Flynn’s Arcade

Everyone who grew up in the 80’s needs to write Disney and ask them to keep this arcade!
Visiting this arcade made me feel like a kid again surrounded with all of the games that I grew up with. It was great to see parents who grew up in the 80s enjoying this place with their kids. People were singing along to the 80s songs playing on the sound system. One guy even posed with «road blasters» because it was his sisters favorite game.
I hope Disneyland keeps this arcade and tries to get more games from the 80s. We need double dragon, shinobi, rush n attack, street fighter 1, & gauntlet. If they could get the Russia vs USA hockey game that would be even better!

It was like Doc Brown picked me up in the DeLorean and we went back in time. I have a hard time putting into words the awesome feeling you get playing your favorite 80’s arcade game while listening to your favorite 80’s music. I hope they keep Flynn’s arcade forever.

A lot of 80’s arcades games found here at Flynn’s Arcade in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot area of Disney California Adventure.
These machines take tokens which can also be kept as souvenirs since they state «Flynn’s Arcade» on them. Many of them only need one token ($.25) to play which is quite good.
Unlike the Starcade found in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, Flynn’s Arcade is only open when ElecTRONica is presented. Days when Disney California Adventure is open late till 10:00pm (peak season, weekends), ElecTRONica and Flynn’s Arcade open up at 6:00pm and stay open till the park closes.

Classic arcade awesomeness and you feel like you’re really walking in to Flynn’s arcade from the movie. There was a line of people waiting to play the Tron game and I didn’t wait around to give it a try.
This place has just about every classic arcade game you would want to play from Pac Man and Asteroids to air hockey and several pinball machines.

This may have been my favorite part of the park. You will really feel like you walked into the movie. Every arcade game is an authentic 80s video game and only costs a quarter. The Flynn’s tokens are great and so are all the neon arcade signs on the walls. Even the smoking area right outside gives the place an 80s feel. More for the older «kids» as actual kids won’t appreciate much about the lo-​res games in here. Aside from Tron, they had pole position, gauntlet, mckey thompson off-​road, galaga, pac man, rtype and air hockey among many more. They also had a «wizard» style TRON video game tournament right outside, projecting the finalists video screens up on the wall, and giving out a prize to the winner. All this mixed with the ElecTRONica rave going on all around you as you sip glojitos and listen to daft punk blasting at the End of Line club and this is a required visit for any Tron fan.

Disney has done a darn good job replicating Flynn’s Arcade from the movie Tron — I mean, this is a very impressive duplication. It’s got the lights, the 80s music, the games, the neon signs, etc. It literally has it all!
You use tokens to play here, so keep that in mind and make sure to have some cash on you if you plan on sticking around.
Great use of a space that was empty for years before it. I hope it sticks around because it’s a great addition to the area.

I felt like I was in the movie Tron! Awesome!

Basically, if you like Tron, arcade games, or 80’s music, you’re going to like what Disney has done with this place. I’m pretty sure they’ve got just about, if not all of the games seen in Flynn’s Arcade in the movie Tron, they are playing the same type of music, and they have cool neon lights up on the walls. Need I say any more???

LOVE this place! It looks like Flynn’s from Tron on the outside (you’re too young to know what I’m talking about) and has actual working older arcade games in GREAT condition! There’s a GORGEOUS working TRON unit here — of course — and it’s GREAT!!! There’s even a Space Paranoid game here! That’s not even REAL! So cool! Everything is a token and works perfectly! Love the music in the background too. This will take you back 20 years in a heartbeat!!!

Located in the Disney’s California Adventure side Flynn’s is truly an arcade that came straight from the movies. It looks exactly like how it did but they do have a few flaws.
I wish this place was perfect but arcades seem to be broken here and there the few times that I have been inside. I feel like the game is freezing and the attendants don’t seem to fix it fast at all. I once saw a game broken and while playing other ones for about 30 minutes, still no one around to fix it.
Seeing so many employees in this one area, I would think that things get fixed very fast around here. But I guess they are just too busy. I hope this problem gets solved quickly!
All the games are pretty much oldies but they are still fun it just takes a lot of practice to get use to the controls. Also the speed for these games are really really really slow! But that was how it was back in the days and I’m glad they didn’t modernize and put new up to date games in this arcade!
Tip: There is a smoking area to the left of Flynn’s if you are a smoker, thought it was pretty strange since I think this would be a kids dream to go inside and play arcade games all day. :P Maybe they should find a better spot! :)

I hope they never take this down! Most of the time I go in with my «digatini» and play Foosball and rock out to the 80’s soundtrack. It’s just fun!

