall from overhead. Players scramble inside the enclosure. The scoring hole waits at center.

Overview

The Coastal Amusements Snow Day is a young-player redemption game in which soft play balls continuously drop from above while players collect them and deposit them into a central scoring hole to win tickets. The cabinet stands over ten feet tall and fully encloses the play area, creating a self-contained ball-drop environment that reads visually from across a room. Coastal Amusements designed Snow Day specifically for the youngest players in a family group — an age segment that most standard redemption titles leave underserved.

Key Features

Overhead Ball-Drop Mechanism

Soft play balls are released from above the play field and descend onto players inside the cabinet. The falling balls are the core play stimulus — the mechanism resets automatically, sustaining continuous action throughout each session without manual restocking between plays.

Ball-Collection Ticket Redemption

Ticket payout is tied directly to how many balls a player deposits into the scoring hole during their game. More successful collections produce more tickets, giving young players a concrete cause-and-effect payout structure they can understand and repeat across multiple plays.

Enclosed Play Field Cabinet

The cabinet walls fully contain the play area, keeping balls within the game envelope and reducing floor scatter. At 127 inches tall, the full height of the enclosure is visible from a distance, making the unit identifiable as a distinct attraction in a mixed redemption lineup.

Young-Player Age Target

Snow Day is designed specifically for younger children. The soft ball format, simple collection mechanic, and low physical barrier to participation make it accessible to players who cannot yet engage with reflex-timing or coordination-heavy redemption titles — addressing a known gap in the younger age bracket of most standard arcade game mixes.

How It Plays

Once a game starts, soft balls begin falling from above inside the enclosed cabinet — players grab them off the play surface and deposit them into the central scoring hole as fast as they can. From outside the cabinet, bystanders see the balls raining down through the enclosure walls with players moving quickly to collect as many as possible before time runs out. The combination of falling balls, visible player motion inside the enclosure, and audible laughter makes the unit noticeable across a busy game room floor.

Specifications

Why Operators Love It

Fills an Underserved Age Slot

Most standard redemption titles require coordination or reflex timing that young children have not yet developed. Snow Day's soft-ball collection format sets the physical and cognitive bar low enough for the youngest players in a family group, placing the unit in a segment of the floor plan that few other machines can serve.

Contained Play — Reduced Staff Supervision

The enclosed cabinet walls keep all play balls inside the game's footprint during operation — no loose balls migrating onto adjacent game paths or requiring staff retrieval between plays. This reduces the supervision burden compared to open-format ball-play attractions.

Automatic Reset Between Plays

The ball-drop mechanism resets automatically at the end of each session. Operators do not need to manually reload or reposition balls between players, keeping the unit ready for the next play without attendant intervention.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the assembled footprint of the Coastal Amusements Snow Day?

The Snow Day measures 43 inches wide by 64 inches deep by 127 inches tall in assembled configuration and weighs 463 lbs. The unit ships on a pallet measuring 45 in W x 52 in D x 92 in H at 705 lbs.

How does the Coastal Amusements Snow Day award tickets?

Tickets are awarded based on how many soft play balls the player successfully deposits into the scoring hole during a game. The more balls collected and placed in the scoring hole, the more tickets the player earns.

What age group is the Snow Day designed for?

Snow Day is built specifically for young children. The soft play balls and simple collection mechanic are designed to be physically accessible for small children who cannot yet engage with coordination-heavy or reflex-timing redemption titles.

What type of balls does the Snow Day use, and are they safe?

The game uses soft play balls that fall from above the play field during each session. The soft material makes the ball-drop mechanic safe for young players inside the enclosed cabinet.

Ideal Placement

Snow Day is well-suited to family entertainment centers, trampoline parks, and bowling center arcades where young children make up a significant portion of the guest mix. Its 43-inch-wide footprint fits standard large-format redemption floor slots, and its 127-inch height makes it visually distinct within a kids' zone or dedicated toddler-age redemption section. Pizzerias and restaurant entertainment areas with a family focus are also natural placements given the game's low-barrier, short-cycle format.

Shipping & Setup

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Warranty & Support

Your purchase includes a standard manufacturer warranty and access to technical support to ensure long-term performance and uptime.