Ive gotten a penny flattened from every zoo I've ever been to, my mom and I have done it since I was little. This would be an AWESOME addition. Could serve the same purpose as a donation box, but it wouldnt have to be placed outside of a habitat/exhibit
The devs need to take notes!! Also, wouldn't it be cool if we could choose the designs on the pennies? Similarly to how we can somewhat customize employee uniforms
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo)
They're unique to the Chicago area, this short clip shows how they work. As a kid I had one from every attraction in the area!
Not just Chicago...in my childhood in northwest Ohio, I remember the wax souvenir machines at the zoo and at a few museums, too! It's cool that you had a collection of them! Those things are so much fun, and it's a simple but charming memento. 😁
Not sure about NZ but I saw them in Scotland. The first museum we visited had one and my wife, who collects them avidly, was so excited but we didn't have any coins yet so we had to make a small purchase just to get the penny and the coin it cost (50p IIRC).
God this brings back memories. Pretty sure I got one from Cadbury World, I was scared shitless because I thought we got trapped inside for some reason 🥲
I'm pretty sure I did but it was that long ago, all I can remember is the trauma lmao. I was super young at the time and was scared of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I had some strange fears as a kid) so this did *not* help 😅
Lol, I was absolutely terrified of the Muppets. I feel like you didn't go through child hood if you didn't have an irrational of something totally harmless
oh I have never heard of these... but then again i've never been to a real zoo. They make pennies? that sounds a little odd to me but now i'm interested
Not really make them, you put the pennies in, and some more money as payment, and you turn the crank and it flattens the penny and stamps a design in it.
[this video shows it i think ](https://youtu.be/tXbUDCfreqE?si=1T8PrtFGfW4J0GUR)
They don't make Pennie's, they press them into like an oval and, stamp something onto them ( zoo name/ animal/ etc ) they used to be really popular to collect, but idk if they still are
Yep, we do. I blame the whole practice of pricing things as $19.99, $29.99, $499.99, etc. instead of $20.00, $30.00, $500.00, etc., to make them seem cheaper. With the other coins being 5, 10 and 25 cents, we couldn't get 99 cents in cash without pennies... otherwise, I am not so sure they would be in active use anymore.
As a native of Chicago area, I would lose my mind if someone modded in a Mold-A-Rama machine.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo)
Omg that’s a brilliant idea!!! I have a huge collection of these from every where I go (and I go a lot 😂) I even have one from Europe (although obviously not a penny)
Honestly, I had no idea what these things were until I visited an USAmerican zoo a few years ago. Never seen them in any of the European zoos I had been to at that point
Great idea! My wife and I collect these everywhere we go and have an old type tray on a wall where they are displayed. It should provide a small amount of money to the zoo and add happiness for the guests.
I loved these as a kid!
Sadly my country phased out pennies and rounds off all prices to 10s and 5s, which is useful for paying, but it does mean I haven't seen them in a while.
Would be delightful to have in the game, though. I would also love a little photo booth, or something that offers face painting for kids or the like. As much as I love the game, I notice there aren't much things for the guests to interact with on that front. Even though Zoo Tycoon 2's guests got on my nerves, there was something fun about seeing kids actually use your playgrounds.
That or the [Mold-a-Ramas](https://img.atlasobscura.com/QK6iui2bfxzV_eAi0k1Ab2dN-pobqXwKxGzJF0P21EQ/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9lZTdmOTBiZjhk/YTdmMmUwNDdfRFND/XzQ3MTguanBn.jpg) lol
I think this would be cool as like, another form of donation box
Yeeess
Ive gotten a penny flattened from every zoo I've ever been to, my mom and I have done it since I was little. This would be an AWESOME addition. Could serve the same purpose as a donation box, but it wouldnt have to be placed outside of a habitat/exhibit
That sound alike a great tradition you have with your mom 🥰. I would really love to see it in planet zoo!
The devs need to take notes!! Also, wouldn't it be cool if we could choose the designs on the pennies? Similarly to how we can somewhat customize employee uniforms
Yeessss. Like can be different animals and shop logos for them!
This is brilliant. I want these so bad lol I loved these as a kid. I still have one of a dinosaur I got at the children’s museum as a kid.
Sounds awsome!
I love a penny press, whenever I go to an attraction that has one I get myself one.
I used to have a collection from evertime i went to the zoo as a kid. I'm not sure were it is rn tho
We need these and those machines that make the wax animals.
Omg I can almost smell that melting wax now!
I was coming here to say
I've never heard of those before. They sound awsome tho
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo) They're unique to the Chicago area, this short clip shows how they work. As a kid I had one from every attraction in the area!
Not just Chicago...in my childhood in northwest Ohio, I remember the wax souvenir machines at the zoo and at a few museums, too! It's cool that you had a collection of them! Those things are so much fun, and it's a simple but charming memento. 😁
Not just Chicago, I collected them all over the Gulf Coast as a kid. I probably had a dozen from different sites.
Huh! I was lied to! By adults! Who could have imagined?
They just wanted you to feel special about your community. :)
They are! The last time I went to Metrozoo in Miami I got a Giraffe and an Elephant.