This place is soo cool!
It brought back so many memories of when I was younger. I remember my brother would spend all his allowance money on arcade games. Those were the days…
It’s neat that Disney was able to get all the old arcade machines.
My fave will always be Ms. Pacman! WOO!

Dig dug, centipede, galaga, tron, gauntlet, pac man… that is all i remember. Can someone please post the rest of the games?
My review… This place is sweet. These games are awesome and classics. I wish I had this in my house.

Flynn’s Arcade is a tribute to the 80s, featuring classic video games like Pac-​Man, Asteroids, and of course Tron with an awesome 80s music soundtrack. I love this place!

You have no idea…
I was so damn juiced for this arcade, and the entire Tron experience at California Adventure, i made a youtube video for it– haha! You can even catch a quick glimpse inside Flynn’s Arcade
Flynn’s arcade is far so out– like a dream come true, really. It’s a spot that alot of us 80’s kids can relate to– while at the same time feel as if you’ve been dropped right into the Tron movie. No joke, the moment i stepped into this arcade I nearly wanted to cry man-​tears of joy! I swear, i was overwhelmed with the amount of throwback arcade games this place had and that feeling it gave me of being a kid again.
«I remember that one, and that one, and OMG that one! Wait, i HAVE to play this one! Hey, can i borrow $ 5 more dollars for coins? Wait i’m not done playing yet! «
Please Disney, don’t get rid of this area any time soon…

FLASHBACK! like for real!
i stepped into this arcade… everything…from the raw brick walls, to the music playing, to the selection of games… took me back to the 80’s…i felt like my high school friends were in the room! this is a must try to anyone who grew up in the 80’s…you will trip! i can’t wait to go… without my kids! my man and i are going to take a trip up here and have a date night =)

Van Halen, INXS, Journey, Bananarama… That’s the beauty of Flynn’s, walk in and the «blast from the past» hits you immediately. This arcade is basically my childhood growing up in the arcade around the corner from my house, arcades on family trips to Laughlin or Reno stuck in the room all to myself, pocket full of dollars to change into tokens, waiting for my parents to get me from their gambling.
What’s hilarious about Flynn’s is that it’s in California Adventure, a park full of kids, but all of them are stuck bored waiting for their parents to finish their games. It’s awesome and dates everyone in there who remembers Pole Position, Dig Dug, Centipede and my favorite (which always has a line, of course) Galaga.
All a quarter, an awesome ambiance, even when the machines break down. it’s all fun and makes feel like I never grew up.

Disney has truly created a time machine.
It would be easy to fill this review with 1980’s cliches, but the place speaks for itself as you’re reaching the high score in Pac-​Man to the dulcet tones of Journey’s «Don’t Stop Believing».
I grew up in the arcades of the 1980’s during their magical and alluring heydays, and that magical feeling has been lost over the decades as arcades themselves are a dying venues.
But walking into Flynn’s in two-​fold. You feel like you’re walking into the scene from the original «Tron» film, and back into those amazing, wonderful experiences of childhood. It’s like someone dug into my memories and built this place from my dreams. It even comes with custom designed Flynn’s Arcade token. Tokens. Not quarters. TOKENS. And when the crowds start forming around you as you rack up higher scores, you definitely feel like an arcade god.
Filled, with vintage arcades in great working condition, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed by the wonder of it all. California Adventure, especially the Hollywood area, has suffered from numerous «dead» spots over the last decade. This is easily one of my most beloved experiences that I’ve had at this park. Ever. No exaggeration.
I know the whole ElecTRONica thing will die out once Tron Legacy’s hype comes and goes, but I really hope the park people keep Flynn’s, and not let it revert to the «dead» building that it has been for years. So determined am I to make Disney understand what a goldmine they git with Flynn’s that I actually wrote them in regards to keeping it.
I’d advise everyone else to do the same, immediately before they do something stupid and tear it down. Let Disney know they’ve created something special.
This is a wonderful experience. Do NOT miss Flynn’s Arcade if you love gaming history.

Flynn’s rocks!
Crimp your hair, peg your jeans, grab some tokens (4 for $ 1) and play some old school video games (or air hockey and foosball)!
Love the neon signage, too!

OMG! so many old school games i love and grew up with are back and only a quarter like the good old days!
if your an 80’s kid you will LOVE this place for the pure 80’s kick in the ass. they have everything like defender, dig dug, pac man, tron and even some sweet foosball and so much more. i’m so glad tron is coming back and very glad this arcade is up and running at california adventure. if you loved the old day of the disneyland arcade in tomorrow you will LOVE this!