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At one time, one of the flipper coils had been cooked and it took out one of the circuit breakers built into the back of it along with a few other components under the playfield that had been replaced. There were a few hacks that had been made to try and rectify it, but didn't quite get there. There ended up being a half dozen different things keeping it from starting up. Once it made the first noise and started playing and scoring, she was absolutely thrilled and even made the comment that she felt like she was 5 years old all over again! Her 3 kids were there, all wanting to play it. Also, her husband was at the game the whole time watching what I was doing so he could do future fixes himself (awesome!).
Yes, it is a Wico Big Top. It's not a full size game and most of us completely dismiss them. I am sure they'll have fun with it for many years. And who knows, maybe one of the kids will become a future pinball player. Keep the kids involved and interested in the game - they will come!
I'm sure some of you have warm fuzzy stories like this. If so - share!