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Wurlitzer 153 "Merry Ann" in Wildwood, New Jersey
By Cassidy Juraniec

Hello! While on the way to Cape May Point, New Jersey, for vacation
last week, I stopped at the Wildwood Boardwalk for the day as it is on
the way there. While I was there, I stopped by The Retro Land Arcade
on the boardwalk to check on the Wurlitzer 153 "Merry Ann" since
I heard the location of her within the arcade has changed since I was
last there.

I took a picture of "Merry Ann" to show where she is located within
the arcade and what she looks like. Instead of "Merry Ann" being
hidden, you can now insert 4 quarters in a coin slot to hear her play,
which I did while I was there. I did not take any videos, I only took
the one picture for this article to respect the owner's wishes.

Here is the video the owner posted on how he turned "Merry Ann" into
a coin operated band organ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUvDwhWJuII
Attachment thumbnail Cassidy Juraniec New Jersey cassidyjuraniec@yahoo.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply] [ Merry Ann's Current Location 2025 [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/25/08/13/250813_180325_thumbnail-13.jpg
Attachment thumbnail [ Read about Randy Senna's Fascination and Retro Arcade at [ https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tributes-and-traditions-fascination-retro-arcade [ -- Robbie

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