The Coney

The Coney is Boardwalk Entertainment’s flagship vintage photo booth experience — a faithful replica inspired by the iconic Auto-Photo Model 12, built in Chicago using genuine parts from real vintage booths.

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With its checkerboard floor, spinning pan seat, half curtains, finished roof, and original door complete with coin slots, The Coney looks and feels like it could have been pulled straight from a 1960s boardwalk. Booths like this were once common in movie theaters, arcades, and amusement parks — places where people gathered, lingered, and made memories.

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Within Boardwalk’s lineup of vintage-style photo booths, The Coney stands apart as the most immersive and visually striking option — chosen by couples and events that want the closest possible connection to the real thing.

 

​Designed to Draw a Crowd​

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The Coney isn’t fully enclosed, retaining the open-air seating style common to classic Auto-Photo booths. The original door, chrome details, retro signage, and spinning pan seat give it presence, while the roof and half curtains provide a degree of privacy without hiding the fun. Guests notice it right away — and once they step inside, the vintage styling sets the mood before the first flash.

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Whether it’s set up in Huber Court at the Chrysler Museum of Art, at the historic The Cavalier Hotel, outside under the stars at the Hermitage Museum & Gardens, or on the Kitty Hawk Pier in the Outer Banks, The Coney turns heads and keeps guests talking.

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The Authentic Photo Booth Experience

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Back in the day, booths like The Coney didn’t have screens or digital previews — and The Coney retains that same experience today. Your “live preview” is your own reflection in the glass just before the flash fires, and that’s part of the fun. Guests don’t see their photos until the strips print, bringing back that same anticipation and surprise from the golden age of photo booths.

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Modern Reliability Inside

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Behind the retro build of The Coney is a professional Canon camera, balanced studio lighting, and a dye-sublimation printer that produces sharp, water- and fingerprint-resistant photo strips in seconds.

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It’s old-school in appearance and rock-solid in performance — built for today’s events while staying true to its vintage soul.

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One of a Kind

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Boardwalk operates a fleet of eight Model 14 vintage-style enclosed booths and three Beacon open-air booths — but there’s only one Coney.

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That rarity makes it a centerpiece at weddings, milestone birthdays, reunions, and corporate events across Virginia and eastern North Carolina — a photo booth with character that guests remember long after the night ends.