We designed the "World's First Fully Mobile, Full-Service Magic Shop" specifically for magic clubs and magicians in cities that do not have a local brick and mortar magic shop.
Click Here to see a pdf copy of the May, 2010 M.U.M. article about our family and this new mobile venture.
If you've been following our "secret" activities you may know about our mobile magic shop. In just over 3 1/2 years we have made over 200 magic club visits in 37 states. Our trips last anywhere from a couple of weeks to a couple of months at a time and we cover thousands of miles. As of November, 2013 we have traveled about 70,000 miles in this mobile shop.
The RV is a 2009 42' Heartland 3914 Toyhauler with three slide-outs. It originally came with five queen beds but we removed one in the garage and fastened the other one (in the garage) to the ceiling to act as an attic for storing larger magic props. We use one of the queen beds, in an upstairs loft, for more magic props.
The truck is a 1999 International 4700 LP by Towmaster specifically designed for pulling trailers like this.
We designed the interior garage of this vehicle specifically for magicians in magic clubs in outlying areas that do not have their own local brick and mortar magic shop. There are currently eleven rolling racks, plus wall shelves full of inventory. As we travel we attempt to contact (either E-mail or phone) various individual magicians and offer to stop in their city for a couple of hours to allow them to visit and shop with us. Yes, we actually stop in some cities for just one magician.
When we travel through cities that do have a magic shop we try to stop and meet the local brick and mortar shop owners as well to show our support for them. We strongly encourage local magicians to buy locally first.
We're taking requests and building a database of clubs & magicians wanting us to visit their cities. As we receive contacts we plan specific trips to accommodate as many as possible.
As brick and mortar shops continue to close across the country we are trying to bring the brick and mortar experience to everyone we can.
(Our brick and mortar shop that has been in the same location in Tucson, AZ, for 24 years is now closed. We have downsized the local operation and have relocated to a new, smaller location in Trail Dust Town (aka: Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse) at 6541 E Tanque Verde. We're open nightly from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
If you are interested in having us bring our mobile magic shop to your city drop us an E-mail (wmsmagic@aol.com) or phone us at 520-790-4060 and let us know. If we schedule a trip to your area we'll let you know.
Here are a few photos to show you inside our traveling magic shop.
The rear third of the RV has been custom designed to carry a huge magic inventory.
We currently have almost 4,000 different items loaded in there, and it's rapidly growing!
The living quarters include a full-size queen bed and sliding mirrored closet doors in the master bedroom, a full-size bathroom with two separate entrances, complete kitchen facilities and a comfortable living room with a full entertainment center including a 32" LCD TV.
Makes "living" on the road a little more tolerable!
If you'd like to see a YouTube video tour of the mobile magic shop click here:
We're always planning trips! Let us know where you are and we'll try to include you in our travels. Drop us a line at wmsmagic@aol.com or call 520-790-4060. We'd love to speak with you.