Remember Zoltar Speaks? This animatronic oracle is a staple of coin arcades and various other grubby joints. The turban-clad gypsy sage had a central role in the 1988 movie Big, and continues to dispense spoken and printed fortunes in exchange for your quarters and bills.
So, is Zoltar technically a scryer? Well, Zoltar never seems to move his head to the his right far enough to actually look at the glowing glass orb (although in some versions he does wave his hand mysteriously over it). Arguably, Zoltar's forte isn't crystal-gazing (crystallomancy), but divination by lots (cleromancy). He's never seen without his crystal ball, though, so we'll just have to take it on faith that he knows how to use the thing.
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Zoltar machines are still being produced by this company. Head on over to their website to see unique photos from the production line, and even build your own custom Zoltar! Base model starts at $5500 plus shipping.
See what's replaced the Zoltar machine from Big on the Rye Playland boardwalk in New York.
Zoltar fan Jonathan Gleich has perhaps the coolest cosplay ever--a note-perfect Zoltar booth built over a Segway. Here's an interview with him after he won the first place in the Coney Island Mermaid Parade in 2009.
Zoltar's friends and family: A gallery of fortune telling booths featuring a whole range of costumed characters.
Twitter feed in which Zoltar grants everybody's wishes.
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