Ocean Park

Ocean Park is a single-player, flipperless novelty pinball machine manufactured by Chicago Coin in June 1939, carrying an amusement-park theme of roller coasters, swimming, and water. It's a Novelty Play machine -- identical in operation and appearance to Chicago Coin's Free Play version of the same game, except it awards no free games.

Gameplay centers on 17 spring bumpers and 2 kickers scattered across the playfield, with players navigating the ball to rack up points rather than aim for holes or targets, typical of pre-flipper pinball design. Records confirm 968 units were produced (Chicago Coin's own documentation had previously cited a different manufacture date and a smaller production quantity before being corrected).

Little is documented about the machine's designer, but its amusement-park artwork and Novelty Play format make it a solid example of late-1930s Chicago Coin production.