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'''Sega Prize Zone Hatfield''' was a [[Sega Prize Zone]] amusement arcade. Located in The Galleria Shopping Centre, Hatfield, the arcade opened in December 2016, and was officially classified as [[Sega Amusements Europe]]'s return to amusement operations, in spite of several previous joint ventures during the 2010s such as [[Sega Prize Zone West Midlands]] and [[Sega Prize Zone Southport]].
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'''Sega Prize Zone Hatfield''' was a [[Sega Prize Zone]] amusement arcade. Located in The Galleria Shopping Centre, Hatfield, the arcade opened in December 2016,{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210928215550/https://www.whtimes.co.uk/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-celebrates-arrival-of-sega-prize-zone-at-5552412}} and was officially classified as [[Sega Amusements Europe]]'s return to amusement operations, in spite of several previous joint ventures during the 2010s such as [[Sega Prize Zone West Midlands]] and [[Sega Prize Zone Southport]].
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The Hatfield location was intended to be a test for the initiation of further arcade operation endeavours in the United Kingdom; it appears to have been initially successful, with Sega Amusements Europe continuing usage of the Sega Prize Zone brand for Superbowl UK locations{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210414050414/https://segaarcade.com/page/superbowl-uk}} and offering planning and supply support for venues owned by other operators.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210822235218/https://segaarcade.com/page/design-operations}}
  
 
Following a long-term period of silence and the deletion of its Facebook page,{{ref|https://www.facebook.com/SEGAPrizeZoneHatfield/}} Sega Prize Zone Hatfield closed permanently on an unspecified date at the start of 2020.
 
Following a long-term period of silence and the deletion of its Facebook page,{{ref|https://www.facebook.com/SEGAPrizeZoneHatfield/}} Sega Prize Zone Hatfield closed permanently on an unspecified date at the start of 2020.

Latest revision as of 17:06, 28 September 2021

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Sega Prize Zone Hatfield
Location: The Galleria; Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Google maps: 51.7613558,-0.2406922
Opened: 2016-12-22
Closed: 2020

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Sega Prize Zone Hatfield was a Sega Prize Zone amusement arcade. Located in The Galleria Shopping Centre, Hatfield, the arcade opened in December 2016,[1] and was officially classified as Sega Amusements Europe's return to amusement operations, in spite of several previous joint ventures during the 2010s such as Sega Prize Zone West Midlands and Sega Prize Zone Southport.

The Hatfield location was intended to be a test for the initiation of further arcade operation endeavours in the United Kingdom; it appears to have been initially successful, with Sega Amusements Europe continuing usage of the Sega Prize Zone brand for Superbowl UK locations[2] and offering planning and supply support for venues owned by other operators.[3]

Following a long-term period of silence and the deletion of its Facebook page,[4] Sega Prize Zone Hatfield closed permanently on an unspecified date at the start of 2020.

Magazine articles

Main article: Sega Prize Zone Hatfield/Magazine articles.

External links

References


Sega-related venues in the United Kingdom
Sega World
Bournemouth (1993-2000) | London (1996-1999) | Tamworth (199x-xxxx) | Wolverhampton (199x-xxxx) | Birmingham (199x-xxxx)
Sega Park
Glasgow (1993-200x) | Acton (1994-199x) | Colindale (1994-2008) | Southampton (1996-2013) | Wood Green (199x-xxxx) | Basildon (199x-2005) | Reading (199x-199x) | Bristol (199x-200x) | Harlow (1997-2003) | Tower Hill (xxxx-200x) | Harrow (200x-200x) | Holborn (200x-200x) | Brighton (2002-2006)
Sega Zone
Brixton (199x-xxxx) | Catford (199x-xxxx) | Woolwich (199x-xxxx)
Sega Megaworld
Croydon (199x-199x) | Harrow (199x-199x) | Romford (199x-199x)
Sega Prize Zone
West Midlands (2015-2020) | Southport (2016-2019) | Hatfield (2016-2020)
Others
Metropolis (1992-199x) | Planet Sega Queensway (199x-200x)