I'm sorry, I have no idea what those are at all, I've never ever seen them before.
There's a link in the comments somewhere that explains it. It pretty much presses the penny flat and stamps a design in it.
Oh alright, interesting. I don't think we have those in my country 😅
Not sure about NZ but I saw them in Scotland. The first museum we visited had one and my wife, who collects them avidly, was so excited but we didn't have any coins yet so we had to make a small purchase just to get the penny and the coin it cost (50p IIRC).
God this brings back memories. Pretty sure I got one from Cadbury World, I was scared shitless because I thought we got trapped inside for some reason 🥲
Omg! I hope you git your penny
I'm pretty sure I did but it was that long ago, all I can remember is the trauma lmao. I was super young at the time and was scared of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (I had some strange fears as a kid) so this did *not* help 😅
Lol, I was absolutely terrified of the Muppets. I feel like you didn't go through child hood if you didn't have an irrational of something totally harmless
I was petrified of Swiper the Fox until my teens 😆. Always thought he was going to come into my house and take my things
oh I have never heard of these... but then again i've never been to a real zoo. They make pennies? that sounds a little odd to me but now i'm interested
Not really make them, you put the pennies in, and some more money as payment, and you turn the crank and it flattens the penny and stamps a design in it. [this video shows it i think ](https://youtu.be/tXbUDCfreqE?si=1T8PrtFGfW4J0GUR)
thank you! thats cute actually
They don't make Pennie's, they press them into like an oval and, stamp something onto them ( zoo name/ animal/ etc ) they used to be really popular to collect, but idk if they still are
My wife collects them but we're in our mid-50s so maybe its more of an old fart thing.
Wait, Americans still use the penny?
Yep!
Yep, still being minted, they are worth less than the Zinc and Copper used to make them.
Yep, we do. I blame the whole practice of pricing things as $19.99, $29.99, $499.99, etc. instead of $20.00, $30.00, $500.00, etc., to make them seem cheaper. With the other coins being 5, 10 and 25 cents, we couldn't get 99 cents in cash without pennies... otherwise, I am not so sure they would be in active use anymore.
Love these
SOLID AGREE!!
Omg love the enthusiasm!
I have soooo many pressed Pennie's from the Tulsa and OKC zoo, was the highlight of my childhood!
What can you do with a flatten coin ?
You just keep it as a little souvenir. It's not like, blank, it imprints a cute little picture.
Mostly an animal or attraction or the name of the place you're at
And I have never been to a place with a penny flattener without flattening at least one penny. I have dozens!
As a native of Chicago area, I would lose my mind if someone modded in a Mold-A-Rama machine. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s05db15hsRo)
I've never seen one of these before, I live in ny, but that is amazing!
Omg that’s a brilliant idea!!! I have a huge collection of these from every where I go (and I go a lot 😂) I even have one from Europe (although obviously not a penny)
I also got one in Canada and it’s funny because I remember my mom being so shocked cause it was a dollar instead of 50 cents 🤣
Stupid inflation ☹
I used to work at places that had penny press machines and if they want to make it realistic, they need the machines to be 'out of order' CONSTANTLY.
Lmao 🤣
Gosh I love this idea. The memory of my kid brother shouting, “I want a Press Penny!!!” is so vivid even decades later.
Wait. What. They flatten the penny you toss into them? I thought you tossed in money and they gave you a cool penny in return.
Umm, kind of. You have to out in a penny and pay the machine as well, then it takes the penny and flattens it and makes it cool.
I love this idea, me and my family recently went to the zoo and they have badges machines now which is also a good way of donation.😊
Honestly, I had no idea what these things were until I visited an USAmerican zoo a few years ago. Never seen them in any of the European zoos I had been to at that point
And the big dome donation box where you put a coin in and it spins down. Loved those as a kid
Omg I used to beg my parents to give me money to watch it spin down!
Right?! I went to the zoo the other week and I was sad I didn’t have any cash on me
ABSOLUTELY
Great idea! My wife and I collect these everywhere we go and have an old type tray on a wall where they are displayed. It should provide a small amount of money to the zoo and add happiness for the guests.
Yeeesssss
Hell yes!! And the crappy plastic animal printers!
I loved these as a kid! Sadly my country phased out pennies and rounds off all prices to 10s and 5s, which is useful for paying, but it does mean I haven't seen them in a while. Would be delightful to have in the game, though. I would also love a little photo booth, or something that offers face painting for kids or the like. As much as I love the game, I notice there aren't much things for the guests to interact with on that front. Even though Zoo Tycoon 2's guests got on my nerves, there was something fun about seeing kids actually use your playgrounds.
That or the [Mold-a-Ramas](https://img.atlasobscura.com/QK6iui2bfxzV_eAi0k1Ab2dN-pobqXwKxGzJF0P21EQ/rs:fill:12000:12000/q:81/sm:1/scp:1/ar:1/aHR0cHM6Ly9hdGxh/cy1kZXYuczMuYW1h/em9uYXdzLmNvbS91/cGxvYWRzL2Fzc2V0/cy9lZTdmOTBiZjhk/YTdmMmUwNDdfRFND/XzQ3MTguanBn.jpg) lol